The Untold

Chapter 44

"Gosh you scared me." Soojin said holding her chest. "What happened? You look like you've seen a ghost. Are you okay?"

Soojin walks closer to Chaeyoung while the latter just stared at her in awe.

"My head hurts." Chaeyoung grabbed her cousin's arm to help balance herself.

"Come here." Soojin assisted Chaeyoung on a bench near the parking area. She really had no idea as to why Chaeyoung ran off from her like that. And she wants to know the reason. "Did I scare you that much?" she joked.

"Y-yeah."

Soojin tried to find any hint of joke in her cousin's tone but she didn't find any. "But why?"

Chaeyoung weighed whether or not to answer her cousin. She looked her and see how concerned and worried Soojin is.

She remembered playing with Soojin when they were still kids. And even though they are really not related bu blood, the latter treated Chaeyoung as if they are.

Soojin is the eldest daughter of Chaeyoung's step father's brother.

Because they're at the same age and Chaeyoung don't have any siblings, her step dad introduced her with his niece.

"Nothing. I just remembered something." Chaeyoung answered.

"Don't do that." Soojin clicked her tongue. She then held Chaeyoung's shoulders and made the latter look at her. "You were really scared when you saw me. Why? Did I- did I do anything bad to you?"

When Chaeyoung met Soojin's eyes, she knows she can't lie. And knowing how stubborn her cousin is, she knows she won't stop until she tell her the truth.

"Not you." She said quietly as tears begun to fall.

Soojin hust looked at her cousin knowingly, she felt weak and thank heaven they are sitting or else she'd lose her balance. She bit her lower lip to control herself before letting go of Chaeyoung's shoulder.

"That asshole hurt you too, didn't he?" Soojin asked firmly as she cries with her cousin. "What did he do to you, Chaeng?"

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Mina felt way better and she seems to be back to herself so she decided to visit Chaeyoung at the café.

On her way, she saw the same lady where Chaeyoung bought the penguin keychain that she put on her wallet.

"How much for this, ahjumma?" Mina sked holding a baby tiger keychain. Which reminds her of the reason she feels happy right now.

After buying the keychain, she continued walking to the café after contemplating if it's too obvious she misses Chaeyoung so much she visits her on her work.

The young girls were left clueless inside the café. As much as one of them wants to go out to check their Chaeyoung unnie, the large amount of customers didn't permit them to do so.

"Hey girls." Mina greeted them. "Can I get one iced americano?"

"Oh, unnie. Yes. Is that all?" Yeji responded.

"Actually, when is Chaeng's breaktime?" The older girl asked looking around hoping to see Chaeyoung.

"Oh? Mina unnie!" Ryujin appeared from behind Yeji. "Chaeyoung unnie is not here. She went outside. We're really worried about her."

"Something happened a while back and we can't check on her." Yeji added. "A girl followed her saying she's her cousin."

"Cousin?" Mina asked in shock. She never heard of Chaeyoung ever mentioning she have one. So after getting her coffee, she instantly walked out to the parking area and saw Chaeyoung hugging the girl wbile crying.