WHO ARE YOU? UNDER REVISION

2 | Butterflies in the Stomach

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Butterflies in the Stomach

A WEEK PASSED for Mina anxiously. There were so many things running through her mind and none of them were answered. The two of them are, who harmed her in the cafeteria? And why can't she get Chaeyoung out of her head?

When Mina woke up in the infirmary of Yoo University, she immediately asked Momo and Sana who harmed her in the cafeteria. The two young lass told her that no one harmed her, that she just passed out due to temporary low blood pressure. Mina didn't buy it because what they were saying was different from what she remembered. She smelled an ether-like odor and a slightly sweet taste before she passed out, that's what she remembered. So she thought that there might be someone behind it, and this same person was the one who threatened her best friends and ordered them to shut their traps.

Wanting to know the truth behind this incident, Mina threatened her fellow students, especially her classmates, that if no one spoke, she will hunt them all down to the afterlife. But that time, luck was not on Mina's side as everyone became so rigid, so the threats didn't help as no one dared to speak, much to Mina's surprise.

Then there's Chaeyoung who added more trouble to her mind. Why can't she get out of her head? That even in the dream she sees her. And the fragrance of her strawberry perfume, God knows, Mina's sense of smell longed for it, which made her obsessed with strawberries. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even her snack must have strawberries, otherwise she will choose to starve herself. That's why her parents panicked and immediately ordered different kinds of strawberry flavored food and drinks just for her to eat.

It's six o'clock in the morning now and Mina is done with her morning routine. She is currently in her bedroom, sitting in her gaming chair, playing Elsword. Suddenly, she stopped playing when Chaeyoung came to her mind again, and felt her belly wiggles and burns, then it jumped on her chest. Fireworks. Electricity. A burning flame. She rubbed her chest as her eyebrows met and asked herself, "Seriously, what is this feeling in my heart? Do I have to go to the hospital for a check-up? Do I have a heart condition like Sharon unnie?" She was really confused by this feeling in her heart because in her whole life she only felt it now―the butterflies in her stomach.

Mina almost fell off her seat when she felt someone touch her shoulder. She turned the gaming chair, and saw her twin sister, Myoui Sharon, standing by her side staring at the computer monitor in wonder.

"Lost?" Sharon raised an eyebrow at what she was reading on the monitor, so Mina's head whipped towards it.

"What the―! U-Unnie... Am I reading this correctly? Lost? No way!" Mina hissed loudly.

Sharon folded her arms and gave Mina a serious look. "What is wrong with you, Mina? You're out of character these past few days."

"What is wrong with me?" Mina scoffed, unable to believe what her twin said. She then turned off her computer and threw herself on her bed. "Unnie, can I ask you something?" she asked as she looked at the ceiling, and when she heard Sharon hum, she continued, "How do you feel when you are with TaeTae?"

Sharon modestly sat next to Mina before she suspiciously asked, "What's that question for, Mina?"

"Don't get me wrong. Okay? I have no intention of stealing your boyfriend. One more thing, you know I feel nothing for him," Mina clarified and sat up straight, facing Sharon.

"I know and I didn't say anything like that. I mean, your question came suddenly," Sharon retorted.

"Sorry, okay? Sorry. I thought you were still jealous of me. But seriously, unnie, I really feel nothing for TaeTae, even a little, that's why I didn't give him my sweetest yes―duh!" Mina just told the truth, rolling her eyes.