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Jimin had prepared them breakfast despite Minjeong still sleeping upstairs, on their bed. Taeyeon was already there in the living room, drinking a cup of tea Jimin had prepared for her. The young lecturer flashed a thankful smile towards Minjeong's older sister as she grabbed the railings on the stairs.

"I'm sorry for burdening you today. But I really need to pick up some stuff", Jimin huffed. The other Kim smirked playfully before she put down the cup on her hand.

"Jimin, you don't need to worry about it. I'm here to take care of my younger sister. If I'm not here for her, I afraid I might regret it later".

Jimin smiled one last time before mouthes a soft thank you to the older. As she headed upstairs and turned the doorknob of the room, the first thing she saw was her fiancée's slightly opened mouth and her dishevelled hair. Her hands are on top of her head, and her legs cross one another like a ballet pose.

Jimin couldn't help but laugh lightly by the cute view, not until Minjeong's mouth moved like that, pouting into the air.

"Cute", is all she could say between her smile. At least Minjeong got into deep sleep after battling with her insomnia almsot until four in the morning.

Jimin walked closer to the bed before landing her butt softly on the comfy material. She tucked a strands of Minjeong's hair behind her ear before slowly leaning in for a kiss on her cheek. She then caressed the smooth skin gently with her thumb, bidding goodbye to her fiancée in her dreamlands.

"I will be back, Minjeong. See you after two".

When she starts to move away, her eyes dart at some amounts of fallen hairs on her fiancee's pillow. She collect a handful of them before leaning in again for a final peck on her fiancée's cheek.

****

When Minjeong woke up with a soft yawn, she found no presence of her fiancée beside her. She took her phone from the nightstand before tapping the screen on, flashing the current time.

It's already eleven.

When Minjeong starts to move her legs to touch the floor, she finds it a bit hard for her to stand up. Her legs feel like jelly, wobbly like a toddler who just learned how to walk properly. Then she realized she needed help, and she guessed her older sister was probably here already.

"Taeyeon!", she shouted her name but got no answer.

She scrolled the contact list on her phone, calling her sister. Instead of getting a reply from the other line, she could hear rushed footsteps running upstairs towards her bedroom. When the door flashed open, she saw the worried face of her older sister with her phone still ringing inside her grip. Right behind her was her best friend, Ningning.

"Minjeong, is there something wrong?", Taeyeon asked in concerned as she caught her heavy breath from running.

"That's fast", Minjeong couldn't help but sneered from the panic act.

"You scared the hell out of us, Minjeong!", Ningning was the one who spoke out right now.

"I need help", finally Minjeong voiced out her request with her tiny voice. "I want to get myself clean, but I can't stand up", she slowly lifted her head up, shifting her eyes from her older sister and to her friend. "Can you guys... help me?", she pleaded.

Taeyeon huffed heavily, once, before she slowly walked closer towards her younger sister and circled her arms around her shoulder. "Let's get you clean up, kid. You can do this", Taeyeon let out a tiny smile on her face, and Ningning immediately came forward to hold Minjeong by her free arm.

Feeling extremely thankful, Minjeong smiled happily to her loved ones. "Thank you".

It is embarrassing, but Taeyeon helped the younger to take a bath. Minjeong complained and disagreed at first, but when she figured out that she couldn't lift her hand up above her head, she finally gave in. At least it was her older sister who saw her naked, not her best friend, or not Minjeong, who would be totally embarrassed.

Taeyeon is as helpful as she can. From wiping the younger girl to dry with the towel, to putting on clothes on Minjeong's naked body, until leading her downstairs helped by Ningning.

"Jimin already cooked some food for you before she went, but Ningning also came with some Chinese food", Taeyeon said as she helped her younger sister to sit on the couch in the living room.

"I'll try to eat both. Thank you", Minjeong smiled lightly when Ningning handed her a bowl of noodles she brought.

They are aware of Minjeong's appetite, Jimin had told them. These few days, Minjeong could sometimes only eat a few pieces of biscuits, or a slice of bread, or scrambled eggs. She never eats something big, more than a toddler portion of food.

"I'm sorry if I couldn't finish this, Ning", Minjeong smiled to her friend, feeling guilty about wasting the food and her kind effort. The Chinese immediately shrugged it off with a soft chuckle.

"Nah. It is fine. I didn't had my meal yet today, so I'll finish that for you after you are full", she said as she handed Minjeong the wooden chopsticks before taking the seat right next to the sick girl.

"By the way, have you seen the inside of our studio?", Minjeong asked, and the Chinese shook her head, denying.

"Not yet. Your fiancée informed me that you guys just received the key yesterday. I only saw some photos she gave me. But I'm satisfied enough with your choice. It's really a great space!", Ningning nodded her head happily as her eyes followed Taeyeon, who just came from the kitchen with Jimin's home-cooked food in her hands.

"It's alright, buddy. I'll wait for you. We will go there together", she gently tapped Minjeong on the shoulder with her nods of assurement. Minjeong just smiled back at her, thankful.

****

Minjeong could literally count how much she ate that afternoon. Three tiny slurps of Ningning's noodle and two bites of Jimin's egg toast. The sick girl couldn't put more pressure on her stomach as she started to feel nauseous on her third bite.

Ningning scram for a glass of water, and Taeyeon tried to help Minjeong with her pills.

Minjeong feel so thankful to have them here, but still, when she turns her head towards the clock on the wall, the time reminded Minjeong that it is only one in the evening.

But she missed Jimin already.

"When did Jimin say she'll be back again?", Minjeong asked after gulping the warm water down her throat.

"Probably after two. Need to pick up some lecture materials and meet up with a few students for their assignments consultations. Maybe meet the dean for a while, and finally back into your arms", Taeyeon said before her face formed into a big smirk.

"Why? Miss her already?", she scoffed.

"S-Shut up!", Minjeong can feel her cheeks burning in embarrassment.

"Now I miss Aeri too", Ningning hugged her own body with her arms, faking her cries before lifting her head up to her friend who flashed her a playful smug. "What a tease", Minjeong sneered.

"Yeah-yeah. Go missing your both fiancee and girlfriend. Don't mind a single person here who is eating her food, trying so hard not to barf, because why? I am so single, and the only thing I miss the most right now is my dog, which I need to send to the nursery today, because why again? I have a younger sister to annoy today, but then she's the one who annoyed me. Don't forget that her best friend made a team with her. Oh, what a great day!", Taeyeon chuckled between her fake cries, holding up her phone as her wallpaper flashed.

"Zero, baby! I miss you!", Taeyeon faked her wails for the brown flurry.

****

It's three, and Minjeong falls asleep like she always did on the couch in the living room. Ningning sleep on the other couch right next to Minjeong while Taeyeon was on her laptop, doing some work from her dismissal today.

When the older Kim heard the soft knocks on the front door, she opened up the intel to see Jimin's face on it. She immediately opened the door for her before talking to the taller girl im whisper.

"They are sleeping. Hush", Taeyeon put her finger on her pouted mouth, and Jimin nodded her head understood.

When she walked past the living room, she could see her fiancée sleeping like she always did, at the Chinese who was just right next to her. Her mouth curved into a relieved smile, knowing that Minjeong is under good care of the person she loves.

Jimin placed her stuff on the dining table before she walked towards Taeyeon. "How's Minjeong today?", the first word came out of her.

The older Kim sighed heavily before lifting her head up for a tiny smile. "She woke up with weak legs, so we helped her to walk and bathe. Like always, she barely eats. Nauseous, and she got her pills. After watching the tv for a while, she fell asleep", Taeyeon nodded her head knowingly.

Jimin flashed her a tiny smile, but it wavers and starts to tremble in a shaky line. Taeyeon could figure the younger girl pretty easy as she stood up from her seat with wide open arms.

"Come here", the older woman called. Jimin smiled one last time before crashing her figure into Taeyeon's warm hug. Soft sobs and tears were finally freed from her tough mask.

"I'm sorry. I tried to be strong, but I'm weak for her", she said with her trembling voice. "It's hurt for me to see her suffer".

"I understand, Jimin. I feel the same as you did. Minjeong is my younger sister, and it will be a lie if I said I'm not worried", Taeyeon caressed the back of the taller girl's head gently. "Trust her, and trust ourselves. The stronger we got, the stronger she would be. Okay?", Taeyeon tried to assure Jimin with her soft voice. The younger girl slowly nods her head on the older Kim's shoulder.

"I fully trust you with Minjeong, Jimin. I'm so proud of you, you heard that?", Taeyeon asked before Jimin answered her with another nod followed by her soft hums.

Support. That's what all of them need right now. Not only Minjeong, but also Jimin, Taeyeon, Ningning, and Aeri. They are leaning on each other's shoulder, being here for each other.