Happy birthday!
I'm sending this like a week earlier in hopes it gets to you on time!
You have tons of gifts waiting for you here. From your parents, friends and some others I didn't really recognize! Why does everyone love you, uhm? You're not that great.
Enjoy my nudes.
Did you think I was joking about that?
About my new student, her name is Sunkyu. She seems sweet but is struggling a little.
I can't wait for our next phone call
– SANA
***
It's nine in the morning when Sana's phone started to ring. She has been dying to listen to Dahyun's voice and sing Happy Birthday to her.
Sana picks up almost immediately, waiting for the familiar voice from the other side of the line.
“Sana-chan,”
Sana turns on her bed and grips the blanket tighter. “Good morning, Dahyunnie.”
“It's almost night over here.”
“Oh, I forgot.”
Dahyun doesn't sound as she usually does. Her voice it's tired, exhausted. Sana clears her throat. “Happy Birthday, Dahyunnie.”
“Is it already?” The younger sounds clueless. A frown on her face as she tried to look at the calendar.
“Yes!”
“I wasn't paying attention.”
“I noticed. Did you get any gifts?”Sana asks as she hugs her pillow, it smells a lot like Dahyun.
“Kind of, but I haven't opened them..”
Sana blinks. There is clearly something off. “Dahyun, are you okay?”
“I.. I'm not, actually..”
Sana sits up, feeling her heart stop. “What's wrong?”
“Changsun is gone.”
Sana tries hard to try to remember who is Changsun. But nothing comes to her mind. She just assumes it's part of her unit.
“What happened?” She asks carefully. Dahyun stays silent for twenty seconds and Sana wants to scream.
“I don't know” The younger whispers. “He wasn't careful enough.. It's like–he totally forgot all our training.”
“Baby, I'm so sorry.”
“It's fucking horrible, you know? He has a two year old son, and–” Dahyun starts crying out of frustration and sadness. Sana can't help but cry with her.
“I wish there is something I could do..” Sana whispers against the phone and looks up to look at the time. She can't fix this, at least not during the fourteen minutes they've left for their call. The idea of Dahyun having to deal with this alone makes her stomach drop.
“He was a brilliant friend.” Dahyun breathed. “What if.. it's me the next time?”
Sana suddenly can feel what the younger was feeling.
“It won't happen.”
“How do you know?”
Sana knows that any answer she gives won't be enough, but she likes to try.
“Everyday I'm scared about you not coming back. I wake up with anxiety thinking I could be getting that damn call.” Sana says firmly. “But I know it's all in my head. I know how smart, strong and brave you are. I know that deep inside I don't have to worry about you. You won't be the next one, Dahyunnie.”
Dahyun takes a deep breath, letting her know that she was still there and the call didn't disconnect.
“I wanna go home.”
The younger says. It the first time Sana hears her saying that. Dahyun never admits that, she never lets pressure or any other kind of strong emotion take on her when she was around Sana.
“I miss you so much, Sana.” Her voice sounds shaky when she pronounced the older's name.
Sana wipes her tears away and she wishes she could do the same for Dahyun's. “I miss you too.”
“Let's talk about something nice, can we?” Dahyun asks.
“Sure, babe. Then let me tell you, Momo, Mina and I will go out for dinner to celebrate your birthday.”
Sana can hear the smile through just her voice.
“To Takuru?” It was their favorite place.
“Where else?”
“Will you sing in the karaoke? Pick an dumb song and make sure to record it. I want to watch it when I get back.”
Sana smiles. “Fine, only because it's your birthday. I will get drunk to sing Ponpon and will make sure Momo records it.”
“Great,” Dahyun finally get to laugh. “Sana, I've to go now. I love you. Take care, Princess.”
“I love you too.”
The call ends.
***
Keeping her word, Sana manages to get drunk that night with Momo and Mina next to her. She ended up with some mojito in one hand and a microphone in the other.
“This is for my soldier!”
Momo whistles while Mina couldn't stop laughing. Sana likes to think she's making a good cover of Ponpon but the video her friend showed her the next day makes her think the opposite.
Dahyun is going to love it.
