My Downfall | Killers List #3

Cold Nights

"Where have you been?" Eunha asked as she took off Sowon's wet shoes.

"Walking" Sowon drowsily mumbled. She resembled a drunk person but Eunha knew Sowon hadn't been drinking in the past few days.

"You walked all the way here from college?" Eunha stood up, her eyes twice the size. She would never walk that much even if her life depended on it. She was too lazy for that.

"I had no other choice" Sowon stood there, water dripping off the tips of her fingers and clothes.

"You could've called me"

"You already drove me there which took six hours and if you picked me up it would've took another six hours. I don't want to waste twelve hours of your day. I know I could've called you. I didn't want to be a burden" Sowon stared down at her feet, feeling a bit ashamed.

"I was worried about you" Eunha unexpectedly got on her tip-toes and wrapped her hands around Sowon's neck to give her a tight hug.

Sowon stood there frozen for a minute, unsure of what to do. She couldn't decide. Was it rude of her to not hug back or would it be awkward and uncomfortable if she did? She hesitantly and slowly brought her hands up and gently placed them on Eunha's back. She didn't want to squeeze her tight so instead it felt like she wasn't even there hugging her. Eunha could only feel her hands touching her back.

"My clothes are wet" Sowon soon pushed Eunha away, gently and kindly. She didn't want to ruin Eunha's dry clothes.

"Your hands are freezing cold" Eunha wrapped her hands around the cold tips of Sowon's fingers, trying to warm them up.

"Yeah" Sowon laughed. "I can't feel them" Sowon smiled but it was a painful one.

"Well let's get you warmed up" Eunha grabbed Sowons sleeve and lead her upstairs and into the guest bathroom.

"I don't have any extra clothes" Sowon sounded like an innocent child. It was cute, it was to Eunha at least.

"I'll go get some. You just worry about getting in the warm shower for now" Eunha quickly disappeared to her closet in her room where Eunwoo was sleeping.

Eunha silently tip-toed out of the room and back to the guest bathroom. When she opened the door Sowon was still getting undressed from her soaked and cold clothes. Luckily Eunha quickly shut the door. Besides, she couldn't see anything because all the steam from the hot water made it blurry and foggy.

"Let me know when you're in the shower" Eunha knocked on the door.

"I'm in now" Sowon snickered as she stepped into the shower and closed the curtains.

"Ok. Sorry. I, uh, found your old shirt that you gave me a couple years ago. I figured you could just wear it since it's your size. I assume your leg size will fit mine so..." Eunha explained while she neatly set the clothes on the countertop.

"You assume? My legs are way longer than yours. They won't fit"

"Well they are shorts, not pants. They should fit" Eunha looked at the pair of black boxer shorts.

"Oh, never mind then"

"I'll be in my room sleeping then. I left a pillow and blanket on the couch downstairs for you" Eunha said. She could hear Sowon pop open the shampoo bottle as she opened the door to leave.

"Thank you, Eunha" Sowon peeked her head out of the curtain and smiled.

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"Why are these shoes so wet?" Umji held the pair of shoes in the air for everyone to see. Everyone shrugged and she tossed them outside onto the porch for them to dry.

"When did Sowon get home last night? She never sleeps in this late, only when she's drunk. She probably got wasted last night and that's why she didn't come home" Yerin glanced over at Sowon who was sleeping on the couch, her limbs spread out like a starfish. Yerin sympathetically smiled at her unconscious state before turning back around.

"She actually walked all the way from college to here. Plus, she doesn't smell like booze" Eunha informed. She sat down at the table to join the others.

"So you smell her now? Weirdo" Yuju gave a distasteful look.

"That's not what she means" Umji rolled her eyes. "Doesn't she have classes to get to? It's already past 9:00am which means her classes are already finished" Umji looked over at the clock. She was worried for Sowon's sake, she knew how much she hated to be late to events or anything at all.

"No she doesn't have classes on Saturday" Yerin shook her head, shoving eggs down her throat like nobody's business.

"How do you know that?" Eunha asked.

"Because she's like a sister to me, of course I'm going to know her daily schedule" Yerin scoffed. She couldn't believe that they didn't know Sowons schedule either.

"Aw Yerin actually cares" Eunbi sweetly smiled at her.

"Pft...yeah right" Yerin looked away, trying to hide her red cheeks from embarrassment. It wasn't often that she showed she cared, but she did. In fact, she cared the most.

"Alright let's not give her a difficult time. Does anyone have any plans today? It's Eunwoo's day off so we should do something together" Eunha suggested. She was glad they were going to be spending some time with her, she got bored when Eunwoo was at work all the time.

That's partly why Eunha liked her job. She got to be with Sowon while she was working, but that was only while they were still dating. Now it was just awkward.

"I haven't been out for a drink in a long while. Do you have a club or bar around here?" Yerin raised her eyebrows. She felt like she needed to have a drink every once in awhile, it let her be free for once.

"Well get ready to party" Eunha smirked. "Although I will admit that I've never experienced a drunk Eunwoo so I don't know how he'll act" Eunha was a bit worried. People could get wild while being intoxicated. But she was just ready to have some fun.