Moving On With You, Jinjoo

5: Night Drive

"I didn't know you could drive." Minju passes the latter's jacket back to her. Yujin waited till she entered before closing the door and going to the driver's seat. The mall wasn't too far from the cafe where Yujin parked.

The younger girl started the engine, adjusting the brunette's seat so it wasn't too far back, just nice for those fairly long legs of hers. "I took my license the moment I turned eighteen and this car came with it," she says. "A hand-me-down from my mom." It was a white, five-seater Audi. "Can you drive?" She saw Minju shaking her head.

"You don't want to or you can't?"

"Let's just say I prefer to be a professional passenger."

"So, you're a passenger princess." She snickers. "I think that suits you." She reverses the car, checking the side mirrors.

"I don't trust myself. I'll definitely crash into something if someone makes me drive."

"Have you tried?"

"I better not. My sense of direction is not the best, so I should be a passenger. For the safety of others."

Yujin glances at her with a smile on her lips. The brunette looks out the window to see buzzing streets. As they leave the city, peace fills the atmosphere. The stars begin to twinkle above, their distant light punctuating the darkness. 

"Do you like night drives?"

Minju leaned back in her seat, a fond smile tugging at her lips. "But I didn't get to do it a lot."

"Why?"

"We didn't have time."

"Did you two go to different universities?" Yujin stole a quick glance, making sure the aircon didn't directly blast into the girl's face. "She drives?" That earned her another nod, now knowing why Minju's a professional passenger.

"Driving along the coasts was the best thing to do after a long day," the brunette says. "You do nothing and listen to your favourite songs. It's pleasant."

"You do nothing but the driver has to drive."

"And that," Minju responded with a gentle laugh, acknowledging her role as the passenger princess.

"Should we go to the beach then? Are you a beach person?"

"Absolutely."

Yujin turns to another route that leads them to the beach. "I don't think there are many people now."

"I have an important question."

Yujin chuckled at the sudden announcement. "Ask away."

"Are you rich?"

Minju's seriousness caught the girl off guard. "I guess I have a competitor in the category of being straightforward."

"Does your family own any business?"

"I wish."

"I'm being serious."

"No," Yujin says in the middle of a chuckle. "Unfortunately, even with this car, I have nothing but dreams. I question if I live in my imagination most of the time."

"You don't have to take over anything?"

"I'm not the most involved with things revolving around my family. They're just there for support, I guess. If that's enough for you—I don't know why that matters." She mumbled towards the end.

"Okay." Minju seemed satisfied with that answer yet the taller girl was left in the dark.

"What was all that?"