Chapter 2 

"Yumi!" I hug her tightly. I cried in her arms, making a minor stir in the class. The people are weird looking at me, and some are mumbling about why I am crying. The teacher glances at Yomi and me before entering the room. 

"Jia, what happened?" Yumi tapped my back and worriedly asked me.

Our teacher told Yumi to send me to the clinic. She also asked why I was crying, but I didn't answer her. My crying face is a mess. I told our teacher that I am fine and smiled faintly, then entered the room. Yumi also goes with me and sits in her chair, still looking at me worriedly. I nodded at her and went back to my chair. 

My tears didn't stop, and I kept wiping them with my hands. A white handkerchief suddenly appeared near my face, and I saw Penelope expanding her arm to give it. 

"Thank you." I bow to her after accepting the handkerchief. I use it to wipe my tears. 

The teacher only gives us an assignment because of the tight competition held in our school. The faculty is busy preparing for the event. Our section representative is Yejun Lee. In the past, I did a nasty thing to make Yejun lose in the competition, and that was because of the way he rejected me. It will happen two days from now.

"Jia! Tell me, what's wrong?" Yumi rushed into my seat after the teacher left the room. My red puffy eyes continue to have tears as I look at Yumi, who I neglected in the past. She died with me because of my selfish act. She died first in the car after the accident while I died in the ambulance. 

"I... I'm sorry." I apologized and stood up. I hold Yumi's hand and go out of the room. We went outside of the classroom and walked into the hallway. Yumi is confused while I drag her to the rooftop of our school building. 

"Can we stay here for a while?" I asked her after looking at the view and seeing the massive track and field below. There were groups of students that were practicing. The wind is blowing as I face her.

"Jia... What's happening to you?" Yumi is asking me for answers, but I can't tell her that I was back in the past and she died because of me. I'm here rewriting their fate and begging for forgiveness from the people I did wrong in the past.

I kneel before her. Yumi's face is shocked, and she looks at me with bewilderment.  

"Yumi... I am sorry that because of me you didn't participate in the contest. I am sorry that because of my selfishness, you are suffering. I am sorry for telling you my request without even asking about your feelings. I am sorry, Yumi." My voice cracked after apologizing over and over again. My tears started to flow on my face, and I hurriedly wiped them. I don't want Yumi to pity me because of my tears and forgive me easily. I look her directly in the eyes.

In the past, I told Yumi not to participate in the piano contest because I think that she doesn't need it. It was late when I realized that Yumi's dream was to be part of that international competition. The contest will be overseas, and I'd manipulated Yumi and used her kind heart to convince her not to leave me. I was a coward who was afraid to be alone again.

 Yumi became my friend because we both like art. She is the sweetest girl I've ever had and a loyal friend of mine. Yumi knows my sadness and witnesses my weakness and my fear of being alone. She loves me wholeheartedly, and I coldly use it against her. I told her foul words when she's stopping me from ruining Penelope and Yejun's lives. I didn't listen to her. I was blind by my ego and petty revenge, dragging her life and killing her in the process.

"I'm sorry for saying that you don't need it while I am a selfish brat who is cowardly and afraid to be alone. You... leaving me here is scary. I blame you for not considering my feelings and acting like a victim but Yumi... You are the best thing that happened to me. You are my best friend, and I'm sorry for pretending that I am the only one who's hurting. I know that I hurt you... So please go overseas. Pursue your dream, and I wholeheartedly support you... Like a proper friend I am." I said to her with all of my heart. I'm proud that my voice didn't crack while telling her my feelings. Yumi's face is hurting. I could feel her nervousness while listening to my words.

My knees are killing me, but I ignored it. I look at Yumi's shocked face. She's crying while listening to me. I closed my eyes and bowed my head. This lovely girl I killed in the past without realizing her pain. I hurt her the most. The cold wind makes me tremble, but Yumi's body saves me as she goes to me and hugs me tightly. We cried for a moment, and after that, I wiped her tears. 

"You silly girl! You are also important to me, Jia." She said, wearing a lovely smile, and helped me to stand up from kneeling.

"Look at your knees! You have wounds, Jia!" She cried again while worriedly checking my knees. I shake my head and hug Yumi. I know that it's only the start of my 100 days. I need to correct my mistakes, and the first person I need to kneel in apologizing to is Yumi. 

We sat on the ground, not minding the dirt. I patted Yumi's back while wiping her tears. I was worried that we would skip the class, but it doesn't matter anymore. Yumi talks to me, asking how I know that she wanted to study music in the US. It is the right opportunity since a university is offering her a course before the Piano competition. I read the letter in her email in the past but ignored it because I was selfish. I did not know that Yumi was having a hard time choosing me instead of her dream. 

"Will you be okay?" Yumi's beautiful eyes are sparkling because of the tears, and it was also slightly red. Her voice is hoarse as she asked me if I am fine.

"I told you... Me being okay or not isn't important. It would be best if you pursued your dream, and I promise to support you. Please be happy, Yumi." I whispered the last sentence and hugged her again. We stayed on the rooftop for more hours until it was already lunch break. Yumi hurriedly went to the cafeteria to buy lunch for us. I was injured, that's why she told me to stay here and wait for her. 

I am surprised when a figure of a person shows up stretching his body. He looked like he was sleeping but woke up after. I didn't know that there was another person there. I lower my gaze when I see the person standing up and walking. Because my knees are still hurting and I can't stand up. I stay in my place.

I feel him get down to his sleeping spot and walk in my direction. The exit door is near beside me. That's why I'm bowing my head so that I couldn't see his face. The converse shoes stopped near me, and two colored band-aids appeared on my face. I was startled and looked at the person who gave it to me. 

I slowly lift my gaze at him, and a handsome face of Yejun without any emotions shows up. My eyes widened after seeing him. My hand trembled, and tears started to form in my eyes. I shifted my gaze and ignored him. 

My heart beats frantically. I flinched when Yejun reached out my trembling hand and handed over the bandaids. He leaves after I already hold the bandaids in my hand. I feel the familiar heat in my chest. I breathe slowly and suck for air. The pain reduced, but the trembling didn't stop. I let out a sigh. I was terrified of seeing Yejun. I remember his crying face begging me to save Penelope and asking me to stop. His hatred towards me. I remember them all. I closed my eyes and tried to relax. I unconsciously put the bandaids in my pocket and wiped my tears after a moment of silence and solitude. I heard footsteps and Yumi, with her lovely smiles, handed me food. 

"Let's eat." 

End of chapter 2.