Withered (Michaeng) ✔️

Chapter 8: Engaged

It's been seven months Chaengie, another three months of waiting. I already start my college life majored in Biology and Chemistry, minored in Art. Everything is good as for now, I met a lot of friends, I like my study, the lecturer here is fine. But it just Chaengie and I never contact each other. No, HE never contacts me, ignoring my video call, messages, and everything. Did he forgot about me, I tried to stay positive that maybe, maybe he just too busy. We only talk for the first month, then he just disappeared. I'm mad but deep down I'm worried, what if something happened to him. Is he got into an accident? No! Stop thinking nonsense mina-ya, he's probably just lost his phone or something.

I've asked Tzuyu and Dahyun about this but they just said that he's super busy and even they rarely can reach him.

I have always loved him with devotion and purity; I have in mind that our friendship would last forever, he will always be next to me. Then he leave. There is hole, an emptiness where he has been. Being away from him made me realize it's never the physical love which made it special, it is something different - a connection between two souls.

As I am surrounded by different people, tasks, I still feel his presence, his smile, his silliness. I'm never with him but find myself with him all the time. Everything in my room reminded me of him and I would borrow his clothes from the guest room just to smell his fruity scent. I missed him.

"Mina?"

I blink and all those thoughts dissapears like a smoke with no trace. I lift my gaze, witnessing Jihyo's unnie worry expression as she settle next to me, leaning against the wall of the dance practice room."You're dozing off again, something bothering you?" She ask.

"Ah, no, nothing" I sigh divert my attention to the group of dancers in front of me, walking around while calling names "What's the occasion?" My brows raise.

"The coach said, he'd arranged the pairing for the musical project. Unfortunately, my pair him " She boringly points to a guy having a rap battle while his friend cheered. I laugh at the sight.

I nod and ask "Who's my pair agai---"

"Myoui Mina?"

I flich when I heard my full name uttered. We both look to the source of that deep and low voice and sees a guy wearing a black and white strips sweatshirt, black ripped jeans and a black hat, covering half of his face. He take off his cap and smiles at me. Ah, I know this person.

He's known for his funny nature and kind. The clown of the class. But it isn't what makes him popular, well set aside his good looking feature, he's famous because of his background. That guy who always throw jokes everywhere had finished law school and earn a prestigious law degree at the edge of twenty. No one notice this at first, everyone sees him as a normal art student but the kids from the Faculty of Law immediately recognized him. There is article about him being one the youngest lawyer that earned their law degree. He owes his success to his mother, a fellow lawyer and father, a High Court Judge.

Everyone including me wonder what is he doing here, taking Art instead of starting his own law firm. When asked, he only said he's bored with law and wanted to explore the art world. What a pity to that degree. Jihyo's unnie boyfriend is his teammates, so we'll always go out together. I can say he's that kind of friend that's not 24/7 with you but will be there if you need him. Unlike usual, my inteoverted self opened up to him easily. I think it's bacause his presence is inviting. Then I realize, the one thing that drawn me to this guy is his resemblance to him. The way he laugh, his lame jokes, his stunt, his childish act, they somehow look a like.

So, he's my pair huh?

I reciprocates the smiles and nod my head. He take off his cap and show me a piece of paper that contains our names and a song title "We'll have to sing" He remarks, sitting beside me while Jihyo unnie is long gone and now is with her boyfriend.