Christmas break's finally hereeeeeeee!
I have no plans though. I might just stay home the entire break. Not that it's bad, but that would be boring.
My phone suddenly rang. Thank goodness, someone remembers me.
"Wonyoungieeee~"
"What is it, Joyul?"
"Let's hang out! Hyewon invited me out so I figured I should also take you since I'm sure you're doing nothing, you beanpole."
"When? Right now?"
"Yep. Coming to take you. See you in a bit."
I quickly got ready. Pretty obvious that I was already bored so I can't wait to go out.
"JANG WONYOUNG!!! YURI'S HERE!!" I heard my brother shout from downstairs.
I went down and saw Yuri comfortably sitting on the couch.
"Way to make yourself feel at home." I told her.
"Sheesh. We're like family now." She said as she stood up. "Seungwoo, we're leaving."
"Take care. Don't stay out too late." Seungwoo just said and went to his room.
"Right, where are we going, anyway?" I asked Yuri.
"There's a new cafe downtown and Hyewon told me she's treating us there." She replied.
"Are you sure it's alright taking me? That's one more person to pay for, you know." I asked to make sure. I don't want to feel indebted to my seniors, okay?
"She told me to take you as well, idiot. Why would I bring someone uninvited?" She scoffed.
We arrived at the cafe. It doesn't look that grand but it shows a minimalist concept. Pretty cozy.
"There they are." Yuri said.
"They?" I looked at the same direction as she was looking.
There I saw Hyewon with Yena and Yujin.
"Where's Chaeyeon?" Yuri asked.
"She said something urgent came up so only Yujin and Yena came." Hyewon replied.
"Why are you treating anyway?" I asked.
"My family opened up the shop so in place of me treating you, I also hope you promote our cafe, well." Hyewon immediately answered.
"Yep. There goes the main agenda of this gathering." Yena commented.
Yena and Hyewon offered to take our orders so we stayed on our seats.
"Yuri, why is Chaewon not here? They're friends with Hyewon, though." I asked.
"No idea. Do you know why?" Yuri passed the question to Yujin.
Yujin looked a bit flustered and then she shrugged.
"Maybe she no longer wants to hang out and chose someone else over her friends." She said as she looked out the window.
"I think something happened." Yuri whispered.
"Looks like it."
Yena and Hyewon came back with our orders.
"Your cafe might become a hit soon. This looks appetizing." Yuri commented.
"You really have good eyes, Yuri." Hyewon said and pat Yuri's head.
"Hey, Kang Hyewon. Right in front of my tea?" Yena complained.
"Gosh, Yena. You're quite the jealous person, aren't you?" Yujin teased and laughed.
She seems a lot better than before. The last time I really talked to her was at the convenience store and that was like a week ago. I'm dying to know what happened but guess it's not something I can just butt into.
"Jang Wonyoung, I know I'm pretty so don't stare too much." Yujin smirked.
Did I really stare for too long? The heck was I doing?
"What an airhead." I just scoffed at her.
"Right, did you get to talk with Junho, yet?" Hyewon asked.
"Nope. He's still as distant as ever." I sighed. Junho's still a friend so I do miss him.
"Did you try talking to him?" She asked again.
"Yep. But, he avoids me. Whatever, I don't care." Is what I said but I know for myself I really want to make amends.
We stayed at the cafe for about 2 hours and decided to leave.
"I still need to help with things here. Thank you for coming." Hyewon said as we left the shop.
"Do you have other plans?" I asked them.
"We're going on a date. Byeee~" Yuri said and just left with Yena.
"Yujin, take care of Wonyoungie!" Yena added.
"That sly prick." I mumbled under my breath.
"You don't have any other plans?" Yujin asked.
"Yep, none at all. I might just go home." I told her.
"Then, let's hang out somewhere. I don't really wanna go home yet and I don't want to hang out alone." She said.
"Sure. Let's go then." I agreed.
I saw her eyes and I could tell she still needed company. I just can't ignore her. She's a friend already. Although she's annoying sometimes.
Yujin just dragged me to an arcade. We simply just jumped from a game to another and I never win.
"Wow, you're really bad at games." She said as we sat down on a bench outside.
"Whatever." I said and offered her a drink.
"Is it your first time?" She asked.
"I don't live in a cave, miss. I'm just not good at stuff like that." I answered firmly.
"Yeah, it shows." Yujin said.
She suddenly stood up and went near a claw machine with cute, stuffed bunnies.
I just stared at her while she tries to get one. She looks really determined and after about 10 minutes, she got one and looked really fulfilled. Over a claw machine. Yujin is kinda childish.
"Claw machines are frustrating." She said when she was near me.
"I can't even get one even when I play for an hour. Yet, you got one in 10 minutes." I told her.
She suddenly held out the stuffed bunny to me.
"Huh?"
"It looks like you." Yujin said.
"Okay, then?"
"Gosh, Wonyoung. I'm giving it to you. Token of appreciation for hanging out with me. You're not just a whiny baby, you're also pretty dense." She blabbered.
"You could've just said it immediately." I took the stuffed bunny. Do I really look like a bunny?
We were on our way home when we stumbled on familiar people. They looked really comfortable with each other, but I feel something's wrong here.
"Minju?" I called out.
She's with Chaewon. And they were holding each other's hands.
"Wonyoung." She saw me and looked flustered.
"Yujin..."
I don't understand anything and all I know was Yujin held my hand and dragged me away from them.
Yujin didn't say a word. When I got home, she just went on her way.
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JANG WONYOUNG
Hey
u're not okay, are u?
u can talk to me about it
or not
yujin?
AN YUJIN
sorry wonyoung
i thought i was okay haha
its what u saw
minju and chaewon. they're dating
and they actually started even when i still was with minju
that was why we were complicated
because i wasnt the one she wanted
it was my friend
i feel stupid
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