Check-in(to) You

Chapter 2

"What do you mean technical glitch? Are you kidding me?!" Yong was so fired up for the last ten minutes.

"We're very sorry Miss Kim, there seemed to be a glitch when the booking was made. We believe there was a power outage at that time and it mig—"

"I really don't care about the power outage and other stuff. Give me a different room, now." Yong clenches her jaw, trying to calm herself.

"Ma'am, there is a summit this month and all our rooms and pretty much the rooms in other hotels nearby are fully booked. I'm very sorry." The manager bowed trying to send her deepest and sincerest apologies.

"What?! I will make sure to give bad reviews about your hotel—"

"No one will give bad reviews, Miss Kim." Byul tap her shoulder, trying to calm the dragon and stopping her from fully humiliating herself. Strangers at the lobby were starting to get curious and handing out their phones.

"Nobody wanted this to happen, Miss Kim. We heard their explanation. You have to understand that this thing might and could happen. If not to us then to somebody else." Byul reasoned out.

Still feeling the tingling sensation on her shoulder, Yong argues, "Then what do you suggest, Miss Moon? Since you look very positive about this super big error and negligence and—"

The reporter did not finish rambling when Byul yanked her in the arm and led her to the lobby seats.

"What do you think you are doing, Byul?!" She whispered yell.

"Look, we can always ask for extra beddings or if there is a small sofa in the room, then I will sleep there. Let's not make this more complicated than it already is. And by the way, if you don't want to be the next viral video queen, learn to manage your stress and anger. People are starting to fish out their phones to take a video of a very angry foreigner shouting and making a scene."

Byul left a very appalled Yong and head to the reception. She ask for the details about the room and anything that could make their stay more bearable. The architect also managed to get discounts and freebies for the length of their stay.

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"We got free lunch and dinner for the rest of our stay here. They will also reiumburse half of the payment since technically, they double booked us." Byul explained while they're in the elevator.

Yong just nodded. The whole ride was very quiet not to mention awkward. "How come she could stay this calm and how can she just talk to me like nothing happened?" Her thoughts were cut off when the elevator stopped at their floor. The butler guide them to their room and help them with their luggages.

Byul decided to give him a generous tip since apparently Yong decided to bring her whole closet. "Oh, I think this is too much ma'am." But Byul is quick to assure him.

"No, I think that's alright. Thank you for working hard, Ben. I'll wait for the extra pillows and blankets." The two exchange warm smiles as Byul closes the door.

"How can you be so calm about this?" Yong asked her once Byul enters the room. As far as she can remember, the architect is not someone with the longest patience, someone who easily spit words that could hurt someone's feelings, even her feelings.

"I cannot change the situation even if I threw all my tantrums and hatred in the world at them. I will just take what they can give me. Anyway, I just need the room for sleeping and shower. I will be busy working for the rest of my stay here, so don't worry. Also, it's been two years Yong. I'd like to think that we grew to become persons." she looked at her ex lover's eyes, a faint smile on her lips.

"Yeah. Of course." the reporter was dumbfounded. A totally different Moon Byul Yi is in front of her. One with a very positive outlook, longer patience and certainly a very fit body.

"Fit body? What the fuck was that?" she internally cursed.

"You can use the bathroom first. I will just fix my things." Byul said while opening her suit cases.

Yong did not waste time and quickly run to the bathroom, as fast as her heavily pounding heart.

Holding her chest, feeling her heart running like a horse, she cursed. "Damn it, Yong. Keep it together. It's been two years."

"But she really looks good. The arms, her proud stance but gentle way of speaking. I'm like looking at Byul's twin positive self."

"Oh, please stop! She might change but remember that everything is in the past now. You have a boyfriend for goodness sake."

She stop her inner debating and starts her bathroom routine.

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Byul was fixing her things when her attention was caught by Yong's phone. It's the third missed call. Thinking that it might be important she went to get it but soon regretted it.

        Baby 💞 calling.....

She almost threw the phone when Yong peak beside her. "Oh! You scared me. Someone's calling you. I thought it was an emergency. Sorry for looking." She handed the phone to Yong and went back to her things.

"I guess it's my turn now." She dash to the bathroom at ligthning speed, The Flash will be put to shame. But before she closes the door she heard the reporter talking, no. She's giggling. Like a teeneger. "What's so funny? Is she dating a clown?" She huffed.

Phone. She needs to call Hyejin. The only person that she knows can help her.

"Hello, Moonie. How's the flight?"

There's silence on the line, Hyejin look to her screen thinking that call was cut. A deep sigh. She heard this a million times or maybe more.

"Hyejinieeee...." Another sigh.

"Hmmm, unnie. I'm right here. Is it tiring? The flight, i mean."

"Not really. Are you busy now? Are you with her?"

"I'm still at home. Her appointment is in the afternoon. Are you at the hotel now?"

"Hmm...Hyejinie...be honest with me."

"I'm always honest with you Unnie. Did something happen?"

"Hyejinie. Am I not a funny person?"

"What? Are you serious right now? Are you really asking me that?"

"Yeah. I just...is there any instance that I made you laugh? Like giggling type or something?"

"What? At this very moment, you're making me laugh. You sound ridiculous. Honestly, unnie, I know something is bothering you."

Byul do not what to say or do not how to say it. Her situation now will surely trigger Hyejin.

"Unnie, are you still there? Just tell me, okay?"

Silence. A sigh. More sighs.

"Stop with the sighs. Will just tell what's happening Moon!"

Startled, Byul blurted, "I'm with Yong."

"You're with who?! With Yong? The Kim Yong Sun?"

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