The Way It Is

seven

Chapter 7

"Nobody's allowed to get drunk!" Yiyeon said. "As much as you guys want to drink, you can't. You still have basketball practice tomorrow. And by you, I mean Daewon, Yangyang, and Hyunjin." She said and flicked their foreheads. "Hyunjin-ah, can't you hear me?!" She yelled at her cousin, who was already drunk.

She saw their younger friends laughing at them, "And to you two, both of you can't drink, do you understand?" Sungchan and Jeongmin just nodded.

Yiyeon saw Hyunjin already knocked out. She could only roll her eyes, "What the hell? How are we supposed to go home now?" She said and slapped herself in disbelief.

Sungchan, Jeongmin, and Yiyeon were the only sober people among all of them. None of them could drive. That's why she doesn't know how they're supposed to go home. Moreover, Daewon, Yangyang, and Hyunjin have their basketball practice tomorrow. Their heads would probably throb like hell.

"Oh shit, what am I supposed to do with you--"

"Yiyeon?" The said girl turned around only to see Jeno wearing the padded coat she returned. "What are you doing here?"

She could only sigh and pointed at her already wasted friends, "Hyunjin is the only one who could drive." She took a deep breath and patted her brother's shoulder, "Hwang Hyunjin!"

"What?! Let me sleep!" Hyunjin groaned and continued sleeping.

Yiyeon groaned in frustration and looked at Jeno, "There we have it!" She said, which made Jeno laugh.

"Do you want me to take you guys home?" He asked. "I'm currently with Doyoung-hyung... you know him, right?" Yiyeon nodded. "I could just give this to hyung and then drive you guys home..."

"Would it be alright?" Yiyeon asked.

Jeno nodded, "Why wouldn't it be."

Sungchan cleared his throat, and Jeongmin started singing.

"Why can't we be friends when we are lovers? 'Cause, it always ends with us hating each other--okay, I'll stop now," Jeongmin retreated. "Sungchan told me to do so!"

Yiyeon could only roll her eyes, "Hurry up and help me with these idiots."

Jeno called Doyoung, and they helped the wasted people get in Hyunjin and Yiyeon's car. She and Jeongmin helped Yejin stood up. Sungchan helped Yangyang, Jeno helped Daewon, and Doyoung helped Hyunjin.

Once they were inside the car, Jeno gave the plastic which had bottles of soju to Doyoung.

"What about your brother?" Yiyeon asked as Jeno started the car.

"He'll be driving our car," he replied as he started driving.

Meanwhile, Jeongmin and Sungchan could feel the awkwardness between them.

They could only look at each other and shook their heads.

"How have you been?" Jeno asked all of a sudden.

She looked at him before replying, "Me? I'm okay, I guess... never been better." she said and pressed her lips into a thin line.

Who am I kidding?

Jeno nodded and hit the brakes the moment they encountered a stoplight. "That's good to hear..."