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21: Payback

Minji's POV

What was happening with the women of this world? Were they all going crazy? Only that explained the enormous mess that my day had been. How could things turn upside down in such a short time? Obviously I had a good amount of blame in the situation, but maybe I had forgotten the consequences that it could cause.

After Scarlet's rejection I was returning to the loneliness of my apartment. Arriving there I threw my shoes in a corner of the living room, and lay down on the soft couch, taking a deep breath trying to calm my brain that processed too much information in a short span of time.

I was trying to understand the reason for Scarlet rejecting me. I didn't remember anything that I could've done to cause such anger in the woman. Has she seen me with someone? Has she seen me with Hanni? No, no. Very unlikely, Hanni and I had only gotten close recently, but the bonds had already been cut in the harshest and rudest way possible, all my fault. I regretted that, the last person that deserved to be treated like that was her. A feeling of regret took over me that instant, and remembering all the moments in which she had made me feel better and happy only increased the guilt I was feeling.

I closed my eyes recreating in my mind all the moments that had been marked in me:

"Is everything okay?"

"Yes, I was just thinking."

"Can I know about what?" I asked getting closer to her.

Hanni stared at me calmly to then speak.

"About how this is good."

Her eyes seemed to express those words in such a sincere way.

"I'm going to tell you a secret." I whispered to her as I got even closer.

"I am also loving this here." I whispered in my ear, noticing that her entire body shivered. She lowered her head and smiled.

"Do you mind if I lay my head on your lap? I don't want to seem abused, but since I am..."

"There's no problem, you can lie down."

Hanni spoke serenely. I put some things aside, and lay down on her lap.

"Ryu is going to kill me, I'm lying on the lap of her conquest. Or Junghwan, right?"

"I don't have anything to do with either of them."

"Great then. I don't want to get into arguments with anyone because of jealousy from one of your suitors, Miss Pham."

[...]

"I like you, Hanni." I said in the most sincere way I could. The young woman stayed calm, just analyzing my words.

"Perhaps in years, you are the only woman that I met who makes me feel so at ease, you know? And in just a little time. I know we have a working relationship, but I don't regret at all having brought you to spend this weekend with me, or to have let you meet a little bit of my life, that I guarantee only a few people know."

"I don't even know what to say, Minji... only that I am loving being here with you, and that surely you took me from a depressing weekend." she smiled shyly.

"And that I feel good with you, I like your friendship."

Friendship, was that what I felt for her? It was inexplicable how Hanni could improve my day so easily. I didn't know how to explain the huge amount of trust that she transmitted to me. Her eyes conveyed me good things, pleasurable sensations that I had already forgotten. I stared at that woman for long seconds, admiring the beauty that only she could have. Until I felt a raindrop fall on my face.