Last Chapter-20
The cub yawned, checking her phone to see if Mina texted, afterall the girl was supposedly giving the knitted scarf to Jeongyeon. Just by the thought struck a chord in Chaeng's heart but she knew what she wanted for Mina.
She'll just ignore her feelings.
And try to forget
That she loves Mina.
::Chapter 21::
-Third Person's POV-
"I'm not good at this stuff, Chae." Mina groaned, stretching her hands as it started to cramp due to the amount of knitted she tried doing. Chaeyoung tried motivating Mina into making another scarf since Jeongyeon wanted one for her birthday, "Why do I need to make another one? The one I made already looks good does it not?" Mina asked, stopping for a bit.
Chaeyoung raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Yeah but you can barely give it to her without turning into a stuttering mess. Making another one and giving it to her on her birthday is a good excuse." The shorter girl winked, proud of her plan.
"Ok? Then I'll just give the one I have now." Mina was confused at Chaeyoung's current logic so she was quite lost.
"Noooo." Chaeyoung shook her head, "You guys can match! Like a couple!" The cub laughed, throwing a thumbs up to encourage Mina even more who was a little red but also because she was embarassed.
"A couple?" Mina thought about it and smiled, just the thought of Jeongyeon holding onto her hand made her all giddy about everything. Chaeyoung smiled gently, clasping her hands together, "Yeah. You guys would be a perfect match, no?"
"Ok fine, if you say so." Mina giggled, resuming back to her knitting. Chaeyoung made a noise of triumphant before sitting on the couch, watching whatever's on tv. Every once in a while she glanced at the older girl, her eyes so focused on the fabric it made Chaeng smiled. It was obvious Mina was putting full effort.
"Oh Chaeyoung," Mina stopped, "Would like one? A scarf?"
Chaeyoung waved her hand politely, "Ah, no I'm good. I have my own."
"Oh, ok." Mina nodded, going back to her knitting.
A few minutes passed and no conversation had risen between the two of them. Chaeyoung was mostly on her phone and Mina was focused on knitting so they were in two different worlds. No one was inside Chaeyoung's dorm so they had it to themselves. Momo was busy with Nayeon, Somi had gone out with her friends and Irene was apparently with Seulgi.
"You must really love her." Chaeyoung blurted, making Mina snap her head to the shorter girl, surprised by that statement.
"Wh-What?" Mina nervously chuckled, gently putting down the scarf onto her lap.
"I don't know but you look like you're putting a lot of love into that scarf. I'm not surprised if Jeongyeon falls in love with it." Chaeyoung reassured, running her fingers against the soft fabric.
"O-Oh? Thank you." Mina mumbled, looking back at the scarf to hide her red face not wanting to show the tiger cub her embarassed expression.
Chaeyoung smiled, looking back at her phone to see that Sana had texted her a few times. The squirrel wanted to meet up at a café nearby so Chaeyoung agreed. They've gotten closer and it was nice to have a friend like Sana, who was clumsy but she always brightened your day. Sometimes she would brighten it up by saying whatever's on her mind or just her clumsy moments.
"You almost done by the way?" Chaeyoung asked, passing the remote to Mina who just shrugged, "Almost."
"Ohh," Chaeyoung nodded, "You should hide that because I called Jeongyeon here." She winked, laughing as she grabbed her jacket.
"What?!" Mina put the scarf beside her and raised an eyebrow.
"Yep. Momo and Jeongyeon are coming over so hide that when you can. Ok! I trust you with the dorm." Chaeng smiled, slipping her shoes on and grabbing the keys off the hanger.
"Wa-Wait, where are you going?" Mina's eyes looked to be in panic probably afraid to have to be with Jeongyeon and Momo. Although she was with Momo, Mina was a little nervous.
"Meeting up with Sana." Chaeyoung threw a thumbs up, "Hwaiting!" She waved goodbye and quickly closed the door before Mina's protests can be heard.
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"So why'd you wanna meet up?" Chaeyoung sat beside Sana, who was sitting on a bench near the forest. It was a place where they always met since apparently, Sana was into the nature atmosphere so Chaeyoung introduced the forest to her. Sana's reaction as she saw the whole area was priceless.
"I dunno." Sana shrugged, ruffling Chaeyoung's hair, "I just wanna hang out with the little tiger." She smiled, clinging onto Chaeng.
"Seriously? Ah, you're so corny." Chaeyoung rolled her eyes.
Sana pouted, "What? You don't want to be with me?" She sulked.
"I'm just joking. But seriously, why? It's getting late." Chaeyoung was concerned. After all, Sana lived a little far from the forestry so it was always something that worried the shorter girl. Sana was her friend and Chaeyoung always took care of her ever since they got close.
"Like I said, I want to spend time with you. It's kind of fun talking to a little tiger." Sana giggled, stretching her arms.
Sana nowadays was different, it was nothing huge but Chaeyoung decided to ask about it, "Is everything ok? You seem different."
"Hm, just another fight with Dahyun. Ya know, the usual." Sana winked, before going into a sulking mood. She was always the clingy type and Dahyun was the formal type of girl, she was usually serious. So when you put Sana, an energetic personality with Dahyun, a serious type, it didn't really match. But somehow they still stayed as friends, although Chaeyoung believed there was something romantic in between.
"Really? What was it about now?" Chaeyoung asked.
"Eh, just something small."
"Mhm, sure." Chaeng laughed, "Dahyun was always the type to take arguments to the next level. You sure?"
"Yes I'm sure." Sana answered, "And excuse me, Dahyun won't be able to resist me. I know it." She smiled, patting the shorter girl on the back.
"Ok, ok."
"Fine, how about you? How is pursuing Mina going? Did she say yes yet?" Sana wiggled her eyebrows, nudging Chaeyoung's shoulder who just casted her face down. Her long hair acting as a blanket to cover her saddened expression.
"How many times do I have to tell you," Chaeyoung murmured, "I don't like her."
"Did something go wrong?" Sana's voice changed and it was obvious she showed her symphony. Chaeyoung clenched her fists, not wanting another person to worry for her.
"No." Chaeyoung looked at Sana, "I just don't like her like that."
"You're eyes say the opposite." Sana leaned back on the bench, staring at the towering trees in front of them, "Don't be so stubborn with your feelings."
Chaeyoung sighed, knowing that she can never escape Sana. The older girl yawned, rubbing Chaeng's shoulder, "So, can you tell me the truth now?"
"I'm working with it right now."
"Working?" Sana raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
"I'm trying to lose it." Chaeyoung spoke so bluntly it made Sana's eyes soften at her.
"Oh." Sana looked down.
"Mina's more fit with Jeongyeon, no? She loves her." Chaeyoung chuckled, although it was obvious she was hinding the pain she felt.
"Chaeyoung..." Sana trailed off.
"It's ok," Chaeyoung coughed,
"I'll be ok."
::To Be Continued::
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