"and when was it?" she asks, now leaning on to one of the lockers beside Soojin's.
"I don't know, the others suggested I should send a letter back." she said as she opened the letter.
Dear You,
Even in a crowded place, I can still see only you. The rest are just a blur.
"and you're considering their suggestion?" Shuhua asks as she carefully took the letter from her hand to read it as well.
"yeah, I was supposed to write a response yesterday and put it inside my own locker, show a little bit of the letter so it gets curious as to what it is..but I forgot to write one yesterday." she said lightly laughing.
"go write one." Shuhua said as she rolled her eyes.
"yah! why are you rolling your eyes?" she asks as she took the letter from Shuhua's hand.
"it is so over romantic or whatever it is called." Shuhua said as she turned to get Soojin's book out from her locker.
Shuhua then opened one of the books, "slip it in, the girls will obviously want to read it." she says and Soojin did as what she's told.
"let's go?" Shuhua asks after Soojin closed her locker.
"why are you carrying my books though?" Soojin asks as they start walking.
"so that whoever it is will be able to see that you're already taken by me." Shuhua casually said and Soojin stopped walking for a second before she gained her right mind once again.
She's calming her heart while walking beside Shuhua, the girl had the nerves to claim her yet they are not even together. Heck! they don't even have the same feelings for each other.
Soojin is in between feeling either giddy or disappointed, Shuhua really needs to stop making her feel things like this.
But she doesn't want to stop herself either.
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During breaks, she started writing the letter for it and Minnie and Miyeon are expressing their excitement about it.
"Shuhua did approve you on writing this letter back?" Minnie asks and Soojin nodded as she ripped the paper once again.
"but you can't put it later though, we don't have class tomorrow since it's Friday..so it can't read or see it either." Miyeon pointed out and Soojin immediately stopped writing.
"you're right." she said that made the lovers laugh at her.
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"so Shuhua brought her car and I also brought mine, who wants to ride with me and Minnie?" Miyeon asks while they are eating.
"Jinjin will obviously stay with me." Shuhua answered as she chews the riceball with yeobddeok broth mixed with sesame oil that Soojin fed her.
"yeah." Soojin answers as she eats her own food as well.
They are both sharing the same lunch since Shuhua told her she'll eat anything Soojin eats and now, the other girl is suffering from a runny nose due to how spicy the food is.
None from the six of them can actually eat spicy food well, Soojin likes it but she can't handle it well too. But she still chose to eat it with Shuhua today.
"it's an obvious thing already though Miyeon, Yuqi and I will ride with the two of you." Soyeon answers and Yuqi who's beside her nodded.
Suddenly, as they are eating, Somi showed up out of nowhere.
"hi Miyeon~ssi, Minnie~ssi, Soyeon~ssi, Yuqi~ssi and of course, especially to you Soojin~ssi." Somi said with a sweet smile on her face.
"hello." all of them greeted back, except Shuhua since the girl did not acknowledge her presence at all, so she'll obviously do the same.
"I just wanted to ask you if we could sit together later during class?" Somi asks and Soojin shyly nodded.
"okay, that's great..I'll see you later Soojin~ssi." Somi said and patted her head.
Soojin felt embarrassed by the gesture, she's too shy for this kind of things from someone she just started talking to.
After patting her head, Somi bid goodbye to them, again, with Shuhua's exception.
Soojin blushed with her head low when Shuhua acted like some dirt is on top of her head when the girl wiped it off with her hand and then later on patted her head as well. Obviously doing what Somi just did.
"tss, I'm the only one who can pat your head like that." Shuhua said that made Soojin even more red.
"is it just me or Somi really did not greet nor spare you even a glance Shuhua?" Soyeon suddenly asks with her eyebrows raising.
"she really didn't babe." Yuqi answered and Soojin turned to look at Shuhua.
She remembers that Shuhua might be crushing on Somi and yet the girl did not acknowledge her and Shuhua was even there when Somi asked to sit with her.
"it's fine, she doesn't need to though. Her attention isn't what I crave for." Shuhua simply answered as she reached for the riceball, doing the same process Soojin did just awhile ago.
"and who's attention do you crave for then?" Minnie asks.
Shuhua finished what she's doing and turned to look at Soojin, gesturing for her to open her mouth.
"my Jinjin's." Shuhua answered with a smile when Soojin ate it.
"we should have known you'll say that." Miyeon said as she went back to eating her lunch as well.
Soojin on the other hand watched Shuhua do the same process with the food again and eat it.
She's really confuse if what Shuhua said is true, does Shuhua really crave for her attention or was it just an excuse to hide her own disappointment?
But again, it did not change the fact that her heart beat went wild when Shuhua said those words. She only wish Shuhua's telling the truth.
