One Thing Right Chapter 1 | WenRene

 

One Thing Right

Chapter 1

"Encounter"

"Wendy, the team will definitely miss you. Do you really have to go?" Her colleague asked. Wendy actually didn't know if she'll respond to that question when the answer was already obvious. If that question was inquired on an earlier time, then she might have taken that seriously but today was her last day in the office. Even if the inquiry was inappropriate due to timing, she just shrug it off and still responded as she knew that her colleague was trying or probably pretending to care about her existence in their team. 

"Yeah. I just have other plans now." She lied. There were no other plans. After she passed her resignation letter to her boss, there were no plans. She didn't think ahead of her, all she knew was she's desperate to quit. Her mind just cannot handle things as they were recently. She feels like she's going crazy. Well, she's definitely crazy because if it was someone with the right mind, he/she would have  find a new job first before actually quitting their current one for the sake of consistent income to feed themselves. 

Is Wendy going to starve then? Nope, she did save quite enough to sustain her for a few months. Maybe after those months, yes.

"Well, that's sad to hear but good luck on your new journey." If it was Wendy's first time quitting a job, she'll probably appreciate the thought but it wasn't. She had heard several versions of that 'good luck' many times so it's really quite hard for her to sink that in. 

"Thanks." She ended their short and plain conversation. This type of talk was the only thing she had entertain the whole day until she found herself sitting in a bar with a beer on hand. She had agreed to her colleagues' invitation to have some drinks together before she goes. Out of politeness, she did. Might as well enjoy the night, it's better to have some company than none anyway. 

Wendy did not really thought well of this gathering of her teammates for her departure, she already dreaded the idea long before her last day. But it was really inevitable since this world truly is full of extroverts and just party enthusiasts. However, despite her judgment of all the things and people around her, she just find herself actually enjoying the night. All thanks to the best company at such events, beer. Just a bottle or two is enough to awaken the talkative side of her and probably 3 or more for a wilder version of herself to come out. And she just knew that she'll stick with the latter. 

"Alcohol is the best! Yeah!!!" She screamed in a spur of excitement earning a louder cheer from her colleagues. "This night is not bad at all" She thought to herself, grinning.

The next morning in her apartment...

"Damn it! I should have not drank too much." Wendy said out loud talking to herself as she vomits the last drop of alcohol and dinner she had last night. She then went to the fridge to get some water to freshen her now empty stomach. She felt like throwing up again, and she did. 

It was an awful Thursday morning and the fact that she has nothing to do for the rest of the day, and probably for the rest of the upcoming weeks, just made it even worst. Not only her stomach was feeling awful but her mind was regaining some strength to overthink again. Why did she even chose Wednesday as her last day? As she recalls, she didn't really mind whatever day of the week her last day would land. She just want out. 

She sighed to herself. Now she has to pay the consequences of her carelessness by sucking up the obvious fact that she is now jobless and by definition of the society for the likes of her, she's worthless. 

Wendy was supposed to be happy now that she's free from stress, from any anxiety that her previous work made her suffer right? The silence then was broken by her sudden laugh. It sounded like a laugh mocking herself. "And when I thought it's going to end." She said to herself. She was talking about the train of negative thoughts coming in her mind out of nowhere. It's these kinds of thoughts that take away all her energy and motivation for the rest of the day. Now, Wendy does not want to do anything but sleep. And she did. 

She opened her eyes only to see a small light from her bedroom's window. It's already night time. She slept through out the day and it felt like it was never enough so she wanted to sleep again due to this darkness and pure silence. Wendy was about to do so, when she heard her stomach growl in hunger. That was her cue to forcefully pull herself out of the bed and get something to eat. 

She took the shower first and head out to get something to eat. When she went outside, a loud thud startled her. Her neighbor slipped her grocery bags on the floor as well as her keys. Wendy went straight to help her out. She doesn't normally do such things like helping out anyone out of nowhere, but she did today. It was weird. 

"Are you alright?" Wendy said as she picked the fruits that were scattered on the floor. She managed to peek at the corner of her eye the lady who's like having the hardest time of her life and started spilling more of her grocery items.

"Oh my god! Sorry and thanks for helping me out!" Her neighbor said apologetically and grateful at the same time. 

"Oh no, it's okay. You should stop panicking so you won't spill more." Wendy said as a matter of fact.

"Ah yes. Sorry." 

They both picked the last items and settle everythinf back in the grocery bags. The new female before Wendy smiled so brightly this time as she says her thanks to the blonde girl.

"Hey blondie, my name is Seulgi. Thanks for helping me out. I'm your new neighbor by the way." Seulgi said overly-friendly to Wendy's judgment. But Wendy shrugged the awkwardness and took Seulgi's hand. Wait, what did she call her? Blondie?

"I'm Wendy. And no problem." She said straight forward. Her neighbor left her a very annoying first impression anyway, calling her blondie. So she'll leave this weirdo now. She feigned a smile and waved a little to end their conversation right away. She also need to grab something to eat now or else she won't get out from this bad mood she's currently in.

To Wendy's surprise, a hand stopped her from leaving. 

"Uh. Have you eaten dinner? I'm about to cook something, do you want to eat with me?" Seulgi offered. Wendy's eyebrow raised and her mouth fully agape. 

"What's with this girl?" Wendy thought to herself, totally flabbergasted.

And when Wendy thought she was introvert enough to do not engage herself with any stranger, she have to think twice. Or maybe there really was something weird about this new neighbor of hers that made her do something out of her usual acts. Hypnosis, was that really real? Whatever witchcraft Seulgi did, she knew that it's too late now to get out as she's stuck sitting in front of the counter where her neighbor was cooking dinner inside her apartment room. 

"Uhm.." Wendy awkwardly started. To be honest, she does not know what to say in this kind of situation because she has no experience like this before. 

Her overly friendly neighbor yet again casted a super bright smile to which Wendy defined as too much. 

"Please make yourself comfortable. Do you want something to drink? Here, let me give you some juice." Seulgi happily served her guest some juice from the fridge. She's humming a melody that Wendy was not familiar with but she's sure that Seulgi was enjoying herself right now. 

"So, Wendy. How long have you been staying in this apartment building?" 

"Uhh.. around 11 years or so.."

"What?! You've been that long here?" 

Wendy was startled by the reaction she got. What made her even more stunned was the fact that Seulgi was asking her some questions that felt like a little too private for their first meeting. 

"Uhmm.. yeah.."

"I thought this apartment building is new. Perhaps they really just maintained it really well. I'm quite impressed." 

Wendy watches Seulgi in amusement like how she actually looked really innocent while she speaks. That somehow made her relieved. It felt like she's just talking to someone that's really curious. She was stopped in her trance when Seulgi made her way back to cooking.

Wendy then took the opportunity to perceive the place she's currently in. The apartment room was just a mirrored version of her room. There are also 2 bedrooms, one bathroom, shared dining & living room and a kitchen with a nook. Both apartment having a very elegant interiors as well, they just differ on the furnishing.

Seulgi then went to the nook and happily served both plates with some curry rice. It really smelled so good. Wendy's stomach was about to growl yet again but she just drank the juice in one shot to prevent it from happening. 

"Wow, you're that thirsty huh?" Seulgi laughed, her eyes shaped into crescent. 

"Yeah, but I'm actually hungry now more than thirsty." 

"Well then. Go ahead, let's eat!" 

"Wow! This is really good! Like the authentic Japanese curry!" Wendy said praising the other girl's masterpiece which gained a shy laugh. 

"Thanks! It's all thanks to the curry powder that I bought from the grocery. Hey, thanks for helping me out again. This dinner is my way to say thank you and probably to get to know my neighbor since it's my first day staying here today." She smiled as she bite another curry rice into her mouth. 

Right there, Wendy felt a bit guilty how she judged the girl before her. Of course, the girl invited her for dinner because she felt grateful towards helping her out. Not because of malicious intent or anything. How could she even think of such things. It really isn't nice to go outside with an empty stomach.

"It's no problem, really. It was actually unusual for me to help out a stranger out of nowhere but I did earlier, so maybe this dinner was really bound to happen." Wendy said finally able to speak with sense. She found Seulgi really nice now that her stomach was full. Foods are always great mood shifter. 

"Really? Wow, that's nice to hear. Looking at you earlier with a bored face, I thought I weirded you out. Now I'm glad that's not the case, right? Coz I really want to gain some friends around here." Seulgi yet again showed her genuine eye smile to the blonde girl. 

"Well, to be honest, I thought you were really weird for asking a stranger inside your home." Wendy replied and both of them shared a friendly laugh. It was a nice and light atmosphere and Wendy's really starting to enjoy her company.

"But next time, in all seriousness, you shouldn't let any strangers in to your home. That's not safe at all considering you're new here. You'll never know who are the bad guys or gals." Wendy explaining as if parenting a little child. Seulgi on the other hand, listened attentively and promised to never do that again next time.

"Anyways, I'm really glad and thankful that you're not one of those bad guys. And really, just seeing you earlier doesn't really gave off such a bad vibe. Reason why I invited you right away. You looked really nice and kind." 

"Now that I think about it, you really felt familiar too. Somehow felt like a mother or a relative." 

They shared yet another laugh as if they were really good friends now in their first meeting, blurting out something nice to say to the other. It's too early to conclude everything, but one thing Wendy and Seulgi was sure about was that they enjoyed this night with each other's company. 

However, their peaceful dinner halted when a certain woman barged into Seulgi's apartment. 

"Seriously! You're repeating everything again and again!!! What are your apologies for? For you to repeat all your stupid shits?! I'm so done with you!!!" The fuming woman who was about the same height as Wendy screamed at the top of her lungs to whoever she's talking on the phone. And due to the immense amount of anger radiating from that woman, it's already expected to see that she threw her phone flat on the floor. It scared the hell out of Wendy witnessing that.

Seulgi recognizing the new woman in her apartment, walked towards her to try and calm her down. 

Wendy looked away from the scene, afraid that she might trigger the new woman to get even angrier. She then set her foot on the ground and started walking towards the door to exit this mess. "Uh Seulgi, I'll go now. T-thanks for the dinner." She stammered. 

"Who the fuck is she, Seul?" The woman asked without looking. Still trying to calm her nerves. 

"It's Wendy. She's our neighbor that I invited for dinner. Anyways, enough of that. Let's go to your room now and calm yourself first, Irene." Seulgi said as calm as possible. She was being careful not to put more fuel to the fire. She already encountered this several times before and she's beginning to get used to it, but her new friend she got acquainted today was not. So she looked at Wendy who was still stunned next to the main door and signaled her to leave. Seulgi was kind enough also to mouth sorry for the sudden shock she experienced tonight. 

Wendy went out and once she shut the door closed, she sighed out of nervousness, "What the fuck just happened?"