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CHAPTER 7
Art class was supposed to be a distraction for dahyun, an escape and maybe a way for her to be able to move on, focus on herself and other things.....
But...
These past few days for her came in a rush, and she's slowly taking a grasp of her lessons and it makes her curious day by day.
Small talks for her and mina suddenly became a habit and her instructor would always make an effort to accompany her by the exit at the end of every class.
And of course dahyun would intentionally fix her things slowly so she can be left behind in the room with mina.
Her instructor's presence makes her calm in a way that she doesn't really know.
It's friday today, she's in class right now and she's distracted. She's supposed to be working on a drawing about hands but her eyes can't focus on the paper but it's on the a certain girl roaming around the room, she's really close to being caught.
Drawing a hand is hard but stealing glances to mina is a lot harder than she thought it would be. She can't keep her attention to the paper and she have to finish it in 30 minutes.
A pair of two eyes landed on dahyun's way and she tried her best to avoid the gaze of her instructor. Tried to focus her attention to her drawing when she felt that mina is walking in her spot.
She immediately felt nervous and tried to look busy.
"Hey, are you okay?", mina asked when she reached dahyun's seat.
"Yeah. Just having a hard time right now.", dahyun answered without looking at mina.
"Would you like me to help?", and dahyun looked behind her to meet the gaze of her instructor and she can't help but stare at those eyes.
Dahyun just nodded and before she know it, mina scoot over behind her and grabbed her right hand, guiding it through the paper.
Her body froze at the contact and her mind goes haywire. She can't help but stare at mina's face, and admire those features.
She immediately blushed at their position and tried to focus on the paper but she can't help but getting flustered when she realized that Mina's holding her hand.
The feeling of their skin touching makes her blush even more.
"Are you feeling hot?", mina asked.
"Huh?", dahyun still trying to grasp what happened.
"Are you sick? Your cheeks looks red.", Mina said then caressed dahyun's cheeks trying to see if she's sick.
"No. It's just hot in here.", dahyun said even though it's air-conditioned and she's just wearing a white shirt.
"I'll adjust the temperature for you.", mina said and she smiled and right there and then dahyun tried not to melt in her seat when she looks at the gummy smile the girl gave her.
30 minutes passed and dahyun finished the drawing even though she's having a hard time trying to focus because she keeps on following her instructor with her eyes, she will seriously break her neck if this continues.
While she's fixing her things and waiting for mina to finish hers too, her phone suddenly rings.
One person comes to her mind and she's right. It's Sana, her best friend.
- PHONE CALL -
Sana: Hey! Are you still at the art studio?
Dahyun: Yes unnie. Why? Are you okay?
Sana: I'm okay baby! I'm 10 minutes away from there. I cleared my schedule for today so we can bond a lot more during the weekends.
Her heart melts at her best friend's effort even though she's been a burden since then, Sana doesn't fail to make her feel important.
Dahyun: Thank you, unnie! I'll see you later. Drive safe!
Sana: You too love!
- END CALL -
"Hey! You ready to go?", dahyun heard mina asked behind her. She quickly nodded and followed mina to the door.
"You know, you don't have to accompany me to the exit everyday right?", dahyun said while they're walking.
She still feel a bit nervous when Mina's beside her, for dahyun, it will always be a new feeling for her hearing the girl talk. For her it's pure bliss.
"I know. But i like chatting with you. You seem to say weird but funny things.", Mina slightly chuckled and looked at her.
"I'll take that as a compliment miss.", dahyun says slightly chuckled while looking at mina.
When they reached the exit, dahyun heard someone shout, and she knew that owner of that voice very well but....
"Mitang?!"
Dahyun looked at Sana with a confused face and also to the girl on her side.
"Sana?"
"Do they know each other?" , dahyun asked in the back of her mind, there's a minute paused because the 2 person seemed to be still in shock by a sudden meet up.
"Oh my god! I thought your still in japan?", Sana asked while she hugged the girl.
Dahyun is still confuse but she stepped aside so the two girls can properly catch up.
They seemed to be lost in their bubble because it's been 5 minutes and they're unable to feel the presence of dahyun on the side.
"Uhm, Unnie?", dahyun tapped the shoulder of Sana to get her attention.
"Oh! I'm sorry babe! I didn't see you there.", sana immediately hugged her and apologized.
"You know each other?", dahyun curiously asked after she's been squeezed up by her best friend in front of her instructor.
"Yes! Mina's a good friend way back in high school but she moved to japan after graduation.", Sana explained.
But dahyun is still confuse, how come she didn't know mina back in high school if she's friend's with her best friend?
"You didn't have the chance to meet her, because your leaving already after classes and you can't hang out on weekends dahyunnie.", dahyun looked at her best friend that seemed to read her mind just now.
"Satang always talks about you but she seemed to always forgot to mention your name after telling those stories.", Mina said that seems to be interested in their sudden meet up.
"I'm sorry about that Mitang, but yeah, she's my best friend, my baby sister, Kim Dahyun." Sana introduced her best friend as if they didn't know each other.
"She knows me Unnie. I'm one of her student in art class.", dahyun said then shyly tried to avoid eye contact with Mina.
"Really? That's good! I hope you'll take care of my baby, Mitang. I'm not here to always look out for her.", Sana said as if she's not there, she slightly blushed due to the embarrassment that she's feeling right now.
"But I'm not a baby anymore unnie!", she protests to her best friend but Sana just look at her as if it's saying that she's not going to win in that kind of argument.
So dahyun gestured zipping her mouth and keeping silent beside her best friend.
Mina just chuckled to what Sana said and at dahyun who barely talks right now.
"Don't worry Sana, i'll take care of Dahyun.", and mina just kinda winked at dahyun and showed her gummy smile that the younger girl loves so much.
Dahyun felt her heart beats faster at the gesture.
The two girls catched up a little more with while dahyun sits still in a small stone bench by the exit.
She doesn't really know what to say because she barely knows Mina, she regret not knowing her instructor back in high school, she thinks maybe they can be closer if that happens.
"Dahyunnie! Can Mina join us for dinner?", dahyun looked up to her best friend not knowing that she's already in front of her.
Maybe she's really in deep thought that she didn't feel sana walking up to her.
"Huh? Oh. Sure.", that's the only words dahyun can say because again she's stunned by the beauty in front her, by that it's Mina.
No matter where it is or how many times she see Mina's face, she always seem to be entrance by the beauty her instructor possess.
After she answered, Sana beamed in happiness and smiley turned to Mina to tell her that they'll be waiting in the car, apparently Mina has to fix a few things before she can go out but dahyun immediately starting to be nervous because that means she have to cook and she doesn't know what to do.
"You okay love?", Sana asked while they're waiting for Mina in the car.
Dahyun is trying to think what to cook later, or does Mina have a specific favourite or allergies, she's panicking, she wants to impress her instructor.
But why?
Dahyun doesn't know either.
Another call from Sana, and she snapped out of her thinking bubble and look at her best friend.
"Uhm. What do you think i should cook for later?", she asked. Kinda nervous because Sana knows her very well not to catch up on what she's thinking right now.
"Can you cook my favourite then let's ask Mina what she likes. I bought ingredients already on the way here.", dahyun just nod at what sana said, slightly confuse why her best friend is weird right now and not asking her questions.
But somehow she felt relieved because she can't figure out what she's feeling when her instructor is around, or she already knows but she can't admit it to herself right now.
They arrived at the apartment and Dahyun is still quiet even earlier.
Yeah, she answers questions but only when Sana or Mina asked her but she's silent the entire ride and Dahyun felt like it's the longest 5 minutes of her life, she felt really uneasy and she can't think straight, not like she's straight herself.
She wonders what will happen for dinner later. Hope she won't embarrass herself in front of her guests.
Dahyun made her way to the kitchen while the two girls settled in the counter.
"So, when did you arrive here in korea? I didn't know you'll be back, we didn't get the chance to catch up earlier.", Sana said. Seems like her guests started catching up while drinking wine.
"I just came back a week ago. My best friend kind of hired me to be an instructor to her art studio so i decided to come back.", Mina answered and dahyun is just listening, eager to know more about the girl.
While she made herself busy by cooking their dinner. She learned that Mina likes steaks so that's what she's going to cook and her best friend's favourite, tuna pasta.
Prepared the ingredients and sometimes joining the conversation when she's asked. She can't really open up a topic because she doesn't really know Mina very well, because maybe she's too shy to asked personal questions.
"So are you staying here too? With dahyun?", mina asked sana and dahyun glance a bit to her best friend.
"Oh no! I live in the city. We have a café to manage there and dahyun is just taking her vacation right now. I promised her i'll visit every weekends.", Sana explained and dahyun quickly felt relieved in her body.
Maybe she's not really ready to open up that part of her life to Mina because it's too much pain to remember and to talk about, she's doing good nowadays, taking step by step in moving on and she doesn't really want to remember everything that happened before.
"Maybe i can visit you in the city next weekend? I can bring my best friend if you like?", Mina asked.
"Sure! I'd like to meet your best friend too. Anyways, are you staying? Like permanently?", the question caught dahyun's attention somehow she hopes Mina will stay longer.
"Maybe, not really sure right now.", mina answered and it made dahyun sad.
"You got a boyfriend in japan huh Mitang?", Sana teases Mina but it made dahyun irritated and she's feels jealous (?)
Dahyun continued sizzling the steak but her every movement made a loud sound that caught the two girl's attention.
"Are you okay there baby?", Sana asked.
"Yes unnie. Sorry.", dahyun answered timidly.
They immediately got back to their topic but the question is never answered by Mina but Dahyun can't get it off her mind.
"What if she got a boyfriend in japan?", dahyun thought.
The question stayed in dahyun's head and again, she doesn't know why. Or does she?
They're now eating dinner and Dahyun is beside Mina because her best friend insisted it, she's not against it because she really wants to sit beside the girl, her presence brings calmness in Dahyun.
Questions and chitchat continued while they're eating.
"Love. Will you be able to accompany Mina at the café next weekend?", Sana asked and it caught her attention right away.
"I don't have my car here.", dahyun said. Not that she doesn't want to but she's really shy right now.
"It's okay Sana, i can just commute on my way there.", Mina said.
Somehow it made dahyun guilty, she doesn't want mina to commute, it's dangerous for her because she just came from japan, she doesn't know the way to the city.
And her best friend is kinda waiting for her response right now.
"But i can get my car on friday after class if that's okay unnie?", dahyun said.
"Of course baby! I'll wait for you on friday.", Sana said smiling widely at her.
"Are you sure it's okay? I don't want to be a bother.", Mina said while looking at intently to the girl beside her.
She's not really sure if it's the right thing to do, going back to the city when your plan is leave far away from there but she doesn't really want to let mina commute either.
She's trying to convince herself that it's okay, it's just one day and she won't stay there too long.
"Don't worry it's okay!", dahyun answered, smiling at her instructor.
"Thank you Kim!", mina said and bopped her nose.
Dahyun immediately blushed at the gesture and saw her best friend smirking at her.
She just ignored Sana and just wait after Mina leaves, she will get bombarded with questions that she knows she can't answer.
They finished their food and Mina insisted on washing the plates but Sana doesn't want to, so they end up fighting whose going to wash it but they both agreed to do it together.
Dahyun was just there sitting on the chair, silently looking at Mina, like she's the only person in the room, memorising her features, making sure that she won't forgot it.
You see, dahyun really hates it when someone is laughing or talking so loud but when it's Mina, for her it's okay, she thinks it's cute, the way she laugh, those gummy smiles that she really likes to see.
She won't get tired to hear those voice over and over again.
For Dahyun, she'll do everything to hear it again, to see those smile everyday.
But again, she questions herself when she looks at the girl like that because she doesn't really know why she's acting like that to Mina.
Dahyun offered to walk Mina home though she insisted it's not necessary, but she won't let her walk alone at night.
"I really have no idea that your Sana's best friend.", Mina said while they're walking under a starry night at the side of the road.
"Me too. I didn't have any friends back in high school, it's just Sana unnie and no one else. I guess i'm just anti social.", Dahyun said chuckled at her own joke.
"Don't worry Kim, i'm your friend now.", Mina said that made dahyun happy but sad at the same time.
"Really? You won't take it back?", dahyun said smiling.
"Yes. I won't take it back.", Mina said and tapped her head and smiled.
She's happy she gained a new friend but she doesn't really know why she felt sad at the same time.
They arrived at Mina's house but dahyun doesn't really want to go yet.
"Hey Kim.", Mina almost whispered it but it's enough for dahyun to hear it.
"Hmm?", waiting for what she's going to say.
"Just so you know, I don't have a boyfriend.", Mina said and ran off to her front door again.
Dahyun is stunned at the sudden confession. But smiled right away.
The question that bothers her earlier doesn't feel like a burden anymore now that Mina answered it.
She waved her hand when she saw Mina looking through her windows, probably looking if she's still there.
She walks home with a smile on her face. Thinking about what happened earlier and seeing Mina rushed off like that away from her.
She thinks it's cute. And right now,
She admits to herself, that she has a crush.
Dahyun has a crush on a girl named Mina.