The New Member | MiChaeng

15) The Truth

I hear the front door open, I went to check and it was Mina.
I came to greet her with a hug but her face didn't seem to be happy.
"Where's your parents?" I asked.
"They are staying in a hotel." She murmured.
I was concerned more on Mina.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing... I don't want to talk about it" She walked in her room and stopped.
"Night, Chae." Then she closed the door.

That was weird, she doesn't want to talk about it?
I walked back into my room, Dahyun was already asleep as always and Tzuyu staying up and browsing on her phone.
"So, is Mina back?" Tzuyu asked.
"Yeah she's back, but there's something wrong with her." I replied.
Tzuyu stopped looking on her phone.
"Wrong like how, is she-." I cut her off.
"She's hiding something from me."
Tzuyu sighed and I did the same.
"Let's sleep, I think this is getting to your head."
I nodded and climbed up to my bed and slept.

Bang bang bang
Was the sound I woke up to. I opened my eyes and looked on my phone for the time.
7:30 who's making noise at seven in the morning.
I climbed down from my bed and looked who was up this early, I looked in the kitchen, it was Mina.

"Mina, you're up early, why are you making breakfast now"
"I'm making breakfast for myself, I have to meet my parents at 7:45" she replied why making herself a sandwich.
I didn't dare to ask her why.
I nodded and let her do her business, I sat on the couch and turned on the TV.
I felt someone hug me on my right side.
"I know I'm not spending as much time as you, but I promise I will." She kissed me on the cheek.
I blushed and kissed her back, she smiled and exited out through the front door.

I looked into my right, the door to the big bedroom was open ajar, I was curious if Mina was hiding something there. I opened the door and it was light because it was morning.
The other members were still sleeping, I got to Mina's bed.
I searched and searched until I looked under her bed.
I pulled it out.
"A packed suitcase?" I asked myself aloud.
But there was something stuck to the suitcase, it was a letter to me.

To Chae,

Either I'm a coward to not say this face to face or I already did and wanted you to remember me by giving you this.
But I'm sorry, I'm going away, away from all of you. It saddens me to say that I won't be back in a long time, my parents think it's better if I stay in Japan.
Please, don't take it the wrong way.
I still love you, I don't want it to end.
I'll wait for, I'll come back, don't know when but I know I will.

I didn't move, why... why did she hide it from me?
I began to tear up.
"Chae..." a familiar voice called me.
I turned around, "Mina."
"Chae I'm s-sorr-." I cut her off.
"Why didn't you tell me?" You could hear my voice shake
Mina frowned.
"I... wanted to tell you."
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier." I began to shout waking the others up.

"Yah, why are you guys shouting?" Nayeon asked half asleep.
I didn't pay attention to what she said.
"Were you too scared, did I not deserve to know the truth?"
"Do you know how hard it is to tell your best friends and your girlfriend that you're moving away from them forever!" She began to cry.
The other members from the other rooms came in to find out what's happening.
"Do you think it's easy, to just say that I'll never see you again? Well is it Chaeyoung?" Mina waited for me to answer.
All eyes were on me.

I stayed silent.
"That's what I thought." Mina ran outside crying.
What have I done?
The other members looked back at me.
"Chaeyoung, what just happened?" Jihyo asked.
I stayed silent again.
"Chae, tell us what happened." Tzuyu put her hand on my shoulder.
I breathed in deep.