"Taetae," Tiffany shook Taeyeon, "Taetae."
No movement from the sleeping girl.
"Taeyeon!" Tiffany raised her voice.
Taeyeon was still snoring.
"Oh, Sica? What are you doing here topless?"
Taeyeon jumped up, "topless?"
Tiffany kicked Taeyeon off the bed.
"Ow!" Taeyeon rubbed her bottom, "what was that for?"
"You won't wake up no matter how hard I shake you!" Tiffany pouted, "and worse! You woke up hearing after Sica with no shirt!? You pervert!" Tiffany
threw a pillow.
"I'm sorry," Taeyeon stood up, "you could've said that you're topless and I would've wake up too."
Tiffany threw an alarm clock at Taeyeon, "so you would wake up to anyone's breasts!?" she pulled her blanket over her head, "pervert!"
"Okay, sorry," Taeyeon climbed back up to the bed but Tiffany kicked her again. "What now?"
"Go do something about the noise."
"What noise?"
A loud clang heard from the kitchen.
"That noise. Something is making a huge commotion in the kitchen."
"Wow, you really are not a morning person," Taeyeon climbed down the bed and grabbed her wool cardigan.
"You want another kick?"
"Okay, okay. I'm going," Taeyeon walked to the door, clicked it open and went downstairs. In the kitchen, Jessica was making something on the stove.
"Morning, Jessica," Taeyeon said.
Jessica turned around from the stove, her face was wet by sweat, "oh, morning, Taeyeon-ah."
"What are you doing?" Taeyeon opened the fridge and poured herself a cold juice.
"I'm making breakfast," Jessica smiled.
Taeyeon choked on her juice, "you what!?"
"Breakfast."
"Why?" that was the only proper respond Taeyeon had in mind.
"What do you mean why? I'm maybe not that good at cooking but I can at least make a fried egg," Jessica said.
Taeyeon frowned, "oh, okay but? I can cook for everyone, you know?"
Jessica nodded.
"I understand, but since you are the only one who can cook now in this house so maybe I lend a hand."
"You don't have to do that," Taeyeon laughed, "I mean, really."
"No, I insist. I even made ma juice, if you want," Jessica pointed to a bottle near the fridge.
"Ma juice?" Taeyeon looked at the bottle, the drink that Yuri usually drinks.
"It's not very good though," Jessica chuckled.
"I bet," Taeyeon mumbled and leaned her back on the fridge, watching Jessica cooked a failed fried egg. She understood how Jessica must feel. She
tried to fill the void Yuri left in the house.
"So you've met your sister the other day, Seohyun, right?"
Jessica nodded.
"Since I can use my powers now I think I can protect her and the orphanage. Being close to them is safer than being far away. Thanks for training me by the way."
"Sure."
"Breakfast will be ready in a sec."
"I'll be in front of the TV then," Taeyeon smiled and left.
A half an hour later, the breakfast was set. Eeteuk and Tiffany came down first before Siwon. They sat around in a small table in front of the TV,
watching the morning news.
"You cooked this, Taengoo?" asked Siwon.
"Actually, Jessica did," Taeyeon took a scoop on her egg and ate it.
The horror. Taeyeon burped as she trying hard not to throw up. Tiffany was the same, she exchanged looks with Siwon, Siwon made disgusted look but
tried to smile. Eeteuk however, was either too sleepy or cold, ate the breakfast without making any proper emotions.
"It's awful, isn't it?" Jessica asked.
Everyone shook their heads immediately.
"It's okay. It's good," Taeyeon assured Jessica.
"You're a better cook than me, Jessica," Tiffany smiled.
"Yeah, it's?," Siwon was about to add to the comments when Eeteuk cut him.
"Yuck, who made this?" he said when he finally came to his senses.
Jessica quickly stood up and took away all the plates, "I knew I shouldn't cook," she smiled, "let me buy something. I'm sorry."
Jessica threw all the plates to the sink and went to the front door. She came back to grabbed her jacket and then back outside again.
"Jessica! No, we could eat that! Hey!" Siwon ran after her but Jessica already gone.
Tiffany slapped Eeteuk's arm, "Oppa!"
Eeteuk rubbed his eyes, "what?"
Siwon came back inside with puzzled look.
"What's wrong?" asked Taeyeon.
"She flew."
" What's so strange?"
"I mean, she flew, like 'bird' flew. No lightning."
"Oh, I taught her that," Taeyeon smiled proudly, "she hates lightnings now. Reminds her of Yuri, I think."
**
"Please never let her cook again," Tiffany said to Taeyeon.
Taeyeon was watering her plants, "don't ask me. She was already in the kitchen when I woke up."
"Why did she cook anyway? Up to yesterday she was inside her room or gone out somewhere, avoiding us," Tiffany crouched down and played with the water from the hose Taeyeon was holding.
"To fill the void in her heart, of course," said Taeyeon.
"Hmph, what do you know about hearts?"
"Since Yuri's gone? she's been forcing her smile. Don't you see? Now, she tried to cook, which is Yuri's job. She was asking for forgiveness."
"From who?"
"From us."
"Why us? We're not angry at her. I mean, we understand why she did that to Yuri. You," she pointed her soaked finger to Taeyeon, "would do that to
Eeteuk-oppa, if he burned your house down."
"Yes. But think, you killed your friend's best friend and then still living at her house and her whole family act like they are okay."
"So are you saying we should scold her, kick her out or something?"
"Maybe. This hospitality is eating her inside out," Taeyeon dropped her hose and turned the water tap off, "it would be better if she would talk to us
about it, but then again, I would have no idea what to say if she does so."
Tiffany sighed.
"I'm gonna ask her then," Tiffany went inside the house.
"Hold on! Wait, Fany-ah!" Taeyeon tried to grab Tiffany's hand but Tiffany turned round and gave her a glare.
"This house is a family? I won't let her drown in her sorrow alone."
**
Yoona was leaning to her bathroom door listening to the silent, an awkward one, but Yoona could hear soft sobs from the bathroom. Yuri was crying.
She wasn't crying in pain because of her wounds, her wounds were long gone. It was her heart.
Yuri refused to move from the bed and refused to eat. And everytime she went to the bathroom, Yoona could hear her crying although when she walked
out of it, she looked strong as always.
Yoona didn't bother to ask. She knew the pain, she had to cut communication with Seohyun too, all for good reason. But Yuri did so much more.
Yoona closed her eyes when she heard Yuri asking for forgiveness. Then, she could bear no more. Yuri couldn't go drowning in her sorrow forever.
"Yuri," Yoona knocked the bathroom door, no answer. "Hurry up, I need to," Yoona made an excuse, "pee."
Yuri came out of the bathroom with a blue robe.
"You're so noisy," Yuri frowned.
"You use my robe!?" all of her sympathy now gone into ashes.
Yuri ignored Yoona's rage and went to the kitchen. She opened the fridge and took out a green liquid.
"What the hell is that!?" Yoona shrieked.
"My usual drink. Ma juice," Yuri smiled, "don't you need to pee?"
Yoona sighed, "oh, God. You've gotten too comfortable," she massaged her brow.
Yuri smiled and walked into Yoona's room. Yoona watched her disappear behind the door and then she cracked a smile.
"Well, at least you're feeling better," she chuckled, "and you need to sleep in the couch! Not in my room!"
It has been too long since she felt so ease. Yoona didn't have to hide herself from Yuri. She had to be the perfect organization's agent, Princess, in front
of her unnies and she pretended to be the great student in front of Seohyun, lying about who she really was. But with Yuri, she could be, Yoona. The
real her.
**
Jessica held her tears inside when Eeteuk approached her. Eeteuk walked to the stage and stopped a feet in front of her. His face was soft and Jessica
was, surprisingly, calm. Because she knew it would be this way.
"And you know she feels the same way, right?" Eeteuk said.
Jessica nodded and a tear escaped her.
That place was a memorable place for her and Yuri, and that place will be the place she'll die.
"Jessica!" Tiffany barged in Jessica's room.
Jessica opened her eyes, surprised. Her head ached by the abrupt visit from Tiffany.
"Tiffany?" she asked.
Taeyeon stood in the doorway, her eyes were apologetic, "I tried to stop her."
Tiffany pulled Jessica's arm and led her climbed down the stairs.
"Oppa!" Tiffany shouted.
Eeteuk and Siwon were playing chess.
"What?" asked Eeteuk.
Jessica hid behind Tiffany's body, "Fany-ah!"
"Eeteuk-oppa, Siwon-oppa, scold her!" Tiffany pushed Jessica forward.
"What!?" Jessica tried to move back but Tiffany pushed her again.
Eeteuk and Siwon exchanged looks.
"Scold her for what?" Siwon whispered to Eeteuk.
"For making a terrible breakfast?" said Eeteuk.
"I don't think so."
"Oppa!" Tiffany crossed her arms, "scold her for killing Yuri!"
"Tiffany!" Taeyeon cut her.
"Sush!" Tiffany glared at Taeyeon, "Oppa! Scold her, right now."
"There is nothing to be scold about, Fany-ah," said Eeteuk.
"Then, Siwon-oppa! Say something to your saviour! Scold her!" Tiffany turned to Siwon.
"Um?" Siwon confused, "thanks?"
Tiffany narrowed her eyes and then turned to Jessica, "did you hear that, Jessica?"
Jessica was still confused of what happened.
"We already coped up for what happened and nobody is blaming you. You are just blaming yourself, so please, stop closing yourself from us. We are
your family," Tiffany explained.
Taeyeon smiled, so that was Tiffany intend to do.
"Stop looking to yesterday and regretting it. Live for today," Tiffany smiled.
Jessica looked at everyone, Eeteuk, Siwon, the smiling Taeyeon and the girl that smiling at her, Tiffany, her new family. Suddenly she missed Yuri. A
girl who introduced her to this new warm family.
"Why do you guys act like this?" she asked.
The whole room fell silent.
"I killed your best friend. You guys should be angry, furious or hate me at least!"
"Jessica," Taeyeon walked up to her.
"No!" a tear escaped from Jessica's eyes, "I don't deserve all this kindness!"
Taeyeon stopped as Jessica turned to Eeteuk.
"Oppa, you were once about to kill Taeyeon for what she did," Jessica stuttered, "don't you feel the same to me?"
Eeteuk took a deep breath and sighed.
"Of course," he said calmly.
Jessica's mouth gone dry. This was it, she thought. Her visions. If Eeteuk decided to kill her now then so be it. She was ready, she was okay with it.
"The old me would snapped," Eeteuk continued.
Eeteuk looked to Taeyeon and then his eyes shifted to Tiffany. "But that dwarf over there taught me something called compassion."
Taeyeon looked down to the floor.
"I understand why you did that, Jessica, so no, I won't kill you."
Jessica covered her face with her hands.
"Hey, it's okay," Tiffany hugged her.
"No," Jessica sobbed, "kill me. I can't go on? I can't go on without her. It hurts so much," Jessica clawed at Tiffany's back.
Tiffany was about to break down too. She reached out her hand and Taeyeon quickly grabbed it, supporting her.
Yuri had left an empty hole in Jessica's heart that would never be healed and it will always emit pain?.