Semaphorism » Park Woojin

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A/N: I was listening to Twice's new album <Twicetagram> while writing this, so be aware of the cheesy cuteness in this chapter. Oops. Also! SUPPORT TWICE AND <Likey> ON MUSIC SHOWS AND GIVE THEM ALL THE LOVE THEY CAN HAVE! Once-Inês is out!~

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"H-Hello." Woojin greeted Mrs. Gong once he was standing in the living room of Minjae's house. Gong Jinhye was looking at the young boy in front of her with interested and curious eyes. It was the first time her daughter brought home a male friend. And it was the first time she brought home a guy that seemed like he was beaten to death.

"I'm Gong Jinhye." Mrs. Gong introduced herself and watched her daughter patting Woojin's shoulder. "I'm Minjaes mother." Jinhye continued and looked at her daughter. "This is my friend Park Woojin," Minjae introduced him to her mother with a bright smile on her lips. She looked at Woojin before turning back to her mother. "I told him he can sleep in our house tonight. I don't really want him to go back to his ... abusive mother."

Hearing these words coming from Minjae's mouth made Woojin look down in embarrassment. What if Mrs. Gong wouldn't allow him to stay here because of his mother?

"Abusive?" Mrs. Gong asked and took a step closer to Woojin, slightly pushing his chin up to look at the damage on his face made by his own mother. "Your mother did this to you?" She asked the student and Woojin nodded, not able to say anything. "That's horrible." Mrs. Gong mumbled and gave Woojin a light pat on his head. "Of course you can sleep here. I'll have a word with this mother tomorrow. But for now, rest Woojin-ah." Mrs. Gong smiled and turned around to continue watching her sitcom on the television.

Woojin was looking at Minjae's mother with a star-struck expression on his face when he felt his friend's hand in his. Minjae dragged him out of the living room and into the kitchen where she gently set him on one of the kitchen chairs. "What are you doing?" Woojin asked with a chuckle when he saw how Minjae got a yogurt drink and a straw from the fridge and handed it to him before getting herself one as well. "It'll cheer you up." She smiled and tilted her head before starting to suck on the straw.

Woojin looked at the yogurt before starting to drink it as well.

Minjae avoided eye-contact with Woojin while drinking her yogurt. The thought of having a boy sleep over at her house was finally sinking in. What if he was bored out after a while? What if he wasn't interested in what Minjae had to offer? She had funny boardgames and also owned a PS4 they could use to play Overwatch or something. Minjae wasn't the typical girl that used sleepovers for doing manicure and pedicure. 

Whenever she had a sleepover at Choa's house they would recite popular Musical Scenes or watch taped Theatre performances, as both of them were interested in acting. As Choa was a part of Mrs. Hwang's Drama Club she knew all the Dramas, Musicals and Plays that were famous.

Something that Minjae wanted to do as well.

A sigh left Minjae's lips and she turned away only noticing Woojin's eyes on her. Startled she turned away once more and blushed. Cursing at herself for making eye-contact. "Where's the bin?" Woojin asked, his voice breaking a little. 

He never slept in a girls house, neither did he visited a girl this late. And seeing Minjae just standing next to the kitchen counter, her yogurt drink in her hand was enough to make him worried. What if she was bored out, hanging out with him? 

Minjae took the last sip from her yogurt before walking over to Woojin and grabbing his empty pack, slightly touching his hand while doing so, before walking over to the bin to throw the bottles away. Woojin looked at his hand, wondering if that touch was accidentally or on purpose.