Jamais Vu

Chapter 22

Sunhee looked at Hoseok in disbelief.

"Babe, don't tell me we're stuck in here and the lock is broken," Sunhee was horrified. She was not ready for another episode of getting trapped in the room with Hoseok.

"Kidding," Hoseok smiled at her and opened the door with ease.

"Don't do that!" Sunhee smacked him instantly.

"Got you there, didn't I?" he laughed at her reaction. "What? You don't like being here with me?"

"I'm fine with just two of us in a confined space like this as long as we can go out whenever we wanted to. You have no idea how panic I was years ago," burst Sunhee.

"Don't worry. We have our phone with us this time and there are people on this floor. Not like that time," he reminded her.

"Oh, I forgot about that," Sunhee's hand went to her pocket and felt the hard form of her phone. "Despite that, I still hate being trapped."

"You were calm and cool back then. You were wonderful after all of the failed attempts to get out," he recollected. He opened the door wider and motioned her to go out first.

"Until you reminded me about toilet breaks," she shuddered. They walked together companionably and slowly, unwilling to stop their conversation any time soon. The corridor was deserted and it was safe enough for them to carry on with their talk.

He laughed, "You practically ran to the restroom after the security personnel helped us out."

"You have no idea how torturing that was," she shook her head reminiscing that moment. "I refuse to think what would happen if they found us the next day."

"So that was why you kept eyeing that bucket in the storage room. I had no idea," Hoseok laughed, finally realizing what happened then.

Sunhee thumped him again in embarrassment. "It was not funny."

Hoseok just laughed in return.

"I'm surprised that you remembered everything that happened then. That was years ago," marveled Sunhee.

"How can I not remember when you're the best trainee at the agency. I had a crush on you. Being locked in there was like a dream come true," confessed Hoseok.

Sunhee's eyes went round. "FYI, being trapped with someone you like sounds freaky," she stated. Then, she tugged on his shirt. "You had a crush on me? I didn't know that."

"A lot of trainees had a crush on you, just so you know," he added.

"Really?" she was not believing that one bit. She knew that for a fact that she was always a shadow behind more popular trainees because of her looks.

"The other guys were raving about your moves. We were always waiting for your turn when there were any dance battles and you always slayed your opponents," he said casually.

"You just broke up with your girlfriend then," burst out Sunhee.

"Wow, you remember that too? I honestly forgot about that," he looked at her in amazement. "Dare I hope that you liked me a bit then, too?"

"I always had my eyes on you since you were dancing practically everywhere," she admitted.

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

"It's a good thing," she nodded.

"You never contacted me after that time," he looked at her in disbelief.

"Hey, I have hung ups on our age difference back then. I was 19 and you were still a minor."

"How about now?" he smiled at her knowingly.