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"alright kids... remember come hom early... have fun." she said once they stepped out of the restaurant. boki walked next to jooheon as they both had their hands in each of their jacket/coat.

the night was cold indeed. it was december's midterm vacation. it was three long weeks. "your mom-

"i know. she's crazy, please forgive her-

jooheon looked at her with confused eyes. "no... i was about to say she's cool. i really... like her."

boki glanced at him with confused eyes. "really? do you?"

he nodded, a sweet smile appearing on his lips as his dimples showed up almost immediately. boki stumbled with a small rock on the road, since her eyes diverted to his face, specifically to his dimples and she got distracted.

"yah... look your way, you gonna get hurt." hopefully, he didn't realize she was distracted because of him.

the lookout was on the distance. it was up hill, they walked next to each other in silence. it was a comfortable silence though.

he glanced at her for a second but then returned his eyes to the road. she did the same. it seemed as if he wanted to say something, but would regret always and change his mind last minute.

"do you like the work so far?" she decided to ease his nerves a bit. he nodded eagerly.

"i do... actually, i am wanted to thank you for it."

"me?" she asked pointing to herself, eyes widened. jooheon just nodded.

"yeah well... - he started, as he scratched the back of his head - if it weren't- he wanted to say it. to confess it to her.

if it wasn't for you, i wouldn't have decided go back to college, take seriously my life, study and be someone. if it wasn't for you, i wouldn't have this job, which is way better than i deserve, with a good pay, flexible schedules and a nice boss that respects me. if it wasn't for you... i wouldn't feel less alone in the world.

"uh?" she asked when he stayed shut for a second. she noticed he stopped walking and was now just looking at her with widened eyes, as if he was realizing something just now.

"jooheon?"

he blinked twice as he cleared his throat, he looked around and realized they've reached the highest point of the look out. "wah look at that!" he said pointing behind her. she followed him confused.

he changed the topic, because that's what cowards do. and he was a coward.

he would never confess this to someone, because as soon as he trusts his feelings and open up to someone, that someone would always leave.

"ah so pretty." she said with a big smile. they both approached the rail.

the view was stunning, the city lights reflected on the pitch-black water, that looked like a cute pond with the mountains surrounding it.

there was also view to the harbor and the small commercial complex around, with every other shop. they both smiled at the view.

"ah... air is different up here." boki said, jooheon quickly agreed.

he turned to look at her for a short second but when their eyes met, he quickly looked away towards the water. boki thought he was acting weird but decided to not give it too much importance.

"this is my first time in a lookout."

"really?" she looked excited. he just nodded. "i don't know... i used to not appreaciate places like these." it seemed a sad memory flashed. she wanted to ask but didn't dare.