Lee Minho | 31

From childhood, Jisung and Minho had been inseparable. Their connection was genuine; they had never argued, and their trust knew no bounds. They met in a park and attended the same school their entire lives, so it was nearly impossible for them to drift apart. Being such close friends, they weren't part of any particular group; it was just the two of them, in their own world. And that was the last straw for Jisung. Classes were over, and it was already vacation time, the only months when they didn't see each other often. Jisung made friends from his village and started going out and sneaking out with them, developing bad habits that wouldn't help his future. Minho had noticed how Jisung no longer talked to him much or invited him out as often as before; he even ignored him. When he tried to talk to him about this, Jisung just dodged the subject and said that Minho was "exaggerating. "The two-month vacation passed, and they returned to their regular classes. Minho arrived, eagerly expecting Jisung to be waiting for him at the entrance, as he did every year. But no. He wasn't there. Instead, Jisung was in the cafeteria with his new friends, completely forgetting about Minho. Instead of feeling anger or fury, Minho felt disappointment. A sharp pang shot through his chest, and he was lost in thought. For the next few days, he tried to talk to Jisung, spend time with him, or ask him out, but Jisung always made excuses: "I'm sick" or "I have homework. "Loneliness consumed Minho's thoughts, because after all, Jisung was all he had. One day, finally having enough courage to confront this eternal distance between him and Jisung, he grabbed him during recess and took him to a secluded spot, away from his new friends. "Can you explain why you're acting like this with me? Did I do something wrong?" Minho asked desperately, fearing he would lose his friendship. Fearing he would lose Jisung, his everything.