Moving On With You, Jinjoo

10: Rain After Mornings

Minju steps out of the bathroom after her morning shower to see Yujin sleeping with an arm over her head on the couch, the other resting above her stomach. She decided not to disturb her and went up the stairs.

Grabbing her phone from the desk, she sees a message from Chaewon.

Chaewon: Are you coming over today?

Minju: Why?

Chaewon: You're not going to the hospital today. I need a favour. Sohee had to go to her brother's recital. So now I'm alone. It's boring.

Minju: I have things to do.

Chaewon: Like what?

Minju: Things.

Chaewon: Does this thing have anything to do with Yujin?

Minju's eyebrows arched into a frown, wondering why that was the first name that came from Chaewon. Does she bring her up that often? I don't.

Minju: Why are you bringing her up?

Chaewon: If it's not that, you'll immediately say yes to coming over like you always did. Since you had to ask why, that could be the only reason for taking you away from me.

Minju: Who's taking who away now?

Chaewon: Anyway, I guess I'll not disturb you. Enjoy your little date then.

Minju saw that smirk emoji at the end of the message, followed by a couple of stickers that gave off the same energy. Before she could send anything else, the latter went offline. She could already feel the older girl breathing down her neck for the details.

Chaewon for one will never let the girl off without updates. As a frequently contacted number, Chaewon never fails to stay in that position. Mostly to tease the sanity out of the brunette and send a bunch of bullshit throughout the day. Minju knows what's happening in the cafe without even being present.

Minju lets out a small sigh, going down to the bathroom to hang her towel. Hearing continuous buzzing, she went to the living room and noticed Yujin's phone vibrating against the coffee table.

Quietly going over, she sees the name Blanket Stealer on the screen. Minju didn't know what was with the name and whether she should be picking it up. The call ends, revealing five missed calls.

Blanket Stealer started calling again but Minju didn't want to wake the younger girl up. Who knows if this was the only time she was sleeping this well?

She picks up the call. "Hello–"

"Ya, Ahn Yujin! Did you stay out the whole night? Where have you been? Did you forget you have an appointment today? Where are you?"

Startled by the incessant mumbling and yelling, Minju pulls the phone away from her ear to look at the caller.

"You better get your ass back here. You made me cancel my plans with Yuri so I could go with you to get that stupid thing off your arm. So where the fuck are you?"

Minju could hear her voice without turning off the speaker. She puts the phone back to her ear. She remembers Yuri ranting about how her situationship cancelled their plans the other day. "Is this Yena—"

"This is not Yu–who is this?" Yena's voice softens. "Why do you have Yujin's phone? Did you kidnap her? Where's Yujin? How do you know my name? For all I know Yujin doesn't save our names as it is. Who are you?"

Why is kidnapping a thing for them? Minju furrows her eyebrows. "She's sleeping for now–"

"Sleep?"