2Yeon: Perception [Slow Updates]

Chapter 2

Jihyo was silent for a few moments after Jeongyeon's narration. During that time, Jeongyeon's stomach had started grumbling, causing them to burst out in giggles.

"Come on, we'll talk more about this while you're eating. Don't worry, everyone's out right now so no one would hear or disturb us," Jihyo said, taking Jeongyeon's hand in her own and began to drag her out of bed.

"Wait, I haven't showered yet," Jeongyeon protested.

"You can do that later, you haven't eaten anything last night, I know you're famished."

It turned out Jihyo was right. Once she had food on her plate, Jeongyeon dug in. Jihyo waited patiently in front of her to finish eating before she spoke, "So what are you going to do now? You know you can't keep ignoring her forever."

Jeongyeon scowled a little. "I thought you were going to help me."

"I will but for the most part, you'll have to figure things out on your own. I'm just here to give advice and stop you from being stupid."

Jeongyeon scoffed at that and put down her chopsticks before addressing Jihyo, "But what can I do? I can't tell her about my feelings, it would be humiliating."

"What makes you think that? I know about it and I'm fine with it. This whole thing might just be you overthinking and running away from your feelings instead of facing them head on."

Jeongyeon went silent after that. She knew Jihyo was right but things weren't as simple as that. There were a lot of things to consider. What if her feelings were just temporary and maybe she was just confused? What does Nayeon feel about her? How would Nayeon or any of their members react if she ever does confess? What would they think about her?

She only shared the first thought to Jihyo who answered, "Arasseo. Tell me, what do you like about Nayeon?"

Jeongyeon didn't need much thought before saying, "I like a lot of things about her... I like her bunny teeth, her smile, her laugh. I like how she can be cute, beautiful, and sexy at the same time. I like how she acts childish most of the time but she can be serious and mature when she wants to. I like how she always does aegyo even though I might react to them indifferently. I like how she cares and looks out for us. I like how passionate she is about her dreams and goals, the way her eyes light up when she talks about them. I like how I can be myself when I'm around her. I like her perseverance and competitiveness. And I like how she's always been by my side through all these years... she's my best friend. I mean... what's not to like?"

Jihyo had a huge albeit smug grin on her face as she looked at Jeongyeon listing down the reasons why she likes Nayeon... the way she had this content glint in her eyes and a smile was on her face. It made her feel giddy. She could see it wasn't just a crush though.

Regarding Jeongyeon with a somber expression, "You love her, don't you?"

Jeongyeon gave her a sad smile, saying, "I do." Her eyes glistened with unshed tears, startling Jihyo who shot out of her seat to kneel beside Jeongyeon and embrace her. She let Jeongyeon cry on her shoulder, patting her head and back. They stayed like that for a few moments before Jeongyeon pulled back and wiped her tears from her face.

"Mianhe," Jihyo said in a sympathetic tone.

Jeongyeon chuckled at that, still wiping her face. "What are you saying sorry for? You haven't done anything wrong."

"I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through right now. I'm sorry I haven't been there for you."

Jeongyeon shook her head. "Gwaenchanha. You had no idea and I wasn't ready for anyone to know about it before... I admit I'm still not ready for it but, honestly, it makes me feel relieved that I can finally talk to someone about it. Gomawo, Jihyo-yah."