Bloody Mary

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Moving was fucking stressful. You didn’t have many things to carry, in fact, all your belongings and your clothes fit in a single suitcase and a bag, but you still had to get up very early in the morning to get everything in order as quickly as possible, that without removing the fact that there would be paperwork related to the condominium which you weren’t going to be able to complete before the meeting time with Sunmi. You would have time to worry about that later, right now you were only focused on not being late.

Heejin was extremely nervous while you two were waiting for the taxi, she bit her nails very often, and walked in one direction back and forth while biting the skin of her lips. She, unlike you, had three suitcases, and you had no fucking idea what exactly she was carrying in each other than her clothes. In a moment of anxiety and crisis last night after receiving the news, she locked herself in the bathroom and came out with her hair cut to her shoulders; your first impulse was to ask her what the hell she had done and what she was thinking, but just looking at her for a few seconds made you realize how incredibly beautiful she looked. It was one of the many qualities of hers, no matter what hairstyle she wore, she looked like a beauty goddess with each one of them.

“Can you stand still? You make me nervous,” you turned to her. She was wearing a gray jean jacket with a tight black tank top under it, black joggers and converse sneakers; when you told her that she turned around and walked to stand next to you.

“How do you ask me to stay still when I’m moving to a place I never thought I’d go in my whole fucking life?!” she snapped, her brow furrowed, “and if that wasn’t enough, I’m going to be a fucking burden to you,” she was about to turn her back on you and keep walking, but you grabbed her wrist firmly and pulled her back.

“Listen to me, Jeon Heejin,” you looked into her eyes, released her wrist and took her hands, “you’re not going to be a burden to me, okay? I want to give you a good life, the life you deserve,” you caressed the back of her hands with your thumbs, “besides, do you seriously expect me to enjoy a place like that by myself? Nah, I need my Heekie there.”

Heejin had a moment of silence as her face softened.

“God, you’re so clingy,” she sighed before wrapping her arms around your torso and burying her face in your chest.

“I think that’s why I drive you so crazy,” you wrapped your arms around her.

“Shut up the fuck up, wimp,” she said, her gaze lost on her somewhere down the street.

Not a minute passed when a four-door black car stopped in front of you, it was the taxi you were waiting for.

Getting the suitcases inside the car was a difficult task, only two fit in the trunk of the car, while the other two were lying on the back seats. Heejin was left with no choice but to sit on top of you in the passenger seat, her ass pressing against your crotch quite intentionally. You stirred a little nervously, and looked out the window so as not to lose concentration.

“To Hannam the Hill, please.”

After a few directions the taxi dropped you and Heejin right in front of the apartment complex. You opened your door, letting her get out first. Her reaction was priceless, she immediately reminded you of you last night, you were sure you had the same surprised face, as if you were taking a child to an incredible place she had never been before; it was definitely a new world for her.

“It doesn’t make any fucking sense, does it?” you laughed as you got out of the car, to walk to the trunk of the car.

“This place is amazing, like, what the fuck…” Heejin moved a little away from the taxi to get a more detailed view of the place, “is that a fucking mall?” she pointed out innocently.

“How about you help me get down the corpses you have as suitcases?” you said as you lowered the first suitcase and left it on the sidewalk.

“Oh sure, sorry.”

Once you unloaded all the suitcases and your things from the car, you and Heejin walked to the entrance of the building, where the same doorman from the night before stood guard unperturbed.

“Good morning, sir, let me help you with that” the man recognized you right away and gave you a slight bow, the same towards Heejin, “Good morning, young lady,” he said, then you handed him the two suitcases you were carrying.

“Good morning,” you greeted back, “could you please tell me what time it is?” you already had your hand on the door handle.

“9:57 AM,” he replied, after checking his watch.

“Fuck, right on time,” you sighed in relief, then opened the door for the man and Heejin to walk through.

“Damn, I’ve never been treated so courteously,” Heejin said as you walked toward the elevator, “and I’ve certainly never been called that before.”

“Well, you’ll have to get used to it. Let me help you with that,” you took the two missing bags she was carrying from her hands.

The doorman had taken the elevator first, but it wasn’t until it went down again that you and Heejin took it to get to the floor of your apartment. The man was waiting for you there, the suitcases by his side.

“Have a nice day, see you later,” the man said goodbye as he walked past you and into the elevator, leaving the two of you alone in the cold and lonely hallway.

“Well, here we go, are you ready?” you saw her.

“Nope, but come on, let’s do it,” she nodded.

You took the lead, Heejin following close behind as you turned right, heading straight for the apartment door, which was made of a completely different wood that you couldn’t identify, but still looked no less expensive than Sunmi’s.

“Holy crap, this thing alone is more expensive than our previous apartment,” Heejin said from behind you.

“‘Right? I said the same thing, it’s ridiculous.”

It was enough to ring the bell once for the nerves to turn into tickles in your spine, as well as a strange feeling in the pit of your stomach; you had been through the same thing last night, exactly the same situation, but it still felt the same way, like you were a little mouse going right into its trap.

The door opened in a matter of seconds, and how could it be otherwise, Miss Lee looked stunning, short jean skirt, high-soled shoes, black socks below the knees and a sleeveless polo shirt. She looked at you and then looked at Heejin with that cold look that characterized her.

“I’m glad you’re punctual, it will certainly be a plus for you,” it was an awkward way to greet you, but at least you were thankful that she hadn’t spit in your face.

“Good morning Miss Lee,” you bowed, “Uh, this is Heejin…” you stepped aside so she could get a good look at her, “my roommate.”

“Ah… hi, it’s my pleasure,” Heejin gave her an awkward smile, followed by a giggle, it was clear that she couldn’t hide her nerves, especially when she didn’t expect Sunmi to be that intimidating.

“Hm…” Sunmi scrutinized her from head to toe, “what do you do for a living, girl?”

“I-I’m… a graphic designer, and cartoonist,” you could almost hear her gulp as she said that.

“Interesting…” Sunmi nodded slowly, “she’s definitely gorgeous, take good care of her unless you want some famous athlete or investor’s son to steal her away from you,” she told you, especially emphasizing that last sentence as a threat, “well, let’s go in, I’ll give you a tour of your new apartment.”

You and Heejin exchanged worried and nervous looks before following Sunmi inside.

The apartment was a million times more impressive than you imagined, so the two of you shared the same level of awe as you took your first steps. The aesthetics of the apartment was completely different from that of Sunmi, the wood of the floor and the walls were light gray, with some areas painted white, and the most remarkable thing for you were the two white marble columns, one next to the kitchen bar, and another one above the artificial fireplace in front of the living room, which, as if that were not enough, was gigantic, with the large window that occupied almost the entire left wall covered by white curtains, and a chain of L-shaped sofas on top of a rug that matched the surroundings.

“I had it cleaned first thing in the morning, so everything is spotless,” Sunmi said proudly, as she walked in front of the two of you, then stopped in the middle of the living room.

“I can’t believe you’re letting me live in a place like this, what the fuck,” you said, still stunned as you stared at the TV set up on the opposite side of the marble column.

“Is that a mirror?!” Heejin asked out loud looking up, sure enough, there was a large mirror on the ceiling just above the coffee table in the middle of the rug.

“Well, I guess I don’t need to explain everything to you, you guys aren’t stupid,” Sunmi said, also looking at the mirror, “this is the living room, what’s behind me is the kitchen, and there’s the dining table. ”

“Seriously, do we also have our own wine reserve?” You pointed to the bottle rack behind the pillar next to the kitchen.

“You’re going to need it from time to time, just enjoy it.”

“The only time I’ve had expensive wine in my life was literally 4 years ago,” Heejin mentioned as she stood in front of the glass protected bottle rack.

“And you still have a lot of things to know, girl. Come on, I’ll show you the rest.”