Once More, Love 2

07. Ill Fated

TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter has contents that might be troubling to some readers which includes, but not limited to: severe depression and PTSD. Please remember to practice self-care before, during, and after reading.

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Nayeon's POV

Pabo. Pabo. Pabo.

UGH. IM NAYEON, PABOYA!

I grit my teeth in this raging annoyance and worry inside me. Why do you have to push him away like that when you were only going to desperately go after him like literally an hour later?!

I am now outside the Yoo Family Restaurant, trying to hail a cab so that I can go to my next destination.

To make my current dilemma even worse, the car ride booking app is taking forever in finding available vehicles to accommodate me. It just keeps prompting that it hopes I wait patiently as it tries to connect me to an available driver. Like I'm not in so much hurry right now?!

I have been in front of this taxi stand for an hour now and all of the cabs just drive past me because they already have passengers. Does this really have to happen right at this moment?!

"Ugh." I faintly shiver and wrapped my arms around my torso. Great. The breeze is absolutely chilly tonight.

"Jinjja." I mutter under my breath while rubbing my palms together in the hopes that it will generate some heat for me. "The rain earlier made everything difficult for me right now. At least it has now stopped. But, I wonder if it also rained on that side of the city. I hope it didn't. But— Jebal. I can worry about that later because I just need a ride right now."

I let out a tired sigh as my pleading eyes diligently watched the vehicles that pass by my location.

"Uggghhh." I roll my eyes after a minute of immediate impatience. I turn to my shoulder bag to fish for my mobile device. "I hope this is going to save me."

I quickly tapped my screen to dial Mina's number. I will surely be scolded if she would know about the whys and hows of my current situation but that's the last thing I care about now. She has a car and I know she will still come running to pick her friend up no matter what the circumstance is or in this matter, no matter how annoyed she is.

"Although Chaeyoung's number would be of greater help right now." I began to tap my right foot on the ground when the line to Mina just kept on beeping. "He may have been a better contact in terms of Jeongyeon's whereabouts. He is a close friend of his after all. He might have— What—"

I put the phone down and glared at the screen.

The call went straight to voicemail. "Ugh. Waeee?"

I scrunch my eyebrows and confirm the current time on my phone's screen. Eleven PM. "It's still early. She usually sleeps around midnight."

Now that I think about it, she replied I think about an hour later when I told her I can't drop by their place. Is she busy? What could make her busy at this late hour?

I re-dialed Mina's number again in the hopes that she will pick it up on my second try.

"Is she in the bath? Is she cooking food for Chaemi's lunch box tomorrow?" My right foot continued to tap on the ground while the line just kept on beeping. "I'm sure Chaemi is now asleep. She can't be that busy when she's alone at the— Huuuhhh?"