20 cm || Choi Yeonjun

12

"....Ah shit," I groaned as I hear my alarm blaring directly next to my ear. Peeling my eyes open, I blink a few times to clear the drowsiness from getting only a few hours of sleep. Reaching for the damned noisy contraption, the screen displayed that it's just 9:45 am. Apparently, I only had three hours of proper shuteye. It's still so early. I couldn't sleep well last night because of the whole Yeonjun situation. The boy wouldn't stop popping inside of my head the whole night. I tried different sleeping positions, even going as far as googling sleeping techniques, all of it failing when the slightest memory from him has my heart thumping out of my chest.

After 10 minutes of just staring at the ceiling, thinking if I should get up or not. I finally came to a decision to stop being a lazy bum and seriously try being productive today. It was Saturday already and we don't have training during the weekends. After washing my face, I went straight to the kitchen and scavenged for food. Ga eun was already seated in the living room watching a drama.

"I cooked you bacon and bought cream bread from the bakery!" She shouted.

"Thank you!" I shouted back.

Taking my plate to the living room, I instantly spot Ga eun sprawled out on the couch. Obviously immersed with what she was watching. It was about a girl accidentally travelling to North Korea.

"The girl dies in the end." I told her casually after I took my seat, my brows were starting to tick while trying so hard to keep a straight face after blatantly lying to her face. This was going to be a good one.... She always falls for it.

Ga eun immediately gaped at me with a look of horror, the drama suddenly forgotten. Her whole body was frozen and her mouth was left wide open. "You. Are. Such. A. Bitch." Ga eun whispered, almost close to crying. Her chin's wobbling adorably and her brows were scrunched together, an expression only she can make endearing. With that I burst out laughing. My stomach instantly burned and tears pooled in my eyes.

"I'm kidding! Oh Lord, you should've seen your face!" I said in between laughters, my lungs were burning from lack of air. "Aish, you should know by now that I don't watch that much tv." She pouted.

"Unnie, that was really mean...." She whined. "Look! I missed the whole episode!"

Ga eun was the most gullible person I know. Believe it or not, she easily gets scammed just by going to the market. You tell her to buy shampoo, she returns carrying a whole box of useless things and manages to forget to buy the actual item she needs. Which reminds me...

"Ga eun, we really need to buy groceries. The only thing left in the fridge is water bottles and kimchi." I reminded.

"That's what I was about to say! It's the weekend so for sure the lines at the counter will be pretty long. We should really head out now." Ah crap, she was right. The market tends to get crowded during the weekend. "I'll go shower first then." Ga eun picked up her phone and left to bathe. I on the other hand, was set to wash the dishes.

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After picking out an outfit, I got my towel and went straight to the bathroom. Doing all the necessary routines. I was now rinsing all of the soap suds when I hear the most shrill shriek ever. Ga eun came stomping and banging at the bathroom door.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T TELL ME." She shouted on the other side. Still clueless, I went out with only a towel covering my body.

"About what?" I asked, now nervous. Ga eun was breathing heavily, looking ready to kill. Her glare though having no heat in them, still looked demanding of answers. But from what..?

"The what?" I tried again. "What happened?"

"Your boyfriend texted." She said abnormally calm now. I quickly looked down and spotted my phone in her hand. My heart dropped and I instantly felt cold. I tried opening my mouth but words wouldn't come out.

"When will you tell me that you and Yeonjun are now dating?" She said crossing her arms and stomping childishly.

"Ahaha. Surprise?"

God bless Korea. I'm dead.

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