hiraeth - park jisung

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"... so you're really not dating him?" my brother throws his arms up and spins around in my chair, making unnecessary noise.
"no-"
"do you like him then? like in the slightest bit at all?" he stops and clasps his hands together, looking at me in the eyes like an interrogation.
"why though?" i turn my phone off and set it down next to me.
"aha! so you didn't deny it.." the ends of his lips turn up but his eyes are already shaped into crescents.

"it's- he just reminds me of something, i guess sometimes- just sometimes! i feel like, like" i try to find the right word to describe my feelings towards the boy.
"butterflies? nervous? attracted? give me something to work with hyun- ah"

"well i guess occasionally-"
"that's enough for me! thanks sis!" he waves and books it down the hall to his room and i roll my eyes in amusement.

...

hiraeth. that's the word you're looking for.

what the fuck.

i wake up suddenly after not having a dream- but hearing that one sentence from an oh so familiar voice. i grab my phone and google the word.

huh.. i guess jisung is my hiraeth. i think as an unknowing smile grows on my face.

...

oh jeez

i sit up and rub my eyes, head throbbing from lack of sleep, and i grab a water bottle from my side table. i pick my phone up and unplug it, just meaning to check the time but checking my messages instead.

p.jisung
when you wake up- meet me at the cafe! i wanna show you something.

thebettertwin.hyun
huh? okay? im omw then

i scratch my head, trying to think if it was a special occasion but blank out. i lazily lay back down on my bed when my phone sounds with a loud ring.

incoming call- sungie<3

"hey i'm gonna get there soon don't worry"
"hyun- even daegal could tell that you just woke up- and i know for a fact that you're laying back down right now." i hear his soothing voice and suddenly, my headache disappears.

"...no, never..."
"pfft yeah okay" he chuckles.
"i knew this would happen so i decided to take another shift a while ago to make some extra cash and to waste some time." i can hear the bustling sounds of the slightly busy cafe in the background.
"sorry sung! i'll get up and be there soon i promise"
"take your time loser, don't worry about getting here quickly!"

...

"i'm here, i'm here.." i speed walk into the half full cafe, little bell on the door chiming at my arrival.
"hyun! nice to see you again, jisung is in the staff parking lot right now, have a good day you two!" jisung's manager greets me and leads me to a door.
"thank you! we will!" i walk out and bow, turning my head around to lock eyes with jisung's, who was already looking at me.

"ayo hyun!" he hands me a drink and pats my head.
"ayo sungie!" i grab the drink and throw his hand off my head.

"so what's up?" i take a sip of my drink and start walking with the boy.
"guess what"
"what?"
"i can drive now!" he waves a keychain in my face and squeaks in excitement.
"oh my gosh! i'm so proud of you kid! since when did you have a car anyway?"
"thank you- i hid it from you heh the others knew about it for a while." he cheekily walks up to a pretty car and unlocks it.

he opens the passenger door for me and i get in.

"where are we going anyway?" i take another sip of my drink, biting my straw.
"its a surprise~" he grins and i roll my eyes i amusement, leaning further into my comfortable seat.