STRAWBERRIES & CIGARETTES

CHAPTER 2

"Harae"

"Yoon Harae"

"Yoonha"

"HANA RAE YOON!"

"Damn, I'm up, I'm up! Fuck you", Harae grumbled as she slowly sat up, having a hard time opening her eyes fully.

She heard her friend laugh and a pillow being thrown at her face.

"Who told you to drink out on a Sunday night", Kyla laughed.

"Fucking Yangyang. I said to go home, but he dragged me to another club", Harae sleepily answered and burped, her face distorting after tasting and smelling the alcohol on her breath. "Ugh, so unhealthy."

"You've been unhealthy since you were born. Get up; we're late."

Harae lazily left her messy bed, not bothering to fix it as she rummaged through her wardrobe.

Finishing their morning routine, the girls agreed to just stop by their university café for breakfast.

"We'll walk, alright", Harae whined as they stepped out of the dorm building.

"At least have a healthy morning walk, you bitch", Kyla spat back and held her wrist so she could walk faster.

Their apartment building is just a ten-minute walk to Seoul Tantiana University. They also saw some of the other students walking on the streets.

They talked randomly throughout the way, stopping by a food truck to buy hot chocolate.

"Finally!", Harae cried as they finally reached the university.

"Are we still going to have breakfast?", Kyla asked while typing on her phone.

"I guess I'm fine with the drink. You?"

"Mhm, same. By the way, I can't join you for lunch. The council is preparing for the seminars."

"Sure. Dismissal?"

Kyla flashed an apologetic smile. "I promised Sian a date."

"You got back together!"

Kyla just looked at her with a sheepish smile and waved goodbye.

Harae scoffed, "Bitch. How can she tolerate that toxic shit?"

"You're talking with yourself again."

"Bitch!", she leaped in surprise, then hit the male's arm, "Jeno Lee!"

Jeno laughed and dropped an arm around her shoulders, dragging her close to his body at the same time. "You know, everyone needs a friend. If you don't have one with you right now, you can call me. Talking with yourself can be very bad, sometimes. What if you'll develop an imaginary friend?"

"Shut it, will you", Harae swatted his arm away and clicked her tongue. The two are now walking side by side.