collision | jay | enhypen

8. a "date"?

YUNHEE

After spending the entire car ride bickering, I finally reach my room safely. I sigh as I take out my keys, completely exhausted from the day's events. The idea of a good night's sleep sounded absolutely beautiful to me.

"Where do you think you're going, ma'am?"

The voice startles me and I drop my keys. Who the-

Shin Ryujin.

"Thank you so much, I've lost my sleep now!" I say sarcastically as I bend down to pick up my keys. She didn't budge— she just kept standing next to my door with her hands on her hips. Being her next door neighbor didn't always prove to be exactly... helpful.

"Do you know what the time is? I've been calling you for, like, the past three hours!" She scolds me. I motion her to keep it down, seeing that our neighbors could possibly hear us.

"My phone died. It's been dead for hours and I couldn't find a charger anywhere. Sorry."

"Where even were you?" She asks like a mom, having an eyebrow raised up. I sigh.

"I was tutoring Wonbin, that guy I told you about last week. After that I had some work to get done at the college and I lost track of time, so that's why I ran late," I tell her, leaving out a few details on purpose. Unfortunately, she catches on quickly.

"You're hiding something, aren't you? Who were you with? How did you even get here? What time did you leave from-" she bombards me with questions before I cover her mouth.

"I swear I was just getting work done! I got out at, like, 11:45 or something," I say confidently, thinking that 11:45 was close to the current time and she wouldn't be suspicious.

"The time is 1:30."

I was silenced. I was out with Jay for that long?

"You were with JAY???" she gasps in disbelief and I cover my mouth, realizing that I accidentally exposed myself.

"Wait. What's that white thing on your lips?" She asks before she gasps again, horror evident on her face. "DON'T TELL ME-"

"IT'S JUST ICE CREAM, RYUJIN, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" I yell back at her, stopping her before her thoughts got too unholy. My mind accidentally creates a visual of it and I blink away, my ears going red at the thought. Get yourself together, Choi Yunhee!

"Why on Earth were you having ice cream with him of all people at fucking midnight?"

I sigh. "I'll explain everything, come inside."

*

Saturday goes by uneventful. I spend half the day catching up on notes, watching lectures related to those notes, and taking down even more notes. Missing a day or two's class over a cold definitely wasn't worth it.

"When will this ever get over..." I tell myself as I yawn and stretch my hands out. I was tired and I didn't know for how much longer I could function on a banana and a cup of coffee.

Suddenly, my phone pings. Thinking that I was productive enough for the day and I deserved a break, I finally pick it up. I look at the notification and I nearly drop my phone.

Unknown Sender
hey, it's hyunjin
this is yunhee right?
we met at sunghoon's party last week, not sure if you remember me but we exchanged numbers haha

The audacity to ask if I remember him when he's literally a celebrity???

I quickly save his number before texting him a reply. Obviously, I waited for a few minutes before responding. Didn't want to look too desperate, y'know?