Citrus

Chapter 7

"So that is what you're here about?" Jeongyeon asked back to her.

Jeongyeon paused for a moment to think of what to reply to Nayeon's question. After a moment of silence, she responded, "Don't make me repeat myself, unnie. I chose this—"

"Then why do you look so sad around me?" Jeongyeon was taken aback and was not able to respond.

"Those eyes, those expressions were the same the night you kissed me. And when I told you that you were being used by our teacher. For a moment, you gave me the same look. Do you let other people see you like that, too?" Nayeon continued. After a while, Jeongyeon slowly faced her with the same look she just said, but this time, the sadness in her eyes was more intense.

"The same night after we kissed, you called for your father over and over again in your sleep as you cried. It made me wonder if there is anything that I could do." Jeongyeon turned her back against Nayeon again, but this time, she was holding back her tears.

"I wanted to shake off some of your stifling rules. You know what? You can be freer now!" Nayeon said while slowly approaching the latter.

"Shut up."

If it's too hard on your own, then I'll help—"

"I said shut up!" Jeongyeon just can't take it anymore.

She turned around and harshly grabbed Nayeon's wrist and pushed her on the bed. Nayeon was startled at what Jeongyeon did but was more shocked when Jeongyeon went on top of her, holding her down on the soft mattress. She grabbed Nayeon on the collar and forcedly and forcefully ripped off the first three buttons of her blouse, exposing Nayeon's pink bra. Nayeon was closing her eyes while struggling on her hold and tried to push her away when she felt something wet fell on her face. When she opened her eyes, she saw tears streaming down Jeongyeon's face. Then Nayeon realized that Jeongyeon was crying because of the things she said to her a while ago.

Seeing Jeongyeon crying, Nayeon calmed herself down before trying to grab Jeongyeon's wrist which is holding her down. After that, she held her wrist firmly and tried to sit up.

"Hey, hey! It's all right!" She kicked herself up, successfully sitting up while still holding Jeongyeon's wrist while Jeongyeon was sitting on her lap. It was now Jeongyeon who was the one struggling on Nayeon's hold.

"It's going to be okay. I'm with you now." Nayeon calmly said while looking straight into Jeongyeon's eyes that made Jeongyeon calm down. She slowly let go of Jeongyeon's wrist and Jeongyeon plopped down slightly on her chest.

"What's with all the commotion in there, Jeongyeon-ah!?" Someone from outside Jeongyeon's room shouted while banging the door.

Then suddenly, the door opened, revealing the chairman with shocked and anger plastered on his face. Both girls looked at their grandfather's direction, realizing their current position; Jeongyeon sitting on Nayeon's lap while Nayeon was holding her wrist and her blouse was half-opened. Not a really nice position to be seen by someone, especially their strict grandfather.

"G-grandpa!" Nayeon awkwardly and nervously shouted. Chairman Yoo frustratedly sighed.

"Nothing good ever comes when you are around! First, your arrival at the academy, then the flag ceremony! So as of today, you are expelled!" Chairman Yoo announced that made Nayeon shocked. "Don't worry about the paperworks. I'll handle them myself. There's no place for someone like you!" The old man said and left after closing the door.

"H-hey! Wait!" She tried to call him but it was too late. That's it. She's now leaving the academy. And now, this is the last time that she will see Jeongyeon. Because after leaving, she will never see Jeongyeon anymore.