"May this be our toast to our never-ending friendship!"
Jake held out a wine glass to Hwayoung.

This might also be his last ever dinner in Seoul, Korea.

There was still an hour before his flight is going to take off.

He had to end his and Hwayoung's conversation soon.

"Never-ending friendship!"
Hwayoung cheered her fruit juice with his wine glass.

Time passed by so quickly...

And, I'm still in love with you...

"Do make sure you get together with Yang Jungwon, ah!"
Jake reminded Hwayoung and stood up after he finished his glass of red wine.

"I gotta go right now! I'm in a rush! Do take care of yourself, okay? No matter what happens, do call or message me if you need. I will always be there for you."
Jake told her with a reassuring smile on his face.

"Yo, why are you acting so weird? We are still going to see each other, why do you sound as if one of us is going to die?"
Hwayoung laughed out and stood up too.

"I'm being serious, Hwayoung. No matter what happens, do call or message me. I promise I will always be there for you."
Jake repeated his sentence again.

"Why-"
Hwayoung got cut off by a tight hug from Jake.

"Gosh! I'm going to miss you so much..."
Jake whispered but, Hwayoung was not able to catch what he was saying.

"Hmm?"
Hwayoung asked when Jake pulled away from the hug.

"Nothing! You are just really pretty, wow..."
Jake admired Hwayoung's features for the last time.

"Yah, you are acting so weirdly."

"No, I'm not! Come on, let's take just one selfie!"
Jake said and took out his phone from his pocket.

"Say cheese! One... Two... Three!"
Jake pressed onto the camera button longer than usual and it blasted at least a hundred photos.

"YAH, JAKE!"
Hwayoung exclaimed and slapped his shoulder.

"Gosh, you look like a pig in this photo!"
Jake pointed out when he looked through the pictures.

"SIM JAEYUN! YOU-"
Hwayoung tried to snatch his phone away and they ran around the empty restaurant until Hwayoung got tired out which was five minutes only.

"Gosh, your stamina sucks!"
Jake noticed Hwayoung panting heavily.

Since Hwayoung ran out of breath, she just gave up pretending to be angry and started laughing.

"Eo Hwayoung, do remember if you ever need me again, you can always come back to me! My heart will always be open for you! AND, ONLY YOU!"
Jake yelled across the empty restaurant and walked off.

"Tsk... This guy... Still never fails to make me laugh!"
Hwayoung chuckled but, her attention was then directed to her phone which made a ting sound.

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Jake
Hwayoung! I forgot to ask you something!

Hmm?

Jake
Can we have a meet up at the cat cafe near Jungwon's house next Saturday? 3.15 pm?

Jake
Please?

Alright.

Jake
Do wear something nice!
See you soon!

Okays!
[ Seen, 3.15 pm]

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"Aish! He knows that I love cat cafes? How sweet!"
Hwayoung gushed and exited the restaurant.

{{ ꕥ }}

"Finally, I've finally gotten over this!"
Jake exhaled out peacefully as he took a seat while waiting for his plane that was arriving in ten minutes.

"JAKE!"
Jungwon yelled and took a seat beside Jake.

"Jungwon!"
Jake let out a sad smile.

"You-"
Jungwon paused.

He was having very mixed emotions running through his blood then.

He was angry that Jake was leaving without telling him like at least two years earlier.

He was sad that this was most probably his last time seeing Jake.

He was happy that Jake was finally going to become strong and rich.

He was...

He was...

"I'm going to miss the both of you so much..."
Jake looked at his phone, showing a notification from Hwayoung.

"I'm so sorry-"

"Jungwon, promise me that you will take good care of her."
Jake cut his friend off.

He was running out of time.

The chances of him coming back to Seoul was zero.

A TOTAL ZERO-

His father was a very strict man and no one will ever dare to disobey him.

"I promise."
Jungwon replied with tears rolling down his eyes.

It was the last time he was going to see Jake.

"I do hope to go to both of your weddings though! Make sure y'all invite me or I'll be mad! Maybe by then, my father would allow me to go wherever I want to!"
Jake played a joke as a tear escaped from his eye as well.

"Jake, why are you still playing jokes-"

"I've already done what you told me to do with your plan already! Now, it's all up to you!"
Jake cut Jungwon off once again as he stood up and held tightly onto his luggage and walked away.

He knew very well that he will never be able to control his tears if he allowed Jungwon to finish speaking.

"I'm leaving, yah!"
Jake turned around and waved at Jungwon but, Jungwon was stating blanky on the floor.

Jungwon was already in tears...

He did not even know what to say...

"YAH! YANG JUNGWON!"
Jake yelled and everyone's attention was on him but, that did not matter anymore.

That yell of his managed to catch his friend's attention and snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Annyeong!"
Jake jokingly saluted to Jungwon but, it did not make Jungwon laugh at all.

And, this time Jake really left.

He's gone...

He's gone...

He's gone...