I made my way to the courtyard then noticed someone familiar sitting alone. I walked myself over to him then sat down.

"Oh, hey. You don't usually talk to me unless there's a problem. So, what is it?" he asked softly.

"Do I really? I apologize." I replied then received a smile in return. "So, why are you out here by yourself? Aren't you usually with Seoho and Harin?"

He nodded then leaned back on the bench.

"They've been sneaky all day today, so I figured I'd give them space to sort out whatever it is. What about you? Aren't you usually with Gi or your brother?" asked Geonhak.

"I was with Gi. Some shit happened and he took off for Yonghoon's. I have no idea where Dongju is and we always walk home together so I can't leave." I said then looked at him. "So here I am."

We sat in silence. Geonhak was also a part of our friend group and was usually the overlooked person because of how silent he was. We treasured him as when he did speak, all his words were wise and soothing. A part of me hoped he wouldn't change, but seeing from what had already occurred in the game, Geonhak may not be who he appeared to be either.

"Hey, have you talked to Keon lately?" he asked out of the blue.

"No. Does he owe you something?" I asked in reply.

"Not really. He seems... different. Did you see his latest tweet? I know how he feels about Kanghyun, but I think he said a bit too much. They fought for a while then stopped." he said then showed me the tweet.

It was pretty brutal. If I were to put an image of how it went into someone's mind, it would probably look like a bloody battle between two bloody people holding bloody knives. The image didn't sit well with me. I looked at Geonhak who seemed just as worried.

"I worry for the both of them. What if they actually get physical? What if weapons do get involved?" he said in a slight panic.

"Well, there's not much we can do other than keep them apart." I said.

The pink box appeared. I sat completely still as I waited for the results to show.

Geonhak lost ten happy points.

"Who's to say they won't meet up without us knowing? Like now?" he said with an upset look.

"Geon-" I said then was cut off by him.

"Honestly Myeong, don't you ever think of anyone but yourself? Do you ever think and plan ahead? There's a lot going on outside of that bubble you keep yourself in." he said angrily before leaving.

I honestly had no idea what I said wrong. Geonhak wasn't the type to get upset easily either. I took out my phone then remembered the stats app. I opened it and looked through the list.

"Maybe I shouldn't decide on my own..." I said then looked to my right. Dongju hadn't come back. "Guess I am on my own."

I closed my eyes then repeatedly scrolled up and down before pressing A. I opened my eyes and saw that I was able to view someone else's stats. They were Giwook's stats. I didn't bother to read the information as I probably knew everything that was written there. I scrolled to the bottom and checked his happy points. 75. I lowered my head as I still had no idea what happy points were. Were they important or was it like a love meter you see in dating sims? I decided to read Giwook's information despite not wanting to previously.

"Highschool senior... best friend Dongmyeong, no siblings... Oh." I said as my eyes landed on the next sentence. I blinked in silence as I didn't think the game would know. "How much does this thing know..."

I read past it and found the rest of it to be even more horrifying. I knew he had a traumatic childhood, but it seemed as if he didn't tell me the entire story. I could see why he didn't. How he was able to stand strong the way he was now was beyond me, but I internally applauded him for it. I continued to read and knew that he wasn't interested in romance, but I now knew the reason why.

"He never told me he had a lover before... Wow. To think both happened at the same time... I really don't know anything about him." I said then felt a weight on my shoulders.

Geonhak was right. I hardly paid attention to anything outside of my bubble. I didn't deserve to call myself Giwook's best friend if he didn't feel I was worthy enough to know his story. I covered my face as I tried to keep myself from crying. Little did I know that the pink box had appeared and displayed a loss of happy points.

Dongmyeong lost twenty happy points.

I wiped my eyes and was presented two choices. I made my selection.