The drive home was almost silent. Yoona still felt uncomfortable with an unconscious stranger in the back of their car, so she mumbled to herself almost the entire time. Sooyoung just drove. After being told to shut up, Yoona put on the radio and started to sing along to every ZoNE song that came on.
Jessica had to call up their manager and tell her they were having a friend over for a while. It was a total lie, but there was no way the strict Lee Hwi Jae would let his girl’s bring home a stranger. He almost said no, but Jessica’s hardheaded-ness won over Hwi Jae’s sternness. She was the company’s princess after all, and a princess deserves whatever she wants. At least, that’s what Jessica liked to believe.
Sooyoung parked Jessica’s car in the back of their dorm. It was really more of a house since no one else occupied any of the space. Yoona ran into their home before Jessica could stop her.
“When did she get so fast…”
“The moment you decided to bring a half-dead girl home with you.” Sooyoung replied. “Let’s just bring her inside. The girl stays in your room, got it?”
“Yes, mother. And her name is Taeyeon.” Jessica and Sooyoung took about five minutes getting Taeyeon into the house. Once inside, Sooyoung went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Jessica took Taeyeon to her bedroom and laid her on the bed. She then put Taeyeon’s bag on the dresser top in the corner of her room.
Six o’clock…I wonder if anyone even knows that Taeyeon is gone? Jessica sat on the bed near Taeyeon’s feet. If I was a guy…no! No, no Jessica, now is not the time for those kinds of thoughts…why did this girl have to be so damn hot? Jessica continued staring at the lifeless girl. Had her phone not gone off, Jessica would have sat their all day.
“Hello?”
Nothing. The phone continued to ring.
“What the hell! Did that drop really mess up my phone?” Jessica pushed some buttons, but the phone seemed to function properly. “Time out.” Jessica listened carefully to the ringtone. It wasn’t Jessica’s – her ringtone was just a default sound that came with the phone. The ringtone was a clip from ZoNE’s recent single. She rushed to her dresser and found Taeyeon’s phone. She and Taeyeon had the same exact phone.
“Hello?” Jessica said.
“Tae? Tae! Where are you?”
“Uh...who is this?” Jessica knew it was weird, but it’s not like she could pull off being Taeyeon for the day. Or could she?
“Tae! Stop messing around. Sunny and I have been looking all over for you. Where did you go?”
Sunny…I should remember that name. “Um, sorry. Right. I uh, I felt really sick. I think I have a fever, so I asked my sister to pick me up.” Jessica tried not to give away her identity. Thinking about it, Jessica really should have ignored the call, but it was too late. Besides, she started to feel bad about making Taeyeon’s friends worry.
“Sister? Your “sister” went missing two years ago. Are you sure got home okay?” The voice on the other line showed concern, but Jessica couldn’t tell if the concern was because Taeyeon was sick, or because Taeyeon was missing for so long.
“Did I say sister? I meant...I meant I called a cab.” Jessica had to think lightly on her feet. It wasn’t her best skill, but she had to get out of the sticky situation. “Sorry I didn’t call sooner. I kind of passed out as soon as I got home.” Jessica looked at Taeyeon. There really was something interesting about this girl.
The voice on the other side seemed to buy Jessica’s excuses and acting. “We called you so many times…don’t scare us like that. Sunny and I will come check up on you in a couple hours, okay?”
