“You’re going home?”

Mina’s answer gets lodged on so she opts for a nod to Jihyo’s question. They get a seven-day break to do whatever they want and her deciding to spend it in Kobe shouldn’t be surprising.

Except for the fact that just two months ago, she purposely opted to stay in Seoul despite the month-long vacation.

“Why?”

“I… Um… it’s just…”

There really was no logical reason.

(She’s chasing someone.)

But her parents did express how much they miss her

(She loves them so… and misses her too)

And that her cousins wanted to attend a concert with her

(Three tickets courtesy of Mina in exchange for their company, as her desperation grows to see cat-like eyes flutter in tune with a kiss.)

She just really needs to be there in that certain period of time.

“Lighten up, Jihyo. You’re scaring her. Maybe she just misses her family. She hasn’t been home in a long time.”

A giddy Nayeon winks before reaching for the cereal behind Mina and disappearing to the dining area, probably excited to nag the now-awake Jeongyeon for breakfast. Mina smiles at her, grateful for interrupting the interrogation, yet anxious all the same.

“I’m sorry. I just thought there was an emergency. You look like it’s urgent.”

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