Serendipity Springs

15 - Darling U

"Every moment with you feels like a beautiful song that I never want to end."

After a couple of hours filled with loud packing, bickering, and some more playful arguments, the group was finally ready to embark on their journey to the Airport. Won, of course, had left his packing until the last minute, which resulted in a rush of shouting from everyone, especially Taryn, who had long since lost her patience.

"야, 진짜! 아직도 짐 안 쌌다고? Seriously! You still haven't packed?" Taryn exclaimed as she checked the time.

Won, flustered, ran around the house trying to gather the last of his things. "아니, 금방 돼! 조금만 기다려! No, I'll be done soon! Just wait a little!"

Lee An smirked, shaking her head. "Won, 진짜 태평하다. 맨날 이래. Won, you're so carefree. You're always like this."

Taryn, already stressed out, responded quickly, "We should have left like an hour ago! I swear, 너 진짜... 더 빨리 움직여! I swear, you... move faster!"

After a bit more rushing, they finally made it out of the house and into the parking lot, the clock reading a few minutes past 10 a.m. By this time, Taryn was herding everyone like a drill sergeant, making sure they loaded their bags into the car trunk as quickly as possible.

"짐 다 실었지? 사진 찍어야 돼. All the bags in? We need to take a picture." Taryn demanded, already pulling out her phone.

Lee Jun groaned, rubbing his face. "지금? 진짜? 사진은 나중에 찍으면 되잖아. Now? Really? We can take pictures later."

"아니, 나중엔 못 찍어. 지금 찍자. No, we won't be able to take it later. Let's do it now." Taryn insisted, already positioning them in front of the car.

After countless failed attempts-Won blinking in every shot, Lee Jun purposely pulling faces, and Byeol not paying attention-they finally got a decent picture.

"됐다. 완벽해. Finally. Perfect." Taryn sighed, satisfied as she glanced at the screen. "Byeol, 너 운전할 거지? Byeol, you're driving, right?"

"응, 나 운전할게. Yeah, I'll drive." Byeol nodded, hopping into the driver's seat. Lee Jun climbed into the passenger seat next to her, stretching his legs out.

Meanwhile, in the back, Lee An, Taryn, and Won piled in, with Won squeezed between the two girls. "아, 나 왜 가운데야? Ugh, why am I in the middle?" Won grumbled, squirming to get comfortable.

"조용히 해, 네가 마지막에 탔으니까. Shut up, you got in last." Lee An shot back, nudging him with her elbow.

Taryn added with a smirk, "네가 잘못했지. It's your own fault."

As soon as they started driving, the bickering began again. Won and Taryn couldn't seem to go more than five minutes without getting into it, their voices rising louder and louder.

"아, 잠깐만! Wait a minute!" Won yelled, his voice startling everyone.

Everyone jumped, wide-eyed with alarm.

Byeol, who had slammed on the brakes, causing the car to jolt, checked on everyone. "다들 괜찮아? Is everyone okay?"

"뭐야! What the-" Lee An clutched her chest. "깜짝이야. You scared me!"

Taryn frowned. "야, 오원, 미쳤어? Hey, Oh Won, are you crazy?"

Lee Jun turned around sharply. "뭐? 왜? What? Why?"

Won looked sheepish. "내가 좋아하는 운동화를 잊은 것 같아. I think I forgot my favorite sneakers."

There was a collective hiss of frustration from the rest of the group.