The Last Boy Scout

36

"Jin Yung-ssi, what are you doing here?" Jooheon asked as he handed her a cup of black tea.

"Long story," she replies after taking a sip.

"At least tell me some of what happened." Jooheon sat across from her at the table. "Is it your boyfriend?"

Jin Yung almost spat out her tea. "Um, yeah. How'd you know?"

Jooheon shrugged. "I don't know, I just guessed."

"Well you guessed right," Jin Yung set her cup of tea down. "Where's your roommate?"

"Changkyun? He's at work right now, he should be back in an hour or so."

"Is it... alright if I stay the night here?" Jin Yung didn't want to sound so needy.

"Make yourself at home," Jooheon smiled. "I'll just tell Changkyun when he gets back. I don't want him getting the wrong idea... you know?"

"Yeah..." Jin Yung laughed. She missed her old friend. It's been a while since they last saw each other and she didn't want to come to him only for help. "So, how are things with you?"

"Life is... life." Jooheon smiled. "Nothing much has been going on recently. Just the normal, I guess."

Jin Yung nodded and took another sip of her tea. She didn't want to drink too much because black tea made her sleepy and she didn't want to fall asleep immediately.

"Enough about me," Jooheon continued. "How are things going with..."

"... Jimin?" Jin Yung stared at the steam coming from the tea in her cup. "He's... he's..."

"I'm sorry for asking, I shouldn't have asked,"

"No, it's fine. He's been acting different lately, I don't really know what's going on with him." The steam slowly started to fade away.

"Did something happen between you two?" Jooheon was curious.

"Not really... I just... Well, I asked him today if he was cheating on me, and then I... said something, and he got really upset."

"What did you say? Did you call him a pussy because that's never the right thing-"

"No, I didn't do that," Jin Yung sighed. "I mentioned... someone's name.
Someone who was close to him, I mentioned their name and he just... lost it."

"Oh," was all Jooheon said. "That's it?"

"Yeah, and when I asked him if he was cheating on me he didn't say anything." Jin Yung stared at the tea again. "Sound suspicious to you?"

"That does sound suspicious." He nods. "Was it just today he did this or has this happened before? You know, when you mentioned the person's name."

"I don't think so..." Jin Yung tried to remember. "He usually can't stop talking about... that person. They are really close, but lately... Jimin hasn't been himself. I'm worried about him."

"I know how it feels, Jin Yung." Jooheon looks down at his phone that was on the table in front of him. "Changkyun doesn't talk to me that much anymore. I don't know if it's because he's mad at me or if it's because of work or if he's just being Changkyun. Besides, I have to enlist in a few months and he might think I'm stressed or something. I really don't know."

"Do you know when you are going to enlist?"

"I don't remember, I have to go check." Jooheon laughed. "Soon,"