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«Hey Bora.»

«Hey Siyeon. Goodnight.»

«Is that why you wanted to call me?»

«Yeah. I just feel bad you had to meet Gahyeon and Handong, and find out I'm Bora. It sucks, really, because I wanted us to be good friends.»

«N-No, don't worry, nothing is different. Hey, Minji's here. You wanna say hi?»

«M-Minji?»

«Mhm. You don't have to, you know.»

«No, no it's okay. Can you bring her on the line?»

«Ah, okay.»

«Bora?»

«Uhm, Hello, Minji.»

«Hi.»

«So...what's up?»

«Nothing.»

«You don't trust me, do you?»

«Not really. I mean only time will tell, as Siyeon really-»

«Really what?»

«Never mind. Well, I'll see you around, Bora. Don't you dare hurt Siyeon.»

«I won't. »

«Hey, Bora unnie, it's me again.»

«Siyeon? Is that you?»

«Uh-huh. Well, Goodnight, Bora. Sleep tight.»

«Same to you. Goodnight, Singnie.»

«Singnie?»

«Yeah. Just a nickname. Anything wrong?»

«Uhm, no, it's just that Minji calls me that as well»

«Oh. That's a coincidence. Goodnight.»

«You have cut the call.»

"Come on Siyeon, it's time to sleep. You wanna sleep at my place tonight?" You nod and follow her to her bedroom. You wash your face, change you clothes to some Minji has handed you, and brush your teeth with your finger. You go out of the en suite and finds Minji, already dressed (probably because of the second bathroom in her flat). She places a few pillows on one end of the bed, and a few pillows at the other, and it reminds you of having sleepovers when you were young teenagers. Minji gestures for you to get into bed, and you do so. The sheets smell of laundry and a very distinctive "Minji smell" which was basically roses, chocolate and fresh paper mixed together, reminiscent of the study she does, revising language at university, which obviously needs a lot of study. The pillows are plump and squashy, how you like it, and you can feel the mattress tilting slightly as Minji climbs into the bed gently. You feel her toes slightly brush against your face and tickle them. She giggles and retreats her toes further into the blanket. "Goodnight Siyeon." she whispers. "Night Minji."

You fall asleep at almost the second your face hits the pillow, and wake up, probably hours later, to Minji cuddling your legs carefully and murmuring something. You can't work out the words properly, in your sleepy state, but you can make up a few recurring words: Yoohyeon, and "I love you". Yoohyeon? You've never heard that name before, but you're not waiting to find out as the day had already been enough, and you needed sleep like crazy. You lay down again and close your eyes.

Your alarm rings from your phone loudly and you groan, reaching to switch it off. You stare, blearily and sleepily at Minji, who is still cuddling your legs. She moves and rubs her eyes. "Yoohyeonie?" There it was. Yoohyeon again. Your indifference has disappeared, replaced with a feeling of curiosity. You reply hoarsely, "Uhm, no. It's me, Siyeon."

Minji knits her eyebrows. "Siyeon...Siyeon! Wait, oh my god! I completely forgot you slept here!" She is wide awake now, her eyes wide and darting everywhere. A slow burn starats creeping onto her cheeks. "So you heard...Yoohyeon?" You nod. "I mean, I don't think much of it. It's fine, you don't need to be embarrassed." Minji looks at the blanket, chewing her lip. "Oh okay. I just thought you'd be curious-." You reply suddenly, "I am. But you don't need to feel like you need to tell me." Minji nods. "It's okay. I will tell you. You just need to promise not to tell anyone. I mean anyone." You nod again, your curiosity increasing rapidly. "Tell me, Minji."

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Short chapter, i know, im sorry but im not proud of this one, i promise the next update will be better

-N

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