10 일만 내놔 : Give me 10 days (MICHAENG)

CHAPTER 11

[Chaeyoung's POV]

I just got off the bathroom and was wiping my face with the towel, walking up the stairs, I smiled at myself. It's probably one of the best days of my life. I looked at my bedroom door. Mina's probably already inside.

I opened the door and saw Mina flailing around blankets and putting it on the floor. She smiled at me. "I got these from your closet."

"What are you doing?" I asked as I closed the door behind me.

"I'm fixing my bed." She pointed at the makeshift bed from thick blankets on the floor.

"No, you're not. You're going to sleep on the bed." I opened the third closet and took out more pillows. "I'll sleep on the floor. You're my guest. You should feel comfortable."

"No." she took the pillows from my hands, "this is your room. You should sleep at your own bed."

"That's not how it works." I grabbed back the pillows from her hand.

She lifted her right hand and closed her fist.

"Kai Bai Bo (Rock paper scissors)" she exclaimed.

"What?"

"If you win, I'll sleep in your bed. If I win, you sleep in the bed and I on the floor. Arraseo?"

Before, we'd play Kai Bai Bo so that the winner would sleep in the more comfortable bed. Now, it's the complete opposite. This is probably the most selfless rock paper scissors ever.

I held out my hand. "Fair enough."

She flexes her arms and crunched her knuckles. This silly penguin. I chuckled.

"Kai Bai Bo."

I put out scissors.

Mina's fist is still closed. Rock. She won. Why am I not surprised?

She showed her smuggest gummy smile.

"Race to three?" I protested.

"Ani-ya. We didn't talk about that." She placed more pillows at the bed. "You sleep comfortably. Goodnight, Chaeyoung-a."

She sat on the floor, making a nest out of the pillows.

I was about to lie down in bed. I looked back at her.

"Or we could both sleep in the bed?" I smiled coyly, she looked up.

I sat on the bed. "I mean, it's big enough for the two of us."

"It's not." She answered. I winced. Yes, it's not. I should've bought a bigger bed. Dammit.

But since I rarely go home I didn't bother to replace my old bed. This was my bed since I was fourteen. Not much changed in terms of my height so it seemed fair to keep this bed. I shook my head.

"Look. If I lie down like this," I demonstrated, lying on my side with my back against the wall, "there's still enough space for you. See?"

"That's not comfortable for you." She said. "We've been room-mates once in Japan. I've seen you sleep. You're like a starfish." She lay down and spread both her arms and legs, giggling. I scoffed.

You probably forgot we slept on the couch together last night. But I decided not to bring it up.

"Fine." I sat up, "then let's not use the bed." And slid down to the floor.