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Chapter 2

MINJEONG

Yizhuo's expression brightens at my moms response, unlike me, frowning to my mom in a very intense way.

"No," I say looking at my mom. I see Yizhuo arch her back at my disappointing answer. 

"Why not? I am leaving next week to go to Seoul for three months, Minjeong. It would be too hard on you to be alone for that long." My mom defends her side, and I just pinch the bridge of my nose. 

"Oh yes! Solve that by shoving seven girls in the house with me!" I add, knowing what I said made the most sense. "I've never even met them."

I look over at Yizhuo who looks like she's on the brink of a panic attack, "There has to be another way."

"I don't think so, it's hard to get a place so last minute," She answers, taking her phone out to begin texting her friends. 

I really hate seeing her like this, and start reconsidering, they are Yizhuo's friends. How bad could they be?

Plus, I did owe her something, she's the reason why high school wasn't a total mess.

I look at her once again and think of what a bad friend I am for not saying 'yes' straight away. After all, she has sacrificed for me the last couple of years.

 "Fine," I say softly, making my mom chuckle and Yizhuo to look over at me with her mouth slightly open. "When my mom leaves for Seoul, we can share the house." I look at her with a slight smile. 

She smiles back, the happiness bouncing off her dark eyes.

As my mom reacts and goes over to hug and give me kisses on the cheek, Yizhuo keeps smiling. 

"Thank you," She mouths and makes a hand heart as my mom keeps squeezing me.

"Okay okay, jeez, we get it." I giggle as I shake my mom off. She smiles at me and then to Yizhuo she says, "Welcome to our home, if anything happens to her, I'm suing you."

I smile to myself feeling proud for some reason.

"I should tell the girls the good news," She says happily, jumping out of her chair. "Thank you, Mrs. Kim, again." My mom nods at her.

I stand up and follow her, she turns around to tell me to stay but I don't let her. "I did it to fresh air, not for you," I smirk, "I told you not to go feeling too special." She rolls her eyes in response. 

As I stand by the door frame waiting for her to enter her car, she pulls me into a warm embrace instead, out of nowhere. 

"Thank you Minjeong, even though you said no at first, asshole," She grins. I lift my hand off her back and smack the spot, she whines and I smile in satisfaction. 

"Get back safe," I say while smiling, she breaks the hug and goes into her car, driving off.

Right when her car drives away, my smile turns into a frown, realizing that by next week, seven girls will be sharing the same house as me. 

That was quick.

I hear my mom calling for me snapping me out of my sudden throughs. I close the door and head back into the kitchen. 

"Yeah?" I mumble, sitting back onto the high chair. I look up at her.

"Are you still friends with that Chaehyun girl?" She asks all of the sudden, looking down at something but I can't tell what it is since she's holding it behind a stack of newly cleaned dishes. 

"No, she sucked," I say as I fiddle with my fingers. "Why? Whats wrong?" I add.

"I don't know if this is old or if she's missing you, but," she stops then reveals what the stack of dishes were hiding.

A white letter, written on the back was Chaehyun's name. It was addressed to me. 

I groan, "I can't do this today."

"She came by today. Early morning, tears in her eyes, she said nothing but mumbled your name," she says then handed me the paper.

I take it but don't react, because I don't know how to. We've never spoken since she told me she didn't want to be friends. 

"I'm going to get ready for work," she sighs and leaves the kitchen. 

I don't open the letter. I don't want any interaction with her.

I look at the letter and tell myself not to open it, I just can't. I go back into my room, and crumble it up, throwing it out into the trash can.

 I got to sit on the foot of my bed, legs crossed.

 "What is Chaehyun getting herself into?" Is all I say, staring into the mirror of my makeup table in front of my bed.

I shake my head and lay back down on my bed, staring at the ceiling and just letting my thoughts take over.  

I feel a buzz on my mattress, the same buzz my body felt this morning. Is it Chaehyun or Yizhuo?

I bite my bottom lip hoping it isn't Chaehyun.

"Hello? Is this Minjeong?" An unfamiliar voice speaks.

"Uh, yeah.. this is her," I respond, cautious.

"we just wanted to thank you for letting us into your home, you have no idea how much we appreciate it," The kind female says. I smile, they aren't that bad.

"Well, it is the least I could do."

"I'm Yu Jimin by the way, Yizhuo gave me your phone number." She reassures me. 

"Hello Yu Jimin," I say.

"Hi," she chuckles through the phone.

"And tell her I'm here too!" I hear another voice.

"Oh yeah, the other girls are on the line."

"Hi, Minjeong!" They all say almost at the same time, which terrifies me.

"Well, see you soon," Yu Jimin adds. "Thanks again."

And then she hangs up.