Save My Love (SinRin)

Chapter 10: Yellow Tulips

Wearing a pair of old jogger pants and an extremely oversized grey hoodie, Yerin dragged me out of the apartment after picking up the keys of the spare van they used off-schedule. She threw the keys at me as the elevator took us down to the ground floor.

Yerin and I just came home that day after a recording for her brief appearance in one of her idol friend's reality show. The other girls on the other hand, except for Sowon who went to vocal training, were home with their parents since the previous night. Since Yerin already knew, she did not ask me why I was gone for a few hours assuming I was just checking on everyone. I was in fact speeding my way to all their houses the whole night and some hours in the morning while the recording was being completed.

"Let's have coffee, my treat." She smiled as she took an extra face mask out of the kangaroo pocket of her hoodie and handed it to me.

"You are a celebrity in your own right, eonnie." She teased while she fixed the big spectacles that concealed her face. I have become accustomed to seeing her in her most comfortable attire and I could not understand why her company restrained her from being seen in public in this state. Putting make up on her did not really make a huge difference; she was a beauty with or without it. Babo, Sinb-yah.

"Sowon-eonnie will meet us at the coffee shop too before heading to visit her parents." She told me in English while walking past some building tenants on our way toward the van.

"Yerin-ah, please stay at the back." I told her as she was about to pull open the passenger seat door.

"Aish..." She grunted but complied.

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"Eonnie, don't you think I'm doing a good job?" She asked while charming her way to the empty seat with her famous eye smile.

"I can't say you're not." I replied and I turned my eyes away from her, not wanting to make her feel overconfident.

Several days after my trip to the convenience store with Eunbi, I have noticed that Yerin has been her old beagle self when she was on shows, hugging and flirting with all the members like she always did. I wanted to think that she might have given up controlling what she felt, but it was notable that off-cam, she spent more time with her members except Sinb. She did not ignore nor repel her, she just was not looking for her as much anymore.

"Yah! You're lying. I know you think I'm doing a great job." Yerin refuted. I just smirked and shook my head.

"Eonnie, you're the one who did not do your job well."

"Didn't I?" I was taken aback and I tried to recall if any of them got hurt because of my negligent work.

"Thank you for the marshmallow duck, eonnie." Yerin lowered her head and smiled faintly. "After our recording the next day, Sowon-eonnie and I dropped by the store to buy bread. And when we were paying, the cashier commented that our personal assistant, by that she meant you, remembered all our favorite snacks, that even SinB was surprised."

She removed her mask completely and started to drink her coffee. After a sip, her cheerful self returned as her eyes smiled at me.

"I must admit eonnie, that you really have a good memory! And I must admit too that I almost gave in again because of that tasty duck! Haha!" She laughed at herself thinking it was just food that almost made her change her mind about the plan.

"Mianhaeyo, Yerin-ah. I just saw how happy you were that day. And I thought maybe Sinb..." I intentionally did not continue my statement knowing that she already knew what I meant.

"Joon-eonnie, you must know that I appreciated what you did. But... Sowon-eonnie was especially delighted by your thoughtfulness." She grinned and winked at me, and I replied with a snarl to her coquettish teasing.