I wake up, recollections of last night flashing through my mind, from what happened to Sujin, to when Juhaknyeon came to console me. With mixed feelings, I get up and changed, preparing for the last full day of the trip before we travel back to school tomorrow. Once changed I find the other cabin mates are awake. Suddenly I'm greeted by Younghoon. "Good morning Hyerin." He says. Puzzled st the sudden exchange, I muster up a good morning back to him and look at everyone else. No one else has any reaction to it, and I rethink that maybe it's normal now that we've talked twice and now I'm acquainted with all The Boyz members. I notice Juhaknyeon has a bandage on his hand. "What happened?" I ask. Sensing the worry in my voice, he chuckles, "Just scraped it, don't worry." He says. I nod, and wait for them to start getting ready for breakfast.
Without noticing, they start to change and I realize I'm still watching them. "AH! I'm sorry!" I say. A shirtless Chanhee turns back and laughs. "Hyerin, it's okay, you don't need to cover your eyes yet." To that, Juhaknyeon snorts. He goes to change his pants and looks at me. I eye him suspiciously and he laughs. "If you want to cover your eyes you can, but you don't need to." And he follows that with a wink. "PERVERT!" I yell jokingly as I cover my eyes and face the wall. The rest of them use that time to get changed and when I turn around they're all dressed. They laugh at me, but it's okay. After that we all head to mess hall together. We're walking happily until I realize I'll be eating alone, and I stop. The boys all turn back, and Younghoon asks what's wrong. I grab my arm anxiously and look at Juhaknyeon. He seems to understand, and grabs my wrist, continuing to walk. "Don't worry." He says. I nod, and we continue walking. Younghoon doesn't ask again and though I'm sorry I didn't answer or explain I feel like he understands anyway.
Before we enter we hear whispers and people talking in the mess hall. Chanhee goes up to the door to listen, and annoyed by what's being said, he looks at Juhaknyeon who nods, and he slams the door open. Everyone stops to stare at us as we walk in. Still holding my wrist, Juhakneyon, Chanhee, Younghoon and I walk towards the table with all the other boys, and sit down. Suddenly Chanhee speaks up. "From now on, Hyerin will be eating with us." He says. I'm shocked, but thankful at his gesture. I look at the other members trying to read their expressions, not sure I decide to ask. "Is that's okay with you guys?" Surprised by my question they all nod, agreeing that it's fine, which makes me relax knowing I'm not forcing my presence on them at the least.
We start eating when Sujin comes up to our table. "Can I talk to Hyerin for a minute?" She asks, in a fake tone. Juhaknyeon goes to repress her offer, but I stop him. He gives me a look of concern, but I shake my head at him. "It's fine." I tell him. He grimaces, but I get up and follow her, just outside the windows where I'm visible to the boys. "Hyerin, I'm really sorry for last night, I was just upset could you take me back?" She asks. I scoff, as I can see right through her. Now that she's seen me with the boys, she wants to be my friend to reap the benefits. "No." I say. She looks at me dumbfounded. "What did you say?" She says, annoyed. "I said, no." I tell her firmly.
She speaks again. "Listen here, I don't know when you became so self righteous, but you're not in a place to be telling me no." She says. I roll my eyes at her. "And why's that?" I ask. "If you want to tell me no again, you'll find out." She smirks.
"Test me."
