In Luv with Yu

6

jisu went out of the area and drove away to wherever her mind is taking her. she held back a sob and ignored her now ringing phone. she just can't still accept it. she's still mad, so mad to the point she wants it happen to jimin the same thing minjeong experienced. of course, she knew it was cruel and selfish of her, but she is the most affected one in the group.

jisu treated minjeong as her real sister. as minjeong is an only child explains how that girl craved for a warmth of having a sister, and so happen to be it was jisu who took her and adopted her to be her little sister. and as minjeong's friend-slash-sister, it hurt to the point it felt like minjeong was her own daughter.

she wanted to forgive jimin, she wanted to, but her heart just don't want to. jisu knew she was being a dimwit that can't let go of an incident that passed a long time ago, but she can't help it. it pained her way too bad. she even tried to talk to jimin, but her pride just can't. everytime she even glances at the girl, all she could think of was, 'you made minjeong like this. because of you, she's now deaf.'

stopping at a parking spot, she realized her mind took her to minjeong. jisu hopped off her car and walked to the elevator and pressed the up button. it didn't take a while for the elevator door to open and she stepped inside, pressing a floor number.

her mind was all over the place. she started to hyperventilate and clutched her chest and breathed deeply. jisu kept on holding herself from bursting into tears as she is still in public and people might find her weird.

the elevator dinged, reaching her destined floor and sprinted to wherever she's heading to. opening a glass door and entered an empty hallway before sprinting again and opened another door.

the specific light bulbs used for the deaf people, which goes on and off signaling something or some just made sound. minjeong saw two of them go off and turned around the door and met an engulfing hug by jisu.

and unconsciously, jisu bawled her eyes out.

"minjeong-ah.. i am so sorry. i tried to. i tried to forgive her, but i just can't. seeing your state like this while she's doing just fine as if nothing happened angered me and broke my heart even more. i am so so sorry." she suddenly ranted which minjeong obviously did not hear but felt the vibrations.

minjeong broke the hug and examined jisu's face before wiping her tears out of her face.

"eh, why are you crying? did something happen to you in school?" that made jisu sob even more.

she covered her face with the palm of her hands and her voice echoed the whole office.

minjeong was alone in the gallery. junmyeon had night classes, so it was just the two of them in here right now.

minjeong tapped her face ever so light and signed to jisu to look at her.

"liapple. i would never know what's wrong with you unless stated. now, what's wrong?"

"nothing. just stressed with the academics." she tried to smile at minjeong, but good thing minjeong did not catch it.

"oh, i thought it was something serious. you can do it, liapple. i know you, you are the best of the best! fighting aja aja!!" jisu chuckled and wiped her tears with a sniff.

"also just hang in there for a while, you'll graduate soon. trust me, time flies so fast. in a blink of an eye, you'll be wearing your bachelor's degree's graduation gown." minjeong smiled at her reassuringly and jisu hugged her again.

"i know jeong, time flies so fast and i still can't believe you are deaf now..." she mumbled, although minjeong couldn't hear. minjeong just hugged her back with a smile.

minjeong broke the hug and held jisu's hand and signed, "let's go inside my art room. i'll give you food to eat." she giggled and dragged jisu inside.

••••••

"have you reached her?" ryujin shook her head for the sixth time the phone kept on stating unable to contact.

"i swear if that apple does something stupid, i won't let this die down." she sighed and put her phone back in her pocket and aeri rubbed her back as ryujin held back tears.

"aeri, how am i the only one who's being a dick to her? people keep saying that i should be in her shoes in order for me to understand. but how can i when i can't even fit in her shoes, let alone understand her." and now ryujin was sobbing.

the two were now at their house's rooftop, wind blowing into ryujin's hair which she clutched afterwards.

"i don't want our friendship to break apart aeri, but this matter just won't go away."

"you see ryu, both of you are mistaken." ryujin looked at her confused.

"what do you mean?"

"both of you keep on thinking that it should be apple who's the one who needed to be understood, but no. so are you. both of you need to understand each other. you understanding jisu and jisu understanding you. if the both of you did that, i am sure things will work out well."

"i don't get it.."

"look. jisu is still devastated from what happened to puppy and so are you. jisu still can't accept and let go while you did. meanwhile in your story, you are the one who is trying to hold the friendship together. you are the one who's trying to rebuild the crumbling walls that has formed in the past years. you are keeping it sturdy. both of you needed to understand each other in which jisu is still in pain, while you keep the friendship together."

ryujin went silent and sobbed a cry.

"i hate this, aeri. i hate everything that has happened. and no, i do not blame jimin for this because of what happened to minjeong was an accident. jimin may have her reasons on why she did not tell minjeong about her having a boyfriend."

"i know ryu, so do i. nobody ever wanted this, neither minjeong nor jimin."