Love made Visible

LXXVIII. Last Vacation.

Mina.

A day after I got back from the hospital we were at our dorm playing board games. I was at the kitchen cooking some pasta.

Me: Hello, Papa

Papa: Hi baby. How are you?

Me: I'm better. Why did you call?

Papa: Your grandpa wants you to come home next week. He.... He said you need to go back. Your schedules are plotted.

Oh no. It's sooner than what I thought of.

Me: What? Why too soon? But Papa can't we move it? Our album launch will be on next week.

Papa: I don't know what the old man thinks anymore. He does random things nowadays. He knows about launch too. He said no exceptions. I'm sorry baby. I would recommend go home baby. Let's not make it worse for the girls and the company too.

I let out a huge sigh.

Me: I don't have a choice, do I?

Papa: I'm sorry baby. Let me know when you're coming. We'll fetch you.

Me: Thanks Pa.

After the call I just stared into space.

Momo: Mitang, is it cooked already? I'm excited for...

I can see on my peripheral vision Momo's face popped at the door. Then suddenly I heard a loud shriek that woke me up.

Momo hurriedly ran towards my side. Apparently the pasta's boiling water was overflowing already.

Momo: Mina?

Jihyo Nayeon and Jeongyeon appeared instantly asking what happened.

Momo: The pasta's water overflowed.

Jihyo: How? You're here cooking right?

She asked me yet I can't answer.

Momo: She was here but she was staring into space when I saw her.

Nayeon went beside me.

Nayeon: What's wrong Mina?

I looked at them one by one. I would miss these faces. I felt like crying.

Nayeon unnie hugged me.

Jihyo: Did something happened?

Jeongyeon handed me a glass of water. After drinking I looked at them and said.

Me: My dad called. He said... Grandpa wants me home by next week.

Jihyo: Next week? It'll be our album launching.

Me: Grandpa knows and he doesn't care.

Jihyo: Girls! Meeting living room 5mins!

She recorded that and send it to our GC.

Jihyo: I'll call PDnim.

I nodded. And went back to my pasta which is almost done. Good thing I cooked the sauce while the pasta is boiling. In a few minutes I heard the girls arrived one by one.

Momo and Jeongyeon came by and took the pasta bowl at me.

Jeongyeon: Go, we'll set it up. I told Jihyo we'll eat first.