"Wahhh... your lyrics are really bad."

Inho stares at Junhee, "I know I am bad at this. Shut up."

"Then why did you apply in this sub-course?" Junhee rolls her eyes.

"You." Inho looks at Junhee in her eyes.

"Because of you." He smiles.

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"Do you want to die?"

"Why do you live alone?" asks Inho. Junhee's expression changes immediately.

"Then how about you? Where are your parents?" Junhee asks back.

"They died."

"Oh, sorry," she apologises.

"Answer me."

"They left me." Junhee answers with her poker face.

"Who?"

"My parents. My sister."

"I'm sorry for asking. It must be hard."

"No, don't be. I don't even remember their faces."

With that, they go back to their work. Inho gets out from the composing room, leaving Junhee alone in there. Junhee puts the pen as she can't concentrate.

Junhee has her life the hardest among them. Her parents ran away when she was 5, leaving them with loads of debt. Of course, the loan sharks chased Junhee. But, Eunsun's dad paid all the debts.

Junhee has a sister, who is 6 years older than her. They were adopted by an old woman but she was also died 2 years after and they were sent to an orphanage place. Not long after that, her sister was adopted by a rich Chinese.

The owner of that orphanage is an abuse. Junhee had no choice but to run away and live alone. She works a lot of part time jobs to support her school and life.

She was a swimmer back then. But then, something was put into her school's swimming pool that makes her hair's condition worse. She had to dye it and red is the best colour to cover it. That's why she has a unique hair. Thanks to the chlorine.

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"Stop following me." Junhee stops at her track as she turns back to see Inho.

Inho giggles, "I'm not following you~"

"So what do you want?" She continues walking. Inho matches her step with Junhee.

"We are roommates."

Junhee hisses at the answer. Inho smiles and holds Junhee's hand.

"Yah." Junhee looks at Inho. Inho tightens the hold as he stares at Junhee.

"From now on, let's share our problems together. You are just like me, Junhee. I'm interested."

-

"That's funny," Junhee laughs at Jinseok's lame jokes. Meanwhile, Sungho is irritated as he is ready to throw the chair on Jinseok's face.

"You sound livelier nowadays, Junhee. Is something happening?" Seolmin asks. Junhee turns to Seolmin as she thinks.

"Am I?"

Seolmin nods.

"That's right, unnie. You sound a lot and LOOOTTTT lively than before!" Yejoo appears.

"You too. Did Sunghyun call you?" Isaac teases her.

Yejoo comes back to her spacing-out self which makes Isaac feels sorry. "I'm sorry Yejoo-yah!!"

The others shake their heads.

-

"Omma, where are you going?" Junhee holds her mom's leg. Minhwa puts her clothes in her bag. Her sister goes to their dad. Hamyung is same too. They are putting all their belongings in the bags.

"Inha-yah.. Take care of your sister." Minhwa wipes her tears as she bends to hold her oldest daughter.

"Omma, why are you crying? Where are you going?" Inha asks again.

"We will be back. Wait for omma and appa.." Minhwa kisses her daughters and goes out from the house without turning back.

"Unnie, where are they going?" Junhee pulls Inha's sleeve. Inha looks at her sister.

"Let's just wait."

Junhee sighs at the sudden flashback. No tears to wipe for, she hasn't crying for years.

That empty promise...

They left her,

One by one.

They don't even come back.

She is really tired for waiting.

She looks at her bank book and smile. That's already enough to pay Eunsun's dad back.

Suddenly, her phone rings.

"Hello?"

"Noona, where are you?" Changmin asks.

"Home."

"Come to the studio. We have to discuss about the upcoming performance."

"Ok." She ends the call, puts her bank book on her bed and grabs her backpack.

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"We will just use your song." Junhee decides. Changmin smiles in joy.

"Yes!"

"We will arrange it a little and you guys can start choreograph the dance." Junhee tells them. They nod and start the task.

Junhee, Changmin, Inho and Sungho go to composing room.

"Oh my.." They look at Inho who keeps checking his pocket.

"Why?" Sungho asks.

"I left my phone. Wait, I'll be back after 10 minutes." With that, Inho goes to his home to get his phone.

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Inho takes his phone from his cupboard before he went out and locks his room. He looks at Junhee's door that is opened. Inho slowly stepping to there and see someone familiar messing up the room.

"Aunty!" He yells angrily.

His aunty stops. Inho looks at her hand that is holding a bank book.

"What are you doing here?!" Inho can smells the strong alcohol.

"Thank you for the money." She said then gulping the alcohol from the glass bottle. Inho steals the bank book from her hand.

"This is not mine! How can you did this to people you don't know?"

"I don't care! I don't have money!" She shouts. Her face turns red.

Inho glares at her and steps to get out from the room. Suddenly, something was hit on his head as he hears the glass pieces fell on the floor. Everything suddenly turns black.

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Junhee looks at her watch for nth times. Inho is gone for 2 hours already and she will be lying if she said she is not worried.

"Wait for me. I'll be back."

Junhee clutches her chest as she can hears her mom, her sister and Inho's voices. She feels dizzy out of sudden. Then, she realizes she can't make the past events to happen again. She takes her hoodie and runs out from the studio.

-

"Hwang Inho!" She yells.

She checks Inho's room but it's empty and she notices her room is open. She goes inside and see Inho lying on the floor with broken glass and blood coming out from his head.

Junhee's knees feel weak and she sits on the floor. Her tears fell and she reaches out her phone to call ambulance. Her hands tremble.

-

(A week after)

"You are awake."

Inho closes his eyes because his vision is blur. He opens his eyes after a minute and see Junhee, Doha, Youngdoo, Louoon, Yeontae, Sungho, Mingyu and Sohye standing in front of him.

"Why do you take so long to wake up?" Louoon raises his voice and wipes his tears.

"How long do I take?"

"A year." Sungho answers. They eye him, he sighs,

"A week."

"Hyung.."

"Oppa.."

Inho smiles as Mingyu and Sohye hug him.

"You don't want to hug me?" Inho looks at Junhee.

"In your dream."

Her aunt was prisoned a week ago. Mingyu, himself call the police. He doesn't care anymore. She was being too much. It's embarassing to call her 'mom'.

Inho takes a look at Junhee again. Junhee stares at him. Then, Inho takes her pinky finger and holds it. Junhee looks away as she blushes.

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