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After eating lunch, Mina and Momo is now at the mall. Momo dragged Mina from shop to shop until exhaustion gets into her and Mina is thankful for that.
It's already 5pm and they received a text from Jihyo that she will meet them and eat something together so the duo ended up roaming around the mall until the latter will arrive.
They are chatting regarding different topics while roaming around and honestly, Mina is thankful because it diverts her attention from something rather someone.
Mina remembered that she needs to buy a refill of her perfume because it’s almost empty, so she texted Jihyo to see them at their current location as she pulls Momo on the boutique that sells her favorite perfume.
Upon entering Mina bumped into someone.
"Ouch" a tiny voice said as it landed on the floor, butt first.
Mina was too shocked to react but good thing Momo is there to tend on the tiny thing that crashed on Mina.
"Hey baby, Are you okay?" Momo asked worriedly and inspects the child as she held her to stand.
Mina snapped and hurriedly went on her knees to have a better view of Chaeyoung.
"You are Chaeyoung right? Where are you hurt? I'm sorry " Mina rumbles but makes sure to soften her voice to please the baby who cannot look at them in the eye and just rubs her eyes. The sight is too cute, and Mina wanted to squeeze her tiny cheeks. Mina could tell Baby Chaeyoung is probably shy or anxious because her mom also has a habit of rubbing her neck whenever she is anxious or shy on something.
Upon the mentioned person on her mind, she felt a shiver ran on her spin as she realizes something. If this child is here with them, Sana is also here. And before she could pounder more on this realization a familiar voice rang through her ears.
"Chaengie!" Sana loudly said which caused the three to snap their heads on the source of the voice that is approaching them.
The two adults were left frozen on the spot both didn't expect to see Sana now.
Sana still on her late twenties is in no doubt still stunning even just wearing a white tunic top and dark blue jeans. Everyone could be fooled that she's not a mother now and Mina wouldn't admit that she just checks out her former wife.
Upon hearing her mother's worried voice, the child wriggles out of Momo's hold and run towards her approaching mom who bents down to level her daughter. The kid clings to her mom's neck tightly and hides.
"Hey..Hey.. Mommy's here. You can tell mommy if something's wrong, okay?" Sana talks to her baby sweetly but there is also a worry in her voice because her child acts like that if she did something bad or something went wrong.
Baby Chaeyoung is Sana's most valuable treasure on her life. She would sacrifice her own happiness for the kid and would declare a war if anyone would dare hurt her daughter in any possible way. She always prioritizes Chaeyoung’s well-being and makes sure she feels all the love she deserves, like for this instance she knows her child might be in trouble but she will never get mad, though no one could really get mad on this little angle, and scold her in front of everyone. But she also admits that she always spoils Chaeyoung and never hinder her from anything as long as it will not lead on hurting herself or anyone.
While checking her daughter she was interrupted by a voice.
"We are really sorry we didn't notice her as we enter here, and we ended up bumping into her." Momo said in a rush, it may be due to Sana's presence in front of her and speaking to her for the first time after several years apart or afraid that Sana might get mad being typical Mom who doesn't want her child to be hurt.
"Really?" Sana said as she looks at her daughter.
"Baby Chaengie, are you okay? I told you to watch where you are going whenever you run or play around to avoid accidents right?" Sana said in a baby voice and there is no glint of anger in her tone. She checks her baby again and upon concluding there is none, she sighs in relief.
"Now, we need to apologize for disturbing other people. So should Mommy do it or my baby tiger would be strong enough to apologize?" Sana said to her baby.
Mina is amused on how Sana handles situations like this wherein instead of imposing to the child to say sorry she lets the baby decide on what to do on her actions.
She could also tell that it is really effective as she sees the kid finally peeks at the neck of her mom and contemplates while Sana is giving her an encouraging smile. The sight is too endearing for her, but she wouldn't admit that.
"Sowrry" Baby Chaeyoung said in a little voice and hurriedly buries herself in her mom's neck again, gladly the two heard it.
"Wow! My baby is really a tiger. I'm proud of you baby Chaengie." Sana said as a support for her baby's cute action.
"It's okay it's also our fault, anyway." Momo said to reassure the child and elbows Mina to also respond.
"Y..Yeah sorry. I hope you are not hurt at all." Mina stuttered while saying it and focuses her eyes elsewhere right after.
Mina is really amazed, for the entire time, on how Momo could casually speak to Sana and she wished she could be like her, but she knows it would take forever to happen.
Yes, the Sana in front of her may be her ex-lover/wife after all but the fact that it's been 6 years already since she last encountered Sana and all the new details of her ex lover's, sudden turn of life, she discovered scares her. Scared of who is this Sana that is in front of her and scared on confronting her own feelings.
She was brought back to her senses when she heard Sana speak again.
"Wait I remember the two of you." Sana said innocently while trying to remember where and when as she stands up while carrying Chaeyoung.
The two froze upon hearing that.
"You could remember us?!" Momo speaks out as they stand up, surprised at the sudden revelation. Momo is beyond happy at this point. On the other hand, Mina is having an inner conflict, happy that Sana could already remember them and anxious because if she remembers then that also means that their dark past is also remembered.
Momo is about to approach her best friend, finally after all these years but halted.
"Ah! You are Dahyun's friends, right? The ones I met in the airport before?" Sana inquired unsurely.
The two felt a pang on their heart because of disappointment. Of course, they should have known, amnesia cannot be fixed in a snapped of a finger.
Momo looked briefly at Mina as if telling her to remember what Jihyo told them. As Mina nods to her, she exhaled and compose herself.
"Ah...Ah yes, Sata--Sana-sii" Momo said and gulped down the lump on her throat.
"Oh..I see, I don't want to be rude but what's your names again?" Sana said rubbing the back of her neck.
There is a bitter taste that ran on their tongue upon hearing it. Being the receiving end of this amnesia is really painful and even though it really hurts pretty bad they need to swallow it for the greater good, as discussed before.
"Momo" Momo initiated the answer as she fakes a smile to hide her pain. Sensing that Mina is not saying anything, she elbows her lightly.
"M..Mina" Mina said as she looks at Sana but averts her eyes immediately at the eye contact. Her heart is definitely aching because of the bitter taste of this but also doesn't know why it's also beating so loud after that eye contact.
On the other hand, Sana could sense that there is something wrong on the two friends of Dahyun, upon looking at them in the eye, specially the one that named Mina, but she couldn't pinpoint it out so she shrugged it off since it's not her business at all.
"Oh okay. Nice meeting the two of you again." Sana said too formal on Mina's liking. She doesn't know why she prefers Sana to remember her and hate her than to look at her like she was a total stranger.
Silence engulfed then from a couple of seconds until someone speaks from behind.
"Ms. Minatozaki?" the salesman calls from behind.
"Yes?" both of Mina and Sana said in unison as they both look on the said caller.
The salesman handed something to Sana and right then Mina mentally cursed herself for acting carelessly. She was used being called by that surname ever since she got married so it becomes of a habit of not correcting people when they call her that name and also her former wife is nowhere to be seen so it wouldn't be a big deal before but now the said person, who owns the surname, is already here. Mina thanked the heaven for not letting Sana nor Momo hear and saw what she did or so she thought, because when she looked at Momo a smirk is evident in her face.
As she looks back at Sana, she saw that her ex-lover bought a perfume which is really a Sana thing. She knows her ex-wife of hers is so addicted to scents, she remembered there were a lot of occasions wherein Sana would always end up being snuggled on Mina's neck for the whole day, whether Mina is doing something or not, just for a reason of smelling Mina's scent and even though it makes Mina's body weak , she lets this obsession happen every time.
Upon remembering those scenes from the past Mina blushed and become flustered, so she shakes her head to calm herself and put those memories on the back of her head.
She receives a nudge on Momo, and she thought she was caught reminiscing her past but upon checking Momo's line of sight she saw something that irritates her for who knows why. There in front of them, the salesman who's acting like a high school boy who talks to her crush for the first time.
Mina raises her eyebrow while watching the interaction.
"But to be honest ma'am, I'm really impressed on your knowledge about perfumes. Not everyone is really into knowing such things and just buy anything that smells nice." the salesman complemented Sana.
'What a sweet talker' Mina said internally, and it took all of her self-control to prevent rolling her eyes.
But what irks her more is the way Sana acts, she's still as oblivious as ever.
Even during their teenage days, Sana is in no doubt could be considered as one of the 7 wonders of the world. That's why she has lots of admirers and what makes it worst is that the girl was so oblivious to the point that she needs Momo or someone to say it straight to her face that those people who lurks around her likes her before she avoids or rejects them though the good thing is that she never return those flirtatious acts.
"Thank You" Sana said plainly with a slight smile so she wouldn't end up being rude of the complement, but the salesman doesn't know that and ends up blushing on and who wouldn't even Mina knows Sana's effect on everyone.
"U--Uhm. Miss Minatozaki, I was wondering if I could get-" the salesman said with a stutter and Mina was so close on losing her cool because she knows what this man is about to ask but surprisingly someone interrupted him.
