Moving On With You, Jinjoo

15: Sunrise With You

Minju dangles her legs off the boot of the car, a makeshift refuge from the outside world. She never knew she'd be stuck in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night, with the girl that has been running around her mind. They were surrounded by tall trees with reddish-brown foliage, parked next to a small, wooden hut where people could seek shelter. "This is your definition of having everything under control?"

"It's pretty out here." Yujin walked around the car, to the boot, accompanied by the soft crunch of gravel beneath the sole of her shoes. "I think we'll be able to catch the sunrise this time." She sat next to the brunette, pushing a soft groan out of her lungs. They found a charging station at the most secluded place possible, away from civilisation.

Minju didn't want to blame anything or complain. She wanted to just embrace nature or whatever this is no matter how tired she was. Only with the younger girl does she get to experience the most out-of-the-blue situations.

"We'll only get to leave in three hours." Yujin gave her a heads-up, but Minju wasn't bothered by it.

The brunette scooted back slightly so she could lean against the hind of the seats. She wraps the blanket around her body. "How exactly did you know where I was?"

"You told me."

"I did?"

Yujin snickers, moving backwards. "Chaewon unnie told me to come get you."

"Oh god." Minju desperately didn't want to think about the things that could've gone wrong or of anything at all.

Yujin chuckled when the brunette hid her face with the blanket. "Even if I had to get out of bed to come get you, I would," she said. "But don't worry, I was in the area anyway."

"What were you doing so late at night?" Minju looked at her, hoping it wasn't one of those days.

Though Yujin wanted to know what was going on that night, the night that made her do a little detour, she figured there wasn't a point in asking Minju about it. It bothered her a fair bit but she decided to leave it aside. If the brunette wanted to tell her, she would. It was something Yujin shouldn't be asking about. Not with whatever they are.

"I was looking for you," Yujin said. "Because I felt bad for not replying to you." She fiddled with the string of the drawing tube next to her. "And also because I wanted to tell you something." She looked at Minju.

"I just didn't know you'd appear all tipsy or whatever you were a few hours ago." She stifled a laugh.

Minju tightens her fingers around the blanket, feeling the little stutters in her heart's rhythm. "What did you want to tell me?"

Their eyes locked in an intimate embrace, amidst the peace that settled in their ambience and the soft murmur of crickets. Yujin's gaze was unwavering and with a tender smile, she spoke softly, her words carrying the weight of her feelings, "I may be impatient and short-tempered as to what others think of me, but I'm not someone who gives up easily." She made sure the girl heard her. "Especially when it's you." Yujin looked into those ever-mesmerising eyes.

Brown eyes were common, but people didn't talk enough about the glow they held. Yujin could feel herself getting lost in them but only because they were Minju's. "I'm willing to do anything to be with you or be next to you. Even if it takes years, or if I'd have to live another life, I know I'd be finding you," she said, articulating sincerity in the softness of her voice. "I know it won't be easy, we won't know what happens next and everything's easier being said than done but there's one thing I want you to know." Yujin reached over to shift the blanket over Minju's shoulder when it started slipping off.

"I'm going to move on with you."

Minju felt her heart swell within her chest as if it had suddenly grown too big for its confines. Her eyes, normally so expressive, shimmer with emotion. No one has spoken to her like Yujin does. Not one person she knows held this much certainty in their words alone.