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I followed Yoosung around the campus, listening intently as he explained what every room was for, what clubs did what, who his favourite teachers were- today, he had invited me for a tour of his college. I happily agreed, content with tailing him around as he animatedly explained everything in sight. Eventually, he took me up the stairs, to the small rooftop garden there. We sat on a bench, looking up at the sky and talking contentedly, when suddenly, a realization came over me.

"...What are you studying to be? I don't think you've told me."

Yoosung smiled at me, laughing a bit.

"I haven't actually told many people about it."

I stiffened, feeling like I crossed a line, desperately trying to backpedal.

"I- Sorry. I didn't know. I'll drop it."

He lifted his hand, shaking his head, still smiling.

"No, It's okay. I want to tell you!"

I felt a comforting warmth swelling in my chest, so I just nodded as I watched him take a slow breath, smiling sadly to himself.

"Well... When I was younger, and Rika was still alive, she had a puppy named Sally..."

I felt my body begin to tense, and I mentally cursed myself. I shouldn't be surprised it had to do with her- she was his biggest inspiration, his strength, and courage. Amidst the rapidly growing fear within my stomach, I felt a flare of jealousy, though I pushed it back, confused as to what it meant. I tried to control my breathing, not wanting to allow Yoosung to see me panicking over her.

"When Sally was about 7 years old, she got cataracts, and Rika refused to pay for the surgery. Sally became blind, and ended up running into the street and got hit by a car." Yoosung sighed sadly, rubbing his thumb over his knuckles slowly. "Rika... Rika was really depressed about it. She blamed herself, saying that if she had just let her get the surgery, Sally would have been happy and lived. I couldn't stand seeing her like that- I tried to tell her that it wasn't her fault, and she couldn't have known that Sally wasn't happy. So," a weak smile curved onto his lips as he clenched his hands, "I vowed to become a veterinarian. To make sure nobody had to feel the same way Rika did about Sally."

He turned to me slowly, his eyebrows knitting together as he saw me shaking slightly, my eyes wide, eyebrows pinched together in the middle with distress.

"Saeran?"

I took in a slow breath, holding back the tears that I wanted to allow to stream down my cheeks. Watching this boy talk about someone, regarding her so highly, without having a semblance of an idea as to who she really was- it was shattering me inside. I felt such pity for him, as well as a powerful sense of guilt.

"...Saeran?"

I shook my head, forcing a smile onto my face.

"I think you'll be an amazing veterinarian, Yoosung."

He grinned at me, his hair brushing gently over his cheeks as the breeze picked up around us.

"Thank you, Saeran! It makes me really happy that you think that!"

I nodded slowly, swallowing down the lump in my throat. I couldn't quell the regret that had taken me over- how could I live with this? Being the friend of someone so beautiful, and kind, and pure, when there are so many secrets I have to keep? So many things I just can't bear to tell him?

I looked up at him, watching as he smiled brightly, watching a flock of birds flying into the sunset, and I felt my heart constrict in my chest, my hand resting over it in a feeble attempt to soften the pain.

I couldn't tell him.

I can't be the one to destroy his dreams.

This chapter made me really sad to write because I can only imagine how hard it would be to keep listening to talk about Rika after everything she'd done but being unable to explain cause you dont wann hurt bb yoosung ;0;

Ow, my soul

~Pixil-8