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"Thought so," Chaewon replies bluntly.

"That," Minju pauses, baffled at the brunette's words. "Wasn't the response I expected."

"What I expected?" Chaewon echoes, irritation slowly grows in her. She cast a glare, showing hostility to the blonde then proceeds to let out a short and a half-hearted chuckle, "You're kidding?"

She could have sworn she sounded like a psycho just now. But that didn't matter. Heck, she doesn't even know why exactly she's irritated.

"I'm not that stupid enough you know?" She blurts, "I'm completely aware of my actions and I know what I'm doing."

Of course she would know. She's no incognizant being who's sucked up in her precious tiny world. Nor she is the epitome of warmth that utters of what the deities had cast their belief into- with a duty to comfort the troubled. That isn't like her. As much as she doesn't want to admit it, she's a bastard who brings glory in reciprocating how she was treated. Notably, Yuri happened to be one of them. She'd rather feast on a pile of dirt than to baby her. Goodness, what am I thinking?

The blonde frowns.

"Unnie sure is different from how Yuri describes you. She's taken quite a liking on someone like-"

"But I don't," Chaewon barks defiantly.
Her words aren't exactly false but there's a small sprinkle of the fabricated truth that lies low.

At this point, shes just contradicting herself.

The blonde could only shut up at the brunette's slight outburst. Never has she encountered someone as this tyrannical as this fellow. A part of her doesn't want to mess with the brunette but she also wants to protest with the unpleasant actions.

"Scary," the only word she could murmur. Chaewon indeed is a scum as the descriptions say (mostly by Yuri). There's no denying that. But what bothers her is how she's able to put up with this icky attitude. She's aware that she has no right to judge but it doesn't mean she can't be concerned with her friend's well-being.

Just what could Yuri see from the likes of Chaewon? Whatever it may be, she can't disagree that a brunette is an interesting person.

Silence envelopes the two-between them at the very least. Even with the countless chatter by the other parties, they could only hear the words they exchange from one another. They have just met but they're already talking about such topics. How bizarre.

Minju never felt this careful with her words.

"Let's just stop wasting our time over this," Chaewon breaks the silence, puffing out her usual glum sigh, it's soft yet unsettling.

She ascends from her seat, fixing her outfit. "Uh," she pauses, seemingly hesitant. "I... let's forget this happened," she says, unsure of what to say.

"I'm sorry... My actions were uncalled for," She bites her lips, hoping shes saying the right words. She's not much of a great speaker. "I'm just- ah, nevermind." Maybe it's better not to talk about that.

Minju spouts an "oh", faze at the brunette's behavior. She couldn't figure her out. At first, she was hostile, but now she's showing remorse. She is definitely the stubborn type. Her certainty with her response says it all. Then why?

She did understand one thing, however. Something is bothering Chaewon- probably not just for the time being but her entire life.

It's almost like Yuri.

But she can't be certain. It's just an assumption based on her own experiences after all.

"I- I'll go get some snacks," the brunette excuses herself, attempting to escape.