Vinyl Dreams | Nakamoto Yuta

XIII.

The next morning, Haneul woke up late and went to school late. She barely had any sleep and her migraine was attacking. To add up to her not so lucky day, Chaeyeon was still firm on ignoring her. Haneul wanted to cry, but she remembered everything that Yuta told her. There's really nothing to worry about.

Good thing, it was Haneul's day off at work, giving her time to sleep early when she goes home after class. Little did she know, her bad day was not yet over.

"Haneul, where are you? Are you done with your class?"

"Just finished my class today. I'm on my way home."

"Can you drop by the store for a moment?"

Haneul couldn't say no to Sunoo. She was certain of why he called—he would ask her to cover a shift for him. It was also her scheme when she needed him to take her shift. Haneul wanted to tell him that she couldn't, but Sunoo has always been a nice workmate. He would always help her with her schedule especially when she needed to study. Somehow, it's an advantage since Haneul was going to earn extra salary for the shift, so she just accepted his request.

"Thank you, Haneul. I owe you this one."

"Okay, okay. Just go now. You sure your mom's okay?"

"Yeah. I just called he and she said she's feeling better. But I have to bring her to the doctor. She's really stubborn that's why she always gets sick."

"Now I know where you got your stubborn attitude from." Haneul laughed, while pushing Sunoo lightly towards the door. "Now go. Take care of your mom."

Haneul was left alone at the pastry shop. Luckily, weekdays don't have too many customers. She got to read her lessons and prepare for the next day. She could sleep early when she gets home. Ten minutes left before she closed the shop, Haneul started cleaning and organizing the things at the shop. Suddenly, the door opened.

This customer's too late.

"Good evening!" She greeted, while running back to the counter to take his order.

As she looked up to see the customer, Haneul got very surprised. She stood frozen as the young man started to select the bread he was going to buy. She was still in shock when he started a conversation with her.

"Excuse me, are you the same girl I met here last time?"

"Yes." Haneul answered shortly while placing his orders in the paper bag.

"Oh, be careful with my bread."

He looked so serious, making her feel anxious.

Is this guy thinking that I'm gonna drop his bread again?

"I'm just kidding." He smiled.

God, he's got a really pretty smile.

"I'm Taeyong, by the way." He offered his hand for a handshake.

"I'm Sky." Haneul tried to stay calm, but deep inside, she was panicking. Suddenly, she thought about Chaeyeon. "Uhm, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, Sky."

"Are you the same famous Taeyong guy from NCT?"

"Yeah, I think so." He softly laughed. "I mean, I'm NCT's Taeyong, but I'm not sure about being famous."

Haneul smiled. She thought of how Taeyong was so cool.

Suddenly, she realized one thing. She won't let the opportunity pass her by this time.