The Last to Leave || Ryeji ff

- Chapter 2 -

"Please tell me Ryujin at least got ugly and out of shape," Yeji said over the phone to Jisu as she drove to the airport.

Ryujin had always been good looking. It was another thing that annoyed Yeji about her. She could play a whole game of soccer or basketball or compete in all of her track events, and her hair was never out of place. Guys from both of their schools swooned over her, which looking back, probably didn't mean too much to Ryujin, but it really got under Yeji's skin.

"I could tell you that, but it would be a lie," Jisu said with a laugh. "She's gorgeous. I don't know what she looked like in high school, but she looks even better now than she does in any of Soobin's pictures from college. She somehow looks like she's more in shape than she was when she played college soccer."

Yeji rolled her eyes. "Let me guess. She's one of those annoying CrossFit girls who has to talk about her workouts all the time and tries to get you to join in the lifestyle."

"Not that it's ever come up, but I don't think so.
I'm not sure what she does to work out. I do know that she volunteers with Girls on the Run."

"That bitch."

Jisu laughed once again. "Excuse me? Not exactly the response I expected. Do you even know what that is?"

Of course she knew what it was. She had been thinking about getting involved with it for years, but just hadn't had the chance to look into it yet. It was a way to help young girls grow into confident women, partially through physical activity. Frankly, it was an awesome program, and if it was anyone else, Yeji would probably find it super attractive that she was involved. "I do. It's just Ryujin. She always had to be perfect, and it looks like that hasn't changed."

"Just give the girl a chance, would you?"

Yeji sighed loudly, trying to over dramatize it for her best friend. "Fine. I'll look for the good or whatever. But only because I love you. You said you guys are scheduled to get there about a half hour before me, right?"

"Yeah, so we'll probably be going through customs when you guys land."

Yeji shook her head as if she was trying to clear water from her ears. "Wait. Did you say you guys? Please tell me you didn't put us on the same flight." She held her breath while she waited for Jisu's answer.

"Of course we did. You're both flying out of Philly. Why would we put you on different flights?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe so we don't kill each other on the airplane?"

"I mean, if you guys are seriously going to kill each other, I'd rather have it happen before we're together anyway. That way, we don't have to deal with any bloodshed."

Yeji smiled in spite of her annoyance. "Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. I just hope you were smart enough to at least not seat us next to each other."

"Oh, um... you know what? I think you might be losing service. I can barely hear you. Better go.
Be safe. Love you."

Yeji quickly looked down at her phone that had full service. She couldn't help but laugh as she followed the directions to airport parking.
This whole situation was too ridiculous not to laugh at. What had Jisu gotten her into?

At least she should have some time to relax at the airport before she had to deal with Ryujin. Her parents had ingrained in her that you always had to arrive two hours early, and even though it seemed absolutely ridiculous, she still did it every time. Most people her age weren't so anal about it, so chances of Ryujin being there already were slim.

She was happy to find that she was correct when she made it to her gate, and there was no sign of Ryujin anywhere. She took a seat at a bar right across the way and ordered herself a beer. For the next hour, she sat at the bar scrolling through her phone and drinking enough beer to be right on the edge of tipsy, but not quite there.