Chapter 1: The Plot Begins
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Chapter 1 - The Plot Begins
Im Nayeon is your average high school student, with average high school problems. Well.. not so average. She’s trying to make everything up to her friends. Ex friends. She made a lot of mistakes, or as some would put it, she wronged her friends. The problem is, they avoid her at all costs, and she doesn't know how to talk to them. I don't blame her. I wouldn't know either, but maybe I’m biased. After all, I am Hirai Momo, her best and only friend, and what would she say?
“Hey, so I know I was horrible to you, but we should be friends again.”
That wouldn't work. Besides, remember how I mentioned they all avoid her? They avoid me too. It’d be hard to get them back, for many reasons.
1. Sana and Mina have each other, and they have no reason to take us back. Plus, they view me as a sister turned traitor.
2. Chaeyoung has a new group of friends and has no interest in rejoining her old group.
3. Dahyun was no longer the Dubu we all used to know. She was Kim Dahyun, international superstar in her group, ITZY, under JYP Entertainment, the agency we were all signed under before we took a break. A break that stretched from 1 week, to 1 month, to 1 year.
4. Jeongyeon and Jihyo are always on guard when they’re around us. I don't blame them either, really. After all, we excluded and stabbed them both in the back. I think they miss us too though.
5. And Tzuyu. The one who risked it all trying to keep the group together, hoping that we would come back, and everything would be fixed. She’ll probably be the hardest to get back.
So, why are we such monsters, and why did we do whatever we did?
Honest answer, I don't know. I regret it, and I wish we didn't think that we would be happier and popular. I think we thought if it was just Nayeon and I we would be better and we would rule our school, and we would be even more popular than we were. What a bunch of bullshit. A bunch of childish bullshit. I mean it worked, but not in the way we expected. I think we thought it would all blow over and nobody would find out what we’d do not to leave our friends behind, but everyone did, and we now rule in fear. Definitely not how we planned it.
How did we turn our friends against us?
We lied. We made rumors, went out without them, excluded them from plans and told people their secrets. I think we deserve the titles of monsters. I understand why people say Nayeon knows everything about everyone. She doesn't, but Angel of Secrets is the nickname she gained from this. Sometimes I feel bad for her, but then I remember that I was also a part of the scheme. Our only true friends now are Bae Joohyun (Irene), Kim Yeri, Kim Jennie, Kim Jisoo and Jeon Somi. Somi is our only mutual friend that we have left that connects us to our old group.
Twice.
Our old group. We were best friends, in a girl group together, making music, enjoying life, and then everything tore us apart, so our agency announced we would go on a break. Our fans said they would wait, but I'm not sure how long they will.
I think Nayeon regrets it. The whole thing. I get it. So we made another plan, to get our old group back. The only problem is the fact that they hate us, which is understandable. I sometimes lay awake at night, thinking about it, wishing I had them back. So now, I’m writing this to remember everything. To record our plot. The plot to get our friends back.
***
“Momo! Stop writing and talk to me! We need to make a plan!”
I spun around in the chair to face a relatively stressed Nayeon, hair frizzy and bare faced.
“Just try talking to them!”
She looked at me as though I’d just suggested she kill her dog. I may as well have to be honest.
“Are you kidding? They won't talk to me, or you, and Somi refuses to get involved! How am I supposed to talk to them!”
“Maybe start clearing up your reputation with everyone else and unblock them on everything? Make yourself less of a villain at TDOONG. I don't know. Add them all on snapchat, see who adds you back and text them..”
I know I’m thinking out loud, I do it a lot, but Nayeon’s used to it by now. I hope she is at least.
As I look over at her, I can see her thinking it through, before she finally looks up from the floor and nods silently at me.
I’ve always been the reason in our friendship, most of the time, anyway.
She beckons me over, and we sit on her bed, and I peer over her shoulder as she unlocks it and opens snapchat. She unblocks all of them, before adding them all;
penguin.myouimi_na
by_sana
sonchae_yy
_hyohyo
itz.dahyunnn
Jeo_ng_piece
withtzu
After adding them all, she closed snapchat and opened instagram, where she’d unfollowed them all. They’d blocked her this time, so she followed them, but was put on request. She also followed Dahyun’s public account and ITZY’s official account before turning her phone off. I did the same, except, none of them had blocked me. Strange. I had hurt them just as much as Nayeon, especially Sana and Mina, yet they haven't blocked me..
We put our phones to one side when we were done, and went back to our regular conversation, but I couldnt help but glance at my phone every few seconds, waiting for something to happen. Nothing did. Until Nayeon’s screen flashed up, and then mine did the same.
Jihyo지효
@_hyohyo
Added you back! Say hi!
We both looked at each other in stunned silence for a moment, before our phones buzzed again.
Jihyo지효 sent you a chat!
More stunned silence followed this. Nayeon finally broke the silence, saying,
“So, what do we do now?”
“Read it, I guess.”
Jihyo지효
Hello?
hii
Do you want something?
I couldn't help but wince at the screen. One of my ex best friends, being so casually cold towards me, it just gave me the chills. I think Nayeon got a similar message by the look on her face. We met eyes as she voiced what we were both thinking.
“This is going to be hard..”
Chapter 2: Sharp as Ice
Summary:
What happened to not stressing?
Notes:
yayyyy, i'm back with the next chapter!
I hope you enjoy it, and ill see you at the end!
happy reading:)
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Chapter 2 - Sharp as Ice
The next day we walked into the cafeteria to an unusual sight. Six girls sat together, talking in hushed voices, looking around the room as though they were worried someone would see them. Even Dahyun and Chaeyoung were there. I ignored it. There was no point in stressing about it. Of course, Nayeon did not ignore it.
“Do you think they’re talking about us?”
“I don't know.”
“But if you had to make a guess, do you think they're talking about us?”
“Probably..?”
“Oh shit..”
“Well I wouldn't be surprised, we literally added all of them on snapchat last night, and just because we don’t talk to them doesn't mean they don't talk to each other.”
“Chaeyoung and Dahyun are there though!”
“And?” I acted like I didn't understand what she was saying, but I did, deep down.
Dahyun and Chaeyoung had new friends. Dahyun had joined ITZY, a largely popular group, and she spent all of her time with them, and never really interacted with any of us, especially Nayeon and I. Her dreams were crushed when Twice went on a break, and we all knew we would never return as a full group. Dahyun decided to chase her dreams with a different group, and became the sixth member of ITZY. She sits with them every day, and we don't know her anymore.
Chaeyoung’s the same. She already had other friends, but joined them fully when we all broke apart. She shares most of her classes with them, because they’re all art and music students, but she’s still in our homeroom. She only really speaks to Mina.
But now they're all sitting there, whispering. Whispering. I say all, but it isn't all of them, and I find myself scanning the room for signs of the other girl.
“Momo!”
I felt myself snap out of my thoughts. What happened to not stressing?
“Sorry, hi.”
“Should we sit with them?”
“No.”
“But we need to make an effort!”
“What makes you think they want us there, Nayeon?” I feel my words, and realise their harshness as soon as they come out of my mouth, sharp as glass.
I can see her thinking before she silently agrees and goes to sit with our friends on the table next to our former friends, but I don't miss the subtle hurt in her eyes. As we sit down, Somi gets up, and beckons me over.
“Do you know what’s happening with them?” She says, gesturing towards the secretive girls.
“I’m not sure, but I think they’re talking about Nayeon and I.”
“I think so too.” The voice rings cold in my ear, and a pit forms in my stomach as I turn to face Jeongyeon.
Found her.
“J-Jeongyeon.. Sorry, am I in your way?” Any remaining confidence I have leaves, and everything rushes back.
***
The day started out, normal as ever, my conscience filled with minor guilt of what Nayeon and I had done last night. None of them would find out, anyway. Roseanne wouldn’t tell anyone, nor would Jennie. They were smarter than that.
What happened last night? We told two girls everything private about our friends, and spoke bad of them. Nayeon convinced me to do it, but thinking back on it I shouldn't have gone along with it, I guess.
When I got to school, lots of people were talking to me, more than usual, and some people were being nicer to me, but it's not worth worrying about. People are allowed second chances, but a small voice in my head tells me that I’m not allowed anymore.
Shut up.
I walk over to Sana and Mina and hug them both. They don’t really reciprocate the same amount of happiness to see me, as I do to them, but I brush it off. Everyone is allowed to have a rough day.
“Is Nayeon with you?” The question shatters the silence, temporarily stunning me.
“Uhm, no? Why is everything okay?”
“No reason.” Sana says quietly, but I can tell that there’s a reason.
Mina brightens up and the peculiar moment is gone as soon as it started.
“Should we go in?” She asks, ignoring what just happened.
I pull myself together before saying, “Yes, sure!”
As we walk in we see Jihyo and she starts walking with us. She greets us all, before exchanging a quick glance with both Mina and Sana, and they quickly make eye contact with her, nodding slightly, quick enough for nobody else around them to notice, but I did. They can’t know.
We arrived at our homeroom, where Dahyun was sitting talking to Tzuyu, and Jeongyeon was reading quietly. The room was reassuringly quiet, until Chaeyoung burst in with a huge canvas and backpack, breaking the ambience of lowered chat and page turning.
“It’s so heavy!! Why did I choose art?”
“Chae!” Dahyun exclaimed, before running over to help her.
While they tried to move Chaeyoung’s art project, I walked over to Jeongyeon.
“Hey Jeongyeon unnie!
She looked up at me, and for a split second, I thought I saw anger in her eyes, before she smiled and said hi back to me. We chatted about the book she was reading for a little while, before someone hugged me from behind, and covered my eyes, while giggling.
“Guess who?”
I already knew who.
“Nayeon unnie?”
Jeongyeon got up to hug her, and whispered something to her, before smiling and sitting down again. Jeongyeon continued like nothing had happened, and began talking to me again, while Nayeon's face froze, in what I can only describe as fear. I excused myself from the conversation with the intention of talking to Nayeon, but before I could, our teacher walked in, Ms Hwang.
After attendance I tried to talk to Nayeon again, but she muttered something about being sick, before picking up her bag and rushing out of the classroom. I ended up walking to maths with Tzuyu, and we chatted about being excited for our new album, Dance The Night Away. We were joking about everything, but I couldn't take my mind off of the image of Nayeon’s terror-filled face.
Lost deep in thought, I walked straight into someone. None other than Yoo Jeongyeon.
“I’m so sorry Momo you were in my way!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, I should've been looking!”
We went our separate ways and I felt my phone buzz in my pocket. A text from Nayeon flashed up on the screen. I opened it and my heart dropped immediately.
I know what you did. To me, to Momo and to all the others.
Manipulator.
Shit.
***
“Yeah, you’re always in my way, aren’t you?” She said, pushing past me to sit with the others.
Notes:
..a little bit of backstory..
anyways, i'll see you in the next chapter, bye bye!
-zoe louise 😊🤍
2namisana on Chapter 2 Tue 29 Aug 2023 08:31AM UTC
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