Dappled Light [2yeon]

Chapter 9

Polaris co-op, Faroe Islands

Nothing really happened when they are on their way home, it was only Nayeon's snoring and Jeongyeon's gaze to the sleeping girl, all this happening while she was driving slowly on the road. Jeongyeon's eye lids were half opened, she was experiencing dizziness after their dinner together, maybe the wine served on Faroe Islands was always strong. I thought my tolerance on alcohol was already good, it has been years since the dizziness hit me again. She was done parking Jihyo's car in the small garden they have, and the dizziness hit right before she wants to get off the car. Jeongyeon almost threw herself out of the car after opening the car door and was struggling to walk straight, heading to where Nayeon was. "Why are you at such state?" Momo came from the front gate, which surprised Jeongyeon, and there was Sana following behind, they were awed at the exotic scene. "You guys drank alcohol?" Sana frowned, moving over Momo to help crutching Jeongyeon up, while Momo went to the other side of the car and pried Nayeon out from it. "It wasn't even much...." Jeongyeon regained her conscious from the dizziness, her head still hurts but she felt better with Sana helping her. "I heard the alcohol beverages served here are pretty strong, we had troubles drinking them when we were new to here." Momo explained with a pained expression, she has great alcohol tolerance too from Jeongyeon's knowledge.

They were only a few steps away from the door, but it was opened and someone came out from the house. It was Jihyo, who seemed to have just took a bath and was nosy about the neighbourhood. "Is she alright?" Jihyo asked, crunching on some biscuits. "Well, Ms.Im is-" "No, no, I mean my car." Jeongyeon grumbled, before nodding her head to Jihyo who gave a smile and left the door opened. The house was still bright, Mina and Dahyun were watching television together on the couch while Chaeyoung and Tzuyu were at the dining room, it seems they were snacking with Jihyo earlier. "Welcome home!" Dahyun was sucked into the movie that was playing and could not turn away to say hi directly, while Mina took a quick glance and went back to the movie. "I feel better, I think I can walk on my own." Jeongyeon patted Sana's back. She mouthed an 'okay' , letting go of Jeongyeon's shoulder and ran past the living room, straight to the upper floor. She checked the time displayed on the wall in the dining room, and figured she still left some time to take a quick bath before going to bed.

"Okay, she's on you now." Momo took off Nayeon's arm and carried the whole person towards Jeongyeon, only to lay Nayeon down on the tired woman who wants to bathe other than anything else. "Whoa! Hey! Wait, wait! Momo!" The sudden weight almost crushed Jeongyeon as her legs are all wobbly, she held tight the drunken woman behind her with one arm while trying to grab Momo back. She was short of words, and almost threw something right beside her to Momo when she did an ugly face to provoke her before retreating to her room. Nayeon's face was planted right between her shoulder blades, enjoying her sweet dreams, unaware of what was happening while her safety is now on someone's hands. "Need some help?" Jihyo, sitting comfortably beside Tzuyu while still snacking offered to aid Jeongyeon. "No thanks, I'll handle her myself." Jeongyeon noticed the eye bags under Jihyo's eyes, even the youngest have them too, she has the slightest idea that they worked hard for the upcoming festival.

Jeongyeon can feel her legs started to shake, she staggered her way through the living room while both arms circling Nayeon's thighs and bent forward so that she lays directly onto her back, the distance to Nayeon's room had never felt that far. She shifted one of her arm to embrace Nayeon's waist, another one reached for the door knob, and pulled the door opened. Just a little bit more.... Jeongyeon stumbled past the huge wardrobe after shutting the door close, her hand reaching out, swaying left and right searching for Nayeon's bed as she was basking in the dark. As soon as she felt the sheet of blanket, she turned around and put down her sleeping beauty, who just falls down on the bed unconsciously. Jeongyeon sighed when she feels her legs again, slowly turned around again to help covering her landlady. "There we go....." She gently tugged that pale hand of Nayeon into the covers, summing up her reason to be in a room that is not hers, but she found herself standing still, her gaze never leaving the sleeping beauty.