Her (Yuyeon)

Chapter XVIII

The chapter ahead may contain scenes disturbing to some readers so please proceed with caution. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Soyeon's POV

The ride to the airport was quiet, but really long since there was a traffic jam. I walked into the arrivals hall of Los Angeles International Airport and found the place where Giselle was going to come out from.

I was early and her flight was slightly delayed so I sat at one of the seats and took out my computer. I toggled out the file about that patient that I was looking at in the shooting place. I probably forgot the time.

"You're such a workaholic." I heard someone chuckling above me. I took a glance and saw Giselle looking at me pointedly. "Sorry, gimme a mo'..." I laughed as I put my laptop on sleep mode and put it back in my bag. I took one of her suitcases in my hand naturally as I stood up and we walked to the exit. Giselle was taller than me by a few inches. (she's abt 171cm)

"How was the flight?" I asked as we walked towards the taxi stand.

"Oh you know, everything you can expect from taking a flight from somewhere in Europe to like the fartherest part of America from Europe so..." She laughed. "But let's be serious for a mo'... is the girl in the news with you Yuqi? That little crush you've had?" She looked at me seriously. I would be a fool if I thought she was just asking for fun, she has some form of control issues and I've exprienced it, firsthand.

"Yes, but like I said, she's my patient now, and the day the picture was taken, there were a bunch of people inside, like a whole entire crew." I replied, I could see the dark look in Giselle's eyes, not the sexual kind, but the kind that she gives when she wants someone dead. Then a moment later it vanished, as if giving me a little warning. "What do you think of her?" She asks like it was just a normal conversation.

"Yuqi? Oh she's just that bubbly person everyone has." I replied as I casually as I could as I helped to place the suitcases in the trunk of the taxi. She closed the lid of the trunk. "She better be." She whispered, almost warningly. Then she returned to her normal face and sat into the taxi. I followed.

She told the driver the address of her apartment. The ride was reallly silent, as if we just wanted to listen to the radio. But I could feel the tension in the air, and I was sure that Giselle was going to snap at any point of time. I gently took Giselle's hand in mine and started drawing small circles in her palm. The silence was uncomfortable and I was sure the driver could sense it since he was on the highest speed he could go at all times and got us back to the apartment faster than I expected.

We took her things into her apartment and she changed her clothes and we got ready to go for dinner at the diner Minnie reserved a table for. She took her keys and we left the apartment.

"Tell me more about your friends." She states as we got onto her car.

"They are Minnie and Miyeon, and the last time I checked, they're still a couple. We were good friends in university especially towards the last two years." I said as I looked at the scenery that we were passing. "They are a bit of a gossip so they will talk about some tea and stuff. And maybe about me and Yuqi." I mumbled the last sentence, and I could almost feel the anger she had.

She placed her left hand on my thigh and gave it a tight squeeze. I bit back the urge to wince. "I think I'm fine with that." The car ride was quick and we reached the diner 10 minutes before the time that we were supposed to meet up with Minnie and Miyeon.

"Yeonie!" I heard the cheerful voice from behind me. I turned to see Miyeon running in my direction, Minnie not that far behind but with a worried look that I'm sure was for Miyeon. I was given a huge bear hug which I returned. "Guys, this is Giselle, my girlfriend. Giselle, this is Minnie and this is Miyeon." I introduced them and we walked into the diner.