Citrus

Chapter 8

They were still at the restaurant when Momo worriedly asked Nayeon when she noticed her teary eyes, "Hey, Nayeon-ah, are you okay?"

"If you need a vent, just dump it all on us. Don't go quiet on us like this. We seriously can't even think about you being gone, right Momoring?" Sana added, also worried for her friend.

"Thanks, girls. That helped me feel better. But, there is some things that I have to do" Nayeon said and beamed a big bunny smile to her friends after wiping her tears from her eyes. Momo and Sana smiled in relief seeing Nayeon happy and feeling better.

"I, we, don't really get it, but it looks like you're feeling better. I think the Nayeon we know is back!" Momo happily said and held her thumbs up to Nayeon while smiling widely.

After eating, they decided to call it a day and went home. On Nayeon's way home, all that she could think about was her feelings for Jeongyeon and how to approach her again after the incident in her grandfather's mansion.

This is love!

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Yes, Nayeon was expelled for the academy but she doesn't care. She decided to go to the chairman's house to try to talk to him but the guards told her that he is in the academy. Since the house was near the academy, she walked and since she can't enter, she decided to climb the wall to go inside. She still wears her inappropriate uniform, but it doesn't matter. After successfully climbed her way in, she immediately went to the chairman's office.

I don't care about status or what others think. I have to see my feelings through! I won't run away anymore!

She kicked the door open and was about to shout but then stopped when she saw the chairman lying on the floor struggling to stand up while papers scattered on the floor.  By instinct, she immediately ran near him and tried to wake him up but it was no use. Instead, she used her strength to make the old man sit down on the floor and immediately ran out to call for help. The guards and some teachers rushed to the chairman's office and called an ambulance to take him to the hospital.

When Jeongyeon heard about what happened, she immediately rushed to the hospital where her grandfather was taken. She wore her gray turtleneck sweater, leggings under her plaid skirt, a pair of running shoes, and her jacket since winter is coming.

"Grandfather!" She almost shouted after going inside her grandfather's room but was shushed by the nurse in a kind way since he was sleeping. The nurse decided to talk to her about her grandfather's condition outside the room.

"Well now, a girl about your age with red hair really helped out. She stuck around here the whole time until things were settled down. Then, she asked us over and over again to contact his granddaughter. I'm glad she's here to help out." The nurse said to Jeongyeon while smiling before excusing herself.

Not gonna lie, but Jeongyeon was more than grateful for what Nayeon did just now. Her worries lessenedwhen she heard that Nayeon was the one who helped her grandfather when he passed out in his office.

Meanwhile, that said girl fell asleep in the waiting room in the hospital. "Oh shit! I fell asleep!" She immediately got up and went to the chairman's room. "Grandpa?" She called but was slightly shocked to see Jeongyeon sitting in front of his bed. "Oh shit, sorry. I'll go home now since your here." She was about to open the door when Jeongyeon stood up from her chair and grabbed her wrist to stop her.

"W-wait! Unnie, can we talk? But n-not here."

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Since their grandfather is peacefully sleeping, they decided to talk somewhere else, and that is on the rooftop. They went out of the room and rode the elevator quietly. Nayeon opened the rooftop door for Jeongyeon as they reached the rooftop of the hospital. Jeongyeon went in and rested her elbows on the terrace, observing the tall buildings while Nayeon was just standing behind her. No one dared to move nor speak minutes after that.