~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~29~

On that last page I wrote about my true feelings for Yoohyeon and how much happier I've been feeling ever since she found her own spot in my heart and world. She became an important part of my life and I was so thankful for everything she did, especially for still loving me. I took a closer glance and saw her signature under the last sentence I wrote.

"I love you, my Yoohyeon..

I love you too, my Minji."

I always ended my notes with "I love you, my Yoohyeon" and her response to this exact one made me emotional and very happy. I closed the notebook and placed it back on the nightstand and I felt my lips curve into a grin the moment I saw her leave the bathroom. She looked at me with a confused smile and scratched her neck.

"Is there something on my face?"

"Nope- But there is something missing."

"What is it?"

I tapped on the bed for her to sit next to me and the moment she did, I kissed her lips, whispering "It's missing me" which left her a bit surprised. I immediately hugged her and pulled us to lie down with me being on top, hugging her whole body like a koala.

"I love you soo much Yootoni~."

"What's gotten into you so suddenly?"

"I just want to show you how much I love you."

"And you still don't think you're cute?"

"This isn't me being cute, this is me showing you affection. I love you, my Hyeonie."

She laughed at me and hugged me back, leaving a gentle kiss on my temple. She whispered a soft "I love you too, my Jiu" and caressed my back so lovingly that I was slowly falling asleep in her arms.

I didn't want anything else other than what we had now - nothing but pure love. A love so valuable, that you were afraid of losing it. A love so flawless, that you were worried of making mistakes. A love so real, that it felt too good to be true. A love so perfect, that you didn't want it to end.. And it never will.

I felt Yoohyeon's grip get lighter the more seconds passed as she was closing her eyes and her soft snores were escaping her mouth. I smiled to myself and buried my face in the crook of her neck and closed my eyes, waiting to fall asleep.

But I couldn't.

It was not that I didn't want to sleep, I was just full of thoughts. They weren't negative, but weren't positive either. Just.. thoughts. They were the typical ones for my current situation. All that graduation stuff really put me in a hard spot and I was worried for what was to come.

Let's say I did get to graduate and will finally be free from school, what would happen if I wanted to continue studying at some point, but I couldn't because I won't be accepted in any college because of my grades? I never would have imagined I'd be worried for such thing, but I guess Yoohyeon's demeanor influenced me a lot and now I cared about my future more than I used to.

But that wasn't the only thing I was worried about a lot - I was worried about Yoohyeon's future more than mine. She was smart, caring, beautiful, bright and had a lot of potential to become a much more important person not to only me, but the world itself and I had a feeling I was the one pulling her back.