GIRLS ON TRACK || Ryeji

Chapter 19: She Who Came From Hell

Chaeryeong's P.O.V

"That's the part where Suho and Jugyeong will meet again!" My older sister, Chaeyeon, squealed beside me, shaking my shoulders with excitement and stomping her feet. I rolled my eyes.

On the Samsung Curved TV screen, actress Moon Gayoung was tip toeing to reach a comic book from the shelf, but another hand grabbed the book from her back before she could. Then, she turned around, and actor Cha Eun Woo was looking down at her with a stoic expression. They stayed like that for a few moments. Pfft. How cliché!

Unfortunately, the album was placed on the highest shelf, making it impossible for me to grab it even though I tip toed.

Like a shot, a hand reached out from my back and grabbed the album effortlessly, so I turned around and found my face inches away from the tall person.

Yah! What are you thinking about, Lee Chaeryeong? Get your act together.

The handsome actor walked away with the book, leaving the girl dumbfounded. Thus, the girl sprinted after him to snatch the book away, but he grabbed her shirt from the back and successfully took it. They both bickered and debated on who deserves to read the book. Being the tall person he is, he raised the book up out of her reach.

"Limited edition?!" Yuna's eyes lit up, and she left me behind, taking the album with her as she inspected the details on it.

"Yah! Gimme back the album!" I demanded and went after her, trying to snatch the object away from her hands.

"No way! I got it first," she countered and raised the album up to make it harder for me to reach.

I slapped my cheeks left and right to snap me out of it.

"You okay?" I flinched when my older sister spoke, giving me a weird look. My little sister, Chaewon, who's eating popcorn beside me, is also watching me like I was some sort of a wild animal that escaped from zoo.

"Y-yeah, definitely not imagining myself in that scenario." I mentally face-palmed myself for slipping, while my sisters raised their eyebrows up. Afterward, they both averted their eyes to the TV- the older one, chuckling, and the younger one, shaking her head.

The actress was hopping to get back the comic book, while the actor was still holding it up. Then, she finally managed to grip the book by pouncing on him.

"Gimme back, you idiot!" I hopped with my hands outstretched, thus she backed away. "That's High School Musical! You can't just take away my favorite!"

"Hey, you're not the only one who likes High School Musical," she responded as she took a few more steps back.

Flashbacks kept appearing in my mind simultaneously as Gayoung fell on Eun Woo in a slow motion like-like...

"Yah," I whined, still hopping like a poor bunny reaching for its carrot from a mean owner.

Then, Yuna tripped on her own foot, causing her to fall backwards, and she hastily reached out her hand to grip my waist. Our bodies collided into each other midair as everything became slow motion like a clichéd scene from every romance film. Eyes wide, mouths agape, we were in the process of falling for what felt like minutes or even hours.

"Oh my gosh, Chaeryeong-ah!" Chaeyeon unnie exclaimed with alarm before I could replay the kiss in my head. "Cover Chaewon's eyes! Quick." Hence, I immediately covered my little sister's eyes, accidentally knocking out the popcorn bowl from her hands. The bowl dropped onto the floor with a loud crash, scattering broken pieces of clay and popcorns.