EIGHTEEN || 2YEON

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Jeongyeon's POV

I didn't go to the school today because of my injury. They told me not to got to school and just rest. I have nothing to do here in my unit. I was just watching the tv when my bell suddenly rang. I got my crutches and stood up to open my door. Who could it be? All of them are in school and I didn't order anything. I was shocked to see the person in the door.

"Can you move? This is heavy." Nayeon said and entered my unit bringing a lot of grocery bags.

"Shouldn't you be in school?" I asked Nayeon and closed the door before following her to the kitchen.

"I skipped so I can take care of you." She said. I just sat on the stool while watching her fixing the groceries she bought.

"You don't have to take care of me and what are those for?" I asked pointing at the groceries

"Oh they're coming over later after school so I'll cook something for us." Nayeon said smiling at me

"Ahh no! You're going to burn my unit." I said and stood up limping my way to her.

"Seriously Jeong, do you think I still don't know how to cook?" Nayeon asked raising her eyebrows at me. "I've been living alone for 15 years and raising Yujin so I know how to cook delicious foods now huh." She added well that made me guilty.

"I'll still cook." I said and tried to steal the carrot that she's holding.

"Noo~ I'll cook and you go watch there." She said raising the carrot from my reach. She's now cornered on the side and I grabbed the carrot from her.

"Why don't we just cook together hmm?" I said. I noticed how Nayeon bit her lips while looking at mine. Our faces are just inches away from each other. I moved back while Nayeon fixed her shirt.

"Ahh yeah, we can do that." She said trying to avoid my gaze. I placed the carrot down on the table and just smiled.

"Let's watch something first. We still have a lot of time before the others arrive." I said trying to ease her awkwardness.

"As long as I'll pick the movie." She said I just nodded at her. Nayeon ran like a child towards the living room picking a movie we'll watch. "Pick, Narnia or Harry Potter?"

"Harry Potter." I said and sat down on the sofa placing the crutches at the side.

"I haven't watch this for a long time. This is Yujin's favorite movie." Nayeon said after she played the movie and sat beside me. We were just watching quietly, both of us were very focused to the movie. Halfway through the movie Nayeon started to play with my hands and leaning her head on my shoulders, making herself comfortable. From that moment I couldn't focus on the movie we're watching. I was just staring at Nayeon.

Nayeon's POV

I was just laying my head at Jeongyeon's shoulders while watching. But for some reasons I can't focus anymore to the movie. I can also feel Jeongyeon's stare at me and earlier at the kitchen still won't leave my mind.

"I can feel you staring at me." I said and he just hummed in response. I sat up straight and turned off the tv. "Am I that beautiful for you to stare at?" I joked

"You are." Jeongyeon answered seriously. I notice his gaze went down to my lips. There's something with his lips today that keeps on calling me. As if my body has it's own mind, I started to lean closer at Jeongyeon. Our lips was about to touch when we were both startled when the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Damn it." He whispered which made me laugh.

"I'll get it." I said and stood up as I curse myself. What was I thinking.

"Fuck you." I said frowning as I opened the door.

"Woah calm down what did I do?" Jihyo asked rolling her eyes at me.

"Why are you here?" I asked not answering her question.

"Class is already dismissed. The others are buying some extra food." Jihyo said as she walks in. She let her bag fall down beside the sofa before sitting down beside Jeongyeon.

"Did I disturb you two?" Jihyo asked while smirking at me.

"Clearly." I said

"Nayeon!" Jeongyeon said but I just rolled my eyes. Why am I so salty about this.

"Well I'm sorry for that." Jihyo joked. "Oh before I forget. The school festival will be extended because they added more events for us. Since it's our last year in the school, next week all seniors will have a 4 days 3 nights camping. Cool right?"

"So the basketball game got moved?" Jeongyeon asked

"As far as I know yeah. So get better fast so you can join the game." Jihyo said.

"A camping huh? Sounds fun." I said excitingly "I'll start cooking since the others are arriving soon."

"I'll cook you can sit here and continue whatever I disturbed." Jihyo said with her teasing voice.

"I'd rather let Nayeon cook than taste your salty cooking." Jeongyeon teased her this time.

"That was an accident. I didn't mean to pour half of the salt in the pancake mixed." Jihyo sulked

"Just watch something there." I said with a small laugh. I walked towards the kitchen and washed the radish before cutting them.

"You good there?" Jeongyeon asked as he enters the kitchen. I just hummed in response. "About earlier, I'm sorry I almost kissed you. I don't know what I was thinking." He said with a nervous chuckle.

"Jeongyeon," I stopped cutting and faced him. I've been thinking this for awhile now but I can't deny that I'm still madly inlove with him. I want to give it a shot, I want to be selfish at least for now. "Do you still love me?"

"What?" Confusion and shock was written all over his face. "Why all of a sudden. Of course I love you as a friend."

"I love you. I still love you. All these years I still love you." I said. He was silenced for a moment.

"A lot has changed Nayeon. If this is about how I acted earlier please just forget it." He said

"I wish it was just easy. But I just can't help forget you. I want us to try again. Please Jeong." I said and walked closer to him.

"Nay," he sighed. "We can't. It's not as easy as you think."

"You're just making things hard for us. I know you still love me." I said holding his hands but he moved it away.

"I- I don't love you anymore. Nayeon, I'm sorry." Jeongyeon said. "Maybe you're just stressed and confused about what's happening between the two of us. We only have a little amount of time before we can go back and I'm assuring you, I'll bring you back to Yujin." He said before leaving. As usual stupid Nayeon. How could I think that he still loves me. It's been fucking 15 years. It's fine, I will be fine. I just need to focus on getting back.

"I'm sorry... You're right, I might be just stressed."