Chapter 25

                                    

                                          

"You made on time. I'm done preparing the food." Moonbyul spoke as she open the door for Irene. She step aside to let the girl walk inside. Irene was holding a paper bag in her left hand that moonbyul was sure is her hoodie, and in her right was a coat. It's must be snowing hard outside because Irene was completely wrapped up. 
                          
"You cook?" Irene ask as she put the paper bag at byulie's couch with her coat. Irene was smelling garlic and onion aroma, thinking byulie might cook something for them to eat. 
                          
Moonbyul scratch her nape and make a peace sign before she answer Irene. 

                          
"Well... no? What I mean is, I'm done preparing the food ingredients so you can cook?" Moonbyul spoke and shield herself with her hands before Irene have a chance to say something and hit her. 
                          
Irene always playfully give her a smack so she guarded herself thinking a hand would land on her. But Irene just rolled her eyes and proceed walking to the kitchen. 
                          
She's not in the mood, I guess. Moonbyul thought. 

                          
Moonbyul move her feet and walk behind Irene. It's true that moonbyul already did chopped and prepared the ingredients. All Irene will do is to combine them all to make a decent dish. 
                          
This is one of Irene's talent that she will miss. Yongsun is also good at cooking but Irene have spoiled her too much that she can't live without tasting Irene's cooked dishes. 

                          
"It's my last meal in your place, I guess?" Irene said out of nowhere while putting the oil on a pre heated pan, rolling her sleeves to focus on what she's doing. 
                          
Moonbyul immediately reacted to lighten up the mood. It was starting to get awkward and moonbyul is never fond of awkwardness. 
                          
"Hey, it's not. Don't say that kind of things, Joohyun. You're always welcome here." Moonbyul spoke, she wanted to hug the girl but she stop herself in doing so. She will just make it hard for Irene if she will still act like that to the girl. 
                          
With a weak smile, Irene nod her head slowly to agree with moonbyul. But Irene knows deep in her heart, she was a hundred percent sure this is the last. 
                          
It's not that she will cut off everything that relates to moonbyul. Irene will just make time for herself to heal the wound in her heart. Moonbyul did enough damage and if she'll continue meeting the girl even if as friends, it may hurt her more and never move on. 

                          
"Can you get my phone byulie, please. It's inside the paper bag." Irene pleased while mixing the food she's making. The aroma was starting to embrace their nose and moonbyul was drooling just by the look of the food. 
                          
She didn't get enough appetite earlier when she and Irene ate, knowing the topic is quite serious.

                          
"Aye aye madam!" Moonbyul salutes and puffed her chest towards Irene. The latter chuckle with the girl's silliness while shaking her head. Moonbyul really knows how to make her happy, but sadly Irene was not her happiness. 

                          
Moonbyul step out of the kitchen to get Irene's phone. Silence indulged the place as Irene waited for moonbyul to come back to light up her world again. 
                          
But, a minute have passed and the girl isn't back yet. 
As far as Irene knows, the living room was just a few steps and it takes a second before she can get back. But it is almost two minutes and moonbyul is still nowhere.

                          
With the instinct that something might happened, Irene peck her head towards the living room as she saw byulie on the floor, clenching her chest in pain. 


                          
"MOONBYUL!" Irene yelled and immediately run in panic towards moonbyul. She held her gently in her arms as she tap the girl's cheeks to wake her up.