Don't Let Me Let You Go

Chapter 2

It had now been over a month since Yongsun moved in with Byul, and they were still getting along very well. Byul was a little ashamed to say that she spent every moment she could with the older woman instead of doing something more productive, like installing those extra door locks she had bought. Although, to be fair, Yongsun didn't have much spare time for her. Between her university classes, her work as an intern in at a local hospital, and other club activities she never gave much info to Byul about, Yongsun barely showed up at the apartment. Whenever they could, though, they watched movies, played Byul' s video games, and stressed over Yongsun' s homework together.

Byul didn't use to open up to other people this quickly. It seemed to her that every time she was with Yongsun her emotions guided her instead of her logic, but so many things were going on in her life that Byul didn't have time to wonder too much about it. She'd just gotten fired from her part-time job for arriving late to work too often and falling asleep on the job. She wanted to be upset about it but she knew it was true. Vampire hunting usually left her too tired to focus on the job.

Byul was drinking soju in the dining room to console herself when she heard Yongsun arrive from her internship. Yongsun took off her shoes and backpack and sat next to Byul at the table with a sigh.

"Hey, Byul, can I drink too?"

"Sure." Byul was going to stand up to get her a glass but Yongsun opened a new bottle and drank straight from it. Byul lifted an eyebrow in surprise.

"Rough day?"

"Yeah. And you?"

"I got fired." Byul looked down. Rent was due next week and she didn't have enough to pay, and even if she found a new job tommorow, she wouldn't receive her salary in time. It looked like she was going to have to accept the vampire hunter's association job.

"I'm sorry, Byul."

"It's alright. I'll find something else. What happened to you?"

"A patient died today." Yongsun rested her head on the table. "He had been involved in a car accident. The surgeon wasn't in, so he died for not getting the proper treatment on time. I could've saved him, but I was too scared of the consequences I would face if I operated on him without the supervision of a surgeon. I can't afford to lose my internship." Yongsun took another sip from the bottle as her eyes glistened with unshed tears. "It's not the first time I saw a patient die, but it was the first time I saw a patient die because of me."

"It wasn't your fault, Yong. Some people you just can't save, no matter how hard you try." Byul thought of Wheein and finished her glass.

"I guess." Yong rubbed her eyes to get rid of the tears and then felt her cheeks. "Is my face red? I feel kind of hot."

"Are you already drunk?" Byul chuckled.

"Not enough." Yongsun responded and took another big sip from the bottle.

"You should slow down, Yong."

Yongsun took Byul's advice and they fell into a comfortable silence for some time before Yongsun rested her head on Byul's shoulder and hugged her arm.

"You're a good person, Byul."

"You're definitely drunk. Such a lightweight" Byul chuckled. She wasn't used too this much skinship and it made her nervous. "So clingy too."

"No, I mean it. I was scared you would be a weirdo or something but you're pretty nice, if a little annoying at times."

Byul ignored her and only laughed. "You should go to bed. Don't you have class tommorrow?"