사랑하니까 (On the Wings of Love)

V

A disheveled Yoona sat up from her bed, kneading her sleepy eyes a little before grabbing her wristwatch from a small table beside her. Hardly able to see clearly because of her fatigue, she somehow mistook the digit 9 for a 6, and went on to flip her pillow over to the cooler side before nestling upon it once more.

Then it dawned upon her that she had made a mistake and that it was nine o’clock on a Friday. But the mere reality that it was just another weekday morning was not the scary part. Her ass was supposed to be in school instead of being in bed at home. She almost leapt to her feet when the gravity of the situation sank in, and made a run for the bathroom for a quick freshening up. Goodness, what would the P do this time? Make her write ten thousand lines instead of one?

Not long after she had entered the toilet, she sprang out, messing up nearly her entire wardrobe just to search for that blasted set of uniform. As she was busy getting dressed, the phone on her desk vibrated. Observing that it was a text from Jessica, she seized the device hastily and took a quick glance.

“Is everything okay Yoongie?”

It was as if the girl had read her mind. Yoona never texted back faster in her life.

“Fucking late for school.”

The girl made the effort to delete the first word before hitting the send button.

She then grabbed her schoolbag before sprinting out through the front door, not even bothering to get it locked.

As she continued with her very fast run toward the bus stop, she heard a familiar voice calling out from behind, “Wait up, Yoongie!”

“Jessica? What the… how the heck… what’re you doing here?” The taller girl halted in her tracks immediately, taking the opportunity to mellow out.

“You’re not gonna make it on time for your next class if I start explaining things to you now. Come on.” Answered the angel as she took the girl’s hand into hers before they both bolted off again. In her disoriented state, Yoona obediently dropped any and all questions she had right away.

And so the two finally managed to reach the bus stop in less than five minutes. Jessica proceeded to ask the breathless girl what bus she was waiting for. Only seconds after the girl replied, the very bus arrived. Yoona was about to raise another question but was dragged onboard before she could say anything.

Fortunately enough, they managed to secure seats on the relatively crowded bus. It was as though Jessica was a magnet for good luck or something. After catching her breath, Yoona was all prepared to ask a couple of questions but the angel was quick to force a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into her hand, telling her to eat up.

“Did… did you make this?” She questioned, feeling a little touched. Nobody ever bothered to make her breakfast and she usually went without any.

Being the sweetheart that she was, Jessica commented that it did not take much effort and that she would not stand to see the girl go hungry. With that, Yoona devoured the precious breakfast in several quick bites. She had had plenty of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before but that was the best she ever tasted.