Promise You

Chapter 3.1: Photo Shoot

Inyeong's POV

Jongwoon's problem can't leave my head. I keep thinking about it and still can't sleep! I've been lying down on my bed for some time now but my mind is getting conclusions. Eventually, weird, bad ideas came to me earlier (and I got no plans to share them, for safety reasons).

"Ugh! Just why is it like that?!" I roll around my bed, frustrated not knowing the answer. "Can't he simply spill the beans? Why?! He's killing me, really..!"

I stop. It is tiring to keep on rolling around like what I did.

The wall clock continues to tick. I can faintly hear its noise. "What time is it?" my eyes stared at the clock, trying to get a good look at the hands. My eyes opened wide, "Crap! It's 12:19am..! I have to get some sleep or else I'm doomed tomorrow at work!"

With eyes shut, I try to clear my mind and go to sleep..

The next morning..

"Crap," I hear myself cuss as I shut my alarm off.

Time check: it is 6:30am. Brought to me by my phone.

Instead of getting up and preparing myself for another modeling session, I do the other way around. I cuddle my blanket and gave my pitiful poor eyes more rest. They need it.

Yumi's POV

"Miss Hwang, you're late!" our strict head staff's voice echo while scolding Inyeong for being tardy today. It is past 7:30am, the time when models should be present, after all. Rules are rules.

I pity Inyeong. She ran out of luck today as soon as she bumped into Mrs. Hyun at the door. When their gazes met, she knew that she was going to be hearing from her.  And now, she's in that situation.

"I hope that you will more responsible of your punctuality next time, young lady!" Mrs. Hyun ended her long speech to poor little Inyeong.

Footsteps draw closer until a person's shadow came into sight, in front of the transparent blurry door. Inyeong pushed the door and came in, carrying her bag and looking tired.

"And, why is Miss Late late today~?" I turned my chair to ask my friend.

She sighs, "I slept late last night because I kept thinking about a person's problem." 

"Oh~" I became intrigued. "What problem??"

"It's something private. The other party doesn't want anyone else to know anything about it. To be frank, I knew his problem due to his carelessness."

 "His?" I arched an eyebrow. "It's a guy?"

"Naturally," my friend giggled. "I did use the word his so it means it's a male, of course."

"Wait. Hold a second. Is it who I think it is?"

It what as if she read my mind when she said, "Nope. Definitely not him, Yumi. We're not close enough for him to trust me with anything private."

"Okay~!"

Lee Jieun, our co-model and the only college student in the group, came in just right after our conversation. She sat down on the makeup table beside Inyeong. "Ugh," she groaned and landed her head on the table.

The two of us wondered what seemed to be the problem of Miss Late #2. "Jieun?" Inyeong shook her. "What happened? Did you get caught by Mrs. Hyun too?"

"No," she weakly answered.

"Then, what's wrong? Why so sluggish?" it was my turn to ask.

"Nothing really, just.. Tired." The student then turned her head to face Inyeong. "Unnie, Mrs. Hyun forgot to tell you that she has an errand for you to do."