The Way It Is

fifteen

Chapter 15

Two days later...

Yejin and Daewon have been throwing glances at each other upon seeing Yiyeon talking to Jeongmin and Sungchan, who were looking after their booth.

The boy crossed his arms and kept on urging her to talk to the other. Yejin, on the other hand, just rolled her eyes at the boy.

Yiyeon's eyes landed on the two in front of them. She quickly bid goodbye to the two maknaes in their friend group and ran off.

"See, she doesn't want to talk to me!" Yejin scoffed and sat on a stool.

Daewon glared at her, "Who would want to talk to you after you snap at her all of a sudden?! If I were Yiyeon, I would have done worse." He scoffed.

Daewon's words hurt, but he couldn't care less, especially if he's the only one who could tolerate Yejin's attitude. But even the toughest people have their limits, so does Daewon. His patience towards his friend is slowly vanishing.

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Jaemin dragged his feet towards the club room. Although half-asleep, he managed to wake up on time and go to school. He yawned as he fondled with the keys in his hands, then he realized that the door was unlocked. A rush of adrenaline suddenly flowed in his body as he clasped his hands together, extending his thumb, index, and middle fingers--as if he was about to shoot someone.

He cautiously stepped inside, only to see Yiyeon sleeping on her desk.

"Yiyeon?" He raised a brow.

The girl looked up and threw Jaemin a weird look, "What's with the finger guns?" She chuckled as she stretched her arms.

Jaemin quickly hid his hands in his pockets as he pretended that it did not happen. "I thought someone broke in the clubroom," he shrugged and placed his bag on the table behind Yiyeon, where papers were scattered. "What about you? Why are you early?"

"I have nowhere to go," she sighed and stood up, looking through the window. "Hey, Jaemin..."

"Hmm?" The boy hummed as he turned his computer on.

"The offer to become a part of the club," Yiyeon started. "...it's still open, right?"

Jaemin threw a glance at Yiyeon and repeatedly nodded, "Why did you suddenly ask?"

"Can I officially start today?"

Jaemin, although excited, felt that something was wrong.

He raised a brow as he dragged his chair to sit beside Yiyeon. "Is everything alright?" He asked. "I know that I've been pestering you to join the club for a long time, but why suddenly? D-Don't get me wrong. I feel like something happened..." he said defensively.

Yiyeon sighed, "I... wanna escape from the world... and this club would be able to help me a lot." She said and turned the computer on. "Besides, I know that I would also be able to help the club, so why not?" She chuckled.

"D-Did," Jaemin started. "Did something bad happen last night? I mean... I left you and Jeno--"

She quickly shook her head, "It's all fine... I guess?" She shrugged. "Anyways, enough about me. I'll be starting today." She smiled.