V O I C E

1.4 C A U G H T

I finally finished unpacking everything, and I fell onto my bed. "Finally. I can relax." I muttered to myself. I started to get comfortable in my new bed when there was a sudden knock on the door.

I opened it and was greeted with Jangmi, Jinbeom, and Seokmin waiting for me. "We figured since you don't know us and we don't know you, we should all play a game or something to get acquainted! We know you don't speak or anything like that, so we were wondering if you wanted to play Uno? You don't have to say anything during it, and you can learn a lot about someone based on how they play." Jangmi asked.

"Yeah! When it comes to having to shout Uno, you can just hold up your finger and shake it around all crazy like!" Jinbeom encouraged with a demonstration. "You totally don't have to, but we were gonna play before curfew and felt bad not including you."

I thought about it for a little bit before nodding my head. The girls cheered and led me to the living room. They pushed the couch back and had pillows on each side. "Makes it fair playing ground." Seokmin said with a nudge. "And you can keep snacks under the table beside you. It's much easier."

I sat across from Seokmin at the table. She was the card dealer, so I used it as an excuse to watch her every move. 'Why her? Why her and not me? I've been here the entire time. I don't understand. Yeah, she's nice and all, pretty too. She's got nice hands, and she's very swift. Her voice isn't half bad, either. Fuck! I wish she was my soulmate, too! I can't even be upset!' I finished sulking once all the cards were dealt. I looked at my hand and grumbled, even though I had a decent deck. 3 change colour cards, two yellow, a red skip, and a red plus two.

The first card flipped was yellow, I had the game in the bag. It somehow was between Seokmin and I. I had my last two change cards, and I played one and shook my hand aggressively. I pointed to green, and Seokmin grinned. Jangmi played one of her 15 cards, and Seokmin screamed, "UNO!" Before slamming down a green 4. Then Jinbeom placed a green reverse, and I knew it was over for me. Jinbeom apologized as Seokmin placed a colour change card into the pile and said, "Green."

"Shit!" I screamed, flopping backward and laughing. Then I shot back up. Everyone looked at me, stunned. "Just... just ignore... that. Please?" I whispered back, looking ashamed.

"Ignore what, girl? Nothing happened." Seokmin said while the other two shrugged and looked around, feigning ignorance.

"Thank you." I mumbled.

I stood up and helped them clean up as Jinbeom left. I sat on the couch next to Seokmin as Jangmi went to her room to call Jinbeom and go to sleep. "So, are you ready for class tomorrow?" Seokmin asked. I nodded in response, and she turned to face me. "Do you want me to be your tour guide? We have a couple of classes together, and my other classes are nearby. I can pick you up from each?" I nodded again.

She smiled and turned back. I felt like she was going to leave, but I didn't want her to. "Wait." I muttered out. She turned to me, eyes wide, but she had an otherwise blank face. "I-I'm sorry. I've been really jealous of you. Unnecessarily."

"What are you-"

"About Hyunjin. I thought we were going to be soulmates, me and him, but it turns out I was wrong. I-I was a little upset, but now... I've come to terms with it. I really like you, so I can't be upset with you guys being soulmates. I found my soulmate today, too!"

"Oh my gosh! Really?" She perked up, ignoring everything else I've said. "You have to tell me who it is!" She kinda got in my face, and I backed away from her. "Sorry, sorry! Also, did you say jealous of me? Jealous of what? Other than Hyunjin, obviously."