Girlfriend | Jeongmi

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"Yeah," Mina smiled, ear to ear, blush on her cheeks and her pupils wavering slightly. "I'm with Jeongyeon." Her feet, Nayeon could hear, were squirming slightly under the table they sat at; little excited scuffs on the toes of her converse.

"Oh wow!" Up came the mask and out came Nayeon's best performance yet. She had been nominated for the main role in their school's upcoming musical after all. "Jeongyeon? That's so cute!"

Mina's giggle was unsettling and sickeningly sweet. Nayeon's stomach growled, flipping over and over again. She would love to mistake this feeling for hunger.

"I don't know what I want. Just stay with me."

"I really like her." The tone in Mina's quiet voice reminded Nayeon of the feelings she had once felt... a long time ago. They were long gone, yet something strange was climbing up her neck. Nayeon picked her cuticles as she continued the conversation. Perfect acting. Keeping the eye contact to a minimum.

"Well it must be true. Everyone can see that blush from a mile away!" Mina laughed nervously in response, covering her mouth with one hand and batting away Nayeon's comment with the other. "You're definitely Jeongyeon's type."

"I like beautiful women. You are a beautiful woman. What's not to love?"

"It sure seems so." Mina's eyes curved into crescents. "She seemed so untouchable at first." Her smile was so genuine and so full of love that it physically hurt Nayeon to look her way. So, she didn't look. Instead, she turned her head to the right where she could see a flock of birds searching the grass of the school field. She adjusted her skirt. Perfect acting.

"She seems to be a lot of things before you really get to know her." Nayeon sighed.

"I am so completely and entirely in love with you."

"I didn't think you knew her that well." Mina leaned forward a bit. Through her peripheral vision Nayeon could see the interest in her body language. When she looked back, Mina was looking at her with her big brown eyes expectantly. She should have chosen her words more carefully. "I thought you guys only hung out after her and Momo have soccer practice. Did you hang out alone too? I don't see you guys together anymore either."

She didn't talk about me. Nayeon's stomach churned again and a little prickle found its way to the back of her eyes. She tried to ignore it, nodding slowly and wondering what was the best way to tell Mina just how close – not a word that exactly described their relationship – she had Jeongyeon had been once before.

"Jeongyeon and I..." Nayeon paused, not for dramatic effect, but to process what she was about to admit. "We were... involved."

There was a pause. Expected, but still nerve wracking to say the least. For a second, Nayeon worried that Mina's nose would scrunch up in disgust and she would never want to talk to her again. But of course, those thoughts were groundless. Mina was too pure and good for the world. She didn't bat an eyelid at Nayeon's words besides showing a little curiosity.

"Oh, really? I never noticed... was it a long time ago?" She was calm, asking the questions without thinking much. Just a genuine wonder in her eyes.

"About a month ago." Nayeon said without thinking. She regretted it immediately as Mina's cheeks flushed slightly and she looked to her hands that were clasped in front of her.