"yep, i'm going to the movies."
rummaging through the fridge's shelves, she spotted the biscuits that wendy mentioned and grabbed a handful. backing away, she nudged the fridge closed with her elbow and stuffed her snacks into her handbag.
wendy raised her eyebrows. "oh, really? what movie?"
joy grinned, closing her handbag and turning to wendy. "trolls world tour, the korean dubbed ver--whoa!"
before she could finish her sentence, wendy was suddenly in her face, wiggling excitedly.
"really?? reaaalllyyyyy?!? i heard that movie got rave reviews! they say the person who dubbed poppy sounded like an experienced voice actor!" wendy grinned widely.
joy shook her head, laughing. "we know you did a great job, unnie."
wendy flashed her a smug look. "i know, right."
before joy could put out a witty response, wendy rattled off her questions, circling joy as she did so. joy had to grab her shoulders to keep her in one place, wendy was making her dizzy.
"who are you going with? will you eat dinner outside? ah! but i was going to cook your favorite pasta today...oh! but then you would most likely get hungry afterward..."
joy stared at her, furrowing her brows.
wendy stopped. "ah. i'm doing it again, aren't i? asking lots of questions about your private life."
she scratched the side of her head sheepishly.
"sorry, sooyoung-ah. i know you'd said before that it makes you uncomfortable..."
"no, it's not that." joy laughed, reassuring her unnie. "it's just, i feel like this happened to me already? this scenario, like deja vu..." joy frowned. "i wonder why..."
"was it because of the other times i've tried to pry into your private life?"
"no! haha, unnie i'm used to this now. i promise, you're not making me uncomfortable."
joy tilted her head.
"something about this situation just feels strangely familiar, but i can't quite put my finger on it..."
wendy sighed. "well, if you're sure..."
"i am." joy nudged wendy's chin gently with her knuckles and winked at her.
"by the way, please leave me some of that pasta. i love your home-cooked meals, better than restaurant-bought ones."
wendy's expression brightened immediately. "of course!!! see you later sooyoungie~"
"bye, unnie~"
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after the movie.
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"hey, could you drop by the house? mom wants you to take back some of her side dishes to the dorm." joy's sister asked.
"hmm? sure."
the moment joy arrived, haetnim pounced, wagging her tail happily. she sniffed at joy's shoes, which joy quickly eased out of. she sniffed at joy's jeans. she jumped up and put her paws against joy's legs. she barked and yipped excitedly.
oh boy! oh boy oh boy oh boy! it's joy! why is she here? where did she come from? did she bring food? did she bring toys? did she come to play? what's this smell?
joy tilted her head and stared at haetnim, furrowing her brows.
the end.