Don't Go. | SEULRENE

Chapter VIII

Seulgi's POV

"Can you please call Tiffany unnie for me please?" I said as when a staff entered the booth. He said okay then went out.

Minutes later unnie was there already.

"Did you tell anyone about my shoot now?" I asked. I saw her shaking her head through the mirror in front of me.

"A staff just told me there are 3 food trucks and 2 coffee truck outside." I said looking at unnie, suspiciously.

"I told no one! Did you asked them who are those from?" She asked me. I shake my head. "One was from your best friend." She said.

"Wendy?" I asked.

"Yup!" She nodded.

"How?"

"Uncle may have told her." Dad!? "Her father." Unnie corrected me like she already know what I was thinking. I look at her confused.

"How did her father knew?"

"Maybe because our fathers are so close. Very close, I must say." She said.

"You mean..." Unnie was already nodding before I even finish my sentence.

"And you all knew each other?" I asked, remembering the first time I met Joohyun. I was with Wendy that time.

"Like I said, you're the only one we didn't grew up with." That means she knew Joohyun that time. I release a sigh.

"Tell me, who's still who? And does this mean Wendy's also--"

"She has a younger brother, that's willing to lead their business." Unnie said. I chuckled hearing that.

"I wish I had one." I said before I stand up and start fixing myself. My 30-minute rest is over.

"The three of us do." Unnie said that made me look at her.

"Joohyun has a sister, right? Jimin." I asked. I just met her.

"That wouldn't be possible. Jimin is already in the line up for our new girl group." That made me surprise.

"She's a trainee here?!" I asked in disbelief. Unnie nodded.

"Yup! But don't worry about Joohyun, she loves her job." She said. I can tell. I still want to ask some more when my team suddenly entered the room, a sign for me to get ready already.

After the shoot we all wrapped up. We're now on the way to my apartment, unnie's dropping me there.

"Unnie I forgot to ask. If Wendy sent one of those food trucks, who sent the others?" I asked her as she's busy driving. "There wasn't from any brand at all because if there were? The team would've ask me to sent them thanks." She just laugh when I said that.

"One was from me and the rest... If you have someone in mind that's feeling guilty by what she did, that's her, she sent those other trucks." I was taken ab ack when unnie said that.

"Joohyun?" I asked. Unnie stopped the car then face me with a smile.

"We're here." she said. I look outside and she's right we're already outside the building of my apartment. Then I remember I was still asking her something.

"Unnie--"

"If you want to ask me why she did it, you ask her. Call her. You have her number, right?" I just look at unnie dumbfounded. "Yaah! Go now! I need rest as much as you do." She pushed me.

"Okay! Okay." I said raising my hands, like surrendering. "Bye, unnie! Don't call tomorrow! we both have 2 day rest before finalizing things." I said before I close the door. Soon enough she drove off.

I entered the lobby and went up to my place. Just before I could enter my thoughts went to Wendy. Did she knew me all this time? I dialed her number... after a few rings she answered.

"Where are you? Are you up for a run?" I asked.

"Seulgi?" Her voice sounds raspy. "Did you just come from your shoot?" I hummed as response. "Aren't you tired?" I don't think I can sleep now.

"Can I talk to you?" I said. I heard silence for a minute before she spoke again.

"I guess you found out already." She said.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I swear! I didn't know it was you, until recently." She explained.

"Can you open your door for me?" I said

"Seulgi, I'm sorry but I'm not home. Can we talk some other time?" She said.

"You have a lot of sharing to do." I said.

"You as well." She giggled saying that. Before I ended the call she called my name again. "Seulgi. Don't go for a run anymore! It's midnight already." I just hummed and we said our goodbyes, before needing the call.

I went to my house to change. I need to run. I need a breather.

I run for an our now. I decided to go to the convenient store and buy something. I already made sure I brought some cash with me before I left my flat. On my way to the convenient store, as I was going near, I caught a sight I wasn't expecting there. I look at the clock and it's 1 am already, why is she still out?

I decided to go straight to the store and get something to eat and drink. After I paid I went out and walk to where she's sitting now. I put down my food in the same table as hers, that caught her attention.

"I'm sorry but there are a lot of vacant table, can't you just--" I sit in front of her. I'm wearing a cap and a mask now, that's why she doesn't recognize me yet.

"Aren't you the girl Kang Seulgi was with, in that video?" I look up and meet her eyes that look so surprise at what I had just said. Soon enough, I think she recognizes me already.

"Seulgi, why are you here?" she asked me. "Shouldn't you be resting now?"

"Why are you here?" I return her question. "I wanted to run."

"It's just.. That.. I can't sleep." She said. I look at her confused.

"Do you live near here?" I asked. She nodded.

"A few blocks from here." I removed my mask but not my cap. I opened one of the canned drink I bought and offered it to her. I opened the other one and drink from it.

"Thank you." I said looking straight to her. "for the food trucks." she avoided my gaze. "Didn't you tell you were going back to the states?" I changed the subject.

"Seulgi, I'm really sorry." This time I saw tears starting to form at her eyes already, somehow that made me feel panic.

"Hey. Look at me." I reach for her hand, across the table. "I forgive you, okay? I know you have your reason why you did it."

"but Seulgi it cost you your career." I smiled at her.

"I know you know the real reason why I'm quitting. You really don't have to feel guilty about it. You're not at fault, no one is." I said, giving her an assuring smile. "I also apologize bout my outbursts the last time we talk."

"There was nothing to apologize Seulgi, what you were feeling that time was valid." I felt her squeeze my hand.

Soon enough we're already eye to eye with our hand holding each other, and silence that sooner became awkward. We both let go each other. I took a sip of my drink and so did she.

I steal a glance at her, she's looking at her laptop now. She's really pretty. She's really something.

"Seulgi stop staring. It's already awkward as it is" She said that made me chuckle.

"Then let's not be awkward. Let's start anew, shall we?" I took a deep breath before saying my next words.

"I want to get to know you, Bae Joohyun."