In Luv with Yu

5

"how.... how come you didn't tell us what happened to her?" yuna managed to say with her voice cracking with the lump in her throat from holding back the tears.

"look yuna, just like what you said. we didn't want to ruin the mood, especially after how our friendship almost broke apart." aeri sighed before drinking her glass of water.

"what's wrong with minjeong, bun?" yizhuo asked curiously as she just got back from the kitchen, grabbing newly washed utensils.

yuna breathed in deeply, and took her seconds to release.

"minjeong? well, she's now deaf. she told me she got into an accident two years ago." that left the table in full silence. nobody uttered a word. only the cooking sound from the kitchen was heard.

"we can explain, okay? min–" ryujin stopped mid sentence when she saw jimin coming out of the restroom.

"we'll talk some other time." she whispered, almost inaudible for them to hear but fortunately, they did.

jimin came back and furrowed her eyebrows with the gloomy mood and sat down.

"did i miss something? what's with the vibe?" yizhuo smiled.

"nothing yooji, we're just all hungry and tired." jimin found it suspicious but let it go.

as they shared small talks, the food they ordered came with a smiling roseanne. they all started to dig in, smiling in satisfaction with how the flavours bursted into their mouths.

the night deepened with them sharing stories, from lovely ones to embarrassing ones until they ordered alcohol.

they drank and drank until they all passed out, except for those responsible for their girlfriends.

••••••

jimin woke up the next morning with a pain in the head, the excruciating hangover. she wandered her eyes around the room, realizing she wasn't in her dorm room. but before she could do something, the door opened revealing ryujin with a glass of water and a tablet, occupying both of her hands.

"finally, you are awake. look, don't get this wrong, okay? even though jisu babes hate you, she still care for you. you were fucking wasted last night, so we concluded you just sleep in here." jimin sat up with a groan while holding her head in pain.

"she doesn't have to do that though." she mumbled and ryujin handed her the tablet, which jimin immediately popped it in her mouth and chugged the glass of water in one go.

"thanks. i thought my head's going to burst."

"well, good thing we all don't have classes today. we can rest, and you can rest. don't worry, this is my room. use it all you want." ryujin smiled reassuringly before leaving jimin.

as ryujin left, she closed the door with a sigh.

"is she alive?" ryujin groaned in annoyance.

"of course jisu, why wouldn't she be?" jisu shrugged.

"too bad."

"the fuck do you mean too bad? look jisu, i get you are still mad at her because of minjeong, but aren't you taking it too far?" jisu rolled her eyes out as she sat on their sofa.

"no you don't get it, shin. if you did, you wouldn't be reacting this way."

"jisu, for godsake two years have passed. can't you just let it go?" jisu scoffed at ryujin before rolling her eyes again, arms crossed on her chest.

"let it go?? that easily? do you even realize what you are saying?" ryujin groaned again.

"here we go again. jisu, i know how you feel but–"

"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL!" jisu stood up, shouted at ryujin. ryujin softened her gaze at jisu's now glossy eyes.

ryujin tried to reach her out but jisu swapped her hand away.

"just so you know, i am still mad and i still somewhat blame that bitch. and you will never understand how i feel, ryujin. because if you do, we won't be fighting over this for the last two years." jisu said and grabbed her stuff before leaving the house and slammed the door shut.

ryujin ruffled her hair in annoyance and kind of growled, "fuck fuck fuck fuck."

"ryu, don't push her that much. you are a psych major, you know you have to put yourself in her shoes." yeji showed up, slightly rubbing her eyes.

"i know ddeong, but.... ahh fuck this shit. it's just, i can't fit in her shoes." ryujin sat down the sofa, face in her palm and sighed frustratingly. yeji sat beside her and hugged her.

"you will, someday ddaeng. someday."