C-20
I woke up due to the sun rays hitting my face. I frown because I thought I closed the blinds before going to bed last night, but then I remember sharing a room with a little kid. Jeongin must've played around.
I reach my phone and unlock it, checking if there's anything important which there isn't much. I sit up and start stretching my arms whilst yawning. It's Sunday and that means we're going to church.
My eyes widen upon realising something. I look around the room only to find it suspiciously empty.
Where's Jeongin and why is my cat not here?!
Just then, I hear my mother scream the loudest she ever did.
"Y/N, COME HERE THIS INSTANT!"
Oh no!
I throw myself out of the bed and almost dive down the stairs. I'm panting when I reach the living room where I see Jeongin petting Dori whilst watching Peppa Pig.
"Gud moning, noona," he says innocently.
How could the devil look so much like an angel when he smiles at you?
I look at his side in horror where my mother sits with her folded arms and one of her eyebrows raised.
"Mum... I can explain!"
"How many times have I told you that no pets are allowed in this house?!"
"But look at him! Isn't he cute-- fine, I'm sorry!" I try to dodge the slipper that she threw at me.
There's a knock at the door and I immediately open it, hiding behind the person. "Han!"
"Well, good morning too." He laughs. "What's happening here?"
"Mum is about to murder me."
"Huh? What for?"
"She brought a cat home without telling me. She can't even look after herself and now she wants a pet?" She looks at me sternly.
"I can take care of Dori! Why don't you trust me?"
"Did you even think of buying cat food?"
My jaw falls to the floor when I realise that I totally forgot about it. I was so excited to take Dori home that I couldn't think of anything else and only bought one day's worth of food.
"Hehe." I scratch my nape.
"See? Good thing Jeongin brought him down here or else he'd be starving by now."
I look at Jeongin who's cuddling with the cat. I take back what I said earlier, he's the purest angel ever!
"I can go with her to the pet shop later." Jisung smiles.
"Thank you, dear. What would my daughter do without you?" My mum pats his shoulder and goes to the kitchen to feed my baby cousin.
Why do I feel like Jisung is the real child here? My family seems to like him more than me!
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I press my forehead on each of my parents' hands and then pepper Jeongin's face with kisses after the mass.
"Noona! Where ayu going? Wanna go too!" I give Jeongin to my mum, but he whines and refuses to let go of my hand.
"We're going to buy food for Dori! Can you play with him to keep him entertained?"
"Innie can do that!" He salutes.
I pat his head before finally going.
"He's so adorable," Jisung says.
"He is!" I grin proudly.
The weather is kind of windy so I have to hold down the skirt of my dress from flying up. It's really uncomfortable at times like this but I like the style so I just suck it up every time.
A gust of wind suddenly blows and it almost makes my dress hike up, good thing my hands are fast. That was close!
"Here, use this."
I look at Jisung as he takes off the flannel draped on his back. He ties it on my waist, his fingers grazing the fabric over my skin.
"Thank you..." I smile, trying to play off the heat that travelled to my face.
"No problem." He smiles back with pink cheeks.
"Are you still sick?" I put my hand on his forehead.
"I'm perfectly okay now. Thanks for taking care of me, by the way." He scratches his nape.
"Anytime."
I'm glad he's back to his old self again. He looked down the other day.
We finally reached C&R Pet Shop and I ended up getting a lot of things for Dori. He's my first pet, so I'm going to spoil him with lots of treats and toys! It's a good thing that Jisung's cousin works there so we got a discount.
"Bye, Jumin-hyung!" Jisung waves as we exit the shop.
"I met your friend at the cafe last time," I tell him as we walk to the bus stop.
"Which one?"
"Hwang Hyunjin. He says he's the Prince of SOPA."
He snorts. "He's not Hyunjin without the dramatics."
"He's very accommodating and he even let me adopt Dori even when it's not part of their business!"
"Uh, did he say anything about me?"
"Hmm... I remember him saying that you told him to watch over me and Minho. I thought he was a weirdo because he kept staring at us."
He pressed his lips in a thin line. "I was just worried, you know?"
"You don't have to worry when I'm with Minho."
"That's the thing..." He stops walking and looks at me seriously. "I don't trust him."
"Why not?"
"I don't know, he just seems so mysterious and I don't like it. It's like he's hiding something. Haven't you heard about the rumours about him?"
I can't help but pout at his words. "I'm telling you, those rumours aren't true and he's not a bad person. Won't you give him a chance? We shouldn't let other people's judgments blind our own."
"I'm sorry, I was just concerned for you."
"Don't be..." I pat his back. "Minho is good to me. He even introduced me to his own friends and they're really nice."
"He did?"
"All your friends are really nice to me too..." I look down and fiddle with my fingers. "Why did you never actually introduce me to them?"
"I just... I didn't think you'd click with them."
"It's okay!" I smile at him. "Did you know that Minho and I are friends now?"
"O-Oh..." Jisung gives me a tight-lipped smile. "I'm happy for you..."
"Thanks!" I pat him on the shoulder and resume walking to the bus stop.