From Afar | Winrina

01 | Secrets, Reasons, And Pink Pringles

Math has never been Minjeong's thing.

Sure, she's good at it, but it has never been one of her favorites. She doesn't know why numbers need to be so complicated. There could've been a shortcut, for all she knows. And yet, someone just have to make it harder for them.

Minjeong looked at her side, seeing how her best friend tries to keep herself from falling asleep.

"You good?" The short haired girl whispered.

Aeri glanced at her with a pout.

"It's boring."

"It sure is."

Aeri cannot stand silence, and Minjeong knows that. She knows how her friend likes to keep herself wide awake, and how she likes to be in a lively place with crowds and loud noises.

Surely one of the reasons why Aeri is so popular.

Uchinaga Aeri, how should Minjeong describe her best friend? She's the life of the party, the life of the campus, even. She's one of the most popular students in their University and everyone likes her. She has a lot of friends, whether from inside or outside of the school.

Aeri is a part of the volleyball team, which means she is really sporty. She's a model too, and the representative of the school. She's everything that everyone wants to be.

Everyone, except for Minjeong.

Minjeong and Aeri are very much the polar opposites of each other. While Aeri is the popular lively girl, Minjeong is the quiet and mysterious one. Not that she likes being mysterious, it's just that there are some things that she wants to be hidden.

Minjeong likes her private life. Nobody needs to know everything about her because it isn't necessary, that's what she says.

Unlike Aeri, Minjeong likes silence. She prefers to be alone most of the time, but that is almost impossible to happen since she seems to be surrounded with people like Aeri.

Namely Shin Ryujin and Shin Yuna.

She's not a sporty person, nor someone who has a lot of friends. In fact, she doesn't even know why Aeri decided to befriend her. They are the complete opposites, what could be the possible reason as to why she became friends with Aeri?

Aeri said, Minjeong is like an open book that nobody bothers to read.

She doesn't know if that's an insult or a compliment.

Either way, she doesn't really care.

Minjeong wants her life as it is right now. She doesn't really care about having a lot of friends or gaining popularity. Although Aeri's life looks very pleasing, Minjeong would rather stay with the way of her living.

"Wanna go with us later? Gonna hang out with friends, Ryujin and Yuna are there also." Aeri whispered beside her.

Minjeong rolled her eyes playfully as she leaned back on her chair.

"You know my answer."

"Never going to change?"

"Nope."

"It's fun."

She looked at the half Japanese girl. "I'm having more fun staying at home. So, no, thank you."

Aeri couldn't help but to sigh, knowing that she can't really persuade Minjeong to come after so many tries. "You'll be alone this weekend again?"

"I have a company."

"Who?"

"A friend."

"I hate how you make suspenseful responses."