the limo then made it to sanas house...
but there were 3 police cars surrounding it and cops everywhere
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"what the f*ck is happening" sana said
"ooooh you're in troubleee" jeonghan said lifting his head from farwa's shoulder and looking out the window to see the blue and red flashing lights
"shabeela wake up" joshua shook her awake
"huh what...WHAT THE F*CK" she exclaimed looking out the window
everyone got out of the vehicle to see what was going on
"um excuse me officer...WHAT THE F*CK IS GOING ON!?" shabeela asked
"ma'am calm down, is this your house?" the police asked
"uh yes!?" she said
"are these your parents" he showed a photo to sana and shabeela
they both shook their heads yes
"well i'm sorry to inform you that they have been arrested for the murder of your mothers ex husband, who i'm assuming is your father?" the officer said
"yes but he died of overdose???" sana said confused
"that's what they've been telling you" the officer said
"well what do you mean then? what happened?" shabeela asked
"your mother and step father have been having an affair before your father had passed away, and have been slipping drugs in his food and drinks therefore assisting in his addiction" the officer explained
"what theeeee" sana and shabeela couldn't believe it
"wait i'm not done, your father didn't take the last overdosing drug, it was your mother who had injected him with the drugs that killed him" he said
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"what do you think they're talking about?" jay asked
"omg do you think the police can tell that we're drunk..." afeefa asked
"probably...but they're too invested in arresting their parents right now" farwa said seeing the police walk out with sanas and shabeelas mom and step father in hand cuffs
"i didn't like them anyways" joshua said
shabeela and sana walked over to the group to explain what happened
"ohhh that's crazyyyy, i'm so sorryyy" jeonghan said trying to sympathize
"what? this is a good thing" shabeela said
"oh ya, i didn't mean it anyways" he said
"it's a good thing, minus the part where they killed my dad" sana said
"ya minus that" hajra said
shabeela and sana went in their house that they now had to their selves
everyone else was dropped off home
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ever since that homecoming night something had shifted in that friend group
but it's normal right? it's just highschool...
beomgyu hadn't talked to sana for weeks
yeonjun and laila stayed apart from each other while laila got closer to soobin
jeonghan, joshua, and shabeela we're looking for colleges and preparing for exams
farwa tried spending time with jeonghan more, but he was too focused on school
jake was practicing harder for football to get a scholarship while afeefa looked into colleges in preparation for senior year
jay and hajra had gotten closer
yeonjun officially quit football and got more into music
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sana wondered what beomgyu heard that day and why he hasn't been talking to her
she hasn't bothered to talk to him either
she was busy figuring out her family mess and doing police interviews
she thought back to that day when they were hiding in the school
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"uh- soobin what are you doing here" sana asked
"i'm just here to tell everyone it's safe to leave" soobin said
"oh beomgyu was just checking the area to see if it was safe" she said
"you and beomgyu...are you two serious with your relationship?" he asked out of nowhere
"uh yeah kinda...why?" she asked
"so he knows about..." he hesitated to mention sanas step dad
"well yeah he found out today..." she said
"what? so you're just gonna do the same with beomgyu like you did to me??" he said questioning her
"what? no it's not like that, i would never..." sana said
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this...that's what he heard sana thought
she had confronted him about it to clear things up, but that didn't go well
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"what you heard was wrong beomgyu pleaseee" she tried pleading with him after explaining
"i believe you but...i probably shouldn't be associated with you, or your family" he said looking down
"w-what do you mean...?" she asked
"well if i want to start a band...i can't be associated with people like...you" he said looking into her eyes
"people like me?" she asked a little confused and offended
"you know what i mean...people will think i cheated my way into a career. i want credit for my own accomplishments, and your family is in a huge scandal right now..." he said
sana understood
having a girlfriend of her high status and involvement in a big scandal could have a bad effect on his image
she wanted him to be proud of his accomplishments without feeling like he cheated with his connections
"so...sorry sana...but this is the end of us" he said
"i understand..." she said looking down
a tear came down her face
then another
and another
until she was full on sobbing
beomgyu lifted her head
he was also crying
"this doesn't mean the time i had with you wasn't the best time of my life" he said struggling to smile
they ended off with a hug and parted ways
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while yeonjun and laila were still in the same friend group they never talked or hung out one on one
this took a toll on the friend group and just made things awkward
but it hurt yeonjun too much to talk to her
and laila wanted to respect his wishes on not wanting to be friends
instead laila got closer with soobin
they gave their relationship a second chance
laila was sure she could do long distance this time
yeonjun on the other hand stopped hanging out with that group and started hanging out with beomgyu more
they bonded over music and started a band together
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jeonghan was stressed with finals and picking a college
he worked extra hard the past few months
he never had to work hard for grades before, he was just naturally smart, but he wanted to make sure he got into a good college to secure his future
farwa tried making plans with him several times but he was just too busy
until one day he asked to meet
she went and met him at a park and he broke the news
"i got into harvard" jeonghan said looking down and feeling nervous
"REALLY!? OMG!" farwa exclaimed feeling so proud
jeonghan looked up surprised that she had this reaction
"you're not sad??" he asked
"WHAT NO THIS IS AMAZING" she said
"but we would have to be apart" he said
"oh..." she suddenly got quiet
"but we could do long distance right??" he asked
"long distance...sure" she said hesitantly
"i'll wait for you okay? get into harvard like me" he said
"as if! i'm not that smart" she said laughing
"hey of course you are, you learned something from doing my homework in the beginning of the year right?" he asked
they agreed on trying long distance until she could make it into harvard
however this did not work out
farwa was not smart enough for harvard and she could not do long distance, it was just too hard for her
she didn't want to hold jeonghan back
so she let him go
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shabeela and joshua applied for the same colleges in hopes of getting in together
they got into the same college and moved off and bought an apartment near their college together
they didn't need to bring sana anymore due to the danger being gone
"this is the place??" shabeela asked looking around disgustingly
she wasn't used to such a drastic change from her big luxurious house to this small apartment
"my parents wanted me to support myself, and it would've been a better apartment if you just took the money your mom left you" joshua rolled his eyes
"i'm not taking that snakes money...she ignored everything that went on in that house..." shabeela said
"it's okay then, we'll start from the bottom up, and fill this apartment with our own memories, and maybe a family somedayyy" joshua nudged shabeela with his elbow
shabeela smiled fondly
the thought of having her own little child with joshua gave her hope in raising an amazing family...one of which would be better than the one she grew up with
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with shabeela, joshua, and jeonghan off to college
and beomgyu and yeonjun hanging out together
and jake focusing more on football
the group only consisted of jay, hajra, farwa, sana, laila, and afeefa
"what the hell happened to our group" sana asked
"for real we used to be so much people" hajra said
"let's make a promise then" afeefa suggested
"ya...let's promise we never drift apart" laila said
"even after highschool and college and all" farwa added
they all intertwined their pinkies somehow and continued on with their life
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senior year had come around and they still hung out with jake and soobin popping in from time to time
sana didn't hang out with them the days soobin was there
he just wouldn't forgive her for what "she" did, even though she tried explaining countless times that she had no control over the situation
hajra and jay still going strong
their relationship lasted longer than any other highschool relationship ever
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afeefa and jake were sat on his bed holding envelopes
it was their college acceptance letters
they were both holding an envelope from the same colleges
jake had already gotten a scholarship from another school...but afeefa was rejected from that one
so he applied for another hoping afeefa would make it into this one
they opened it together
"YESS YESS I GOT INN!!" afeefa exclaimed
afeefa celebrated but quickly stopped when she saw jakes still expression
jake didn't get into the same college as afeefa
so instead he took his scholarship and moved across the world
they tried long distance for a bit, but it didn't work out
they were too busy to call each other, and at times it felt like a job to maintain their relationship
eventually jake ended it
he didn't want to hold afeefa back and have her wait for him
at least that's what he told her...
in reality he was the one who didn't want to be held back
he wanted new experiences and to have fun
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highschool went on and everyone got into college and although they promised, they eventually drifted apart anyways
they would still meet up for holidays but soon one by one they stopped showing
it's just life right?
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each of their lives carried on as they got into college, made friends, got jobs, had relationships, had breakups, and so on
about 5 years had passed since they had all seen each other in one setting
everyone was nearing their mid twenties
some of them bumping into each other in these 5 years sometimes, catching up a bit each time, texting for a day or two afterwards and then drifting apart once again