My Downfall | Killers List #3

Cookie

"Hey," Eunha greeted as she set her bag down and locked the door while Umji went back to the kitchen. "How is everything?" Eunha asked with a frown. She still felt bad about what her husband did.

"Um, everyone is doing good, great actually." Umji completely lied to Eunha's face. She figured Sowon wouldn't want Eunha knowing about what happened last night.

"That's good to hear. Is Sowon around?" Eunha looked around but only found her shoes.

"Yeah, she's upstairs sleeping. She would usually be up by now but me and her were up late last night." Umji informed while she was getting ingredients to bake something.

"What do you mean by you two were up late last night?" Eunha sounded a bit jealous and suspicious. 

"She was sad so I stayed in her room with her to comfort her and make her feel better. I accidentally fell asleep on her bed with her. That's all." Umji shrugged. She really saw no problem with it. She thought of it as just taking care of an older sister, which it basically was.

"Why was she sad? She wasn't crying, right?"

"Oh, no she was crying. Actually, I've never seen her cry so much. She's really struggling with something but won't tell anybody. She needs help Eunha, seriously." Umji looked at her dead in the eyes with a worried expression.

"I'm gonna go to her room real quick then. Just to check on her." Eunha nodded at Umji and went upstairs.

Umji continued baking whatever it was that she decided on. She grabbed the pans out of the oven and laid out a sheet of aluminum on the pan before setting down the dough. She preheated the oven and began her work.

"Sowon," Eunha quietly called out for her whilst opening the door.

She found Sowon still sleeping on the messy bed with even more messier hair. She was spread out across the bed like a starfish. She looked so at peace yet so angry at the world. She had a frown on her lips.

"Sowon, wake up." Eunha shook her by the shoulders.

"Go away," she groaned and turned her body the other way to face the wall.

"What's wrong? Are you tired? Sick? Angry?" Eunha asked with concern written on her face.

"Just leave me alone. I don't feel like talking to anyone today." Sowon covered her ears with a pillow for couldn't bear any noises, including Eunha's obnoxious voice. Usually Sowon found her voice to be cute but today it was totally different.

"Excuse me if I'm wrong, but did I do something to upset you?"

"No. I'm just tired. Go away." Sowon refused to look at her.

"I thought things were going well between us."

"You think playing around with each other behind your husband's back means things are going well between us? I already told you that I'm just not in the mood."

"I'm sorry. I heard you didn't sleep much last night. I'm glad Umji was here to comfort you but why did she need to sleep in here?" Eunha suddenly asked. She was jealous and felt a bit insecure.

"Where is Umji?" Sowon turned around and felt for her body but she was gone. She hadn't even realized that Umji was no longer there.

"Answer my question." Eunha crossed her arms over her chest.

"What do you want me to say, Eunha? Do you want me to say that we did something even though we didn't? Do you want me to make it seem like I'm lying to you?"

"I don't understand why you're being so harsh to me today." Eunha frowned.

"I don't know, maybe because you're assuming something about me and Umji." Sowon glared at her.

"I wasn't assuming, I was asking. You shouldn't even be sleeping with another woman. Don't you find it a bit weird?"

"Oh, you're the one to talk." Sowon rolled her eyes. "And it's not weird because she's like a little sister to me."

"Okay, well that's all I needed to hear. I just wanted an answer. Sorry for being dramatic." Eunha lowered her head.

"I'm just tired. Go down stairs and I'll be there in a minute." Sowon turned to face the ceiling and sighed. Eunha frowned and went back downstairs.

Eunha was excited when she saw Yerin, but even more excited when she saw the cookies that Umji was baking. She hadn't had any kind of foods like that in awhile. She was on another diet as usual, but of course she was going to fail again and she already knew it to be true.

"I made cookies if you want any. It's oatmeal raisin." Umji said as she sat down at the table.

Eunha and Yerin raced into the kitchen while Sowon, who just arrived, slowly walked there. They couldn't even wait to eat it until they got to their seats. By the time they sat down they were swallowing the last piece, but to be fair they were petty small cookies. Eunbi was missing out for there might not be any left for her by the time she came downstairs.

"How has life being treating you since you guys were forced out of my house?" Eunha asked with a bit of an annoyed tone. She wasn't annoyed with her friends, she was annoyed with her husband and the situation itself. Kyung had an advantage now that they were split into two. If Eunha was ever in trouble at her house the others wouldn't ever make it there in time. She'd be dead.

"Good. Sowon has been gone a lot lately though, why is that?" Yerin looked at Sowon with her eyebrows raised, her head tilted to the side, and a sassy yet suspicious look.

Sowon choked a bit before answering the random question. "I've...I've been working a lot lately" Sowon kept coughing while awkwardly staring at the girls sitting around the table.

"Someone kept calling you last night," Umji blurted out.

"Really? Probably just my boss or a scam call, maybe even the marketer." Sowon shrugged and tried to keep her cool when obviously she was nervous and hiding something.

"Hm..."

The girls were way too distracted by the conversation they were having and didn't even notice Eunbi go into the kitchen. She stood there and looked down at the cookies. For a minute she was deciding whether to have one or not. Then she picked up a cookie, not knowing what ingredients were in it. All she knew was that it tasted damn good.