I'm Certain, Jinjoo

Chapter 8

Third Person's POV

Yujin was still wide awake while lying on the bed beside Wonyoung who's sound asleep. She has been thinking about all sorts of things since everyone went to bed. She turned to her side to see that it was 1:30 am. She decided to just go downstairs to grab some water, hoping it might help her sleep better.

She slowly got off the bed to not wake Wonyoung up and left the room. She poured herself some water before going out onto the balcony to get some fresh air. She looked over the railings, taking in a deep breath, letting it out, and just cleared her mind before someone tapped her shoulder from behind.

"Omo!" she jumped before turning around.

"Bro why you so scared?" Yena bewilderedly asked while sitting down on one of the chairs nearby.

"What are you doing here?" Yujin questioned while sitting opposite her.

"This is my house." Yena blatantly stated the obvious.

"I mean, shouldn't you be sleeping?"

"Then what are you doing here?" Yena asked while Yujin just shrugged.

"Good point."

A comfortable silence engulfed them as they just relaxed, leaning back, letting the breeze take them away.

"Yujin-ah."

"Hmm?"

"I know."

Yujin sat up and looked at her with puzzlement written across her face.

"Know what?"

"You and Wonyoung." Yujin widened her eyes but immediately relaxed, thinking that it's not what she knows.

"What about us?" She said while pretending not to know what happened and taking a sip from her cup.

"You guys aren't married."

Yujin spat out her water while Yena crossed her legs. The taller froze for a moment, intently looking at Yena before wiping her chin.

"H-How did you know?"

"Why didn't you tell us?" Yena asked while crossing her arms, tone slightly firm, almost feels like she's scolding Yujin.

"I don't see the need to tell you guys?" Yujin said while feeling unsure.

"You still like her, don't you?" the duck straight up asked.

"H-Her? Who? No, I don't." Yujin stuttered while looking elsewhere as Yena smirked.

"I didn't even say her name."

"Ah...Shit." Yujin put her hand to her forehead while shaking her head because she just exposed herself.

"But I have to tell you something before you do anything."

"What is it?" Yujin frowned.

"You really don't know after leaving her suddenly?" the moment Yujin remembered what happened, she just looked to the ground. Yena was referring to how she left Minju suddenly that year and that she needs to be careful since Minju is a fragile girl.

"I know, I know, you don't need to rub that in even further, I was wrong okay? And if you already know why we're not married, you'd know that it was arranged and I had no choice."

"But why didn't you tell her? I mean, clearly, you still like her, don't you?"Yena asked with an affirmative tone while Yujin nodded slowly.

"Then why aren't you telling her?" The duck can't understand why Yujin isn't doing so. Even for Yena, everything was practically laid out in front of her and she doesn't see what is stopping Yujin from speaking the truth.