Neighbourhood Flowers - Chapter 20

"You player.." Bomi said to her after listening to her stories about how Lim Juhwan, Jo Insung and Song Joongki who has been trying to be near her.
 
"Ya!"
 
"Don't say that you're not. Clearly you are enjoying their attentions. I bet you never had any thoughts of choosing one right?"
 
Sora pauses. "Emmm.."
 
"See that.."
 
"But maybe it’s because I'm enjoying their presence as close friends. What if I lose them as friends the moment I choose?" Sora replied. Trying to defend her action still.
 
"Then you should clearly say it to them about that, don't you think?" Bomi sighed.
 
She did not want Sora to be the one who is hurt in the end of the day. Those complicated feelings towards man are sometimes hard to manage.
 
"Maybe. Maybe one day.." Sora replied hoping that day will not come. Ever. She sighed.
 
"One day what?" Jinjoo and Hyorin came into the room after a while.
 
Sora looked at them. "Where are you coming from? You were missing right after our class."
 
"Library.." Hyorin replied as she looked at Sora trying to change the topic. "I guess Sora is keeping a lot of things from us lately don't you think?" She said to Jinjoo before looking at Bomi.
 
She knew Sora sometimes shared her private matters with Bomi. But lately it feels like both her and Jinjoo is being ignored for too much.
 
Sora looked at her. "What are you saying Min Hyorin? It really nothing. We’re just having some foolish talk.."
 
Jinjoo shrug her shoulders not knowing the sudden tense in their conversation. “Ya, what’s wrong with you?” She turned to Hyorin questioning her sudden emotional attack. That is so unlike her. That is so unlike them.
 
Sora looked at them and thought to herself. "Did something happened while I was away or did I leave them for too long..” She thought to herself.
 
She grabbed both Hyorin and Jinjoo shoulders. "We haven't visited the club for a long time right?" she winked. Trying to ease the tensed environment a bit.
 
"It’s weekdays Kang Sora.." Jinjoo glares at her.
 
Sora smirked. "It’s Wednesday.. It’s girl’s night remember?" she turned to Hyorin. "Let's go tonight shall we?"
 
"On you.." Hyorin replied. Short.
 
"Of course! I’ll pay everything!" Sora smiled. "Let’s get totally wasted tonight!"
 
"Am I invited too?" Coolly Woobin joined them.
 
Sora frowned seeing Woobin that appeared out of nowhere. She is not planning to be monitored tonight.
 
"Of course, you can!" Hyorin rushed towards Woobin and grabs his arms, giggling to the idea that he will be joining their day out.
 
“Ya! It’s supposed to be girls’ night.” Sora nudged Hyorin’s arms.
 
Hyorin stick out her tongue. “Having one man with us won’t harm..”
 
"We're joining too.." Juhwan intercepted as he enters the room followed by Joongki, Insung and Kwangsoo. Looking directly to Woobin.
 
"What about us?" Lee Jongsuk and Park Haejin asked.
 
Sora looked at them and scratched her head. "Is there an invitation somewhere?" she asked seeing the unexpected crowds that will be joining them tonight.
 
Softly Bomi nudged Sora's shoulder. "Ya. Is this going to be okay?" She whispered.
 
Sora look at Bomi with a stern face. "You think?" She whispered back as silently she sighed. “What a mess..”
 
* * *
 
Bomi pulls Sora off the dance floor. "I need to go to the toilet.." she tells the other friends as an excuse.
 
Sora blankly following Bomi. She cannot think straight after 5 shots of whiskey and 3 cans of beer.
 
"I think you're drunk Kang Sora.." Bomi looked at her friend as she put Sora to lean onto the restroom wall.
Sora chuckles. "I'm still okay Kim Bomi." Denying the fact as she tried hard to keep her eyes opened.
 
Bomi sighed as she looked at how wasted Sora has been. “Let’s go back Kang Sora.” She suggested.
 
Sora shakes her head. She is up to more fun tonight.
 
"Are you having fun Kang Sora?" Asked Kim Jiwon as she and Yoo Inna entering the washroom.
 
“What are you doing here?” Bomi asked as she tried to protect Kang Sora.
 
Jiwon sneered. “I thought this is a public restroom.” She asked as she looked at Yoo Inna.
 
Yoo Inna shrugged her shoulders. “I guess they think they own it now.. like how they thought they owned those boys..” Inna replied as she throws an annoying look to them.
 
“Kang Sora, Kim Bomi.. Are you okay?” Hyorin and Jinjoo entered the restroom not long after. They realized Kim Jiwon and Yoo Inna’s presence at the club after they saw them following Sora and Bomi to the restroom earlier.
 
“We’re okay..” Bomi replied.
 
Jiwon sneered as she looked at them. "This is not your league people.” She softly beats Min Hyorin’s cheek before squeezing her chin. “You should know your place better."
 
Sora looked at her friends before she realized Kim Jiwon and Yoo Inna is in front of them. She grunts as she tried to shake off the dizziness from the liquor that she has been drinking.
 
"Stop it Kim Jiwon.." Sora pulls Jiwon’s hand off Hyorin’s face. “Settle your matters with me. Not my friends.."
 
Jiwon sneered as she pulled her hands from Kang Sora. "Are you really considering them as friends? Or is it just sympathy?"
 
Pang! A hard slap went to Jiwon's face.
 
Kang Sora smirked as she pulled Jiwon’s shirt and looked straight to her face that is turning red. “You really don’t know your boundary Kim Jiwon. Just because I let you to beat me last time, that doesn’t mean I won’t take revenge..”
 
"Kang Sora, let her go!!" Yoo Inna pushed Sora off Jiwon as she looked at Jiwon’s cheek. “Are you okay Jiwon?” She asked.
 
Jiwon caresses her cheek as she sharply glares at Kang Sora. “you’re really something, Kang Sora..” Jiwon laughed.
 
"Get out of my face, now!" Sora looked at both Kim Jiwon and Yoo Inna.
 
Kim Jiwon walked nearer to Sora as she looked straight into her eyes. "Just wait Kang Sora. You'll regret everything you've done tonight!" She sternly whispered. Giving enough warning for what she had tonight.
 
Sora sneered hearing it. "We'll see about that, bitch!" She screams at Jiwon as she looked at Jiwon and Inna walked out of the restroom.
 
Bomi, Jinjoo and Hyorin pulls Sora out of the restroom right after the uproar. She was never out of control like that. "You're drunk Kang Sora. It’s time for us to go back.."
 
Sora snap her arms off them. "I want to drink more. Didn’t we promised to have fun tonight?” She drunkenly smiled. "I want to have fun with my friends. My lovely friends.." she hug them tight.
 
"What had happened?" The guys asked looking at Sora and her friends coming out from the restroom after a while.
 
"I think we should call it a night. She's totally drunk right now." Bomi replied as she looked at the guys who has been eyeing on Kang Sora. “Things going to be complicated tonight, Kang Sora.” She thought to herself as she looked at Sora. 
 
"No no no.. I’m okay!" Sora replied in a half-awake state.
 
They all looked at her losing control. "Let me send you home.." both Joongki and Juhwan volunteers before they looked at each other for a while.
 
"It's okay, I'll get her home." Woobin said as he walked towards her with both Joongki’s and Juhwan's eyes are stuck on him. As if they are hunting for a prey.
 
"No!!" Sora pushed Woobin away. 
 
Joongki and Juhwan subtly sneered seeing Woobin, who is also their contender being pushed away.
 
"Jo Insung.. Send me home please?" she grabs Insung’s arm as she looked at him cutely.
 
"Who?? Me?" Insung asked. Surprised.
 
She tucks her hair behind her ears. "Eo.." shyly she smiled.
 
"Okay sure.." He answered as he looked at Joongki, Juhwan and Woobin’s eyes are on him.
 
Bomi pulled Sora from Insung’s arms. "Ya! Are you in the right state of mind?" She whispered.
 
"Why should I not?" She then looked at Insung again. "You drive your yellow Ferrari right?"
 
Insung surprised hearing her question. Yellow Ferrari is the car that he used only for race.
 
"Is she revealing her other identity now?" Insung thought to himself. But at the same time, he is glad that she chooses him rather than those guys. It gives him the hope that he still has the chance.
 
"Shall we go now?" Insung asked.
 
Sora nodded as she is taking another glass of beer.
 
“You’ve had enough Kang Sora.” Hyorin said as she took away the beer from her hand.
 
Sora pulls her lips. Sulking. She turns to Insung and grab his arms. “Let go, Jo Insung?” She said to him.
 
Insung nodded as he holds shoulders. Trying to prevent her from falling.
 
"What is she doing?" Jinjoo looked at both Bomi and Hyorin. Utterly dumbfounded with Kang Sora behavior tonight.
 
Bomi and Hyorin shrugged their shoulders. “We’re not sure either..” they replied.
 
Bomi looked at Joongki, Juhwan and Woobin. Whose ayes are still following Kang Sora and Jo Insung walking out of the club.
 
“You’re going to be a dead meat Kang Sora. What kind of complicated situation you’re getting yourself into?” Bomi thought to herself as she crossed her arms looking at the future tangled relationship that they will be in.