Talking to the moon

Chapter 39

Yunjin had no clue why Eunchae was so hyper today. Ever since she had come home from school, greeting Yunjin with a loud shout of I'm back, she's been bouncing off the walls, jumping around, dancing, basically anything other than sitting still. At first Yunjin just thought she was excited that she had gotten a good grade on her math test, a respectable eighty-two. Admittedly Yunjin wasn't sure what they were doing with Eunchae now they had her diagnosis, but it seemed to be working well. Apparently putting a red screen over what she was trying to do was doing wonders along with extra time allotted for her to take her tests. The fear she had from going to school was starting to fade, and it was nice to see that.

Usually Eunchae would show the test, Yunjin would put it on the fridge next to her other tests and drawings and that would be the end of it. But not today apparently. She sat on the couch next to Chaewon watching as Eunchae ran throughout the house giggling happily as Ray chased her, his little paws just barely touching her leg. It was rare that Eunchae would get loud and hyper, but it was inevitable she was still a kid after all. Yunjin herself didn't mind, but the look of exhaustion on Chaewon's face made it clear that she just wanted a night of peace.

Work was kicking Chaewon's ass lately, missing two weeks meant the work built up to dangerous levels when she got back. Chaewon didn't complain, but Yunjin could see she was tired. Bringing Eunchae to school, doing a full day, picking Eunchae up, cooking dinner, doing other chores such as folding laundry and washing dishes because Yunjin simply couldn't do it was probably overwhelming. Yunjin had been trying to relieve a bit of her responsibilities, she had done a load of laundry and folded it (with one hand she must add), tried to wash the dishes, she even cleaned the whole bathroom. Having no cast was amazing, she could just kind of plop her hand where it needed to go and boom. The progress in her left shoulder was slow, but she was starting to be able to raise it more.

Chaewon let out a sigh, angrily typing away at her phone. Her brow furrowed and shaking her head in annoyance every few seconds. At first Yunjin stayed quiet, she knew she hated to be confronted when she was in a bad mood, Chaewon was probably the same. But as time progressed she caved, "Everything okay?"

"My parents want to stay in a hotel when they come for Christmas!"

"Okay?" Yunjin couldn't exactly see what was so wrong with that.

"Why don't they just stay with me? Save them money, they can meet you and Eunchae? Sounds like a great deal." Chaewon motioned to phone, exasperated. "They're so stubborn."

"How much have you told them about Eunchae?"

"Almost everything."

"They probably don't want to make her feel uncomfortable," Yunjin shrugged, "If they know she doesn't like meeting new people why would they come into her space for a week and disrupt her schedule and sense of safety she has here?"

"She shouldn't feel unsafe around them, they're my parents." Chaewon stressed, "I can tell her they're coming over before they come and maybe they can talk on FaceTime so she feels a bit better."

"That might be a good idea actually." Yunjin commented, "But I'm just nervous that she'd feel uncomfortable. Why don't they stay with your sister if you don't want them to stay in a hotel?"

"She lives in a studio apartment, she doesn't have room for them." Chaewon sighed, "Also speaking of her she told me you picked her up a smoothie when you brought Eunchae to her dance class."

"Yeah, I mean I got one for Mina it'd be rude not to get her one too."

"Thank you." Chaewon leaned over to place a kiss on her cheek, smiling. That didn't last too long as something crashed behind them, making them both jump and turn back to a scared looking Eunchae, a Rey who was running away, and the vase Kazuha had bought her as a welcoming gift shattered on the floor.