赤い糸 - Red String of Fate | JeongSa - MiChaeng

Chapter 46 - j-e-a-l-o-u-s

On the way back, Jeongyeon peeked through the wrought iron fence and spotted a silhouette sitting alone on the dorm park bench.

Sana?

Jeongyeon dashed around to the entrance and hurried into the park. The closer she got, the more certain she was—the girl's posture, the faint golden hair, all too familiar. Without a word, Jeongyeon draped her jacket over Sana's shoulders.

"UWAAA!!" Sana screamed, spilling her drink all over the ground.

Jeongyeon chuckled. "Lol, I didn't expect that. It's me, Yoo. Jeong. Yeon."

OH GOD, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GHOST!!! Sana turned her head, glared hard, then quickly looked away again.

Right. She's still mad at me.

Jeongyeon sat beside her. "Hey... I wasn't blaming you for the cold earlier."

Sana hummed, eyes glued to her phone.

"Come on, don't be mad, pleasee? I'm sorry"

"I'm not petty enough to be mad over the cold thing," Sana muttered, monotone.

"Then why all this? You left the class without me, ignored my texts, dodged my calls, and now you're sulking alone."

Silence.

Jeongyeon's patience thinned. "...Is it because of Mina?"

Sana froze, thumb hovering mid-scroll.

Jeongyeon saw it. "Oh. So it is Mina"

"...."

"Tss. You're jealous? Just like those kids on SNS?"

That struck. Sana's head snapped toward her. "SNS? Excuse me? I saw it with my own eyes"

Jeongyeon softened her voice. "Still... you know Mina and I are just friends. Nothing more"

"Prove it," Sana whispered, eyes on her phone again.

"How do I prove it, when my heart already belongs to you? Isn't this enough?" Jeongyeon rub her hands to get warm, "Do you think my red string would just... jump to Mina out of nowhere? You're an angel, I'm an angel—we were born in pairs"

Jeongyeon entwined their hand, "look, even your hand fits perfectly in mine"

Sana was speechless, cheeks heating up. She turned her gaze to the plants just to distract herself, afraid she might melt if Jeongyeon kept going.

"Forgive me. Please? If you're still mad, you can hit me all you want"

Instead, Sana leaned in and pecked her cheek.

"Eh!??"

Sana chuckles, "yeah, i hit you using my lips"

Jeongyeon's cheeks went red. "Y-yah! I asked you to hit me, not k-kiss me and without permission! How-howw could you!?"

Sana chuckled. "ㅋㅋㅋ well, I did hit you. Just... softly"

Jeongyeon looking away with tomato cheeks.

Sana burst out laughing, "ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ."

Are we good now? Jeongyeon wondered.

She stood abruptly and stomped away. "hmmph!"

"Wait for meee~" Sana chased.

They raced back into 230—Jeong diving under her blanket upstairs, Sana arriving seconds later to find her hiding like a sulking child.

"ㅋㅋㅋ shy mode, huh?" Sana teased.

"I.don't.want.to.talk.with.you" Jeongyeon voice beneath the blanket.

Sana grinned wickedly. "Really?" She attacked with tickles.

"HAHAHA STAHP ITTTT!!" Jeongyeon shrieked.

The room turned into chaos until Jeong finally pinned her wrists and frowns with that deep voice: "Geu-man-hae!"

(゜-゜) Sana gulped, wide-eyed.

Jeong burst into laughter. "Pfft—your face! I should've taken a picture!"

"Yah! You scared me!" Sana smacked her leg.

"Ouch! Hahaha"

Silence lingered after their laughter died down.

"...Hey," Jeongyeon said quietly.

"What?"

"Tell me honestly. Were you jealous?"

"No...?"

Jeong stared at her until she gave in.

"Fine! Yes! I'm jealous, okay? If this petty, embarrassing, nasty feeling is called jealousy, then yes. Don't laugh— I'm serious. When you give Mina the attention I want... it hurts. Especially when she got to sleep on your shoulder..."

Jeongyeon blinked, then smirked. "Wow. You like me that much? ㅋㅋㅋ."

"Don't laugh!" Sana pouted.

"ohhh so you're jealous of that..." Jeong pulled her down into her arms. "You can sleep in my arms instead of my shoulders"

Sana froze at the sudden closeness.

Jeong's voice softened. "Still jealous? Should I repeat what I said at the park?"

"Yes, please," Sana teased.

"Tss. Okay, first, my hear—"

"ㅋㅋㅋ stop, I was kidding"

"So... not jealous anymore?"

"Hehe, no~" Sana giggled.

"Good. Then one last thing—" Jeong's face turned innocent.

"...What?" Sana tilted her head.

"You haven't showered yet, right?"

"...Yes?" Sana looked at her in disbelief; she thought Jeongyeon was gonna ask something serious.

Jeongyeon push her away and lightly kicks her out from the bed, "Then go go, how dare you? laying on my bed"

"Aish! Take your filthy jacket back!" Sana threw the jacket into her face before stomping downstairs.

Her exaggerated stomps echoed through the dorm, making Jeong laugh to herself. She set the jacket aside, pulled out her phone, and typed a quick message.

Mina 🐧
don't sleep too late
let's go somewhere tomorrow