Vexatious || Ateez J.WY

chapter 13.

"can't you do it for me?" the girl begged the person beside her who only sighed in return.

"jee, at this rate, you'll die without me."

"exactly!" minjee exclaimed. "you're all i have, so can't you tell sooyoung i'm sorry?"

jongho almost got flustered by her first sentence but wasn't giving in to her bargain. "tell her yourself. i'm running late." he tapped her nosed before walking away.

"we still have thirty minutes!" the petite girl huffed. "damnit, jjong." she muttered as she scratched her head and went in the classroom.

there, she saw her friend looking half asleep as it was still early in the morning. mustering up some courage, she inhaled sharply. "hi."

her greeting seemed to get sooyoung's attention, who managed to be fully awake. "jee!"

minjee sat down, taking off her backpack. "soo, i just wanna say i'm-"

"sh." sooyoung instantly hushed her. "i hate apologizing, but i hate it more when someone does it to me."

the shorter stared at her awkwardly since she didn't know what else to do.

"but this means we're good now, right?" the transferee asked, hoping to get a positive response.

with a smile, minjee nodded. she instantly gave sooyoung a hug and even a peck on the cheek. "i miss you!"

"me, too."

the volleyball player pulled away from the hug. "did i miss anything? yunho said hongjoong joined you for lunch?"

"yup. he's annoying." sooyoung clicked her tongue. "anything up with you?"

"oh, i also, uhm, somehow met him, too." minjee fiddles her fingers.

the other squinted her eyes. "did he do anything? i swear to god-"

"no! it's nothing like that!" the shorter chuckled. "he passed by the gym yesterday and helped me with something."

"i see." sooyoung remained suspicious of the story.

minjee grinned. "is there anything else i need to know?"

sooyoung thought for a while and something came up her mind. she contemplated whether or not to tell her best friend since it's history and doesn't really matter.

oh, what the hell.

"jee, promise not to tell anyone."

the petite one agreed and focused on the next thing her buddy had to say.

sooyoung looked a around for a bit before getting closer. she whispered the piece of information, causing minjee's jaw to drop.

"he's your ex?!" she asked, gasping.

the taller hushed her aggressively, noticing the purple haired boy in front of her, glancing at them when the past was mentioned.

sooyoung swears she saw him roll his eyes. if embarrassment could kill, she would have already been swallowed to hell.

minjee mumbles an apology, still processing the news.

-

the day went by quicker than usual for sooyoung as minjee returned to her bubbly self. they ate lunch as a whole again- yunho slightly scolding minjee, and then jongho reminding him how cold he was when finding out about the choi family. in the end, it all worked out.

it was now their dismissal. both girls had their arms interlocked going to their lockers.

unbeknownst to them, a group of people were scheming something nearby.