Seven struggled with the codes on his visual display unit.

When he had programmed the diary app, he had used random numbers for encryption, so it was hard, even for him, to trace the passlock.

With a failed attempt yesterday, and having submitted his resignation letters today, Seven sat down at his desk, this time with the determination that he will not sleep until he got this done.

I wonder if she's asleep now...

After a quick glance at the CCTV footage, he turns back to his program.

Saeran had stepped out at one point, peering over to his side while he tried to crack the codes with all his might.

I miss her so much...

And it's barely been a week.

How am I going to be sane without her?

When he sees Saeran place some coffee and sandwiches on the desk, he apologises for snapping at his brother the day before.

A small smile is plastered on Saeran's face, and he gives a little nod in reply.

"You can do it."

"Yeah. I will."

And 15 hours later, the very first log is enough to break him down.

••• 

Sometimes, even though you lose the will to go on with life, you are forced to go on.

You'd yank yourself up from bed, take a stupid shower, put some damn clothes on, and drag yourself to school, or work, whichever.

After a tiring day, I come to the comfort of the apartment and take a shower before I head to the kitchen to have some bagels.

There is no point to go on, and yet, I have no choice.

Three bagels disappear by the time there is a rough knock on my door.

Slouching, I open the door to be welcomed by Saeran Choi.

"May I come in?" He asks, and when I move away, he steps in.

"I came to tell you that your diary app got hacked into." He has to say after he takes a seat and I offer him a bagel.

"My.. How did you know I have a diary app?"

"That's not important. Can I use your computer system?" He asks. When I give him a nod, he wipes his hand on a tissue and walks to the system.

"Saeran, what's going on?" I ask, watching him type some things on the computer.

"Gimme a second." He says.

Seconds pass by, probably even minutes, before he pokes my shoulder.

"See that?"

"Yeah?" I ask, peering over to the screen.

"It traces back to Saeyoung's apartment."

I squint my eyes at Saeran.

"Eh? Who would hack from there? Unless... Saeran, did you hack into-"

"I cannot BELIEVE you, you're just like Saeyoung!" He cries. He then notices the smile forming on my face that I try to hide.

"I didn't mean it as a compliment." He tries to say as calmly as possible.

"Saeyoung is reading your journal. See?"

Seven?

When I look at the last log, it shows that it had been last accessed 2 minutes ago.

"Seven is reading my diary log? Wait- SEVEN IS READING MY DIARY?" I end up yelling really loud and grab my phone as fast as I can.

I can't let him read it!

I can't, I can't...

"Oh Lord, why is he hacking into an app he made? Saeran, please ask him to stop!"

"Why would I ask him to stop when I'm the one who urged him to hack into it?"

I shoot a glare at him, confused.

"Why would you do that?" I cry, opening the app.

Saeran opens his mouth to answer, but before that, I hear my phone giving a small beep.

That's strange... I could have sworn I stopped after thirteen logs...

So when I notice an untitled log appearing at the end, I glance back up at Saeran.

He has a small smile on his face before he urges me to continue reading. One by one, words begin to appear on the screen, and I realise that somebody is typing a new log in the app.

"Hey... It's me. Seven."

My eyes go wide, and my fingers begin to tremble as I watch the way the word 'Seven' gets erased.

"Saeyoung."

"It's me. Saeyoung."

"Saeran, what's going on?" I ask, looking up at him.

"Saeyoung was breaking by himself, you know." He lets me know. "He needs you, probably even more than you think you need him."

"I know I have a lot of things to apologise for, but I'll tell you the most important thing first."

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you something very important all along."

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you that I love you."

"Saeran, I have to go to him!"

He gives a nod in response, and I glance back at the screen.

"I want to slap myself so many times for what I did, and I know that you would never be able to forgive me. I wouldn't forgive myself either."

"He's blaming himself... Please tell him to stop, it's not his fault..."

"You tell him."

"But I can only hope that you understand that I did it for you. To make sure you're safe... But I know I should have been more thoughtful about the way I chose my words."

"I'm going right now," I say, grabbing my purse. "Lock up the apartment for me!"

"No, you're not. Keep that purse right here."

"I love you so much that it's insane"

"Eh?" My voice comes out shaky, but when he pulls out a pair of car keys from his pocket, I drop the purse immediately.

"I can't think straight, and I can't stop wondering what you're doing, I can't stop looking at the CCTV hoping that you'd randomly pass by..."

"Saeyoung will kill me for taking one of his cars without telling him, especially since I don't even have a driver's license. But that's not important, we're hitting the road right now!" He says, switching off the lights and I follow him outside.

"I'm so sorry for breaking your heart that way..."

"Saeran, why are you doing this?" I cry, watching the way he punches the buttons to the lift. Cursing under his breath, he motions for me to follow him and we race down the flight of stairs.

"I'm so sorry for hacking into this."

"I told you, didn't I? It's kinda my fault you both are in this mess. I owe you, and this is my way of returning the favour for you two."

"I'm sorry for hurting your feelings."

"Are you ready?" Saeran asks, and I nod after fastening my seat belt.

"I'm sorry for making you cry."

The next thing I know, Saeran starts the engine, and the race-car speeds up; Meanwhile, I try to keep calm as more of Seven's words kept on getting typed into my log.

"How I wish I could do something in return for the love of my life."

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a/n; heavy BREATHING---

oml u guys idk if i mentioned this before but my goal for this book was to let at least one of the readers be so excited about this book that they would fangirl about it to their friends or sth lol een wyd--//slapped//

also, if anyone is confused about this chapter, the parts in bold and italic are the ones that Seven is writing after he hacked in AHHHHHHH