~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~26~

"Of course. You planning to stay over?"

"Absolutely yes. I know you'll fall into your studying black hole the moment I leave so I'll stay over for tonight."

"You know where everything is so... do whatever you want."

She happily got up and opened my closet, only to be surprised by the double amount of clothes in there, some of them not being mine. She wiggled her eyebrows to tease me and I threw my pillow at her. She laughed in her terrifyingly hilarious way that I always make fun of and she went to my bathroom to change into her pyjamas.

When she was finally done with everything, I was already on my bed, waiting for a call from a certain someone. Bora lied down next to me and watched me focus on my screen like an addict.

"Why exactly are you indulged into your phone like that?"

"I'm waiting for a call. I'm sure you know from who."

"You know that it's possible that she probably fell asleep and forgot, right?"

"No no, she always calls me when we're away from eachother."

"That's so cheesy.."

"Stop acting like you're not like that when it comes to Siyeon."

"My Singsing is so much better than your Jiu or whatever you call that poor girl."

"Let's not start that because you know I'd win."

"At least the way we got together was better than you two."

"It's literally the same like us. You guys fucked on my couch while we were upstairs.."

"Y-you guys heard that??"

"Only I did. That's why I played the guitar so Minji wouldn't hear your fucking moans. Was Siyeon that good? Damn.."

"Stop, this is so embarrassing.."

Sua buried her face in my pillow and screamed every time I mentioned something from that night. I kept on teasing her about that until I finally got a message.

’minjwi‘
→hey hyeonie, im sorry i didn't call you but im just so tired
→i will see you tomorrow okay?
→love you lotssss
→goodnight babyy

’kimyooh‘
it's okayy i love you too jiji←
goodnight my love←

I sighed in defeat and put my phone under my pillow. Bora looked at me and cuddled up in my arms, hugging me like a bear.

"Uh Yooh, this is not cheating right?"

"No if we don't kiss. And I'm definitely not letting your pretty lips near my face."

She jokingly leaned to my face with a pout and I smacked her head, making us both laugh when she suddenly started attacking me like a child.

"It's fine if we hug Bora, just like we've always hugged. We're not doing everything with any intentions to cheat, so I don't see a problem."

"Guess you are right. But I'm sure Sing and Minji probably kiss when we're not around."

"Okay stop, you're making me worried now."

We joked around for a bit but soon, it was only my silent voice being heard while Bora was long asleep because of my storytelling. I looked at her one last time and smiled to myself.

Yes, I did love it when I cuddled with her. She's my short, loud and cute best friend that I adored so much, but her cuddles were nowhere near like Minji's cuddles. Bora has been my best friend for a few years now and our way of things has always been different than most best friends. The way we talked, the things we shared, the way we acted - it was just how we have always been.

I've always found comfort and safety in her presence like no one else, but this has changed now - for the both of us. The kind of comfort we see in eachother wasn't the same one as with our lovers. She had Siyeon and I had Minji, our own amazing girlfriends that we loved and cherished a lot.

I repositioned myself in a more comfortable way and slowly fell asleep under the covers of my comfy bed, with Bora's soft snores coming out from her mouth like a little melody. I was lucky to have encountered such person. Lucky enough to have her as a best friend.

Leaving the country will be harder than I thought.

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