Second Chances (1/1)

It has been a week. A whole week since Momo decided to hide herself from the world in her apartment, seven whole days since she last let out a genuine smile. During all that time, she has not once checked her phone filled with unread messages and missed calls. Most of them are from the girls, but half of them from the person who is responsible for the current situation.Momo has picked up a basic routine. Well, it might be wrong to call it a routine, since its only made of eating and sleeping. She wouldn't have been able to let go of herself like this if the group was busy, but there is absolutely nothing on their schedules.One night, as Momo is trying to sleep, she is disturbed by a rumbling sound coming from outside her window. She tries to ignore it at first, but as the sound gets louder and louder, she leaves her warm bed with a frustrated sigh. She peeks through the curtains into the dark backyard. The rain is pouring very hard and she is barely able to see anything, but that does not stop her from trying to find out what that irritating sound is.She hears the noise once more, and suddenly, she is met with a familiar figure slowly getting more visible. Her stomach drops as soon as Dahyun walks into the light of the backyard. She's bathing in the rain, clothes and hair completely soaked, calling for a cold. Any of the other members would have immediately made Dahyun enter the house, but Momo is only staring at her with a blank face.Dahyun walks closer to the window, causing Momo to immediately fix the curtains and move away before hopping back into her bed. But her eyes are still locked onto the window. She's not sure what she's exactly expecting to happen and why it's making her somewhat nervous. She has been giving it her all for the past week to completely eliminate Dahyun from her mind even though she knew that something like this was going to happen sooner or later.As Momo is shifting in her bed, she spots a little opening through the curtains, letting her see out. The grip on her blanket gets tighter as she watches Dahyun draw a broken heart onto the steamy window. That confirms for her that Dahyun has no plans on leaving. So, Momo gets back up from bed and strides towards the window before opening it. The cold hits her in an instant and she gets goosebumps. However, not only because of the cold, but also because in that very moment, she is able to clearly see Dahyun's face again after days. It's raining more than before now, but Momo can see that Dahyun is crying hard.The younger one reaches out for Momo's hands that are resting on the window sill, but she pulls herself back and instead, gazes at Momo with tearful eyes."I can't stop thinking about you. I didn't mean to make you cry. Please give me a second chance, allow me to make things right."Instead of answering her, Momo looks away, anywhere away from Dahyun. She can feel her body tense up as she starts feeling quite anxious. Normally, being around Dahyun made her feel the opposite of what she is feeling right now. The girl used to make her feel safe, cozy, and possibly every other positive emotion that exists. But now, now she's holding herself back from closing the window to her face and ignoring her for the rest of the night or maybe even for the next few weeks."Momo, I know I made a mistake, a big one, but I regret it with all my heart. Let me fix this, please. I'll do anything. Just tell me that we're not done."When Momo decides to keep quiet again, Dahyun tries to lean forward and hug her, but Momo is quick to refuse, gently pushing her back. That makes Dahyun's tear pick up on speed and blur her vision. But then, she feels Momo's thumb wipe her tears away."I'm sorry, Dahyuni. I wish regrets could bring us back, bring me back to you, but they can't. There are things we do, where no matter how much we regret it, we can't just turn it the way we want it to be."After hearing that, Dahyun is aware that they're over. She knows that nothing will ever be the same between them again. That's why she goes in for another hug, Momo letting her this time. Even while she is absolutely soaked, the hug lets her body warm up faster than anything could. To think that she might not be able to be in Momo's arms ever again, she takes it all in. The scent of Momo's shampoo, the soft grip Momo has on her waist, the warm breathing hitting her ear. It's all so basic yet so precious to her.She is in the middle of wondering if Momo is nervous due to the fast heartbeat she can feel against her chest until suddenly everything goes black and her legs start trembling, giving up on her. However, before she can fall over, two strong arms swiftly hold her up.Dahyun has no idea on what's happening. All she knows is that she's not in the rain anymore, instead, in a place that feels softer than it should be feeling. For a second, her mind even tells her that she died and is somewhere in heaven now. Her eyes feel so heavy, but she slowly manages to open them. A white ceiling is the first thing she sees. Although, it's not just a normal white ceiling, but a very familiar one that immediately puts a smile on her face.Dahyun slightly turns her head to the side to get met with Momo laying next to her, sleeping with her arm around the girl. Dahyun is happy, but she's slightly trembling again because she thinks she shouldn't be here right now. As much as she would absolutely love to be with Momo again, she believes she doesn't deserve the older one after disappointing her.The trembling turns into shaking, then into the awakening of the sleeping one. Dahyun lets go of the breath she didn't know she was holding when Momo removes her arm from around her and shifts a little in place before fluttering her eyes open. They hold blank eye contact for a few seconds before Momo spots the shaking. She sits up immediately and pulls down the cover on top of the younger one."What kind of idiot stands in the rain? Ever heard of catching a cold?" Momo says in an annoyed tone.Before Dahyun can even open her mouth to say something, Momo slides her arms under her back and lifts her up. The younger one gets flustered and accidentally lets out a gasp, but nothing can be heard. It seems like her voice is gone too for now. Momo carries her to the bathroom in a hurry, her face showing clearly that she's stressed from the situation. There, Momo gently places the younger one onto the counter just by the sink."We have to cool you down. I'm gonna undress you and get you into the bath, okay?"After the nod from Dahyun, Momo holds onto the younger one's hoodie before signaling her to put up her arms. Dahyun does as wanted and she's freed from the hoodie. Even though Dahyun should be worried about the cold right now, her mind is wondering off on its own, reminding her about the other times Momo has undressed her. Those thoughts quickly come to an end, though."I'm only helping you, by the way. This won't change anything between us."Dahyun has the urge to cry again, but she holds back. She finds herself pathetic for being sad, considering the fact that she's the one who is responsible of their falling. She knows that the girl who is helping her step out of her pants should be the depressed the one, the girl who is now unclasping her bra with a worried face should be the heartbroken one.Dahyun thinks she would have deserved being left out in the rain instead of getting looked after right now. But she's somewhat happy, because this might be the last time she is going to be this close to Momo. The feeling of Momo's hand on her waist to help her step into the shower will forever be missed by Dahyun and that's why she wants to make the best out of this moment."I'm sorry. I just had to see you," Dahyun says, slightly surprised that her voice is back. Although Momo is pretending to not hear her, letting out a sigh and grabbing the shower head, Dahyun is not going to give up any time soon. "You've been on my mind every day. How are you? What have you been doing here all this time? Do you—""I think you're feeling better now. You can handle this on your own, no?" Momo says in a cold tone.She hands Dahyun the shower head before stepping a few steps backwards towards the door. Momo lets her head hang low and starts caressing her forehead with one hand before letting out a distressed chuckle. She looks back up, straight into the younger one's eyes. "I guess I wasn't on your mind while you were having the time of your life her.""I—""No, Dahyun. I really don't want to hear it. I want you to leave after you're finished here."Just like that, Momo leaves the bathroom before closing the door and throwing herself onto the bed. The idea of being the mature one and helping Dahyun clearly wasn't a good idea, but it's too late to back out, since the girl is already in her bathroom. For a second, Momo hesitates on making Dahyun put her clothes back on and just kick her out of the house despite the heavy pouring outside. But before she is able to decide if she should do it, the sound of water can be heard from the bathroom.As Momo is laying in bed, completely zoned out, the video that she received comes to her mind again. Her breath hitches the same way it did when she first clicked the play button. At first, she thought the anonymous person who the video came from was just playing a prank on her. However, the longer she watched it, the better she could pinpoint who the people on the screen were. It was her girlfriend and another girl who wasn't Momo grinding all over each other in a club. Letting Dahyun go to a club on her own was never an option for Momo in the first place, so seeing her do that, and on top of that, being completely drunk with someone else made Momo furious.Still, fortunately, Momo is able to shake her thoughts away before she gets any more upset. Instead, realizing that the other members didn't do anything to get ignored, Momo finally brings herself to grab her phone from the nightstand. She unlocks it and swipes past the notifications to open their groupchat. Her laziness is stopping her from replying to everyone individually, so she just sends a quick message to the group chat. Only a few seconds after it's sent, three of the girls start typing. That already causes Momo to get overwhelmed, so she locks the phone again, putting it back in its grave in the nightstand's drawer.Just then, the bathroom door opens, surprising Momo, who didn't realize that the sound of water stopped a while ago. That's not the current issue, though. The fact that Dahyun steps out of the bathroom still completely naked and with water dripping from her hair is the biggest problem. Hence Momo can't hold a facepalm. It's so obvious that Dahyun is causing difficulty on purpose so she can stay longer.Despite how Momo wasn't planning on continuing to help the girl, here she is, getting up from bed to grab her own bathrobe. She swings it around Dahyun, letting her put her arms in. During all that, Momo's eyes have been looking anywhere but Dahyun's exposed body. It's not like she would try to make a move if she saw anything anyway."You're making the floor all wet! Go get a towel from the cabinet and dry your damn hair already," Momo says before she gets back into bed and returns sleeping mode, completely ignoring Dahyun's presence.Dahyun takes a towel before proceeding to stand in the same spot she was before and just staring at Momo laying under the blanket. "Could you help me? My arms kind of feel numb," she asks in a whisper.Actually, she's completely fine, but she doesn't mind lying at all if it's the only way to continue having Momo by her side. Although, the glare she receives from the girl is nothing far from terrifying. Momo resembles an aggressive wolf, ready to attack its prey, which is why Dahyun subconsciously takes a little step back.Momo lets out another of her sighs, which seem to be a common occurrence tonight. "You're so annoying."Despite how frustrated she is due to the current situation, Momo gets out from under the blanket once again. She sits up straight with her back leaning against the headboard before motioning for the now shivering Dahyun to join her.It doesn't take long for Dahyun to be sitting in front of Momo, between her legs, while the older one pats her head dry with the towel. The only sound filling the room is the hefty rain from outside, since neither of the girls are giving voice to anything. This scenario is actually familiar to both of them. During trainee days, Momo used to care for Dahyun just like she is right now. She used to help the younger one with her makeup, her outfits, her hair, and mostly, dancing. In short, Momo was always ready to help Dahyun with anything and everything. But sometimes, the past has to stay in the past and has no word on what happens in the future."How can I make you forgive me?" Dahyun asks, breaking the depressing silence."You can't."...