☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ:✧ Aisha POV･ﾟ✧.: ⋆*･ﾟ: .⋆ ☾

With no words left to say from either of us, I left the rooftop. What's weird is that Seungmin didn't stop me. He kind of just... stood there and watched me leave. The sun continued to beat down onto the roof, humidity was slowly rising outside. He's always been more of an autumn type of person, not the biggest fan of the heat. Yet he still stayed there as if his feet were glued.

The door shut behind me, and my loud footsteps echoed through the stairwell as I hoped off of each step. When I reached the bottom of the building, on the very first floor, I was greeted by the sight of the principal and Felix. They stood there talking to each other. Naturally, I assumed I was interrupting and was about to leave when I was stopped by the Principal's voice.

"Aisha, there you are! Come here, we must discuss the Morning News with you," She requested in a sweet sounding voice. Her voice was more upbeat than it usually was. That wasn't saying much though, considering the fact that the only other times I've heard her was when we had lockdowns and such.

I silently inched a little closer to them, stopping at a comfortable distance away from Felix. That may or may not have been five feet away, but what does it matter?

"So as I was telling Felix, I was thinking about the Morning News. I've realized that ever since it started, grades and average test scores have been dropping for many people, including you both," Felix and I exchanged glances as if out of habit. I looked away as soon as my eyes met his, not ready to actually face him. "I have come to the decision that I will be canceling the Morning News. From now on, I'll do it over the school speakers in the morning. No need to wake up early anymore. Get your rest, and come ready and prepared for school!"

She sounded happy, but Felix didn't look too thrilled. I, on the other hand, was ecstatic. No more Felix or Seungmin to be bothered by in the morning. This is great! No more worry or stress! A joyful smile crept on my face. The principal noticed, smiling as well at my happiness.

"I'm glad you're so happy about this, Aisha," She commented, drawing Felix's attention to me. I didn't care though, I nodded. There was no point in seeing Felix's reactions anymore since I already knew how he felt.

Broken.

Not like I cared though. That's his own life, own fault. Deep down you know it's your fault that we had to push them away again. My heart sank, my smiling vanished with it.

"You both may head to your homeroom classes now. I'll see you two around school," The principal sent us off. Felix started down the hallway, I walked up the stairs to avoid him.

I hate that you're right, Voice. It's all my fault.

☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ:✧ Felix POV･ﾟ✧.: ⋆*･ﾟ: .⋆ ☾

I wanted to cry so badly, but I held it all in. If I cried now, I'd waste my tears. It'll do nothing for me because no matter how much I cry, it'll never change. Aisha isn't going to come back to us, to me if I shed a tear or two. This show was the only way I could stay near her. Now I can't see her anymore other than 1st and 5th period class. She sits so far from me in 5th period. And in 1st period it's like she's mentally not there since she's always hyper focused on her work or a book she's reading.

How will I see her anymore? I can't just do what I did last time, trap her on camera so she's forced to forgive me in front of the entire school. There's no camera. And after finding out about what she's been going through with the voices, I sure as hell don't want to force anything on her. It's wrong. If I was just there for her when she needed me, life wouldn't be the way it is now. It's so hard for me to imagine a world where Aisha isn't separating herself from us now, and it's all thanks to me.

Yes, Jeongin is the one who decided to do the prank. And yes, Minho is the one who escalated it to a step that we should've never crossed. But it was my fault for not stopping them. It's my fault that she cried alone in the hospital.

I stopped by the bathroom to wash my face off. My face had started turning red as the tears emerged from behind my eyes. No one can know about this. If anyone finds out about my crying, God, that'd be not only embarrassing but a complete disaster. It was my job to be there for everyone when they needed me. We even made a promise to each other.

A flashback played in my head of when we were in the closet and made our pact.

"Promise to never hurt each other, physically, mentally, or emotionally. Includes pranks," Jisung suggested, turning to Minho.

"To apologize and make up as quickly as possible after a disagreement, fight, or anything else that happens."

Jeongin added in. "Promise to always be here for each other, no matter what happens or what the other person did."

"Promise to accept the flaws and past of everyone by not judging anything that's happened back then to anyone. Forgive and Accept." Seungmin said. We all shook our heads in agreement.

"Promise to not get mad over other people's feelings, or opinions," Hyunjin promised, looking towards Aisha with an expression that said a million words, none of which were out loud. "Whether you feel the same way or not."

I felt slightly uncomfortable by the way he referenced her like that, and it made me think, was there something happening between them? No, I doubt it. Then again, they were practically cuddling with each other when we found them. There must've been a logical explanation.

"Promise to respect each other's thoughts, feelings, opinions, and boundaries." Aisha changed the subject, adding in her promise to the pact before glancing my way.

I took a deep breath. "To always be loyal and honest with each other, and to not break any of these promises unless it's an emergency-"

"That's two," Seungmin commented, almost cutting off the end of my sentence. As if he cares. I made a judgmental face, my eyes staring into his soul with completely doneness. That's not even a real word. Everyone around us laughed, which lifted the mood a bit.

"It's fine," Chris chimed in after the laughing faded out.

Changbin was starting to get annoyed by how off track we were, speeding it along a bit. "Promise to choose our battles wisely, and if someone doesn't then make sure we're there for them."

Finally, Chris's last promise played in my head, before replaying again and again until my repeat button was broken.

"To love each other unconditionally. Whenever one of us is sad, give them space or cheer them up."

I guess Aisha just needed space. After all these promises, she wouldn't break any, would she? She used to never break promises. In fact, she was the one making them. But this was before the incident. Before Aisha's voices- before everything changed.