Strings & Stitches

Chapter 18

When the weekend finally came around after a long week of internship, Yoohyeon knew that she should try to relax as much as possible. This week has been particularly stressful with Gahyun's operation and her own heavy schedule. The young girl was luckily in a stable condition now so she didn't need to be too worried about that anymore.

In fact, she had thought about taking Minji up on the advice she had given her. The chief gave her an address for a spa she frequented and Yoohyeon was curious to try it out, albeit a little nervous.

She had never gone to a place like that, so instead of going alone, bringing someone along was her go-to solution to make it somewhat easier.

So after booking two spots at the spa for today and calling Hana if she was home, she now found herself in front of her place. Hana needed a few minutes before she finally opened the door, letting Yoohyeon in with a sleepy face. She probably had a plan to spend the day in, resting. Being an intern wasn't at all an easy thing, so she despised Yoohyeon for waking her up a little bit. "It's like lunchtime already and you're still in bed?" Yoohyeon asked, making herself feel at home and sitting on the couch.

How was this girl this lively after basically complaining the whole week about how tired she was on the phone? "It's like lunchtime and you are already out of bed?" Her friend responded with almost exactly the same words.

Yoohyeon breathed out as she leaned her back on the couch, looking up at the ceiling. "You'll probably want to dress up. We're going out" She said, as a matter of fact, and glanced at Hana who gave her a tilt of her head, looking confused. Usually, between the two of them, Yoohyeon wasn't the one planning a hang-out day by herself willingly.

"Alright Yooh, did you hit your head against something this morning? Or did you finally get lucky last night?" This was very out of character for her usually lazy friend. "You're acting weird"

"Is it so shocking that I want to spend a day out with my best friend?" Yoohyeon asked, looking offended. Then she noticed Hana having her arms crossed, not buying it at all and waiting for her to say what really was the matter. She sighed, "I want to check out this one... spa place, that someone recommended to me"

The room stayed quiet for a moment. Yoohyeon locked eyes with her friend after a few seconds before Hana just burst out laughing as if this was the funniest joke ever made. "Kim Yoohyeon, wanting to go to a spa?" That was the same thing as someone with a fear of heights going bungee jumping. "You're joking, right?"

Yoohyeon looked at her with a frown, "I don't understand why it's so hard to believe? I- well, I think it will be good for both of us." She said, not exactly saying who that someone was that recommended the place to her, but Hana would probably figure it out sooner or later with her skills.

That was maybe the first logical thing Yoohyeon said during this entire conversation. The spa would indeed be a good place to relax and just mentally reset after a tiring week of internship. But still. "If you needed an excuse to see me naked, you could've just asked" the older girl teased, laughing again when she saw the look on Yoohyeon's face. "You do know that's usually how it works there right? Under the robes?"

Immediately, Yoohyeon's mind fled to the fact that Minji spends most of her resting days there. It was a dangerous thought, really, so Yoohyeon had to shake it off of her mind. "Uh-... Well, I don't know how anything works there, I have never been to one before."

"Yet, you're willing to go now, for some reason." Hana narrowed her eyes, arms still crossed.

"Just... go change, please. It is decided that we should go." Yoohyeon insisted, getting up and walking into the kitchen, drinking water. She has spent so many days here, it felt just like home, but when Hana followed her back, asking for more answers, Yoohyeon suddenly wished she had gone alone.