~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~22~

Yoohyeon scoffed and we all looked at Chaewon slowly turn her head towards Yoohyeon in fear.

"Electric chair you say?"

"YOOHYEON!?"

Chaewon left her phone on the couch and fell to the ground to bow and apologize.

"I'm so sorry for calling you a boulder, I didn't know you woke up!"

We all laughed at her and Chaewon happily went over to hug Yoohyeon. I felt a deadly glare from Bora and Siyeon and awkwardly scratched my neck. I saw Siyeon mouth "Her too?" and I just shrugged, not knowing what to say.

Everyone welcomed Yoohyeon back and we spoke about stuff that happened while she was asleep and everyone was curious to what she dreamt of while she was asleep.

"So you didn't wander off in a different world while sleeping?"

"Chae, that only happens in movies. I was mainly dreaming a lot of the stuff that I overheard you guys talk about but it didn't make any sense, because I was camping with everyone one moment and cosplaying as a blooming cactus another."

"Well that's disappointing."

"Hey, at least I traveled to LA and met Kim Kardashian!"

"Why... her?"

"It's a weird story.."

Yoohyeon answered everyone's questions and I listened to everything she had to say. I remembered the small occurrence I had the day she came back alive and what happened and thought of asking her, but for some reason I didn't do it. Yoohyeon felt that I wanted to say something, but didn't know what was stopping me.

"Jiu? Are you going to ask me something?"

"N-Not really.."

"Don't you want to know something?"

"Well.. I want to ask you in private."

I heard slight squealing from everyone around us and them acting like little girls. I got a bit embarrassed and Yoohyeon giggled and pat my head.

"You can ask me later then. Also, where are Yoojung and Sakura?"

"Yoojung went on a business trip and will be back in a few days, but Sakura.. I have no ide-"

"Oh, she's at my house, probably sleeping."

Chaewon spoke out of nowhere and we all looked at her, surprised by her comment. She realized what she said and dramatically bit her bottom lip and facepalmed herself. Yoohyeon raised an eyebrow and was about to speak, but Chaewon quickly excused herself and left first before she got demolished to death by Yoohyeon's glare.

"Don't tell me these two have something going on."

"Not trying to disappoint you baby, but I think they do."

We all sighed at the same time and laughed afterwards. Soon, everyone had to leave and it was only me left with Yoohyeon. I was telling her about an article I read about cats but she stopped me to ask me about earlier.

"Are you going to say what you wanted to tell me privately?"

"It's kind of weird and hard to believe, but.. It felt like you were beside me on 'that' day. It was like you were infront of me and you just stood there, making sure I was okay.."

"You.. felt that?"

"Wait what-!? So you actually were with me? How!?"

"I don't really remember it well, but it was... very confusing. I could see everything and everyone as if I was a spirit walking around the hospital, but couldn't talk nor touch anyone. I saw you standing far away from everyone, curled up in your own space and I really, really wanted to hug you. I couldn't stand watching you be sad and alone. It looked like you were.. crying for love. I really wanted to be with you and tried to touch your face and I somehow did. You even felt my presence and called my name. I couldn't leave you alone after that. I had to wake up and be with you."