Together | SF9

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"Where have you been Chani?" The boys kept asking him. One after another.

Chani remained silent but he just smiled at them.

But why would he not tell them she walked Nari home?

"Lunch is ready!" Rowoon shouted. They've been eating the whole day. After eating their first meal, they had snacks, plus drinks which they did not stop.

Chani's eyebrows wrinkled at the sight. Everyone's busy with their own stuff. Jaeyoon and Inseong busy talking about musical instruments. Zuho and Hwiyoung busy talking about online games. Youngbin, Dawon and Taeyang were busy talking to Sunhee.

"Maybe they're already full because of the wine." Rowoon told Chani. Rowoon sat down on his seat and invited Chani to come over. "Let's have our lunch first if they don't want to eat yet."

Chani sighed before sitting beside Rowoon.

The two were quiet while the rest of the people inside the house were noisy. Suddenly, Rowoon spoke.

"We are always like this whenever Sunhee is here."

Chani looked at him suspiciously. "What is he talking about?" He thought.

"Didn't you notice that, Chani?" Chani shook his head before Rowoon continued. "We all have our own worlds every time she's here. That's the only think I hate that happens when we're with her."

"Don't say that, Rowoon. I know you like it too when she's here."

Rowoon nodded before telling him, "But the group is nothing because of her."

Chani chuckled lightly causing Rowoon to ask. "Why?"

"Nari told me not to think about her that way."

"Nari? When did she tell you that? And how?" Rowoon asked.

"Just... earlier this day."

"She came to visit?" Rowoon asked and Chani nodded.

"She told me to be thankful Sunhee came over and visited us."

"She knew Sunhee?" Chani shook her head. "How did she know we should be thankful of Sunhee's presence?"

"Rowoon?"

Rowoon frowned. Why can't he express his real feelings? And so, Chani realized not really everyone loves Sunhee.

"By the way, why did she come here?" Rowoon asked but Chani shrugged his shoulders. "She doesn't want to tell me yet." Chani said.

•••

"Come on. We can just enter this house. Right?" Sunhee said. She wanted to go to the house they used to trespass back then when nobody claimed it to be theirs. That house happens to be owned by Nari and her family.

"Sunhee, the owner of that family already came back. We can just knock and they'll let us come in. The family that owns the house is really kind." Youngbin told her. However, Sunhee insisted to just open the gate and go inside the house.

"You can be sued, Sunhee." Hwiyoung warned her.

But Sunhee wrinkled her eyebrows before she laughed. "Silly boys." And continued inside.

Suddenly, a huge dog came running - barking. It surprised the boys, especially Sunhee.

She hid behind the boys as the huge dog continued barking at them.

"Louie, come here!" They heard someone shout.

Then they saw Nari's mother coming. She called the dog to come over. She sat down and patted the dog's head. "Good dog." She uttered.