21 days ; wheesa

day 16

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hwasa's pov

i found myself outside wheein's house once again. two weeks of not coming over made me realise the grass patch outside her house had become messier. the plants they grew were beginning to bloom in comparison, giving the house a light, lovely glow.

wheein's mother came and greeted me warmly at the doorstep. her thin arms wrapped around me, emitting a warm welcome. tenderly, she guided me into the house while thanking me for taking care of wheein the previous day. much to my surprise, my favourite cheese puffs sat in the corner of the dining table, making its presence known to me. with a quirky laughter, mrs jung assured me to take the tray up to wheein's room.

before i reached the end of the corridor where wheein's room was located at, the door to her room opened, revealing a groggy wheein. she was still in her pink pyjamas, her eyes barely opened. she gave a vibrant smile, rushing to me. like the famished puppy she was, she grabbed a cheese puff first before padding with me to her room.

"hyejinnie, you're here way too early. i woke up after hearing your voice just now."
"you woke up late. it's already 12! did i speak too loud? "
shaking her head, wheein responded, "nope, i just have the tendency to wake up after hearing your husky voice."

i felt my face flushing at her remark. it was worse when wheein noticed it and gave me a smirk. hitting her playfully, i tickled her most sensitive spot; which was her neck. she squirmed to my actions, letting out high pitched squeals. wheein tried fighting back, attacking me on my sides. i wasn't as ticklish as she was, so it did not bother me as much. when wheein got tired, she finally got up and searched for her discs. we had planned to watch some movies together to destress and call it a day.

with a thud, i threw myself effortlessly on wheein's bed. it smelled of faint lavender, cherry and wheein. grabbing her blanket, i covered myself up until wheein hopped beside to join me. the first film began rolling; i felt wheein shifted as she snuggled closer to me. remembering that she had not fully recovered from her cold, i pulled the blanket over her warm body, earning a grateful smile from her.

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we were so engrossed in the movies that we didn't realise time slipped past too fast. when we were done with laughing and chattering about life, it was already 11. in a spur of a moment, i decided to stay over in wheein's house, much to her delight.

wheein was still very hyper and wanted to continue staying up, but i insisted for her to sleep. she shook her head, struggling to keep her eyelids open. i forced her back down onto bed, stroking her hair as i did so. the dimple smile i loved seeing on her face resurfaced.

"hyejinnieeeeee!" she mumbled softly.
"yes? i'm here."
"sleep with me!" wheein patted to the empty spot beside her.

i sighed. how could i reject this little puppy?

i lay back down together with wheein. a sudden swinging of her body made me turn towards her. her fingers traced down my jawline and i tensed a little. sleepy wheein is always a little drunk, i just remembered. i watched as her eyes landed on mine, her gaze filled with utmost sincerity and affection.

"hyejin... you look so..." she trailed off to think of a word, "goddess-like." she slurred.

i knew she was not going to remember anything she said tomorrow, so i just nudged her softly, indicating her to sleep. her body was still shivering slightly from her unrecovered illness, so i leaned in closer to her in hopes of warming her up. wheein responded to it instantly, cuddling me. she uttered some other words i couldn't really catch clearly, somewhere along the lines of "i wished i could sleep in your arms every night."

i chuckled quietly, embracing the petite girl. i could feel her heartbeat slowed into a steady pace, meaning that she was sound asleep. however, her grasp on me remained firm. watching her sleeping figure, i felt calm and peace all at once.

i'm not sure what i am feeling for wheein, but it was certainly something new that i have not experienced before.

it was the feeling when you cared for someone more than you do for yourself.

when you would do anything to make that person happy.
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