comes in waves ↠ kim sunwoo

chapter twenty six

Third Person POV

"Is it just me, or is the tree sitting at a weird angle?" Heiji's mother asks as her daughter comes pacing down the stairs. "I don't know if my eyes are deceiving me or not."

"It looks a bit lopsided," Heiji skips over to help her mother stand it up a little straighter. "There we go."

"Where are you going dressed all nice?" Her eyes travel up and down Heiji, with her thick woolly tights and her green shimmery dress. 

"I'm meeting everyone for a drink, a Christmas celebration."

"I'll be gone when you're back," her mother sighs, eyeing the clock. "So I better say an early Merry Christmas."

The pair stand cuddling for about a minute, before Heiji's phone buzzed in her pocket. "Merry Christmas to you too, mother. But we'll have all day tomorrow to spend together. I've gotta run."

She kisses her mothers cheek quickly, buttons up her jacket and walks outside to wait for the cab Haknyeon and Hyunjae were in. 

She felt a little uneasy at the thought of sitting closely to Hyunjae. They hadn't really spoken much since Lia's birthday party, except from on the group chat - but it was a few weeks since the incident initially happened. The group didn't have much time to meet on the lead up to the holidays. Everyone working extra hours alongside having no money, so they decided instead of gifts, meeting for a meal and some drinks on Christmas Eve would suffice.

Heiji's train of thought is interrupted by a car beeping its horn in front of her. 

"Hi guys," she says, opening the door and sitting beside Hyunjae. Of course. "Merry Christmas!"

"Wait until midnight," Haknyeon whines. "It isn't Christmas yet."

"It is technically Christmas though, just Eve," Hyunjae defends the girl, giving her a look from the side of his eye. "So, Merry Christmas guys."

The boy throws his arms over the two, embracing them in a light cuddle. Everything felt normal for the two, until both of their minds went back to that night. 

Heiji hadn't told Haknyeon, which she felt terribly guilty about. It was just another thing she was letting herself be worried sick about, and she should have told Haknyeon to hear his opinion, it always made her feel better.

But they were drunk, these things happen - even though technically nothing happened. It was still something the both of them would continue to think about, until they addressed it. It wouldn't be Heiji addressing the matter, if that weren't obvious. 

"I would like to announce something," Kevin smiles as he dramatically taps on his wine glass. "This is going to be the best Christmas for me, with my great friends and my even greater girlfriend."

The whole table fake gasps, everyone sarcastically shaking their heads saying "no way". Lia laughs loudly as Kevin looks offended and the jokes soon turn into a sea of "congratulations". 

Heiji smiled, she felt somewhat proud of her little creation. She brought them together, it wasn't all down to her though, but she still felt proud. She grinned at the girl who sat in front of her with the biggest smile on her face. 

"Bleugh," Haknyeon pretended to gag, as Lia threw a napkin over the table at him. "You two are adorable, we get it."

"Jealous ass," Kevin sticks out his tongue, taking a sip of his drink. "Merry Christmas guys, I'm thankful for each one of you, and I'm thankful for Heiji bringing us together."