Let's Not Falling In Love (1st Book) (FIXED)

Sweet Talker [M]

​"Aish, Yoo Jeongyeon, please pick up the phone!" Nayeon muttered, her worry turning into sharp annoyance. Beside her, Mina, Momo, and Sana were just as restless.

​"Who's that?" Sana asked as the click of the front door echoed through the apartment.

​"Jeongyeon, who else?" Momo replied.

​They all rushed to the entryway and froze. Jeongyeon was slumped against the door frame, sitting on the floor with her head tilted back, fast asleep.

​"Get up, Jeongyeon! You can't sleep there," Momo called out.

​"Hmm? Oh... hi, girls." Jeongyeon fluttered her eyes open, offering them a silly, lopsided smile. She tried to push herself up, but her legs refused to cooperate.

​"She's completely wasted," Sana noted.

​"Where on earth have you been?" Nayeon demanded, her anger flaring. She couldn't believe the person she had spent all night worrying about was in such a state.

​"What's wrong, Miss?" Jeongyeon mumbled, swaying as she stumbled toward them. She placed a heavy hand on Nayeon's shoulder to keep her balance.

​"Ugh, step back! You reek of alcohol." Nayeon tried to shove her away in disgust, but Jeongyeon just leaned in, staring intently at her face before bursting into a giggle.

​"You look like an angry bunny," Jeongyeon laughed.

​The nickname only made Nayeon crosser, but for Jeongyeon, the word carried an unexpected weight. Bunny... It reminded her of Bona, who used to call her that.

​Jeongyeon's laughter faded instantly into a blank, hollow stare, startling everyone with the sudden shift.

​"Bunny... she told me she doesn't love me," Jeongyeon whispered, her voice cracking. "I changed for her. I never cared for anyone the way I cared for her. Ever since she left, I promised myself I'd be the gentlest person just for her. I waited so long to see her again, to tell her all of this... and then she told me she never loved me at all. Everything I did... was for nothing."

​Tears streamed down her face as she rested her forehead heavily against Nayeon's shoulder. Nayeon's anger melted away; she softly stroked Jeongyeon's hair while Momo gently patted her back.

​"Poor Jeongie..." Sana murmured softly.

​"So that's why she's been so cold lately," Mina said, her own eyes brimming with tears. "She pushed everyone away because of her... How could anyone hurt someone as sweet as Jeongyeon?"

​"Girls, a little help?" Nayeon asked, holding up the sleeping weight of the girl. "My shoulder's going completely numb."

​Momo stepped in, and together with Nayeon, they hoisted Jeongyeon's arms over their shoulders and navigated her to the couch. Though her eyes were closed, she wasn't entirely asleep yet. They laid her down gently and sank onto the carpet in front of the sofa, watching her quiet breathing.

​"I wonder..." Momo mused softly, her eyes lingering on Jeongyeon's relaxed face. "When she wakes up sober tomorrow, will she go back to being the cold Yoo Jeongyeon, or will she change?"

​"We'll see," Nayeon said softly. "Whether she opens her heart to us or not. If she doesn't, maybe it's up to us to help her forget her heartache."

​"It breaks my heart to see her suffer like this," Mina added quietly. "We only met three months ago, but it feels as though we've known her forever."

​"Minari... are you admitting you have a crush on her?" Sana teased.

​Before Mina could protest, Jeongyeon suddenly sat upright on the couch. She propped her chin in her palms, resting her elbows on her knees, and beamed down at them in a classic flower pose.