Minji's POV

After Monday's afternoon, Yoohyeon disappeared again. And I'm saying again, cause Yoohyeon was skipping school sometimes. And most of times it wasn't for only one day. And she never told anyone why. The professors never asked her. She wasn't talking to anyone so it was something only her and her friends knew. I asked Handong why she went missing again and she told me it was a Yoohyeon thing and I shouldn't worry about it. But I couldn't just stay there and not worry at all.

That week was passing by really slowly and it was starting to get on my nerves. I wanted Yoohyeon to come back. But if it was a Yoohyeon thing like Handong said, she could come back whenever she wanted to. Which means in only some days or in a month later! I was wondering that maybe Siyeon's behaviour made her want to disappear. But I couldn't be sure. I asked Handong about it and she told me that it wasn't this. She wasn't affected by people's harsh words and behaviour. She was used to it. It was just... a Yoohyeon thing. I was starting to get impatient. What was this freaking Yoohyeon thing? Was she even alright?

"I want to go to her house. To see if she is alright." I told Handong on Friday's morning. I was always worried when she did that. When she just disappeared. She could just not come back ever again. I have never went this far to want to go to her house. But this time, this time I was a little bit closer to her than before. Plus I wasn't going to go alone. I begged Handong to come with me when she answered me no.

"Please Handong. Let's go see her. I need to know if she is alright."

"She is fine unnie. I'm sure of it. She told me she is fine. And why do you care that much anyway? She is really your crush huh?" Handong teased me. Of course she knew! Bora wasn't going to keep it just between us! It wasn't Handong my problem. She could know. She was my friend anyway. But she was also Yoohyeon's friend. That was the problem.

"Ok unnie. I have a plan. Tomorrow I'll do another sleepover. And I'll tell Yubin and Yoohyeon to come too. Ok?"

"But what if she won't come. She never comes anyway. Plus if she doesn't come this will make me even more worried!"

"No, it won't make you more worried. If she won't come that means that she is fine and that she didn't come like every other time. It's something Yoohyeon would do, right?" I nodded.

"But what if you are wrong? What if she isn't fine?"

"Let me finish."

"I'm sorry."

"If she will come then that means that Yubin convince her to do so. But in both options she is fine. She talks to us every day. She doesn't talk to you cause you two aren't friends Ji. So, stop worrying please." I nodded my head and went back to my class.

The next day I was really really nervous. What if she didn't show up? What if she wasn't fine? What if something bad had happened to her? What if she was in danger?

"Minji! Stop pacing around! She is fine! Handong told you didn't she?" Bora said. She didn't like the idea that I liked Yoohyeon. But she wasn't against us either. At least she could help me more than Siyeon.

"Yeah, but what if she isn't?"

"What if she is?" She asked me back.

"Think positive Minji. You always think positive. This side of you scares me to be honest. You never get this nervous and worried. I am starting to think if Siyeon was right after all. If this Yoohyeon girl brings you only problems than making you happy."

"Told ya" Siyeon said.

"Guys! You are no help! I'm worried because I care! I care! Really much! This hasn't had to do with her! But me!"

"Ok. I'm sorry. Just try to think positive. You just believe in some what ifs! Minji. Calm down, please!" Bora pleaded me.

"Ok. I'll go shower then. Don't make out in my house please! Especially now that I'm still here!" I told them laughing and they laughed too. Aish! I missed those times. When it was just the three of us. And when Siyeon wasn't that cold and rude. When she didn't care that much about Yoohyeon.

When it was finally night time me and the girls went to Handong's house. She greeted us happily and when we got inside. There was Gahyeon smiling at us.

"Unnies! You finally came!" She said and hugged us.

"Why didn't you come to Minji's so we can come here all together?" Siyeon asked her.

"I wanted to help Handong unnie with the foods and all." I looked around hoping to see Yoohyeon here. But no. Of course she wouldn't come.

"Yubin will be here in a while." Handong whispered to me knowing exactly what I was thinking. I hoped she wasn't alone again. Bora and Siyeon went to Handong's bedroom to change into pajamas and then I changed too. Not in her bedroom. The Suayeon couple was still in there making out probably. I started playing some games with Gahyeon trying to distract my mind. After a while Bora and Siyeon came to the living room, along with Handong, and we all started playing.

After awhile the doorbell rang and Handong stood up to open the door. My heart was beating too fast and my hands got sweaty. Was she really going to come?

Three girls entered the living room and one of them was Yoohyeon. I was more than glad that she was really here. She was so beautiful. Her silver hair falling wavy on her shoulders, her messy bangs on her forehead, her purple lips cause she was cold, like the day she was wet, her white and beautiful skin, her soft and unreadable face, like always, her light blue eyes looking so cold, like always. But she also seemed so tired. I wondered what was wrong, why was she missing for a whole week! But I didn't talk nor asked her. I just stood there like a statue. I should have said something.

She then left to Handong'd bedroom with Dami to change into pajamas. When she got outside my eyes couldn't stop looking at her. She was even more stunning. She was wearing just an oversized shirt and short shorts. But still... she was beautiful. Her long white legs were so skinny! She was looking a bit uncomfortable so I looked away immediately. I didn't want her to feel uncomfortable. Especially with me.

The girls started talking, but all I could hear and see was her. I didn't care what they were talking about to be exact. I wasn't involved to their conversation anyway. Till, Bora and Siyeon started kissing. I didn't mind them kissing but sometimes they were being too much, in front of us.

"Ok enough! We have children here too!" I told them referring to Gahyeon mostly.

"If you are talking about my sister then I can tell you that she has seen us many times already. Except, if you are talking about yourself, or the mute girl. Then yes, baby we have to stop. We have children here too." Siyeon said sarcastically. I looked at her pissed. I wanted to tell her something but I prefered not to. The last time I did that, we fought and Yoohyeon left. I didn't want to ruin the mood, again.

Handong told us to find a good movie to watch and she sent Dami to bring some stuff for us, like food and pillows. We were trying to find a good one when I realized that Yoohyeon wasn't even sitting with us. I turned to look at her and told her:

"What do you want us to watch? Come here. Let's choose something!" I said excited about it. I wanted to make her smile. She was seeming so out of space. She didn't move so I stood up, took her hand and led her to the couch. We sat there and I was showing her the movies. I wanted her to choose the movie for us tonight.

"I won't pick up a movie till you tell me your favourite." I told her and waited patiently for her to pick one. Siyeon groaned angrily and stood up to get some more food for herself. She mumbled something about Yoohyeon being mute once again. It was something she was saying a lot lately, to my disliking. I looked at Yoohyeon. She seemed like she didn't heard her. She was trying to find a movie. So I decided to not yell at Siyeon. I didn't want to ruin the mood.

Yoohyeon picked a movie and we started watching it. I was really happy that Yoohyeon was with us tonight. She was quiet like always, but at least she was with us. And she picked the movie too. I was more than happy. I wanted to focus on the movie cause it was a movie Yoohyeon had chosen for us to watch. But I couldn't. Yoohyeon was sitting beside me. So I couldn't focus. My heart was beating fast and I could do nothing about it. I held her arm and it was cold. So I decided that I shouldn't let go of it. I was looking at her most of times cause she looked so beautiful while being focused watching the movie. She would look at me sometimes and that made my heart skipped a beat. Then I would smile at her brightly and she would look back at the screen.

After the movie we gathered in a circle and started telling scary stories. Gahyeon was yelling most of the time cause she was getting scared easily. Especially when Siyeon was making weird and scary faces to her. It was fun. But I was more than happy when I was looking at Yoohyeon. She wasn't smiling that much. But her eyes had lit up and she had a small smile in her face when something was funny. It wasn't something obvious. But I could understand from those small things that she was having fun. And that made me the happiest person alive.

It got really late when we decided that it was time to go to sleep. Handong was going to sleep in her bed with Dami. Bora and Siyeon were going to sleep on sleeping bags in Handong's bedroom, me and Yoohyeon were going to sleep on sleeping bags in the living room and Gahyeon was going to sleep on the couch. I got in to my sleeping bag and closed my eyes. I looked at Yoohyeon's pretty face and then I drifted to sleep.

When I was almost asleep though I heard soft footsteps and then some noises in the kitchen. I opened my eyes and saw that Yoohyeon wasn't in her sleeping bag. I stood up going to the kitchen thinking that she might was there. And I was right. She was there drinking some water. She looked tired.

"Why are you up?" I asked her yawning.

"I have insomnia." She told me. She seemed thinking about it though. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her.

"Why? I have insomnia too sometimes, cause I'm stressing too much. Are you stressed?" I said while I drank a glass of water too. I then signaled her to sit down on the kitchen table with me. I wasn't sure if it would be ok with her to talk about it. But I still tried it.

"No. I just... can't sleep." She said.

"Is it something that happens to you every night?"

"Yeah. Except if I'm really really tired."

"I see. Have you checked it? Have you gone to a doctor to check this?" I tried to not make her worry about it. But it might be serious too. She shook her head. She was thinking about it though.

"I hope it's not something serious. What do you do most of times to fall asleep?" I tried to not worry her too much.

"Nothing actually."

"Ok." I said softly. She sat up and went to sleep and I followed her. When She was about to get under the covers when I spoke again:

"Yoohyeon?"

She nodded her head waiting for me to continue talking.

"Do you... perhaps want a hug to fall asleep? My mom used to hug me when I couldn't sleep as a kid. I don't know how else to help you." I didn't know if this could help actually. She seemed bothered about it. Maybe something that I said bothered her. She seemed troubled. I was about to tell her to forget it when she spoke first.

"Yeah... it would be nice of you. Thanks." She said not that sure about it though. I came close to her reading her eyes and her expression and hugged her tightly. I knew something was wrong. Maybe something with her mother. I noted to myself to not mention it again. I didn't push her to tell me. I was going to wait until she felt ready. We weren't friends anyway. Why to trust me then? I didn't asked her why she was crying. I could only imagine for now. And it didn't matter to know actually. The only thing that mattered was her to let it all out. All I did was hugging her. And all she did was crying silently in my arms...

The next morning when I woke up, she wasn't by my side. She was nowhere to be found, actually. The rest of the girls were still sleeping. I searched in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the living room. She was nowhere. I looked at of the window hoping that she would be outside and I was right. I automatically smiled relieved that she was fine and she was still here. I thought for a second that she disappeared again! I got outside and sat beside her in Handong's bench. She was looking at Handong's yard. She was lost in her thoughts. I wasn't even sure if she had realized I was there or not. I didn't want to interrupt her but it was cold and she wasn't wearing any other clothes on except from Handong's pajamas.

"It's cold. We should head inside." I told her softly. She didn't respond immediately. She then turned and looked at me. She was thinking of something, I could tell.

"Thank you." she said in almost a whisper and stood up walking inside. I didn't understand at first why was she thanking me. But then I remembered yesterday's events. She might be thanking me for letting her cry in my arms. I couldn't be sure. I stood up and followed her inside telling her that it was nothing. I wanted to ask her why was she thanking me. But I thought that she might be uncomfortable to talk about it yet. So I didn't ask.  

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Author's note:
We got to see Minji's POV again. We didn't see anything new actually. But we saw how she thinks of Yoohyeon and how her absence affected her. That's kinds interesting, right?

Anyway! Remember that English is not my first language so there might be mistakes. I hope you all liked it! Don't forget to like the chapter, and comment, if you want. It helps me A Lot, and don't forget to vote for Dreamcatcher on Soribada on Choeaedol app!!! I'm sorry for the delay! Bye! See you on Friday! Dream of Dreamcatcher!