Chapter 4

-The Video-

Siyeon and the others did just like Bora suggested once work was over and headed to a bar to drink. Seeing as they worked the night shift, most bars would be closed when they would get out, but they had a place that was always open for the hospital workers. It was an old coworker’s bar, after all.

When Bora walked in, she shouted, causing the bartender to jump and shake his head. He had received a text from the loud manager, letting him know that they were coming and planned to get wasted.

“what will it be for the loudmouth?” the bartender asked as Bora snatched the bottle from Dami and held it high.

“whatever will match well with this!” Bora said as he laughed and started pulling out glasses as the girls flopped into their chairs.

“I have never been here before,” Yoohyeon said as she looked around while Handong nodded in agreement. They had seen the place while heading home but had never been inside. If they knew that there was a bar open to night shift workers, they would have stopped by now and then.

“it’s a nice place and the one who owns it used to work on the oncology floor. He decided to quit and open this bar because he was tired of watching his patients die.” Bora said as the bartender approached and set a large bottle of alcohol down.

“wouldn’t you when so many die in front of you?” he said as everyone nodded. Oncology had such a huge death rate so everyone could understand his situation.

“drink is on me. It looks like Dami needs it. She's pale as a ghost.” He said as Dami’s eyes widened as she looked at him in surprise. The word ‘ghost’ caught her attention right away.

“We had an… interesting night…” Siyeon said as Dami scoffed.

“interesting my . Terrifying is more like it.” Dami said as he looked at them in confusion.

“I don’t think I wanna know…” the bartender said as he walked away.

“time to drink…” Dami said as she cracked open the bottle and quickly poured everyone a drink. She didn’t even hesitate for the others to grab their drinks before she downed hers and quickly poured herself another drink.

“well, that’s the way to start the night!” Bora shouted as she quickly downed her drink next. Siyeon was next as everyone started to relax and drink happily.

It was about an hour later when Yoohyeon pulled out her phone. Siyeon and Dami were completely drunk and talking about the loves of their lives, and she just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Who didn’t want a good blackmail video?

“I love her so much. Ya know? She's just so kind and pretty. Plus, her smile… it just makes my heart ache from the cuteness!” Siyeon shouted with a drunken slur as Dami clung to her, nodding with her eyes closed.

“I know. I understand the feeling. It liking someone you know will never like you back…” Dami said with a sigh as Siyeon started to tear up.

“Minji will never like me back? But I love her…” Siyeon said as she started to sniffle and hugged Dami, who nodded again.

“I must be meant to be alone… no one likes me…” Dami said as Yoohyeon snorted. Half the hospital staff had a crush on the transporter.

“I just want Minji to like me… Ya know? She's just so beautiful and that smile… did I say that already? Anyway, she makes my heart do backflips with just a smile. Why am I so shy!” Siyeon shouted as Handong rolled her eyes.

“you know Siyeon will kill you if she finds out about that video. Remember that crazed patient?” Handong said as Yoohyeon giggled and continued to record.

“my death would be worth it. This video is pure gold!” Yoohyeon said as she watched the two.

“I just want to tell her I love her… wait. That would probably be too much… I like her? No… I possibly maybe have a tiny chance I like her? No, then she would think I don’t like her at all…” Siyeon mumbled to herself as Dami nodded weakly. She was now almost completely unconscious as she clung to Siyeon.

“Dami, what do I do? It's not like I can go up to her and say, ‘I think I like you. Wanna date?’ that wouldn’t work. Right? Right?” Siyeon asked as she looked over at her friend and noticed the girl passed out and drooling on her shoulder.

“damn… who will I ask for advice now?!” Siyeon whined as she rested her head on the table and continued to mumble.

“you would think she would ask Minji’s best friends, but NO…” Handong said as Yoohyeon giggled and hit send on her phone.

“Yoohyeon… what did you just do?” Handong asked as Yoohyeon gave a very mischievous look.

“sent it to Minji…” Yoohyeon said as Handong nodded.

“ah. Ok. Wait…  WHAT?!? Baby Siyeon is going to KILL you when she finds out!” Handong said as Yoohyeon shrugged.

“if she does oh well. It will be worth it. Now Minji knows her feelings!” Yoohyeon shouted startling Gahyeon, who had passed out half an hour ago.

“huh? What happened? what did I miss?” Gahyeon asked as Yoohyeon whispered and petted her head.

“shhh… you didn’t miss anything. Go back to sleep…” Yoohyeon said as Gahyeon nodded and passed back out.

“you won't send Gahyeon the video too?” Handong asked as Yoohyeon’s eyes went wide.

“Are you crazy! Dami would kill me!” Yoohyeon said as Handong shook her head at her girlfriend.

“you are more afraid of Dami than Siyeon?” Handong asked as her girlfriend nodded.

“yes! We both know Siyeon is a shy softie. Dami, on the other hand, looks like one of those quiet people you hear about that snaps and takes out their coworkers!” Yoohyeon said as Handong shook her head.

“Dami was clinging to Siyeon whining about unrequited love. I think it's clear that they are both huge softies…” Handong said as Yoohyeon shrugged and looked up as Bora walked back to the table.

“you know, for such a tiny person, you can really drink a lot!” Yoohyeon said as Bora tossed a drink coaster at her.

“watch it! You tree! I'm also your boss, remember?” Bora asked as Yoohyeon giggled.

“oh god, Yoohyeon has hit the giggling stage…” Handong groaned as Bora smirked.

Bora proceeded to make Yoohyeon laugh for the next ten minutes straight until the taller girl almost wet herself.

“if you make her pee herself, you are changing her diaper…” Handong joked as Bora laughed loudly.

“no thank you! but I think we should really get these drunks home…” Bora said as she looked at Siyeon and Dami, who still clung to each other as they slept restlessly.

“agreed. I already called a cab for the two over there, but what about Gahyeon? She's so out of it I couldn’t get her address.” Handong said as Bora smirked. She could tell that the woman had an idea and was starting to get interested with the way Bora smirked.

“let's bring her to Dami’s place. We can just toss them on her bed… I'm sure that it will be an interesting morning, and maybe one will confess to the other…” Bora said as she grinned evilly.

“why do I feel like actually doing this? how drunk am I?” Handong asked herself as Bora grinned and jumped excitedly.

“cancel the cab. Mr. bartender will take us home!” Bora shouted as he dropped a glass on the counter.

“I will what?!?” he said as Bora hooked her arm through Handong’s and shouted.

“to the van!” Bora shouted as she swiped the keys off of the counter and quickly had to turn back around. They forgot the four drunks. The main reason for holding his keys hostage.

-Minji-

Minji was sitting in bed when she tried to roll over and winced. Her leg still hurt her. She flopped back into the pillows with a sigh as she wished Siyeon was there to keep her company or fluff her pillows.

All Minji could do is watch tv, and she had watched so many recently that they were all bleeding together in her memory.

So, when she sighed in frustration and heard her phone ding, her eyes lit up. Minji didn’t know who would message her at this time. Most of her friends are nightshift workers, but she hoped it was something good and not spam.

“Oh. It’s a video from Yoohyeon…” Minji said aloud as she looked at the video. Its thumbnail was a blurry mess that Minji couldn’t make out, so she quickly clicked it to see a drunken Siyeon raving about how much she loved Minji.

Minji thought her heart was going to explode because of how fast her heart was racing. Hearing the words love and Minji come out of Siyeon’s mouth made the injured girl's face turn the brightest shade of red it has ever turned as she squealed in excitement and pulled the covers over her head to continue watching the video.

Minji thought that the way Siyeon slurred her words when drunk was adorable. And every time Siyeon would say her name, it was with so much emotion that it made Minji’s chest squeeze in excitement as she felt butterflies in her stomach.

The idea that Siyeon liked her too made her feel like she was floating. She had always suspected but wasn’t sure if the constant blushing was just because she was shy or if the girl actually liked her.

When she heard Siyeon ramble about how to confess, she squealed as she imagined how shy Siyeon would be if she did it and couldn’t help but swoon as she imagined Siyeon’s intense stare or her shy expression as she had a difficult time looking Minji in the eyes.

Whichever one Siyeon would be Minji couldn't help but love either possibility. All that mattered was that Siyeon liked her. And even her broken leg wouldn’t lower her mood.

But Minji knew not to get too excited. Judging from how drunk Siyeon and Dami seemed in the video, the chances of her remembering what happened was very low, and Minji doubted that Yoohyeon would admit to sending the video to Minji. Yoohyeon was a dork but didn’t have a death wish.

The injured girl sighed. She didn’t know how to approach Siyeon without chasing her away. Siyeon herself had said that she was too shy to confess, so Minji would probably have to take matters into her own hands. But how?

The girl was sitting there thinking about what to do when Handong messaged her. She was at someone's apartment and took a photo of herself and Bora as they posed in front of a bed where they placed Dami and Gahyeon.

“oh god…” Minji said as she shook her head. Bora was already corrupting her roommate, but she couldn’t help but giggle. She wished she could see the two girl's reactions when they woke up.

-Dami and Gahyeon-

Dami groaned as she slowly woke up. Her head was pounding horribly, and the world felt like it was spinning around her. With a groan, Dami reached for her phone only to grab onto something soft.

Instantly she released whatever she grabbed and looked over to see Gahyeon sleeping beside her. Dami had grabbed the girl's shoulder luckily. If she had grabbed anything else, she swore she would probably die of embarrassment.

Dami tried to think of how she woke up like this when she quickly thought to check if she was wearing clothes.

Dami swore as she noticed that she was in her underwear and hesitantly lifted the sheets and quickly dropped it as she noticed Gahyeon was the same.

“! What did I do? What did WE do?” Dami said to herself when she heard the younger girl groan.

Dami panicked as she flopped back in bed and acted like she was asleep as Gahyeon looked around and spotted the ‘sleeping’ girl beside her.

At first, the younger girl was surprised but soon found herself smiling as she looked at Dami sleeping beside her. She couldn’t help but reach out to touch Dami’s face.

Dami felt herself panic as she felt the bed move when suddenly she felt the gentle touch of Gahyeon’s fingers ghosting across her cheek. Dami’s eyes shot open as the two stared at each other in shock.

Gahyeon blushed furiously but didn’t remove her hand. She was just staring into Dami’s eyes when she noticed the older girl's eyes flick to her lips for only a second, but Gahyeon didn’t miss it.

Slowly Gahyeon leaned down when Dami panicked and suddenly bolted up, throwing Gahyeon off the foot of the bed as she fled into the bathroom.

Gahyeon went over the foot of the bed as she flailed her arms in a panic only to hit the ground with an ‘oof!’ she didn’t know what to do or what she expected, but it definitely wasn’t that.

The younger girl groaned as she rolled off of her back and struggled to her feet. The alcohol was still affecting her a bit.

“… I think I messed everything up…” Gahyeon said as she groaned and slowly walked over to the door. She extended her arm to knock on the bathroom door but hesitated. She didn’t know what to say and didn’t want to ruin their friendship just because she had some stupid crush on Dami.

With a sigh, Gahyeon knocked on the door softly and waited, but she heard nothing.

“Dami? Please can you open the door? I want to talk…” Gahyeon said, sounding heartbroken.

Dami was leaning against the door and felt her heart ache at Gahyeon’s tone. She almost opened the door when she worried that Gahyeon was going to hate her.

“Please?” Gahyeon pleaded, but the door remained closed as a soft ‘sorry’ was heard from the other side.

“I'm sorry that I tried to kiss you… I just thought that you might have felt the same way too. I won't do it again… I'm sorry.” Gahyeon said as Dami sat on the other side of the door, trying to process what Gahyeon said.

‘felt the same was… TOO?’ Dami thought to herself as Gahyeon gave a shaky sigh before continuing.

“I won't let this silly crush get in between our friendship. I… I'm sorry…” Gahyeon said as she choked on her last words.

Dami looked at the door behind her in shock. Gahyeon’s voice sounded so crushed that Dami stood without thinking.

“I… I will leave now,” Gahyeon said as she turned to leave only to hear the bathroom door open. But before she went to turn around, she felt a body crash into hers as Dami’s arms wrapped around Gahyeon tightly.

“I'm sorry… I panicked… I thought that it couldn’t be real. There is no way that you would like me too. Everyone likes you, and you are so popular at work. What could I offer you?” Dami said as Gahyeon went to turn around, but Dami held her tighter. She didn’t want Gahyeon to see her like this.

“Please let me look at you…” Gahyeon pleaded as she felt Dami’s arms loosen slightly. Gahyeon slowly turned around in Dami’s arms to see Dami looking away. She couldn’t look into Gahyeon’s eyes.

“look at me…” Gahyeon said softly as she gently put her fingers under Dami’s chin and moved it until their eyes met.

“you are always so popular at work. I can't help but feel jealous when everyone flirts with you or clings onto you…” Gahyeon said as Dami looked into Gahyeon’s eyes with a shocked expression.

“you were jealous?” Dami asked softly as Gahyeon nodded softly.

“of course… because I like you…” Gahyeon said softly as Dami looked at her in shock.

“you what?” Dami asked as Gahyeon blushed and buried her face in the older girl's shoulder.

“don’t make me say it again… please?” Gahyeon pleaded as Dami chuckled and Gahyeon’s hair.

“ok. I won't. But I like you too. I guess we have been friends with Siyeon too long. We are becoming like her. We were too oblivious that we liked each other.” Dami said as Gahyeon laughed softly into her shoulder.

“so, what are we now?” Gahyeon asked as she slowly met Dami’s eyes. She was not sure what to say, so Dami answered with action.

Dami leaned down and tilted Gahyeon’s head up as she gently kissed her lips. Gahyeon froze, not expecting the action, and when Dami pulled away, she instantly flushed a vivid red.

“Does that answer your question?” Dami asked with a smirk. She was feeling a bit more like herself.

Gahyeon only nodded as she hugged Dami tightly and sighed happily.

“let's not tell the others this yet. They will never leave us alone, and I want to be able to enjoy being with you a bit before the teasing starts.” Gahyeon said as Dami nodded in agreement.

“ok. I can't imagine what Bora or Handong would say. So, I agree to wait a bit before telling them.” Dami said as they stood there, gently holding each other.

-Siyeon-

 Siyeon groaned as she sat up and looked around. She wasn’t in her apartment but recognized the walls. It was Bora’s spare room.

“I guess I was drunker than I thought…” Siyeon said as she sighed and struggled to get out of bed with a pounding headache. She didn’t want to see Bora because she knew how the night ended.

Siyeon would always refuse to go into her own apartment and cling to the leg of whoever brought her back. She also knew that Bora was going to for several days for it.

But when Siyeon walked into the living room, she witnessed Bora happily cooking breakfast as she greeted Siyeon with a smile instead of teasing words.

“morning?” Siyeon said suspiciously as she sat down at the bar and looked at her friend and boss with a suspicious look.

“what did you do? You look too amused for comfort.” Siyeon said as Bora laughed loudly, causing Siyeon to grip her head with a groan. Her head was pounding from Bora’s loud voice.

“Whatever do you mean?” Bora asked with an evil smile.

“uh oh… Bora, what did you do? You look too proud of yourself. You did something…” Siyeon said as Bora grinned widely and pulled out her phone and showed Siyeon the selfie she took with Handong.

“so, you took a photo with Handong?” Siyeon asked questioningly as Bora shook her head.

“look in the background…” Bora said as she rolled her eyes while Siyeon squinted and leaned closer before her eyes went wide and looked at Bora with a shocked expression.

“you didn’t…” Siyeon asked, sounding serious, but her huge grin showed that she approved of it.

“no guarantee that anything will come of it, but here's to hoping!” Bora said as she held up a glass while Siyeon grabbed the cup of coffee meant for her and clinked glasses with Bora.

“yes! Hopefully, SOMEONE will be dating! We are a group of all single people! It's sad!” Siyeon said as Bora laughed and nodded.

“Well, actually, we don’t know if Handong or Yoohyeon are dating anyone,” Bora said as Siyeon shook her head.

“They are always together. I have never seen them with anyone else but Minji.” Siyeon said as Bora nodded and sipped her drink.

“true. Let's just hope that Dami gets the nerve to do something. I'm already suffering enough watching you and Minji pining after each other!” Bora teased as Siyeon stuck her tongue out at her boss and continued to drink her coffee with a happy sigh.

“don’t try to ruin my happy coffee moment,” Siyeon said as she suddenly noticed something move behind Bora.

“did someone else spend the night?” Siyeon asked as Bora shook her head.

“Nope, only you. why?” Bora asked as she looked at Siyeon with a curious expression.

“oh, nothing. I'm going to go to the bathroom…” Siyeon said as she walked away from Bora and followed the direction that whatever she saw went. It led to Bora’s bedroom.

Siyeon reached for the doorknob but hesitated for a second before taking a deep breath and opening the door.

There on the bed was a small boy. Siyeon stared at the boy in confusion. He looked familiar, and soon she realized why.

Two or three years ago, Siyeon remembered Bora calling her in a panic. At the time, they lived in the same apartment building, and Siyeon ran over to see Bora leaning over a small boy as she performed CPR.

Siyeon recognized him as the boy who always called Bora pretty and would give her flowers. It was known that he had a heart condition, and when Bora opened the door, she found him collapsed in the hallway. She didn’t know how long he was there without breathing and quickly called for an ambulance as she began CPR.

But Bora knew that she would tire before the ambulance got there and quickly called Siyeon for help. The two performed CPR on the boy until the paramedics arrived, but it was too late. He had gone too long without oxygen. There was nothing that the paramedics could do.

Bora blamed herself for weeks. It wasn’t her fault in any way, but she always wondered if she opened her door earlier if she could have saved him.

That same boy was sitting on Bora’s bed and smiled happily as he waved to Siyeon. He obviously recognized her.

Siyeon leaned against the wall and slid down as she stared at the boy, not knowing what to do.

“Siyeon? is something wrong?” Bora asked as she ran over to Siyeon, who had just slid down her bedroom wall in shock.

Siyeon struggled internally on if she should tell Bora what she was seeing. Should she tell her? Bora was terrified of ghosts, but wouldn’t she be relieved that the ghost didn’t blame her? Siyeon finally decided what to do when she tilted her head up to look at Bora and pointed in the direction of the bed.

“no, I'm not going to sleep with you.” Bora said flatly as Siyeon smacked her shoulder.

“Bora… there is a ghost on your bed…” Siyeon said as Bora rolled her eyes.

“ok, it was a bad joke, but that’s no reason to try to scare me…” Bora said, but when Siyeon’s expression didn’t change, Bora suddenly got a cold chill as she shivered and paled. Bora was terrified of ghosts.

So, I wrote this while drinking way to much tea and on a caffeine high. so, if there is a lot of typos please ignore them! ^_^