Learza

Chapter 5: Faith and Trust

Two girls lying down the bed were illuminated by the mint-colored curtains that beautifully lit up the room — of course, it was not the curtains that produced the light but the sky had already turned to a pleasant ocean of bright blue, streaks of fluffy clouds already visible outside the windows which decorated the skies like some strokes of white paint on canvas. The bright sun is also beginning to wake everyone up by showing its might, signaling the new start of the day as the usual early birds started singing their own hymns along with the roaring of the car engines outside.

"Chaewon-unnie, it's time to wake up." Minjoo gently tapped the girl beside her whose arms were wrapped around her waist comfortably. She, however, received a groggy groan out of annoyance as an answer with Chaewon further tightening her hold in protest.

"Unnie?"

"Five more minutes." Chaewon whined, her adorable antics making the younger girl chuckle. She had slept rather late for the past few days after studying diligently so the younger girl let her be.

"Okay, okay."

Minjoo stared at the white ceiling of Chaewon's room before she began tapping Chaewon's back in rhythm while grinning.

She thought about how Chaewon's actions were rather childish and cute. Being together with her for almost two weeks now, she found a lot of hidden sides to Chaewon, stuff that no one else but her knows. She had to admit, this spoiled side of Chaewon that she couldn't resist is probably her favorite. It seems like the older girl had grown rather too attached to her. Well, even Minjoo did, probably more than Chaewon does. She was unsure about it, however — she knows she's not a psychic to measure someone's fondness for her but she could come to conclusion and assume that the older girl wants her company the same way she does too through her actions.

Things were going so fast and sometimes Minjoo, herself, finds it absurd. She thinks about how quickly they started feeling comfortable with each other.

It made Minjoo smile.

It was around three days after she guarded Chaewon when they began sharing one bed. Although it was undeniably awkward at first, they found themselves snuggling for warmth just a few hours later as if the previous embarrassment was nothing but an illusion. Shortly, they realized that a company on the bed did them miracles. They knew it wasn't just because someone was with them on the bed since it was precisely because the person they want to stay with is next to them that Chaewon started to get a good night's rest and so does Minjoo. Minjoo's presence helped Chaewon's nightmares to die down, her panic attacks easily dealt with by a tight hug and her soft voice. On the other hand, Chaewon's presence soothes Minjoo's bloodthirst that triggers her hunting tendencies at night. She drowns in Chaewon scent and it was enough to block off any brutal thoughts that could hinder a good night's sleep.

Still...

Minjoo leaned her cheek on the older girl's temple as she sighed to herself.

There were plenty of instances when the taller girl caught the look on Chaewon eyes — how dull the shine on her orbs becomes after she suffers from a headache in the morning. To make it worse, it became a constant occurrence whenever Chaewon woke up from her sleep. It was only until yesterday when she saw Chaewon standing in front of her body mirror with an unreadable expression, that she was reassured by the older girl that she fortunately no longer felt the hellish migraine after waking up. It worried Minjoo, of course, but the perfectly sculpted smile on the older girl's lips coupled by her sweet voice whispering her assurances made her trust the girl's words...

...it was definitely not because she was cuddling with Chaewon that her worries dissipated into thin air. Definitely not.

"What are you grinning about so early in the morning?" Chaewon gently pushed Minjoo away and sluggishly got up from her bed, eyes barely open.