Babo - Juniel ft. Yonghwa

​NOTE: I changed Kang Jaehyun's name to Kang Heegun. Enjoy!

Incredulity

Early in the morning, as soon as Aerin woke up, the first thing that came to her mind was to contact Amber. Looking at the alarm clock placed on her side table, it was already 10:11 AM. If she were to convert it to the time in California, it would only be 6:11 PM there, meaning Amber might still be awake. Realizing this possibility, Aerin abruptly sat up from her lying position, only to have her head pulsing in pain and slight dizziness. It was much like the jetlag—an ordeal she had to go through for being a tad careless—but she couldn’t really do anything and just curse mentally. She couldn’t possibly blame it on some pilot this time for it was entirely her fault, and she unwillingly admitted that.

But the momentary dizziness didn’t hinder her from getting to her phone. With her dexterous hands, Aerin quickly got the device and opened her KakaoTalk, pressing the first name on her list of favourites.

Hey Amber, you’ll never believe what I’m going to tell you. -- 10:15 AM

 I’ve gotten myself into trouble last night when my dad and I went to a birthday party… ;; -- 10:15 AM

I accidentally poured juice on this guy… -- 10:16 AM

And instead of apologizing, I ran away after… -- 10:16 AM

Although, last night wasn’t actually our first meeting. We met the day before when I was about to hit him on the road… -- 10:17 AM

But it was only because he just suddenly popped out of nowhere when the stoplight’s colour green! It clearly wasn’t my fault back then! I have the right of way! -- 10:17 AM

But last night was surely my fault… what do I do Amber? Please answer me… ;; -- 10:17 AM

After filling up the screen with messages, Aerin waited for a couple more minutes in hopes of possibly seeing Amber’s reply. However, a whole fifteen minutes has passed already and there was still no new message. Could she already be asleep? But it’s only 6:34 PM there.

Seeing as waiting wouldn’t help, Aerin decided to just do her morning routine first. For someone who really likes sleeping in late, Aerin didn’t feel good. She was actually bothered for a part of her mind was filled with nothing but a particular person named Oh Sehun.

It’s not that she actually wanted to keep on remembering him, the name itself just keeps on appearing in her mind that it’s not even funny anymore. Last night, she could barely sleep at all after arriving back to their house. Aerin easily falls asleep especially when she’s tired, but last night, even if she was very exhausted, the thought of what happened rendered her unable to rest. She was able to sleep a tad but she would always end up dreaming of what happened afterwards, thus causing her to wake up.

It was hard, having to undergo such mental torture, but she knew that she was the one at fault. Aerin was the one who poured the juice on Sehun’s shirt and broke the glass. If it wasn’t enough, she even ran away afterwards without even apologizing for what she had done. She wasn’t usually like that though. Aerin doesn’t usually get anxious over such situations. She doesn’t usually run away from things that she had done, especially if it’s something unpleasant. Albeit unexpectedly, she just suddenly got nervous last night that she couldn’t even think straight. Her mind just went blank all of a sudden, probably because of the awkwardness between her and Sehun, plus the unwanted attention that they had gained. Whatever the real reason is though, Aerin didn’t care anymore for the damage has been done, and she had already humiliated herself in front of almost everyone in the neighbourhood.

Truthfully, she didn’t really care about what other people would say. She knew that they would forget about it eventually, and even if they don’t, she didn’t really care. What bothered her truly is the victim himself, Sehun. The male didn’t really look like one to hold grudges against other people, seeing as he acted fairly behaved last night compared to their first meeting. However, Aerin can’t be so sure for she hasn’t really known him that much. What if Sehun got mad because of what happened? Aerin did ruin his shirt and just ran away all of a sudden. Surely, he has all the rights to get angry.

The prospect greatly troubled Aerin. She might not show much worry about it on the outside, but internally, she was really uneasy. Although, having a nice warm shower did let her ease off a bit. It let her think clearly and rationalize things. Coming to a resolution, Aerin decided to just apologize for what she did. It was the best thing to do at the moment, and by doing so, she’d be free of the guilt that she has been feeling ever since last night. I’m just going to say sorry, right? No big deal.

After dressing herself in a baby blue t-shirt and black hot pants, Aerin quickly got downstairs and ate a quick breakfast—being that of a bowl of cereal and milk. Before she went back to her room upstairs though, she saw a note from her dad, saying that he was going to Gwangju for some project and will be gone for a few days. Seeing the note made Aerin frown a bit, but it didn’t surprise her nonetheless. She already expected to be at home alone for the whole summer anyway, and right now, she has other things to worry about.

Running back to her room, Aerin got her phone and hoped to see for a possible reply from Amber, but as expected, no new messages came in. Finally giving up on waiting for her best friend’s reply, she then got the phone that Luhan lent her and unlocked its screen. Looking at the contacts, Aerin saw a few names which were unfamiliar to her, but as she went back to the top of the list, four familiar names appeared—Oh Luhan, Oh Sehun, Kang Heegun, and Yoon Dahee.

Tsk, Yoon Dahee. Without thinking twice, Aerin quickly deleted the name and nodded in satisfaction afterwards. Sure, she knew that the phone didn’t belong to her, but she was just helping Luhan to make a space in his list of contacts. Besides, she was going to use the phone for the whole summer anyway, and if she’s going to use it, the number should, by all means, be erased. Or else I’ll seriously be sick whenever I open the phonebook.

Upon making sure that there was no more trace of the woman’s name in the list, Aerin then went back to the top and pressed Sehun’s name. She pressed the ‘send message’ button on the screen and typed in a short apology note in the box allotted.

Sehun, this is Aerin. I just want to apologize for what happened last night. I hope you’re not angry at me for running away, but if you are, then I understand. I’m just sorry for what I did. I hope you understand.

Aerin stared at the screen, contemplating if the message was fine enough. It took her about a minute to finally come to a conclusion that it was okay before finally pressing the send button. Better than nothing. After doing so, Aerin heaved a heavy sigh and waited a couple more minutes for a reply. However, waiting was quite harder than she had expected. She wasn’t as nervous as much as she was last night, but she was still uneasy, especially since almost half an hour passed already and she still hasn’t received any new messages.

Going for her second choice, Aerin decided to just call Sehun’s number. However, it was then rendered futile again for even after five trials, the call still wasn’t answered. Well, this . Seeing as Sehun refused to communicate with her, Aerin thought it would be better to just stop trying. She doesn’t like forcing someone into something, and she did her part anyway. She already apologized, so it’s up to Sehun whether he’s going to accept her apology or not.

Although, thinking like so didn’t make Aerin feel any better. Rather, it only bothered her more. Being ignored only made her guiltier for she felt like Sehun really is mad. Though they weren’t close, Aerin still felt bad and she just have to do something about it.

Grabbing her car keys, Aerin wore her black chucks again and immediately jogged downstairs. As soo