Side Effects.

Pt.8

TW: SELF HARM    

     Home. What Mina called Chaeyoung's dorm for a month. She was often there when Chaeyoung went to work, went to class.

And she was there when Chaeyoung wanted to go to the beach. She would go with her, sit with her, hold her hand and tell her that everything would be okay.

But was it truly okay between them? No one knew of the thoughts that arose within the minds of the two. But everyone could see the change in behavior for each of them.

Chaeyoung was more confident, but more irritable than she had ever been. Why? Because the young girl had stopped taking her medications, Mina's influence was half the reason.

Dahyun had noticed how hyperfixated she had become with Mina, wanting her every second. Waiting up for her to come back to the dorm after work.

Dahyun knew Mina was at the dorm when the door to chaeyoung's room was closed. She wasn't sure whether or not she should be proud that Chaeyoung finally admitted to herself that she liked women, a woman for that matter. Or be disappointed that Chaeyoung had chosen the wrong woman to be with. What even were they?

"Mina?" Chaeyoung whispered. Mina was silent, eyes closed as she listened to Chaeyoung but didn't respond. Chaeyoung ran her finger along Mina's back, her eyes never leaving that soft skin as she trailed her finger up and down it.

"What are we Mina?" Chaeyoung asked.

There was a moment of silence as Mina pondered on the question. Were they just fuck buddies who lived together? What were they if not that?

"What are we playing at Mina? A charade? What is this? Please tell me." Chaeyoung asked.

She stared at the ceiling. Mina fluttered her eyes open and sighed, laying on her back as she looked at the ceiling with Chaeyoung.

"I don't know. Why does it matter?" Mina asked. Chaeyoung sighed and raised her hand to the ceiling, drawing patterns with an invisible marker.

"My mind is floating on the ceiling. I have a lot on my mind, lots of thoughts, and that just happened to be one of them." Chaeyoung said. Mina sat up, running her fingers through her hair.

"I don't know what to tell you, Chaeng. But I gotta get my smoke in. Make us breakfast, yeah?" Mina asked as she climbed out of the bed. As she threw on her clothes she noticed the look on Chayeoung's face and furrowed her brows.

"Why do you have a jealous look on your face?" Mina asked.

Chaeyoung sat up, the covers falling from her shoulders down to her crotch, making Mina catch sight of her abs. If the younger girl hadn't wanted to be dramatic this morning, she would be ravishing her. But here she was, getting into another argument she thought.

"You prefer the comfort of the drugs you take over me. How can I not be jealous of what you consume when it should be me?" Chaeyoung said annoyed. Mina rolled her eyes and grabbed her vape.

"Cut the shit Chaeyoung. I'll be back." Mina said and barged out of the dorm room.

Moments passed and Chaeyoung was up as Mina asked, making them breakfast with the groceries the three of them had gotten a week earlier. Hearing the door open, Chaeyoung quickly turned around, hoping Mina had come back.

"Oh, it's just you." Chaeyoung said as she looked at Dahyun with disappointment on her face.

"Wow, great to see you too, Chaeng." Dahyun said, making a face.

"You know, I actually wanted to talk while Mina isn't here. You know she's doing drugs behind the student center right? Hiding under a stairwell to smoke. I saw something in her hand, Chaeyoung, like a razor. I think she...you know." Dahyun said.