Kim Jungwoo, known as the unsociable beauty of the campus, paint himself as an ordinary junior college student. But that was just a mask to cover his anxiety-driven life filled with nightmares and self-doubt, which resulted for him to seek for the '...
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"You know you're smiling like an idiot, right?" Mark shook his head in disbelief as he gave me a side glance. He was sorting out the receipts on the counter while I was sitting beside him, busy with my phone. "Isn't it about time that you two date for real?"
"Whatever are you talking about?" I replied while rolling my eyes at him.
"How many times have you and Mr. Jeong went for a 'dinner date'? Heck, I'm out of fingers to count those, and the sneaky coffee breaks you two are having," he added.
"Why are you counting it in the first place? You're not even my ex?" I teased him while putting my phone down. I squinted at him and studied his expression but it was of a neutral one. I knew the reason why he wanted me to have my own love life now was for me to forget my past. For me to finally move on.
"All I'm saying is, I think he's a catch. I think he likes you and you like him otherwise, why bother with these so-called 'platonic dates'?"
"You know it's not easy for me," I looked down and absentmindedly brush my finger on the edges of my phone case. "Falling in love is easy but trusting someone is a different issue," I mumbled.
"But you trusted me?" Mark placed the receipts on the table and surveyed me with kind eyes.
"Well, I've known you for years,"
"I know that. What I mean is, if you can trust me then maybe it's time you should let yourself trust other people too. Not everyone is like your ex, besides you'll grow into a spinster if you keep this going," he retorted while going back to his work.
"Spinster or not. It's not your damn business,"
"You say that but who will listen to your endless complaint and regrets, huh? Not the baker on the other street nor your bellboy, but me. Me, get it? So, it's my business too!"
"Fine! But I'm still not dating nor am I going to ask Jaehyun to date me,"
"First name basis already? Now that's something," he smirked at me.
"Ugh!"
"What time is your dinner date?"
"We're meeting at sev---Fuck! Stop it!" I stopped midway when I realized what he was doing. Embarrassed, I slapped his back and sprinted towards my office in a flash. I felt the heat on my cheeks as I leaned on the closed door. I wasn't ready to admit it, not yet anyway but Mark was right on one thing, I was an idiot. An idiot who was already falling for the charms of a total stranger that I just met six weeks ago and I'm falling fast.
"I'm heading out now. Close the shop for me!" I called out to Mark as I walked towards the entrance door of the shop. It was fifteen minutes past seven and I was already running late on my dinner date.
