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Chapter 20

Jisu sat beside Yeji, on the edge of the bed, as she blew on the spoonful of steaming hot soup, making sure it was properly cooled down, before feeding it to Yeji, who was sitting comfortably on the bed with a pillow behind her back, leaning against the wall.

"Does it taste good?" Jisu asked, as she scooped up a small spoon of rice, once again feeding it to the sick girl.

"Yeah," Yeji replied after swallowing the mouthful of rice. "But you know, Jisu-ya, you don't have to be feeding me like a baby," the older girl smiled teasingly.

"Shut up, you're sick."

Despite Jisu's harsh words, Yeji was grateful that the younger girl was taking care of her, more so than she had expected.

The two sat there quietly, with Jisu carefully feeding Yeji bite after bite, always making sure the soup wasn't too hot, while the older girl enjoyed the galbitang that gradually warmed her stomach while her eyes took pleasure in studying every little detail of Jisu's face, finding the girl to be more and more attractive by the second, Yeji's eyes almost sparkling with admiration.

"Here's the last bite," Jisu said as she fed Yeji the final spoonful of rice.

"Even Chaeryeong didn't feed me for lunch, and she's the mom of the group."

Jisu rolled her eyes at Yeji's comment.

"You seem to be healthy enough to keep making fun of me? Should I leave?" she retorted back.

Yeji chuckled at Jisu's reponse.

"No, don't leave. I ... I like it when you're here," Yeji answered innocently with the most genuine smile Jisu's ever seen, which somehow made the smaller girl's heart race just a little, though she couldn't tell why. Yeji was just answering her question for god's sake so why was she getting all worked up.

"I'll go wash the dishes. Drink your medicine, and get changed," Jisu said as she walked out of Yeji's room carrying the tray with empty plates and bowls.

Yeji removed the blanket that was covering the lower half of the body and got up from her bed.

She still felt weak and that her body was still aching ever so slightly, but it was a lot better than earlier in the day. 

Still, she needed that last consumption of medication for her to feel better, as she swallowed the pills Jisu had put on her desk, gulping down a quarter of the warm water that was in her thermos.

She groggily walked to her closet, picking out a set of navy pajama's with white polka dot prints, as Jisu had instructed her to.

Yeji switched her pants out quickly, though not without trouble as her dizziness made it a little difficult to maintain balance on one feet, but still managing to slip both her legs into her pajama pants.

Just as she took off the shirt she had on, Jisu had walked in to the room, thinking the older girl was probably done only to be greeted by the sight of Yeji's bare back, causing her to flinch a little.

Before Jisu could even speak up, Yeji broke into laughter first, disrupting the awkward tension that was starting to build up in the room.

"It's fine ... not like you haven't seen me naked anyway," the older girl teased.

Yeji couldn't quite understand why she was so calm and relaxed about it, when typically in the very specific situation that someone she had feelings for would walk in on her shirtless, she was certain she'd be panicking and getting all flustered, face probably as red as a tomato. 

But here she was, unafraid and unfaltering, even making a joke and teasing Jisu about the situation.

Must be the meds. Yeji thought to herself, her mind trying to come up with an excuse for her odd behaviour. It was either the medication, or she was just too sick and weak that her mind was starting to turn sideways, either way causing her to be a little more blunt than usual.