Come Back To Me

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  Trying to separate their past from their business, Yunhee cleared her throat, signaling Seojin to follow her. Not knowing where they were headed, Seojin felt unsecure. Walking into a delicate-parts workshop, Yunhee brought a rolling cart which was holding all the chromebooks she had ordered. Being given the cart, Seojin firmly held onto it, attempting to pushing it over, but it barely budged. Yunhee, trying to hold in her laughter, gave her some aid and pushed it outside of the shop. Seojin had someone from Cheong Ah's technology department drive her truck, so they could load the laptops on it. Standing next to another unstable cart, Seojin accidently shifted herself onto it for support while carrying the items. Luckily, Yunhee noticed in time and rapidly hovered over Seojin, shielding her body with her broad back, letting the heavy boxes fall down. Flinching, Yunhee was pushed down from the force of the items dropping onto her, landing her face onto Seojin's, with their lips meeting at a slow touch.

  "Are you okay?" Rona asked, concerned about Jenny's well being. Rona reached into her pocket, grabbing a handkerchief. Using it to wipe her tears, "I'll let you borrow this, but you'll have to give it back" Rona told her, trying to switch up the subject. Jenny, still not knowing about why everyone was acting this way, started to get curious. "Why is this happening? What did I do so wrong?" She asked leaning closer to Rona, hoping to get an answer. Rona, unsure if she should tell her anything about it, paused in solemn silence.

  They head back to class and everyone eyes Jenny, with incompetent and serious stares. Rona led Jenny back to her seat and hurried over, sitting next to Seokkyung. "Are you sure the rumors are true? Did this really involve Jenny?" Rona asked, not believing a word coming out of anyone's mouth. Seokkyung, just as unsure, left the question blank. "Do you think Jenny doesn't know about her mom doing these things?", Seokkyung opened a new discussion. "No, She seemed very confused after seeing everyone's threats", Rona exclaimed.

  Busy running her furniture company, Suryeon hoped to take the twins and some of their friends to the movies. The other students, overhearing Seokkyung inviting Rona, wanted to tag along as well. Seokhoon optioned out, but Eunbyeol still wanted to join them nonetheless.

   Making a long, unbroken eye contact, Yunhee glared down at Seojin, still unattentively brushing her lip against Seojin's face. Pulling her mind back into reality, Yunhee quickly yanked back, seperating herself from Seojin. Pretending nothing happened, Seojin rapidly got back to stacking boxes. After some time, hurrying up their work, Seojin and Yunhee finished up, being able to completely forget about what had happened, or so they thought.

   At the movies, Seokkyung and 9 other girls came; which included Rona, Jenny, and Eunbyeol, and some people who just showed up following their lead. After buying a few snacks, they sat down in a row of seats waiting for the movie to come on. Everyone had their eyes glued onto the gigantic screen, except for Eunbyeol. Who had her eyes definitely on something, or someone, just not the movie.

   Yunhee decides she hasn't had a "drink" in a while, so desperately in need of one after holding back, she makes a decision to visit a bar across from her office that opened up not long ago. Feeling unwell, she calls Suryeon to ask her if she could make sure Rona gets home safely. Along with Seojin, who's celebrating her 2nd year anniversary of being schoolboard director, her staff plans a surprise event; at the same bar.

  After the movie ended, the girls got ready to leave. Seokkyung, Eunbyeol, Rona, and Jenny all walked down to the Hera Palace together after enjoying the movie.

  Finishing her 4th bottle of Soju, Yunhee gives up and gathers her things, leaving her payment face-up on the table. Barely able to see, she starts to feel sick and takes a trip to the bathroom a few feet forward. At the same time Seojin heads over to wash her hands before eating. Rinsing her fingers, Seojin notices Yunhee walk out of the stall, completely doozed (drunk). Yunhee, unbothered to think before her actions, heads over to Seojin, sequentially planting her lips onto hers, harshly. "I'm sorry", Yunhee baffled, having her pronunciation unclear. "I'm sorry for liking you" She added to her previous affirmation. Seojin, speechless, glared at Yunhee with teary eyes. "Stop making me get my hopes up", Seojin replied, almost crying.