Day Zero: Prologue

“Finally, summer holiday starts tomorrow!” Amber half-shouts as she rests her back on the wooden chair. Soojung gives her best friend a look and snorts, “I bet it’s not the holiday you’re looking forward to.”

“Oh really? You think so?” the short-haired girl gives the younger a smirk, “then, what am I looking forward to?”

“a whole month worth of dates with Henry Lau,” the brunette scoffs, “your boyfriend.”

“Hey, you don’t have to be so grumpy just because I have a boyfriend!” Amber laughs, “I’m still your best friend anyway!”

“Don’t you know? Research has shown that for every relationship, you will lose two of your friends,” Soojung deadpans, “I just don’t like to think about it, sorry.”

“That won't happen!” the older girl denies, crossing her arms in front of her chest. “Well, if you’re so afraid, why don’t you go get yourself a boyfriend?” she asks, raising an eyebrow. The Korean-American cringes, “Am.”

“Okay, fine. So why don’t you go get yourself a girlfriend?”

“Thanks, but no thanks,” she retorts, “why be in a relationship when you can just be single and save yourself for any potential heartbreak in the future?”

“Woah, woah, WOAH,” the tomboy raises her hands, “calm the down, Krystal Jung Soojung. You make it sounds like every relationship will end up like that!”

“Well, won’t they?” the younger looks away, “I mean… I want the best for you, of course, but I’m just… not into relationship, okay? It’s, uh… a waste of time. Yeah, that’s it.”

Amber understands very well why her best friend acts like that, but she’s getting tired of Soojung nagging about how ‘relationship is stupid’ or ‘I don’t want and don’t need to love anyone’. She realizes that this will be their last summer in high school, so why not try to hook the brunette up?

A wicked smile soon forms on her face, “yeah, sure…” she mumbles as her brain begins racking up an idea. Soojung doesn’t like that smile, but she can’t say anything. Amber is scarily stubborn when she’s planning something, and now she can only hope that the tomboy won’t do anything bad to her.

Oh well, at least she did hope.

“Sulli!” A certain tomboy shouts as she spots her other best friend’s back. Jinri turns around and smiles, “Hey, Am! What’s up?”

“I need your help,” the taller girl raises an eyebrow, “oh really? With what?”

“First… do you still work at that place? You know, the ‘Summer Lover agency’ or something?” Amber asks. Jinri stares at her friend, unsure of her true intentions, “uh, yes?”

“Perfect! So, regarding that…” the short-haired girl grins, “I have this friend who has never been in a relationship before, and I’m afraid that if I set her up on blind dates she might freak out and whatnot… You’re my friend, so she’ll trust you, I think…” she mumbles the last part, but Jinri can hear it clearly, although she decides not to say anything. “Well, I’ll see what I can do… but wait, did you just say ‘she’?”

“Uh… she’s gay, or so she says. Well, I remember you saying stuffs about being a lesbian too, so it shouldn’t be a problem, right?” the tomboy asks. Jinri nods, “I don't know... well, let's just hope so. What’s her name? And for how long will you need my service?”

Amber smiles gratefully at her, “Her name’s Krystal Jung Soojung, and I’ll need you to be her girlfriend for 30 days.”