Red Flag In Question | Winrina

26 | This Side Of Paradise

Yeji flipped her hair with a smirk.

"I know right."

After the breakfast with her friends, Winter immediately came back to the Yu's house. She greeted Karina's mother who was watching a show on the television before going upstairs.

Karina woke up when she felt an arm wrapping around her. She turned around and saw the singer smiling at her.

"Hi."

"Hi." Karina greeted softly. Their faces are just inches away from each other. Karina's hand went to cup Winter's cheek. "How was it?"

"Hmm, fine." The singer mumbled. "Better if I'm with you."

"You're cute." Karina chuckled. "Are you going to sleep?"

"I don't feel sleepy." Winter answered her. "But I wanna lay here. With you. Is that okay?"

The taller girl caressed Winter's hair. "Of course, baby."

They just laid there, staring at each other while smiling like idiots—But they don't care.

"Have I told you that you look like a model?" Winter muttered.

Karina chuckled, "Oh, yeah?"

"Yeah. You can pass as one."

"Do you want me to?"

Winter went silent, deeply thinking about the question. Karina just watched her with a smile, adoring how her baby took the question seriously.

"The world deserves to see how beautiful you are," The singer spoke after a minute of silence. "But at the same time, I'd like to keep you for myself only."

Her eyebrows furrowed, "Is that bad?"

"It's not. Well, for me, Definitely not." Karina answered immediately. "I'm yours, Winter."

'...And forever will be.'

Karina thought that she's going crazy when that idea crossed her mind. Being with Winter forever? Isn't that a little too much? She doesn't even know what the future might bring.

She doesn't know if what she's feeling for Winter right now, is something she would feel for a very long time. Or if it would actually last forever.

The only thing that she is sure of is that what she's feeling for Winter is very different from what she have felt before,

And she wants to keep feeling it. Forever.

"What are you thinking?" Winter asked when she noticed Karina's silence.

"I am thinking..." The taller girl trailed off, brushing her thumb on Winter's cheek. "I am thinking if this would last forever."

"Are you unsure?" The singer asked softly.

When Karina just stared at her, she smiled.

"Nothing lasts forever, baby." She said, pulling Karina close. "But what we're feeling right now, is something that grows, and for me..."

She tucked the strands of hair behind Karina's ear.

"I don't think I can ever stop this from growing, Karina."

The taller girl giggled. "You're down so bad."

Winter chuckled. "I'm not going to deny that."

"Don't worry," Karina leaned close, placing a kiss on Winter's lips. "I am, too."

She then smiled at the singer.

"I'd like to stay with you, for as long as this feeling grows."

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Ningning: We're going there, sis.

Giselle: We're on our way to your house, Karina.

Minju: You better get your ass out of your bed 'cause we're coming.

Ryujin: Soooo, we're going to your house, I guess. Don't ask me why. I'm just getting dragged here.

"Oh, shit." Karina sat up from the bed as soon as she saw the messages on the group chat. She then glanced at the girl beside her.

Winter is peacefully sleeping. The singer eventually slept after telling that she wouldn't.

Karina doesn't mind having Winter in her room, like not at all. But the thing is, her friends are coming, and she still hasn't told them that she and Winter are okay now.

All they know is that Karina suddenly left the party and didn't text them for two days.

"Sweetie?"

Karina heard her Mom call her. She stood up from the bed and opened the door.

"Yes, Mom?"

"Your friends are here." Tiffany said, glancing inside the room. "Winter is asleep?"

"Yeah." Karina muttered. "I'll go down in a bit, Mom."

Tiffany nodded at her before walking away. Karina closed the door and approached Winter. She crouched down beside the bed, lifted her hand up to caress Winter's face.

"Baby," Karina softly called. The singer didn't open her eyes, but she held Karina's hand that was caressing her cheek.

"Hmm?"

"I'll go downstairs, okay? My friends are here."

"Hmm." Winter nodded subtly.

Karina smiled and kissed Winter's forehead before leaving the room. She went downstairs and saw her friends standing in the middle of their house.

"Why are you all standing there?" Karina asked as she approached them.

"Now, we're talking." Giselle rolled her eyes on her. "I thought you already forgot about us."

"Why would I?"

"You didn't text us for two days straight, Karina. And you just left the party without telling us." Minju said.

"We were worried, you know!" Ningning exclaimed.

Karina sighed. "Okay, I'm sorry. I was too preoccupied so I kinda forgot about it."

"What made you so preoccupied that you can't even manage to text us even once?" The Japanese asked.

"I'll...I'll explain that later. But can you please answer my question first? Why are you standing here? Why not just sit in the living room?" Karina glanced around. "And where did Ryujin go?"

"We wanted to barge into your room." Minju answered her.

"Why?"

"Why not?" The Chinese asked.

"I'm here, Karina!" Ryujin exclaimed. Karina's eyes widened when she realized where Ryujin went. "And apparently, Winter is here too. That's nice!"

The taller girl slowly turned to look at her friends.

Minju has her arms crossed, Ningning is raising an eyebrow on her, and Giselle looks really confused.

"So, this is why you're not texting." Minju said.

"Explain." Ningning added.

Giselle glanced at the two, before turning to Karina. "Every single thing."

Before Karina could even speak, Winter's voice was heard from upstairs.

"Baby?"

Karina could only facepalm as Minju, Ningning, and Giselle spoke in chorus.

"Now."