"Eunbi..." Jungkook taps me at the shoulder, rubbing his neck nervously. "Can we talk?"

I nodded mutely, signalling for Yewon to fix my things.

We go out of the practice room and turn to an abandoned corridor where no one could see us.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" I cross my arms.

"What..." Jungkook hesitates, "what happened to us in the past?"

I froze. What was I supposed to tell him?

That we were just friends—until he broke it off and me visiting him in the hospital wasn't a reassurance that we're okay now?

Isn't that too weird?

"We were just friends. Nothing more, nothing less." I say straightforwardly.

It pained me that I didn't add 'best'.

Jungkook seemed relieved. "That's good, I guess? At least you weren't my girlfriend before. That would make things worse."

I jerkily nod. A lump forms in my throat and I swallow it down.

We stayed like that—in uncomfortable silence.

Jungkook clears his throat to break it. "So, uh...I guess I better get going?"

I nod again. He just flashes me a smile.

He was wrong about one thing.

Being his bestfriend only made it worse.

"I’m hesitating but I’m staying here,
You don’t see how much I love it."