My Happy Ending

Chapter 5

A few minutes after Taeyeon and Tiffany left, two peculiar figures were seen walking towards the famous boutique. What’s unusual between the two was that despite the glaring disparity in their height, the shorter one was actually the one dragging the taller one quite forcefully.

“I don’t see why you have to be so scared Sooyoung!” Sunny panted as she forcefully pulled Sooyoung towards the boutique.

“Why do I have to tell her today!? I haven’t thought of a proper strategy yet!” Sooyoung whined as she dug her heel to the ground in an attempt to stop the shorter and yet surprisingly stronger Sunny.

“Who says anything about strategy?! Just charm her and flirt like there’s no tomorrow like you always do.” 

“But this is Jessica! Flirting with her means that I have to marry her! I’d rather die!”

“That’s insane! We both know she’d rather marry a troll than be with you.”

“Yah! What’s that supposed to mean?!” Sooyoung said in a huff.

“It means that she may very well be waiting for you inside with a warhammer after seeing those pictures.” Sunny smirked.

“Which is why we should get outta here before she sees ME!” Sooyoung said ready to make a run for it.

“Yahhh.....Soooyoounnngie......” Sunny crossed her arms and pouted at Sooyoung.

“Oh no...Not that...” Sooyoung’s eye twitch as she saw the impending burst of cuteness that will eventually be used against her. 

“Why are you being so mmmeaaannnn!!!!” Sunny exclaimed using her ultra-mega-cutesy voice as she latched onto Sooyoung arm.

It took all of Sooyoung’s willpower not to strangle the bunny, “That won’t work on me Soonkyu!”

“PPLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE?!?” Sunny pouted using her aegyo at full force as she forced Sooyoung to look at her. “Pretty please with cream and strawberry on top??”

“Aish...Your aegyo will be the death of me.” Sooyoung sighed as she covered her eyes as if in pain.

“I love you!” Sunny exclaimed in joy as she hugged the taller shikshin. “Anyway, I have to go. Seohyun apparently arranged a yoga class for me this afternoon.” 

“WHAT!??! You can’t just leave me here to be fed to Jessica!” Sooyoung said fearfully as she tried to follow the bunny but to no avail.

“Don’t worry! Yoona will be there in a minute!! Goodluck!!” And with that, Sunny skipped happily away after blowing Sooyoung a kiss.

*after a few minutes of pacing and scratching her head*

Sooyoung now looked at the door to Jessica’s boutique as if it was the very door to hell, “She wouldn’t kill me right? I mean, we’ve known each other since forever PLUS murder is actually illegal...”

Sighing for the nth time and gazing at the heavens above to send her something or ANYTHING to avoid Jessica’s wrath, Sooyoung finally reached out to open the said door to Jessica’s domain,

“Okay....Remember, flirting is your number one weapon Sooyoung...There’s no WAY she’ll resist me...1,2,3...flirt!”

“SICA BABY!! I found a wonderful way to promote your business!” Sooyoung said enthusiastically with her arms open wide as she entered the room.

Jessica suddenly turned around as she recognized the voice, “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!”

“Woah love, calm down! I have a perfect business proposition! What do you say we discuss this over dinner?” Sooyoung winked but her shaking knees gave her away.

The clients themselves had to restrain Jessica from lunging at Sooyoung, “TO HELL I WOULD!!! After what you did!!!! I’d rather eat myself!!”

“Are you sure? I’ve been told that I’m rather yummy recently. Want a bite?” a smiling Sooyoung was just about to take a few steps towards Jessica when the latter exploded.

“THAT’S IT!!!! OUT!!!!” With an amazing burst of strength Jessica wrenched free from those retraining her and lifted up a nearby vase and threw it at Sooyoung’s direction.

“What the hell Sica!” Sooyoung dodged just in time as the vase flew over her head out towards the street breaking in a million pieces. “Look I’m sorry your pictures got out! But believe me the readers loved it!”

“AND I HATE IT!” Sooyoung’s eyes went wide as the skinny Jessica suddenly lifted a chair and lifted it over her head.

“Woah...Let’s be rational about this Sica...T-t-that’s a c-c-chair...S-s-someone might get hurt!”

“And I hope it’s you!!!” And up and away the chair went as Jessica put all her strength in throwing it.

As if in slow motion, the chair narrowly missed Sooyoung who avoided it only to come crashing towards Yoona who suddenly appeared near the doorway. “Hey Sooyoung, I parked the c- 

*BLAG*

Before Yoona could blink, she was lying on the ground with a chair on top of her and the unmistakable pain on her head and back. “Oowwww...are those stars??”

“RUN FOR MY LIFE!”

Sooyoung exclaimed as Jessica got everything within her reach only to throw them at Sooyoung’s direction.

Gaining rationality as she saw various objects flying from the boutique towards them as well as the sound of breaking glass, Yoona stood up and broke into a run with Sooyoung beside her, “Hey! I was the one who got hit here!”

“And I’m the one who’s going to get killed! Run faster! Come on, we’re taller than her!” 

“COME BACK HERE YOU BIG FLIRT!” 

And that’s how the pair ran all around town with Jessica following them now holding a bat in her hand.


:::That night in Jessica’s apartment:::

“SHE WANTS ME TO DO WHAT!?”

Tiffany cringed at her BFF’s reaction at Sooyoung’s proposition. After running for hours, Sooyoung and Yoona decided to just pass on their message to the one person Jessica wouldn’t pound, Tiffany.

“The nerve of that...that...CREATURE!!!” Jessica exclaimed.

“But Jessie, think of the publicity that the boutique would get. We could really use the additional income for new designs.”

“BUT Tiffany! Can you imagine? Me designing my own dream wedding only to be published in a magazine when I’m not even engaged yet?! UGH!”

Tiffany looked at her friend in amusement as they ate chinese food for dinner. Taeyeon had told her to tell Jessica of their secret relationship tonight and yet here they are discussing the shikshin, an event that Tiffany noticed has been happening quite often recently.

“I will not, i repeat, will NOT wear a wedding dress unless it’s on my special day!” Jessica said dramatically with her fork in her hand. 

“Don’t you think that’s a little too cheesy even for you?” Tiffany giggled in amusement at Jessica’s antics.

“Yah! Not you too! Don’t be such a skeptic like some girl that I’d like to strangle at the moment.”

“You mean Sooyoung? I swear you’re like lovers at the rate you two are going at each others’ back.” Tiffany teased as she ate the cucumbers that Sica despise more than Sooyoung herself.

“HAH. The only time when we’d be lovers is when she’s the last living piece of vermin on earth!” 

Sighing, Jessica suddenly turned to Tiffany sadly, “Yah..Do you think I’m pretty?”

“Of course! One of the most beautiful people I know! Like a princess.” Tiffany immediately replied.

“Do you think I’m smart?”

“Of course you are! Without your creativity, we’d never be as famous a wedding planner!”

“Then why is my prince taking so long to show up..? Yah...Do you think Taeyeon's available?”

Swallowing a lump in her throat, Tiffany asked Jessica seriously, "Jessie, do you really have feelings for her?"

Jessica suddenly paused in deep thought which prompted Tiffany to continue, "Do you feel you heart pounding against your chest when you see her? Or nauseated and yet ecstatic whenever she's there? Or feel like you can spend the rest of your life with her?"

Jessica looked at her friend in confusion, "I haven't really thought of it that way before..."

Tiffany held Jessica's hand gently, "If not, then I don't think it's love Jessie. I think you're just too preoccupied of the "finish line" that it made you think that you actually feel something..."

"But Tiffany...I'm already 24, I don't want to be an old maid!" Jessica cried helplessly. 

Hugging Jessica really tight, Tiffany assured her best friend gently, “Don’t worry. True love comes when the time is right. For all we know it’s actually closer than you think.”

Eyes brimming with unshed tears, Jessica hugged Tiffany back, “I can always count on you...”

Tiffany was about to reply when her stomach began to hurt a bit. Blushing furiously, she exclaimed, “I have to go to the bathroom. Be back in a bit!”

Jessica played a bit with her good as her thoughts are now but a fuzzy cloud in her head. "What do I really feel about her?.."

Her thoughts suddenly came upon a tall and short-haired photographer who just used flirting as a way to get into her good graces a while ago. Imagining Sooyoung's face winking and smiling at her, Jessica didn’t realize that she was stabbing her broccoli a little too hard until a knock on the door suddenly jolted her to her senses.

“Sica! You home?”

Jessica, who felt like murdering someone at the moment, turned around as she recognized the voice.

:::In the bathroom:::

“OH NO!!! Taeyeon’s here! She’s going to tell her!” Tiffany stood up in panic to open the door. When the door wouldn’t budge however, Tiffany felt the blood leaving her face. “HOLY !)*$)#!!! I’m stuck!!!!”

:::Outside:::

“Is Tiffany here?” Taeyeon said smilingly.

“Yes, she’s in the bathroom.”

:::Inside the bathroom:::

Tiffany was using every possible means necessary to open the door but to no avail as she’s now pulling the door handle forcefully. "Why...*pants*..won’t..you...*pants*...budge?!?” 

:::Outside:::

Taeyeon shuffled her feet awkwardly as they waited for the girl who is now stuck in the bathroom.”

“So! Uhm...Has she told you anything recently??”

Jessica looked at Taeyeon inquisitively, “She told me she has something important to tell me, but I think she’s hesitating....”

“Really? Well-”

:::Inside the bathroom:::

“GAH! OF ALL DAYS TO BE STUCK IN THE BATHROOM!!!” the girl with an awesome eye-smile is now the girl who’s using conditioner as a lubricant to the door in a lame attempt to open it. “I HAVE TO STOP TAE!”

:::Outside:::

“The thing is...it’s got something to do with the both of us, and I think Tiffany’s having a hard time breaking it to you so I guess I’ll just do it...”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Well, you know how feelings can’t be helped right? And we’ve really tried to keep it under wraps..”

:::Inside the bathroom:::

Sitting at the floor with her hands covered in conditioner, Tiffany felt the world crashing down on her as she could hear Taeyeon and Jessica conversing outside. As she roamed around her eyes looking at every possible means of escape, her gaze squared in on a fire extinguisher that Jessica had no idea where to put.

“That’s it!”

:::Outside:::

“We don’t really mean to hurt anyone, especially not you...”

*CRASH*

“What was that!?!” Jessica said in alarm. Taeyeon however, pressed on to continue.

“And I think that it’s about time that we tell you...What I’m trying to say is that...Tiffany and I...”

Breathless and panting and holding a fire extinguisher, Tiffany appeared, “Taengoo! Don’t!”

“Tiffany and I have been together for quite some time and we’re thinking of getting married.”

Jessica’s mind went blank and before she knew it, the floor came crashing to meet her as she fainted.