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[twenty ; the party]

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[twenty ; the party]

THE ENTRANCE WAS THROUGH the garage door and within it held a large faded fold up table with all sorts of alcohol packed together on top - tequila, vodka, beer, whiskey - practically everything. stools surrounded the table and she cringed walking past some students making out on the chairs. the party literally just started and there were plenty of people already wasted.

inside, karaoke was set up with speakers positioned side by side the tv and a couch placed in front. the living room was space to become the dance floor, the photo booth was stationed in the corner and a mini bar filled with thousands of dollars worth of alcohol was available next to the bathroom. upstairs seemed to be off limits as there were signs displaying no entry but that didn't stop anyone from entering. sarah didn't mind, seeing as she was drunk off her head along with hyunjin holding up the line at the bar.

"i said give me more already, what's the hold up?" hyunjin yelled at the bartender and the employee tried reasoning with him, "i'm sorry but if you want another drink you'll have to join the line again. i was given specific guidelines before being hired ton-"
"i don't care. i'm not leaving till you fill this cup!"

hei ryung wanted to face palm herself. hyunjin was inclusive to one of the many people that were already wasted. she walked over to him only to prevent him from making a scene.
"hyunjin do you think it's a good idea to drink? shouldn't you be a little more careful since you have a stalker around?" she whispered after tapping the back of his shoulder to get his attention.
he turned around, walking forward towards her (and finally leaving the queue) to lean down beside her ear,
"fuck everything. all i want is a drink."

as if angry hyunjin wasn't unusual enough, drunk him was even stranger.
"i'm just saying you need to be careful. being drunk isn't exactly the best option right now." hei ryung warned and he scoffed, rolling his eyes and beginning to walk off.

"what happened to him?" lianne asks, her voice came from behind him and they both turn around in surprise.
"lianne? you're-you're here?" stuttering in front of head girl was still mortifying but it's not like hei ryung could immediately stop herself from being intimidated by lianne. to see her at a party was completely out of her usual environment.
"yes i am and i see hyunjin is completely drunk."
"yeaa i guess he is." she wore a black transparent long sleeve turtleneck top tucked in with wine red jeans and red pumps. this was the first time hei ryung had ever seen lianne out of their school uniform, let alone wearing heels.

"i'll watch over him, could you get him a glass of water?" she froze in her steps. with lianne being one of the suspects on her list, it didn't feel right to leave hyunjin alone with her especially since he was intoxicated with alcohol. problem was, if lianne really was the stalker, she'd be screwed by angering her but hyunjin would be in danger. she watches as lianne guides hyunjin towards her, pulling gently on his forearm and ushering his head towards her shoulder.

"uhh i-i think he'd be more comfortable if i umm stayed with him." from the way lianne was glaring at her, she really wanted to back out and leave her alone with hyunjin but she knew that wasn't an option.
"what? are you saying hyunjin doesn't trust me?" her voice was filled with so much anger and spite it was like she was declaring war on hei ryung to see who was better, and the prize was hyunjin.
"what no, of c-course not."
"then go get him water. what makes you think he'd want you to look after him anyways."

she may have went too far with that statement. there's no hiding it, that was a blatant insult.

"do i have to confess to hyunjin to make me validated to look after him?" she snapped back, "or instead do i have to be rejected by hyunjin to make me oh so worthy to watch over him?"
lianne was flushed with humiliation and resentment. her ears reddened, her fists clenched, she let out a huff of breath to retain her emotions from getting out of control.
"why can't you just bring him a glass of water?"

hei ryung knew better, especially at parties when it's very easy to lose sight of people. there was no telling where lianne and hyunjin would go if she left.
"do you like him or something? would you get jealous if i was alone with him?" she scowled but the thought of that seemed so impossible. hei ryung had never even thought about being hyunjin's girlfriend.

speaking up from the awkward silence as the two girls supposedly argue, hyunjin utters, "hei ryung, let's go." he quickly walks over to her and grabs ahold of her wrist, pulling her away from lianne's sight and head upstairs towards the balcony.

"what are you doing?" his fingers slowly intertwined with hers and she stared down at their hands in confusion.
"helping i guess?" he answered. once she let go of his hand, he never felt so rejected.
"you're not drunk anymore?"
he shrugged the feeling away, seeing as she felt nothing. he assumed not even the slightest form of intimacy made her blush and it hurt. "just a little bit tipsy, i had enough time to sober up i reckon, especially hearing you fight over me." he bitterly chuckled, feigning his pain by measly teasing. he bent down to take a seat on the floor.
"okay listen, she could be the stalker, i couldn't take that risk. did you think i'd leave you alone in that state?" she went to sit beside him and sighed. "although here we are, i could be putting you in danger. after putting up with lianne i might as well be holding a sign saying 'i'm your enemy.'"

she began shaking, and once he noticed he took initiative to hold her hand again - only this time he brought her hand to his lap and wrapped both his hands around hers, bringing her closer towards him. she still quivered from fear but a kiss on her forehead cured her distress. his lips were soft and warm. so reassuring and safe. "i won't let anything happen to you."

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is this an early update?? wow so unlikely of me lmao. thanks for 11k too, you guys are honestly the best! reading the comments gave me so much motivation to finish this chapter as well (and the really cute hyunjin gif i used for this chapter, he snatched my heart ahahha, of course i had to finish this because of him). honestly feel so driven to keep writing. also thanks for reading, i love youuuuu 💕

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