The Way It Is

thirty three

"Shall we go and eat outside, then?" Yiyeon suggested. "Then we can go stroll at the mall after, then the four of us could go back to school, while Yejin and Jeongmin could stay or go home."

"I'm down," Yangyang shrugged.

"Let's wait for Sungchan and Jeongmin, then," Yejin said as they went down the stairs.

Sungchan's class was still taking the test when they passed by their room. Yiyeon could have sworn he saw the younger muttering (probably cursing) under his breath. Then, they pass by Jeongmin's class, where they saw her sleeping.

"Yup, typical Jeongmin," Yejin laughed.

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"At this point, I don't even care if I fail the exams," Jeongmin said as they made their way into the mall. "I wasn't even able to answer some questions. If I fail, I fail. I'll just beg for my mother's forgiveness for having a daughter like me," she said as she faked a cry.

Yangyang snorted, "Let's not talk about the exams, okay?" He sighed as he looked around. "I'm craving steak. Shall we go to the steakhouse?" He asked.

Yiyeon furrowed her eyebrows, "Wow, we're not that rich compared to you," she rolled her eyes. "I only have 17,000 won with me."

"I don't even have money with me. I don't know how I got dragged into this," Sungchan snorted.

Yangyang rolled his eyes, "Fine, my treat."

The rest cheered as they skipped their way to the steakhouse. But, much to their dismay, the restaurant was full-packed, and the queue outside looked like a queue for a blockbuster film. Yangyang, although dismayed, led the pack as they went to eat pizza at a well-known pizza place on the second floor.

"Why in the world are you sulking?" Yiyeon asked Yangyang as they placed their bags down on their table. "Is this because of the steak craving you have?" She chuckled.

Yangyang slowly nodded as he leaned his head on the wall. "It's okay, though. At least I won't be spending lots of money today," he chuckled. "I remembered that we still have training later."

"Good that you know," the girl chuckled. "Should we order already?" 

"Let's wait for the four people who went to the restroom, even if they don't feel like peeing," Yangyang snorted. "Bold of them to assume that we haven't sorted everything out between us."

Yiyeon nodded, "So that's what it was?" She chuckled. "Jeongmin looked like she wanted to go, though. Even Yejin."

"I'm just not sure about Sungchan and Daewon," Yangyang chuckled. "Let's just wait for them. It wouldn't hurt, right?"