All Mine | Winrina

Chapter 26

MINJEONG

She takes a hard brake and it makes my head fly forward.

"I feel so car sick.." I mutter, laying my head back. I look to my right and notice I'm at their company, again.

"I know you must have a lot of questions, I know. But I just need you to be patient and listen to what we say for the next few hours," I hear Ryujin say.

"Am I going to die?" I ask, looking at her, her face saddens.

She puts her hand on mine, "No, as long as you're with us, you're safe. We don't let anything happen to you."

I smile, her words bringing my comfort and a layer of warmth, I feel slightly better.

Suddenly, all the car doors open, and the girls come rushing in. They're all wearing full black; black pants and black sweaters.

Even Yizhuo.

That's what hurts my head the most is that Yizhuo is apart of all of this. It feels like she's been a fraud, she hid it from me so well.

There's something not right about these girls, though, and Yizhuo is with them.

All my life that I've known her, my best friend, my sister, even. And small things like this suddenly come up and I don't know her at all.

"Here," Tzuyu says, handing Ryujin a pair of clothes.

"You already did everything?" Ryujin turns back.

"It's all ready," Yeji replies.

I have so many questions, that are probably not going to be answered anytime soon.

Too many.

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I feel someone shake me lightly, "We're here."

I've fallen asleep in the car, and when I look around, I notice that the sun has disappeared, and that's how long it has been. 

"Where are we?" I ask, rubbing my eyes.

"A little further north, away from the city," Ryujin says and my eyes widen.

"What? You didn't tell the police?" I unbuckle my seatbelt, sliding out of the car.

It's obviously a very small city, not even a city — a town.

There are only small buildings surrounding the motel we are parked in front of, and along with our car, two others are parked.

There's barely any noise, only the whooping sounds of a few cars driving here and there, and the crickets chirping. 

"I want to go home." I turn around to Ryujin but she just shakes her head.

"It's the safest here," she says. I feel homesick, wanting to go home.

"What about school? How am I supposed to graduate if I don't attend the last weeks? What about my house? My mother? I-" I suddenly feel a wave of panic wash over me and Ryujin walks over to me, grabbing my arms.

"Hey, don't worry, we're only here for a few nights, we're not running away," she says. I feel her fingers rubbing my arms slightly. 

"We got the rooms, but the downside of a motel in a small town is that there aren't many rooms," Yeji says, fiddling with a key in her hand, the rest of the girls trailing behind her. 

"So?" Ryujin asks.

"We could only get four rooms, two in each," Tzuyu answers.

"Well then, obviously it's gonna be Yizhuo with Minjeong," Yuna blurts out and Yizhuo and I eye each other.