had probably been five years but the memory of it all still hurt your heart. The cool breeze blew and the smell of the water mixed with the smell of food coming from the restaurants. You were waiting for Jong-dae to come back. Yixing had told you to go on the date to fulfill your promise to Jong-dae and honestly you felt it was the right thing to do. The memory of how he comforted you when your father died had made things so clear for you. Jong-dae was your best friend in the world and, despite having slept with him, you understood that was all you really wanted him to be. He was the one that made you laugh when you were upset and comforted you inout there with him next to you. He wrapped his hand around yours and he lightly tugged you so you could walk with him. You two had walked all the way down to the end of the pathway when you tripped and dropped your ice cream. You looked at it, your mouth open wide.
"Damn it." you said pouting.
Jong-dae laughed at you and said,
"Here, you can have some of mine."
You took a bite from his and laughed wiping around your mouth because of the extra ice cream. He pulled out a napkin from his pocket and wiped your face for you. The both of you continued walking and talking about everything until you made it back to the garden maze. You walked in together trying to remember the way