"Yerin?"
"Why did you stop and why did you close your eyes?"
"Did a bug fly near you?"
Hearing the familiar voices questioning her, Yerin cracked her eyes opened slightly before they snapped open.
"Huh? Where are we? What the heck?! What happened to you guys' hair?!" Yerin asked no one in particular. She looked around confused. Their hairstyles weren't the way Yerin remembered.
"What are you talking about?" Umji asked, obviously confused with the way the second oldest was acting.
Taking a closer look, Yerin realized that the location was identical to the pathway they walked along and the outfits the other girls were wearing were the same as the ones worn at the beginning of their Me Gustas Tu music video. Taking a glance down at her body, she noticed her outfit was the same as well. Her low pigtails, that she didn't remember having when the flash happened, swung down and hit the side of her face. Grabbing one of the pigtails, she observed that the color was no longer black but was instead brown.
'How did this even happen?!'
"Seriously, what is wrong with you?" SinB asked as she watched Yerin studying her pigtail intensely. Yerin's head snapped up to look directly at SinB, who was shocked by the sudden movement of the older.
"What's wrong with me!? What's wrong with you!? Do none of you realize how weird this is!?" Yerin yelled at SinB. The other five stood shocked at Yerin's outburst. Yerin's eyes were wide as she looked at the other girls' concerned faces.
"Do you have a fever? You were fine when we met up," Sowon asked softly as she approached Yerin. She gently put the back of her hand onto Yerin's forehead. Sowon's eyebrows furrowed as she pulled her hand away.
"No fever... Are you feeling okay though?" Sowon's confused facial expression quickly switched to one of concern. Yerin nodded before answering.
"Yea, I'm fine. It's nothing," Yerin tried to dismiss Sowon's worries.
"That didn't seem like nothing," SinB said lowly, earning a punch in the arm from Yuju.
"I'm just hungry," Yerin lied while showing the others an eye smile. Sowon was obviously not convinced but decided to let it slide... for now.
"We need to hurry! We don't want to keep my grandma waiting!" Umji said in an attempt to break the slightly tense atmosphere. She grabbed Yerin's hand and started speedwalking towards the direction of her grandma's house. The other four followed closely behind. Yerin could practically feel Sowon's stare from behind her. Looping her fingers with Umji's, Yerin tried to focus her attention back on their destination. Eventually, they all fell back into line. Yerin was still holding onto Umji's hand, Sowon was walking next to Umji while chatting with Yuju, SinB walked side by side with Yuju, and Eunha was walking next to SinB.
Once the house came into view, SinB pointed first, followed by Eunha, then Sowon, and finally Umji.
"Finally!"
"We're here!"
Umji started high-fiving both of Yerin's hands. The two tallest copied them. While the others celebrated, Eunha and SinB took off towards the house first, now holding hands. Yerin trailed behind, still trying to piece together what's happening around her. They reached the door and realized... they didn't have a key. Umji tried knocking and made a (very cute) pouty face since there was no reply.
"Grandma didn't mention going anywhere today..." Umji said to the others.
"There's no spare key?" Eunha questioned the youngest who replied with a nod. A thought suddenly hit Yerin.
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Glass Beads
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