𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 | Hwang Hyunjin

3.5

"Hey, Soomin, do you know where I live, right?", Sungho asks me.
I'm confused. Why is he asking me that?
I hope he's not proposing.

Oh god I get scared when that happens. Because I already got proposed to by some of the older dudes twice because they think they have to rush everything in their life because of their age.

"Uhm, yeah."
"I can buy you a new appartement, in this part of the city. It's a lot better over there. You would like it there."
"Uhm, yeah, why not. But you don't have to buy it, I can rent it myself, it's okay."

I wanted to get out of here anyways. I'm really starting to hate it here. I kinda hate everything. So I could probably move, theres holding me here, except for like my job but I can look for another, it shouldn't be that hard.

Wait. Sungho lives in a part of the city that is closer to the Jyp dorms. But it's not that big of a deal, I guess. I mean it's still big there and a lot of people live there. It's not like I'm gonna see any of them just like that in the streets.

I actually liked it there, the main reason I ran so far away is because I was scared of the police. I mean it's not like it changes much when I just go into a different part of the city, it's not like I left the country or something. If they would've reported me to the police, I wouldn't be here now. I still don't know why they didn't do it.

And I think I can find a new job near there too. I kinda like working in a club. I like the working hours.

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After that, it all happened pretty fast. I moved into a simple and pretty that big bit big enough apartment and found a new job in a new club.

My coworkers are nice, no rude people. That's what I think is the most important, I shouldn't be rude to people I have to spend a lot of time with so they should let be too.
But most of the time, everyone is nice to me.

Guess I just have a likable appearance and I know how to use it right. And that doesn't change at a different location. I'm not planning to live my life any different than I did the last six months, it's going to be pretty much the same. It's going to be like that until the end, I guess.

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"Here you go", the waiter gives me my coffee.
I smile and mumble "thank you."
Then I go sit down at a table, next to the window. I look outside while drinking my coffee.

It's kinda weird that I used to hate coffee. And now, I drink so much of it.
I look out at the people passing by. There are so many.

It's still very hot outside, but you can feel the summer ending. I love summer, but the fall is my favorite season. Maybe because it's my birthday season.

But it feels like during fall, everyone is enjoying everything more because these are the last good days.

Everyone just appreciates the good weather more. I feel like I'm getting happier too, before the winter depression begins.

But I think it will come a little bit earlier than usually.

I felt like I was getting my life together, but then Hyunjin just shows up. And it feels like everything is crashing together again. What if he wants to blackmail me and that's the reason he showed up?

Oh my god that would be a nightmare.

I probably shouldn't think too much about it. It's not that big of a deal. Even tho I would like to talk to him once and maybe apologize again and-
Fuck.

I nearly choked on my coffee.
Outside the cafe, I see Hyunjin. And he sees me. And he saw that I saw him too. He was just passing by, but now he's walking very slowly and just stares at me.

I don't know how to act except for staring back.
Oh god this is going great.
I moved here not even two weeks ago and already met Hyunjin.

It's not like I'm somewhere I know he would go, I'm not chillin in their neighborhood.

The manager next to him doesn't seems to notice me. He just keeps walking.
And Hyunjin is gone again.
My heart is still beating like crazy but it slowly begins to slow down.

Is it weird that I always meet him?
But only him?
I always see him on the most random places.

But I never saw anyone else I know like other members from Stray kids or people like Jieun, Suho, Aecha or Hana the make-up artists, or other people I knew. I mean I met a lot of people. But why do I only see Hyunjin?

I saw him while I was in the bus, he was going there on the street, I saw him when I was getting lunch and I saw him at work in the club.

It's so weird. I really start to think that I'm going crazy and just see him everywhere I go, Like I'm haunted.

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Hyunjin's pov

I was so surprised when I first saw Soomin in this part of the city. The last time I saw her before that was in the club, and it's quite far away from here. But now, I keep seeing her.

I don't know why.
Maybe it's fate. I feel like it is.

I don't want to see her. But it's like the universe keeps bringing us together. That sound so cheesy. I hate it.

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