Her wicked smile... The laughter of the other three sisters hit my ears in front of the burnt signature paper.
I became a weak person. The afternoon class building, walking with tears in my eyes from the instant noodle building until the image of the burning paper and the stove still flashed in my head. Then they treated me like air, along with Phi Jeans' floating farewell.
Thanks for the fuel.
Bad...the first word that came to mind.
"Where have you been? In short, Sister Sa announced that she will punish you if you attend the next cheer meeting. It's for deceiving her."
No matter what Praewa said, nothing shocked or excited me. I was like a corpse walking into the classroom and answered before sitting down next to her, just saying,
"It's good."
"Good, you're home. At first, she was trying to trick the group that liked to take advantage of her. Gossip on the internet, but now you're the new target. What are we going to do now?"
"Phi Jeans!"
"What is it, Phi Jeans?"
"I hate that girl, Phi Jeans. She burned my signature paper and caused all the crazy things in my life."
When they saw my resentful gaze, my best friend stopped talking about Jae Sa. Of course, who would dare to let her prank me? I had to quit the activity because of Phi Jeans and her lovely friends.
"I hate it."
After a short while, Praewa rested her chin on her hand and stared at me with sparkling eyes.
"Come on, let's go drink and relieve stress tonight."
Praewa took me to a pub and restaurant. Outside, there was just a courtyard for sitting and eating regular food, but inside, there was only alcohol and music for us to let off steam. We didn't come alone. As she said, she likes to bring two friends to join the group.
Toey, a flirty and talkative girl who leaned forward to ask me about my autograph that day, and Bew, a girl who looked confident with her dark lipstick and wavy hair, came to hang out at the club with me. Compared to all my friends who were all dressed up, I looked like a plain-looking girl who wore a T-shirt and slacks to hang out.
"I have an afternoon class tomorrow. I'll work hard,"
Toey suggested. The others nodded in agreement. I shrugged, but my vacant eyes scanned the surroundings. When I stumbled upon a familiar figure, I realized that karma was real.
Phi Jeans.
"Are those Jeans guys?"
Toey asked cheerfully, pointing at the table where the group was sitting. I didn't agree to drink alcohol to accidentally meet someone who would make me sit there. I had a headache and almost got up on impulse, but Praewa grabbed my arm and pulled me back to sit down first.
"No, we don't have to sit with her."
"Just seeing her face makes me lose my appetite."
"No, no, no, she didn't come and drag you to join the group. Just drink some alcohol. Take it easy and you'll get over it."
I calmed down a bit. I forced myself not to look at them and focused on the glass of cold liquor that Bew poured for me instead. In my life, I've only had two drinks, not including now, the first time was when I stayed at Praewa's house last year, and the second time was to celebrate my graduation from high school. So when my tongue touched alcohol, I secretly closed my eyes a bit.
