The Most Distant Course
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My mom called the other day. The usual questions pop up, how was the concert, am I feeling well, have I eaten yet, how were my 2 pets doing. But one thing she seems to conveniently neglect was to ask about my dear friend, Hwanhee. I saw him last during that contract signing. I know Hwanhee didn't hate me, but it wasn't like he was happy either. It not that we aren't friends in private, but we weren't very close either. And what I did merely worsen the case. If Hwanhee was slightly reserved before, he's all clamp up now. If there was one thing that improved, it was that he's definitely become a good actor when surrounded by questions. Ask him about how he felt during that time, and he'd give you a bad weather's parable. Correct, but not that accurate.
Hwanhee still treats me as a friend (thank god!). He still laughs at my jokes. He still smiles when amuse. He still ignores me as he pleases, but gets very attentive when he's bored. But I know what I did crossed our boundaries. He shouldn't have forgiven me. It was meant for us to separate. But he's very stubborn and defied what was apt for that time. We tried to retain our friendship you see, but despite our greatest efforts, we're just what you call today as awkward friends.