Eight Shots of Espresso | Na Jaemin

Chapter 9

"Damn I don't want to read anymore!" you silently complained as you loked dizzily at the thick book you had been reading for the past thirty minutes. There would be a quiz in your major subject but you didn't have the motivation to study today.

You leaned on your chair as you looked outside the window. The weather was nice and you should be outside yet you were stuck inside the library. Reading outside would only cause you distraction.

While you were in a daze, daydreaming about incoherent stuff, Jaemin entered the library to borrow some books. He saw you right away, sitting near the window, breeze gently blowing while bathing under the streams of glowing sunlight. A small smile made its way on his pinkish lips.

He went to the shelf to pick up the books he needed and went to your table. He was planning to read it at home but he saw an opportunity to spend time with you.

As a friend, of course.

You heard the chair screeched across you and looked at the person who just joined your table. You almost fell off your chair when you saw Jaemin.

"Hi!" you said, almost breathless.

"Hello," he greeted back and opened the book, his elbow propped on the table as his chin rested on his palm.

You were mesmerized at how beautiful he was. He was only doing a simple task that normal people do yet he managed to make it look gorgeous.

"What are you looking at?" he asked, confuse.

You immediately woke up from the trance as you remembered where you were and who you were staring at. "Nothing. I didn't know you could read." That was a lame reply but Jaemin smirked.

"A library is a place to read, not for staring into spaces."

"But I'm too lazy to study," you whined and you slumped your face on the book. Jaemin's lips curved into a smile as he watched you whine like a child. It made him remember the old days. You'd complain and he would do something to cheer you up.

"What do you want to do?"

"I wanted to go outside. The weather is so nice today but I have to study here instead."

"Let's go outside then," he said. Your head snapped at him, refusing to believe what he had just said. His face was dead serious. "What?"

"Don't tempt me. I need to study."

"You can't learn anything if your mind will not cooperate."

He had a point, though you couldn't be swayed that easily.

"What if I get a low score?"

"A low score won't kill you in college. If you fail, at least you got to enjoy the nice weather. The calm before the storm, that's what they would say."

You rolled your eyes at him. "Really, Jaemin? You're very helpful, aren't you?" you said sarcastically.

He raised his eyebrows and puffed his chest as if he was proud. "You're welcome."

"If I failed, it's your fault," you said, standing up from the cushioned chair and stretching your limbs.

"Good luck explaining that to our professor," he replied before snatching the book on your table and closing it. Before leaving the library, he filled up the library card first and left with the borrowed books.

"Where should we go?" you asked, following his tracks and watching his broad back. He had gotten so tall and lean, his veins showing up on his arms and hands, almost like a grown man.