The One I Want

40

When the person's right, time will seem to pass faster. Minju wakes up to see Yujin on her laptop. She was busy with something Minju has no idea about.

She just lies there, observing the girl. Not until a little bruise on her elbow caught her eyes. "I think we should move out." Her voice startled the taller girl who looked over her shoulder.

"Was I typing too loud?"

Minju smiles and shakes her head. "What are you doing?" She slowly stands up, going to her while putting on her glasses.

She squints at the laptop. "Admission? What for?"

"Here," Yujin said and filled in the last blank of the form.

Minju straightens her back. "Here?"

"It was a good thing I finished the CSATs." She presses save and turns to Minju. "You don't have class today, right?" She smiles sweetly.

"Wait, what are you talking about?"

Yujin reaches over and brings her to sit on her lap. "I'll study here. Before you say anything, it is a good art school. They have a full directing course here."

"Directing?"

"Film," Yujin said. "I like taking pictures and writing. I think it's perfect."

Minju drags her hand onto the latter's shoulder, squeezing it. "You're enrolling here?"

"You don't like it?"

"I love the idea but I'll be graduating in two years. You'll still have four years if you enrol here."

"It'll still be four years no matter where I enrol." Yujin runs her hand across the girl's lower back, hugging her.

Minju came to a realisation. "Sometimes I question why you had to go to Switzerland. If you didn't, we could graduate together. We didn't even graduate high school together. I hate you."

Yujin laughs at her complaints, kissing the side of her head. "Go do your 10-step routine. We're going out." She made Minju stand.

"Where?"

Knock knock

They both looked at the door, wondering who comes here this early. Yujin went to get it, opening to see Wonyoung.

"Why are you here?" Wonyoung questions, looking in to see Minju standing in the middle of the room. "You told me you found a place to stay."

"Yes, here." Yujin leans against the door, smiling. "It's free." She cooks as a form of rental for Minju.

Wonyoung didn't want to ask more. "Let's go for breakfast. Yena called saying she wants to celebrate."

"Celebrate what? Who celebrates using breakfast?"

"She said there's a lot of things so just listen to her. She won't stop calling me." Wonyoung slaps the door. "So, hurry up. We're waiting downstairs." She walks off.

Yujin closes the door. She has planned something today. "It's okay. We can do it after." She looks at Minju who was upset with the corners of her lips winded down. "Why?"

"We're eating breakfast outside?" Her voice deflates. She scrunched her shoulder, letting go with a sigh.

Yujin watched her drag those feet into the bathroom. "What's wrong with her?"

...

They found themselves silently sitting at a long rectangular table.

Yujin turns to Yena, glare reaching the girl. "Why did you call him?" She grits her teeth, seeing Minhyun sitting at the very corner of the table. He was opposite Minju.