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"Ngayon, kami ay maghihiwalay"

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Thursday. Today's Thursday.

Auditions will start on Saturday and Mina is set to leave tomorrow with her Mother.

Today, Y/n planned something.

It may sound cliché, but she planned to take Mina to the amusement park.

"So! I plan to ride all the deadly rides because today will be the last day I will be seeing you" Y/n said.

"Eh? You won't see me off tomorrow?"

"Nope. I can't, might cry, or beg you not to leave. So yeah, no." She joked.

Mina huffed and punched her shoulders this time instead of slapping them.

"Ouch!" Y/n complained.

"I was just kidding..." She added and sighed.

Mina giggled at her.

"Gomen~ Anyway, what rides are we going to try?" She asked Y/n.

"Well...the scary ones?" Y/n shrugged.

Mina raised her eyebrows and started laughing hysterically.

"Yeah...No. I'm not riding those" She shook her head and took one step away from the latter.

"Eh??? Come on~ I'm sure it's gonna be fun!" Y/n exclaimed and tugged the hem of Mina's shirt.

"Oh, you know that I'm too scared to ride those!" Mina glared.

"You never know Miss Myoui Mina. Who knows? Maybe if you become an idol, you might not have any choice but to ride roller coasters! This will help you out big time!" Y/n pointed out.

"I'll have no problem riding those when the time comes, but convince me to do it now? Nuh-uh. There's no way I'll agree to that" Mina pulled away from the other and turned around.

"Well, alright then. I guess I'll just have to ride it with another girl instead of my girlfriend..." Y/n teased and started walking toward the ticket booth to get a ticket.

Mina's ears perked at this.

So she hastily looked at Y/n's back before walking after her.

"No! You are certainly not doing that!" She said and dragged Y/n away from the booth.

Y/n ended up laughing and let Mina drag her anywhere she wants to.

"Let's just do these minigames" Mina mumbled.

Y/n nodded and asked, "What stuffed toy do you want?".

"Do I need to answer that?" Mina raised her eyebrows which made the latter laugh wholeheartedly.

"Right, the penguin stuffed toy." 

They spent a lot of time at the park. Doing different kinds of things to satisfy them.

They both made sure to have fun with each other since this will be the last time they'll see each other in so long.

"You know, I heard from a friend that life as an idol's very hard..." Y/n trailed off and licked her ice cream.

"I know" Mina mumbled.

"...but they sure make a hefty sum of money" She added.

"I also know that" Mina giggled.

"So..." 

Y/n doesn't know what to do now. With all the scary rides out of the options she made to make this day unforgettable, it just confirms that she's run out of ideas.

Right now, they're just sitting on a bench, eating ice cream, and are just watching people pass by them as they remain quietly seated in their spots.

"What are we going to do now?" She asked Mina.

The mood suddenly became all gloomy.

"What do you mean by that?" She asked Y/n back.

"After this day and tomorrow, we...we won't be seeing each other again," Y/n said with a frown.

Mina raised her eyebrows and looked at the other.

"Why are you asking that now?" She uttered.

"Well, I've realized just now that we are only moments away from literally losing each other. It almost feels as if we're breaking up or something!" Y/n complained and sighed.

Mina sighed too knowing that she also feels the same.

This moment sure feels like they're breaking up.

"Nevertheless, let's just enjoy this moment. Regardless if tomorrow's our last date or something, we should just forget about everything else and continue to love each other just like how we do." Mina said.

Y/n smiled weakly and nodded.

"Alright, but after tomorrow, how can we make sure that we won't be strangers? LDR is hard. Eventually, we might lose us" 

"I know we'll get through it, somehow"

They called it a day after that.

Just like usual, Y/n brought Mina home. They did the things they used to do. Both of them did their best to pretend like Mina won't be leaving tomorrow.

It's hard, sad to say.

But this is what life is all about.

Life is all about watching people come and go.

And it is also about finding the right people who won't just simply come and go.

Though it may not make sense to some, this is how life works.

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Friday. Today is Friday.

D-Day, to say the least.

Today, Mina and her mother will leave.

Sobs can be heard from inside her room as she packed her clothes.

"Mina? Sweetie? Are you okay?" She heard her mother's voice outside the door.

Mina wiped her tears and answered, "Yes, mom!" while trying her best to hide her sobs in between.

Her mother frowned.

She can hear that Mina's sad, but she knows that she can't do anything about it.

Oh, she just hopes that Y/n can do something about it.

After Mina had finished, the family left for the airport.

The ride there was silent. Nobody dared to talk. Just pure silence, the sad type of silence.

When they arrived at the airport, they met Y/n's family there...without Y/n.

It only made Mina sadder.

"Looks like she really wasn't planning to show up" She mumbled as tears began building up.

Their flight will leave in an hour so the 2 families still have time to talk.

And each time that passes by, Mina wished for Y/n to just barge inside the airport's large doors, and hug her tighter than ever.

But hopeless is the young ballerina since the more she hoped, the more Y/n didn't show up.

48 minutes passed with Mina feeling uneasy.

"Mina, let's go. We're leaving soon" Her mother ushered her.

She took one last look at the entrance.

Still no Y/n.

She sighed heavily.

So, she turned around and followed her mother.

Until finally, "Minari!" a familiar voice shouted.

A wide smile came across Mina's face.

Overwhelming joy swallowed her whole the moment she turned around to see her lover, the person she's been waiting for, running up to her.

"Y/n!" She exclaimed and hugged the latter tight.

Y/n giggled and hugged her back.

"Before you leave, I want to give you something," She said and broke off the hug.

Y/n dug deep inside her pocket and took out a small box.

Mina held her mouth in shock.

"B-But Y/n, we're too young for this," She said.

"Don't worry, I am not proposing to you. I'm just giving you something to remember me by" Y/n said and took out the ring resting inside the box.

She held out her hand, waiting for Mina to give hers.

Mina gladly gave her hand with a smile.

Y/n slipped the ring onto Mina's ring finger.

"And of course, I also have mine" 

Y/n lifted her right hand to show Mina the same ring.

"See? Twinnings!" She joked.

Mina giggled and hit her shoulders.

"Ouch!" 

Oh, not a day goes by without Y/n getting hit by Mina.

"Look, Minari, be careful okay? If you want to talk, you can call me anytime" Y/n reminded her.

The latter nodded and hugged her one last time.

"I love you, Y/n" 

"I love you more, Mina" 

They both let go of each other.

Mina walked away hesitantly while Y/n tried her best to hide her tears.

Both of them are devastated.

But Y/n's glad that Mina will chase her dreams, and Mina's glad that Y/n let her do so.

Right now, what's best for the both of them to do is to hang in there, and wait for the time when they'll see each other again.

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The first few weeks of a long-distance relationship weren't all that bad for Y/n and Mina.

They managed to make time for each other, thankfully.

And since the timezone in Korea and Japan are the same, they were able to talk whenever they wanted to.

They'd call now and then, making sure to update each other about what was currently happening.

Even from the moment when Mina finally became a trainee under JYP Entertainment, to the moment she debuted, Y/n made sure to keep track of Mina's achievements and congratulate her extravagantly.

Y/n sent her flowers and countless gifts just to show Mina her overwhelming love and support for her.

Right now, anybody can definitely tell that Y/n's not just her lover, but her hardcore and die-hard fan as well.

But just as things seemed to be going well for the 2 of them, things suddenly started going downhill.

2 years in, and things started seeming like they were not the same as before.

April 25, 2016. The day Twice's "Cheer Up" was released.

Unexpected events happened as Twice's "Cheer Up" topped several charts, earning them 11 total wins.

This simply means that the girls were busy, Mina specifically.

Y/n couldn't find the right time to call Mina and congratulate her.

And she also couldn't send her gifts since Mina told her not to.

So at this point, all she can ever do is sit down and congratulate Mina inside her mind.

"Damn, I miss her so much" Y/n mumbled and sighed.

"When are you coming back, Mina? I miss you..." She trailed off and closed her eyes.

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Time passed by fast. 

Ever since the release of Twice's "Cheer Up", the time has been crucial.

The girls had lesser time to take a break, and every single minute, they had to be in front of cameras.

Hit after hit, Twice became the Nation's Girl Group and has taken the world by storm.

They became famous...very very famous.

Mina tried her best to make time for her family and Y/n.

Sadly, she wasn't able to.

It didn't take long for her and Y/n to stop talking.

At this point, there's no determining if they're still lovers.

Safe to say that Mina and Y/n, who can't handle losing each other, back then were no longer present to this day.

Right now, they're just 2 people torn by the dreams and hopes they chose to chase - love long forgotten, trapped deep inside their hearts. They seem more like strangers now, and only one question remains...

...Will they ever see each other again?