GIRLS ON TRACK || Ryeji

Chapter 40: Inaudibly Jealous

Ryujin's P.O.V

I left for school earlier than usual and parked my bicycle at a corner of Yeji's condominium near a huge tree- that I have no idea of what kind it is. Then, I fastened my pace after passing the glass doors of the building and waited for the elevator to open. Some of the residents came out of it, and I got in when there was no one left. After I got to the desired floor, I hastily sprinted toward the Hwangs' door and clicked the door bell, feeling enlivened to meet her. Her mom opened the door with a warm-hearted smile, welcoming me inside the house. The instant my feet touched its floor, I ran to Yeji's door and knocked on it.

"Coming, mom!" Yeji shouted from the inside, mistaking me for her mom, so I chuckled quietly, not wanting to ruin my surprise. "I'm wearing my panties now. Please wait a bit more." I stifled my laugh because I know she's going to be embarrassed when she finds out I wasn't her mom.

"Where is my other sock?!" She spoke loudly to herself from her room. "Argh! Oh here it is. Wait... Where did my favorite scrunchie go?" Is she always like that? She's so amusing.

"I'm done!" She announced as she swung her door open, gaping immediately after she saw me smiling at her with my prominent whisker dimples. "Did you hear all that?" She questioned with a slight waver in her tone.

"Yup, all of it," I teased, making her blush. "Starting from the panties," I added, thus intensifying her blush until she literally became a human tomato. Then, she brought her face down into her palms and stomped her feet due to the intense mortifications.

Yeji's P.O.V

God Jihyo, please let the ground swallow me. Ryujin removed my hands from my face with a glint of amusement in her eyes and pulled me out of my room toward the dining table.

"Ryujin-ah, have breakfast with us," mom told her, so she took a seat beside me.

"Oh, Ryujinnie," Hyunjin uttered with an irefully sweet voice, and I groaned silently. There he goes again. "You're also here?" He attempted to sit on a chair next to her, but she got up and made me sit at her former seat instead, leaving my brother dumbfounded. Shorty after my dad joined us, we started eating and having small talks.

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Ryujin gently fastened the helmet strap on me while I did the same to her, and I could feel someone looking daggers our way.

"Let's go, Yeddeong," Ryujin said and hopped on her bike, waiting for me to do the same, but someone grabbed my wrist.

"Girls, I can give you a ride t to school," Hyunjin insisted, not letting me go.

"We don't need your lift, oppa," I muttered, trying to release myself from his grip, but my strength is no match for him.

"Look. Seoul is a bustling city with a great deal of cars and it's dangerous to ride a bicycle to school, Yeji-yah," he warned, feigning concern, and his gaze didn't leave Ryujin's face as he talked. Soon, Ryujin got off her bike and grabbed my wrist to pull me toward her; however, Hyunjin firmly tightened his hold on me, prodding Ryujin to show him one of her terrifying glares.

"Stop acting like you care about your sister, oppa," she growled, gritting her teeth, and she put an arm around my shoulder. Then, she finally managed to get me back to her side. "If you really cared about her, you would've sent her to school daily since the very beginning." As soon as she glanced at me, the ferocious glint in her eyes faded away— replaced with tenderness.

"C'mon, you get on first," she spoke softy, and waited for me to successfully settle down on her bike's backseat before she sat at the front. Hyunjin just stood unmoving at his current spot, seemingly distressed and envious. Next, I directed my gaze toward him and visibly clasped my arms around Ryujin's waist, quirking an eyebrow at him with a satisfied smirk.