Citrus

Chapter 40

"I still want to confess. I'll even court her if I have to." Nayeon said with confidence. Tzuyu was shocked to hear Nayeon's possessive response. Chaeyoung, on the other hand, chuckled.

"I figured you'd say that, unnie." She smiled and looked down. Nayeon was surprised but let the short girl continue. "You know, there's something I've learned while dating Jeongyeon. She's very diligent, mature, and a wonderful person. But... the truth is that she's still a young girl hiding her easily-wounded heart. And the same goes for you, Nayeon unnie." She looked up to Nayeon and flashed a smile. "I think you two need to put more effort in trying to understand each other."

"Try to understand each other..." The older girl murmured, repeating Chaeyoung's words.

"Yes. By the way, here you go." Chaeyoung said and handed the pink wallet to Nayeon. "Jeongyeon should be back at the shrine by now. Go to her."

"But what about you?" Nayeon worriedly asked. Tzuyu was also worried but didn't interfere as she continued to stare at Chaeyoung.

The short girl chuckled, "I'm not the one Jeongyeon is waiting for."

Nayeon returned the smile. Then, she remembered that she also bought a charm of happiness with the love charm she was supposed to give to Jeongyeon. She fished it out of her pocket and held Chaeyoung's hand. She carefully slipped it on the younger girl's palm and smiled. "Take this. I don't know if it will go well or not, but I want you to find your own happiness, too, Chaeyoung-ah. May it be with your sister, your future lover, or your true destiny. Who knows. Maybe he or she is also waiting for you."

Chaeyoung stared at the item and smiled brightly, showing her deep and cute dimples, as she looked back to Nayeon. "Thank you unnie. You made me feel like I'm the happiest person on this whole school trip, after all!" She beamed. "Don't worry and let me help you win her. Leave the back up to me." She proudly stood there while pointing to herself. Tzuyu sighed at the back.

"Thank you, Chaeyoung-ah. I'll see you girls around!" Nayeon bid and ran off the rooftop, leavinv a smiling Chaeyoung and a worried Tzuyu, who slowly approached her twin sister.

"Chaeng! This isn't right!" Tzuyu scolded her. "You said Jeongyeon is your—"

"Destiny? Well... I was drawn to Jeongyeon unnie and met Nayeon unnie... but isn't it wonderful to think that I met them both to bring them together?" Chaeyoung beamed.

This made Tzuyu tear up. She knows how her twin sister suffered from an intense heartbreak before and thought that Chaeyoung might get depressed because of this, but the exact opposite happened. This was the first time she saw Chaeyoung genuinely happy after how many years since Somi happened to her. She teared up because she's proud of Chaeyoung.

Tzuyu immediately hugged Chaeyoung while squeezing the latter on her chest. "You know it's not wonderful after all! Do you just talk about destiny whenever you're holding yourself back?" The tall girl squeezed her eyes shut and let her tears fall down on Chaeyoung's hair as she was resting her chin on the latter's head. "I hate that you'd give up on your happiness just like that!"

Chaeyoung looked up to her and softly smiled. "Tzuyu-ya, I—"

"I really want you to be happy, Chaeng."

"Don't worry. I'm not holding myself back." Tzuyu broke the hug. Confusion was evident on her face. "Supporting Nayeon unnie and breaking up with Jeongyeon unnie were my decision because I wanted to. Besides, I met someone..." Tzuyu was shocked. She didn't break up with Jeongyeon because of Nayeon. She broke up with her because she met someone. Tzuyu chuckled.

"I bet you would call her destiny again, for sure. You said it yourself that calling your love your destiny is more romantic, right?"

"Nope. I would rather call her 'Penguin'." She smiled and remembered the first time she saw 'Penguin'.