Morning After (revision)

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She had just come out of the bathroom when she heard Wheein's voice. "It suits you." She glanced at Wheein, who was sitting on the bed, looking at her. She had borrowed extra clothes to replace the dress she wore last night. "Thanks," she said with a sweet smile.

"Let's go into the kitchen. I will make some breakfast." She followed her into the kitchen.

She sat in the dining chair while Wheein prepared their breakfast in front of the stove. She got up and decided to help Wheein by making some coffee. She walked to the cupboard to get two cups and filled them with coffee. After a while, Wheein finished cooking. She set the table with bread, rice, eggs, sausage, and fruits, along with plates, forks, and spoons.

"Thank you for the food!" she exclaimed, smiling as she sat down to eat.

They focused on eating when she glanced at Wheein. Her angelic appearance was enhanced by her wet hair and white clothing. When Wheein noticed her looking, she became flustered.

"Why? Is there a problem?" she asked, sipping her coffee. "U-um, nothing," she chuckled.

When Wheein didn't move her gaze away, she became agitated. She leapt to her feet and hurriedly gathered her plates, placing them in the sink. Wheein, on the other hand, walked over to her side and grabbed the sponge. "You can just sit there and watch TV if you want. I'll do the dishes," she said. Hyejin wanted to disagree, but since Wheein started washing the dishes, she had no choice but to go into the living room.

It was still early in the morning, so she decided to watch a horror film. Wheein approached her with a laptop in her hands as the movie began. Hyejin didn't look at her because she was busy watching the movie. What she thought wouldn't scare her quickly proved to be a mistake, as a ghost suddenly appeared, surprising her. But after a split second, a headless ghost showed up on the screen, and at the same time, a bolt of lightning struck outside, shocking her so much that she lost control and clutched Wheein, who was sitting right next to her. The joy she felt earlier while watching was replaced by overwhelming fear. When she heard another bolt of lightning, she tightened her embrace even more.

When another bolt of lightning and thunder crashed, she felt Wheein's arms wrap around her. She buried her face in Wheein's chest. "It's okay, I'm here," Wheein said softly, patting her hair like a baby.

"I guess there's a rainstorm," Wheein said after a brief pause and a small laugh. "Hey, it's okay. You can watch it again. I'm just here by your side. You don't have to worry."

She looked at her and nodded. She then glanced back at the TV, where the movie was still playing, but her body remained close to Wheein, holding onto her shirt in case she felt the urge to run. Minutes passed, and the heavy rain started pouring down. "I received a message from my manager saying we can't go outside because there's a thunderstorm warning. So, we have to stay here for a while if that's okay with you?" She simply nodded, still scared.

Suddenly, she felt Wheein stand up. She pulled on the shirt she was holding, and Wheein looked at her and laughed. "You're holding me, huh?" she teased.

Hyejin pouted, "Don't leave!" Wheein laughed more. "I won't. I'm just going to the bathroom and grabbing us a comforter as well. Stay here; I'll be back." Slowly, Hyejin let go of her. "Be fast," she replied. Wheein nodded and quickly went to the bathroom.

Finally, Wheein came back, holding some comforters and pillows. She sat down and handed Hyejin the comforter and pillow. Hyejin took them and covered herself from the cold wind while hugging the pillow. She started to feel okay and continued watching the movie while Wheein was beside her, doing her own thing. After a while, the movie ended. Hyejin decided to turn off the TV and looked at Wheein for a second.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm updating the events for this month."

"Ahh, I see. By the way, I will invite you to come to our fashion week this month if you have time."

Wheein looked at her strangely.

"Yah!"

"Why?" Wheein asked, confused.

"Don't look at me like that."

"Like what?" Wheein said, coming closer and looking into her eyes. Hyejin pushed her away, and Wheein suddenly laughed.

"Chill, I'm not doing anything wrong. I promised your secretary about that."

"Tsk, that's right. If you did something wrong, I'm going to..."

"What will you do?" Wheein leaned forward again and smirked.

"N-nothing," Hyejin said as she moved her body away and stood up. She went to the bedroom to lie down. The weather was nice, her body relaxed, and soon her eyes became heavy and sleepy.

...

She woke up when she felt someone tapping her arm. She saw Wheein standing in front of her, holding a cellphone. "It's your secretary, so I picked it up." Hyejin grabbed it from her and put it to her ear. "Why, Miss Kim?" she asked her secretary on the other line.

"Miss Jinie, I want to say that I'm already outside." Hyejin looked at the time for a second before answering, "You're picking me up, huh? Okay, I'll be down in a minute."

"Okay, Miss Jinie." She hung up the phone and saw Wheein still standing in front of her.

Wheein looked confused. "Why?" she raised her eyebrows and asked. "Are you going home?" Hyejin nodded. "Yes, my secretary is here already."

"I see."

"Can I borrow your shirt for a while?" she asked, looking at Wheein's clothes.

"You can have it."

"Really?"

"Yes," Wheein said, giving her a big smile. "Thank you!"

She quickly stood up and fixed herself before going down. Wheein stood in front of her and decided to accompany her downstairs to meet her secretary, who had been waiting for her for a minute. They were already outside the hotel when she finally saw Miss Kim waving at her. Hyejin waved back in reply.

Wheein suddenly stopped, causing Hyejin to bump into her. She was about to argue when she saw an old man looking at them. Not knowing what to do, she greeted him instead. "G-goodevening, Sir," she said, bowing and then turning to face Wheein. "H-hey, thank you for your company. I will go home now. See you again next time," she said with an awkward smile. She looked at the old man once again and bowed before quickly running away to her secretary.

...

"Miss Jinie!" her secretary greeted her with a smile.

"Let's go, we have to go," Hyejin said, and they both walked to the parking lot where her car was parked. Her secretary was in the driver's seat while Hyejin sat in the passenger seat.

"Miss Jinie, would you mind if I asked who the man was earlier?"

"It's Wheein's father," she said casually.

"Seriously? I guess her dad is a handsome man and her mom is a gorgeous woman because she is like an angel, so beautiful."

"Aishh, forget about that. Just take me to Moonbyul's house." Miss Kim agreed and drove all the way to Byul's house. Hyejin wanted to visit her friend because they hadn't seen each other for a long time. She missed her so much. She decided to stop for a second at a drive-through to buy some snacks to bring for Byul.

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