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Chapter 40

"Do you wanna go back there?" Yeji asks while lifting her arm and offering her open hand to Jisu, which the girl took almost immediately, no longer with any hint of hesitation or doubt, as their hands locked with one another, their fingers fitting perfectly within the spaces between them.

"Sure," Jisu answered with a playful eyeroll and the left corner of her mouth curling up slightly, as the two made their way to join their friends once more, hoping to dance the night away in what could only be described as a moment of euphoria, their bodies still surging with dopamine while the taste of each others lips still lingered on, the memory of the kiss they shared only a few minutes ago forever engraved into their minds.

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"U-unnie ... a-are you sure about this?" Chaeryeong nervously asked, as they slowly pulled up to a place that the three younger kids recognized almost immediately, and if it weren't for Jisu being blindfolded at the request of the silver haired girl, she would certainly recognize where they were at too.

"Chaeryeong-ah, you're making me nervous," Jisu whined, though still trying her best to keep her cool.

If Yeji was being completely honest with herself, she would answer no to Chaeryeong's question, as she nervously tapped the steering wheel with her restless fingers. But they were already here, and although a small part of Yeji was anxious and slightly questioning why she chose to do this, a large part of her believed this was for the best.

"It's okay. I think it'll be fine," Ryujin whispered from the passenger seat beside Yeji, noticing her best friend's nervousness as she placed her hand on the older girl's shoulder, while Yuna did the same for Jisu behind them.

Yeji let out a deep sigh as she carefully reversed her car into an open parking spot in the basement, before stopping the car and turning off the engine.

"I heard that, Yeji-ya," Jisu complained upon hearing the older girl's sigh. "And it's not making me feel any better."

"It's okay unnie. Trust in Yeji, okay?" Yuna comforted with her usual bright tone, though Ryujin could immediately tell how nervous her girlfriend was too.

The 5 got out of the car, with Chaeryeong carefully guiding Jisu, making sure the shorter girl wouldn't bump her head on her way out.

"A-am I still not allowed to take this thing off??" Jisu asked. 

And almost instantaneously, she felt a hand gently take hold of hers. A hand that was slightly bigger than hers, and rougher, but a hand that was able to comfort her uneasiness the second it touched her own.

"We're almost there," Yeji calmly spoke, and though Jisu couldn't see, she knew from the girl's voice that that there was a warm smile on the older girl's face, and that was enough for her to completely put her trust in the silver haired girl.

They carefully entered the building from the basement entrance, with Yeji holding onto Jisu's hand tightly, taking slow and steady steps to make sure Jisu would feel at ease as much as possible.

The eldest took out a keycard from the chest pocket of her blazer, showing it to the security guard that was stationed by the entrance of the lobby, before they entered the elevator and slowly made their way up the building.

"H-have I been here before?" Jisu suddenly asked much to the surprise of the other 4.

"Hey no peeking unnie!" Yuna replied immediately.

"I'm not!" Jisu quickly denied. "I-it's just ... it feels really familiar. The sound of the elevator, the smell of it. I-it doesn't feel new ... ..."

"...You'll see soon enough," Yeji calmly responded, playfully patting the shorter girl's head as if to say she's doing a great job.

After getting off the elevator and arriving in front of the door to their destination, Yeji turned to look at the other 3, wanting a final confirmation or some sort of conviction that what she was about to do wasn't the dumbest thing she had ever done.