the neighbor (Twice Jihyo gxg)

chapter 10

Tiffany huffed as she sat down next to Siyeon on the couch when I entered the house. I was just getting home from walking the girls after dinner.

"Everyone made it home ok?" Tiffany yawned not bothering on looking at me but focusing on the movie that was playing on TV. They seemed so intrigued.

"Yup. Everyone's home." I looked around for Yoongi and notice he wasn't home or at least in the living room. I guess he was now with his friends or upstairs going to sleep.

"I'll get it!" Siyeon exclaimed jumping up when the door bell rang. I wasn't going to even ask who it was knowing all to well it Sua. Not that I didn't mind. I like Sua. I guess they talked for a few seconds before they raced upstairs leaving Tiffany and I alone.

"What are you watching?" My older sister looked over at me with a tired smile as she ran her fingers through her long hair.

"I don't even know. Siyeon was watching it. I'm probably going to go to bed." I nodded watching as she slowly stood up looking for the remote to turn off the television.

"Wait! Tiffany, I want to apologize for how I acted to see you this morning. I am truly happy you're home." She walked over and sat in front me and smiled.

"I know you are, buddy. I wasn't expecting a party or flowers either. I made promises I didn't keep, so we both suck." I smiled at her trying my hardest to not let my eyes well up with tears, but who was I kidding. I'm a big ole baby. "But you're the one who should accept my apology. I made promises to you I would pick you up and we'd have just me and you time. You know how sucky that is that I didn't keep my promise?"

My siblings and I are all kind of close, but Tiffany and I were the closest despite the age gap. She's in college and I'm already hitting my junior year of high school. So the fact that she took me under her wing made me feel excited that I would turn out like her. But of course that isn't going to happen. We're two totally different people.

"Start over?" I asked standing up and giving her a hopeful smile. She smiled and nodded resting her hands on either side of my shoulders.

"Come here." She muttered as she pulled me into her and I was engulfed into an embrace so warm. "I love you, kid."

"Love you to, Tiff. "

The next day, I went over to Chaeyoung's. We were all meeting there for breakfast since her mom had to work early, and was leaving Chaeyoung alone.

"Can I walk with you?" I looked to my side as I stepped out of my house over to Jihyo's. Her hair was picked up in a high ponytail and she was bare faced. No make up. If with makeup I was going crazy, imagine now. She was beautiful beyond words. "Y/n? You ok?" She laughed and walked over to me.

"Huh?" I snapped out of my trance. "What did you say?"

"Can I walk with you?" She said again and I nodded chuckling at my stupidity.

"Yeah! Of course! I'm sorry. I was just distracted." I laughed. "Good morning, by the way." She smiled locked her arm with mine. I tensed a bit but after a few seconds I relaxed to her touch.

"Good morning to you to!" She exclaimed looking up at the sky. "Its beautiful today, isn't it?"

"Yeah. Its nice." I didn't bother looking up, but at her. "Come on. I think the girls are at Chaeng's already."

We walked over to hear yelling and we both looked at each other with eyebrows raised in confusion. I opened the door slowly and found Momo running down the stairs in a frantic.

"What happen?" I asked stopping her in her tracks.

"I jumped on Chaeyoung to wake her up." Before I could tell her why, Chaeyoung came running down the stairs charging after Momo.

"Woah, hey!" I yelled letting Momo go and grabbing Chaeyoung to hold her back from attacking.

"I WAS ASLEEP!" She screamed. "I WAS HAVING THE BEST DREAM!! IM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Chaeyoung was tiny, so she was easily light to just pick up and throw over my shoulder. I did just that and walked over to the kitchen trying to calm her down. She gave up dangling over my shoulder like a rag.

"Are you done with your tantrum?" She groaned smacking the back of my head. "So you're not?"

"Just put me down" she sighed, her voice slightly quivering.

"So? What was the dream about?" I sat her on top of the counter, and placed my hand on either side of her legs.

"About Mina." She whispered leaning closer to me, making sure I heard her, and me only. "Our hands were holding. She kept staring at me as we laid in a field. It was so calming and yet so beautiful. Then it's ruined!" She cried out resting her head on my shoulder.

"Just ask her out, Chae." I wrapped my arms around her waist, and patted her back.

"I'm to scared or I get way to nervous to even speak to her. I can't." She muttered. "I really like her." I smiled at my best friend. Even though I knew about her feelings toward Mina, or everyone did, I was happy and grateful she confined in me to tell me how she felt.

"I get it." I sighed. She looked up at me giving me a questionable look but I shook my head.

"Is Tiny Chaeyoung calm?" Nayeon laughed as she walked into the kitchen with the rest of the girls following behind. Jihyo walked over and stood behind me, linking her arm with mine. It caught me off guard, but I wasn't going to push her away. I liked it. I was getting use to her just being next to me. I felt comfortable and relaxed.

"I'm fine. It was just a really good sleep." She mumbled.

"Or a really, really great dream." Sana teased poking at Chaeyoung's cheeks, making her dimple visible. Chaeyoung swatted Sana's hands away and jumped off the counter.

"Forget about it. I'm over it. Let's just start making the damn breakfast." I began to chuckle walking to the refrigerator to grab eggs. She's feisty this morning, and its quite hilarious.