Touch your Heart

XII.

In the mirror, her eyes linger on herself, adoring the outfit she has. She has wardrobes for every occasion however in her current case she's lacking a proper uniform for her line of work. Even with almost hundreds of combinations, it is still not enough to satisfy her desire to find a proper outfit for her everyday work.

Her eyes on her mirror, the scene from last night suddenly runs in her mind. "I guess he's really not that prickly as I thought he was." She speaks with a smile on her face. "Should I go shopping today?"

She grabs her phone from the table and scrolls until she finally finds the name she's looking for. With a single press of the button on the screen, she is now calling a person on the other end of the line.

"Are you busy?"

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Hyewon sits in her car with her arms stretching up to the wheel, turning it left and right.

"Should I just ask someone? I'll just go shopping, why would I need someone to accompany me?" A sigh escapes her lips. She leans back to her seat and closes her eyes.

Out of the blue she feels herself struggling to breathe, the seatbelt isn't that tight in the first place but she's having a hard time catching her breath. Quickly, her hand searches for the buckle and frees her from the grasp of it, then quickly leaves the car.

Her hand clasps her chest, trying to catch her breath. It took some time but Hyewon has finally composed herself. Her mind races with a series of thoughts, she can't fathom the thought of experiencing the same situation once again.

The silence is killing her mind, thoughts after thoughts and it is consuming her but a ring from her phone disrupts and quickly cuts her from her mind.

"Hello?" She sounds a little breathless.

"Are you okay unnie? You sound like you ran a mile." Concern is definitely audible from the voice on the line. "Did it happen again?"

"Yeah..."

The conversation through the phone proceeds until the two come to a conclusion of picking Hyewon up from her place. Patiently, Hyewon sits on her couch still having a little flashback from what happened just a while ago. Her thumb brushes into another, trying to calm herself down.

Another ring from her phone, she immediately fetches it and answers it. The same person from before.

Hyewon quickly leaves her house and walks towards the gate, seeing the familiar car. The window slides down revealing the people inside, on the passenger side a woman is sitting while on the driver's side is a man, both of them have smiles plastered on their faces. It's contagious, making her smile as well. Her hand reaches at the door and opens it, the seat behind is empty and so she takes a seat.

"It's been a while unnie."

"I know, Minju. It's been a long, long while. Your projects are going well, congratulations." Hyewon speaks towards the person in front, a genuine smile on her face.

"Thank you! Are you okay now?" Minju asks with the same tone of concern from earlier.

"I am. You know how strong I am, it doesn't bother me that much." Hyewon's voice remains the same however Minju feels something is lingering behind those words, the truth of how she's handling the situation. Knowing that Hyewon is hiding it, she decides not to pry any further towards the sensitive topic.

"Okay! Anyways, let's go."

The ride is filled with laughter and chatter, it feels like an eternity for Hyewon as they keep talking, keeping up with one another's personal life. She has come to realize how long they have been apart from one another, being separated strays them away from each other however their bond remains intact after all those times. Hyewon can't help but feel genuinely happy meeting a person she has shared her life with before.