If Only (Book 1)

part 18

Saturday is the day most people, including Tzuyu, use to sleep in, but today she was rudely awoken by the annoying ringing that exited her phone. "Hello?" She asks groggily. "Tzuyu? It's Jeongyeon. Did you close up the store last night?" Tzuyu sits up, confused but now completely awake. "Yes..." She answers slowly. "Well, you better get down here fast because someone broke in."

"What?" The girl shoots out of bed. "Ok, I'll be right there." She nervously and quickly puts on a pair of leggings a t-shirt, and her coat. "I'll be back soon. There's an emergency at work." She explains, passing her family on the way out. Rushing down the stairs and too scared to focus, Tzuyu clashes with Sana, who was turning the corner. "What the fuck?" They yell out in unison. Tzuyu rubbing her forehead, and Sana, her nose. It takes a while, but after the pain subsides they acknowledge each other's presence. "Where were you going in such a hurry?" Sana asks, lightly pinching the bridge of her nose. "Someone broke into the shop."

"What?" Sana's eyes bug out. "How? Did they do anything?"

Tzuyu shrugs. "I have no idea. I was about to go there."

"I'll go with you." Sana offers, following Tzuyu to the elevator, and like most of their encounters recently, it was quiet. No one speaks until they're on the bus. "Where were you going?" Tzuyu asks, and Sana simply shrugs. "I was on my way to the roof."

Tzuyu nods understandingly. She knew where Sana was going and what she was doing to begin with, but she couldn't stand the silence. It was honestly more awkward now than when they first met. It was understandable then, because they didn't know anything about each other, they still don't, but that was the beauty of friendship. Finding out new things. Tzuyu was usually the one that spoke the most, but she had nothing to say anymore. A lot of questions, but nothing to say.

The bus screeches to a stop, and Tzuyu is the first one out the door. When she reaches her place of employment she's shocked. "Holy shit." Sana takes the words out of her mouth. There are puddles of ice cream all over the place. As if the intruders took the time to fill up containers just to simply pour them out. She notices Sana begin to take a few steps forward. "Careful." Tzuyu said but she's too late, and the clumsy girl is already on top of the glass. She cautiously makes her way toward her, helping her back to her feet. There is a thin stream of blood quickly running from the gash on her knee. "Does it hurt?" Tzuyu, going behind the counter to find something to clean Sana's leg with. She finds that the shelf full of sanitary objects was left untouched. Grabbing some napkins, Tzuyu wipes away most of the blood. "You're such a klutz, you know that?" She laughs meeting Sana's eyes. "Hm?" She asks absentmindedly, but before Tzuyu can answer, Jeongyeon comes out from the back. "Oh thank god you're here! I already cal-what the hell happened?" Her eyes dart between Sana's leg and the blood splatters on the napkin in Tzuyu's hand. "She fell." Tzuyu answers as she gets back up onto her feet. "So, who did you call?" She asks, walking from the trash can. "Oh yeah. I called Momo, Dahyun, and Mrs. Daniel. They should be here soon."

Tzuyu lets herself fall onto the stool next to Sana. She runs her fingers through her hair and let's out an irritated sigh. "I can't believe I forgot to lock up." She hears a soft giggle escape from the brunette and immediately looks at her. "That was pretty stupid." She begins to laugh. Tzuyu only looks at her with a smile. It's the first time she's seen Sana this way since what happened at the party. "Yeah." Tzuyu lets out a chuckle. "It was."

Their happy mood is short lived, however as Mrs. Daniels bursts through the already broken door. A look of sheer terror gracing her face. "What happened?" She demands, and Tzuyu swallows a lump in her throat. "I was so sure I locked up last night. I'm so sorry. I-"

"You. I was waiting for you to fuck up." The owner interrupts. "What? Were you so high that you forgot how to do a task as simple as locking a door?"