If We Make It to the End

The Shoes

Sunghoon was at a cafe, he met up with a friend for a coffee and chat. The smell of coffee and pastries being baked suffocated his nose, not that he would complain.

"So let me get this straight, you went to a college party with a stranger? And you stayed there until 2 in the morning. Not only that but you also cooked food for an arrogant assh*le who thinks he can boss you around?" His friend scolded him.

"Well, yes. I know that sounds dumb-" his friend cut his sentence by agreeing. "It is, very dumb indeed." Sunghoon rolled his eyes.

"But look, I'm still alive so maybe it's not that dumb after all?" He protested, only to be nagged again.

"Sunghoon, you could have died." "You're being over dramatic!" They argued, trying to be silent to avoid judgemental eyes.

"You cooked for someone who didn't even say thank you. He just stood up and went back to his room after eating his food, don't you think you're being a little bit too nice for someone whose in a new environment?" Sunghoon gave up, he doesn't have a response for that.

It is true though. Jay literally stood up from his seat, not even thanking Sunghoon for cooking his meal, and went to his room. He didn't even bother to clean up his plate and put it in the sink.

"Fine, maybe some of my decisions are bad." He said, finally picking up his coffee and having a sip. His friend grinned and drank his coffee as well.

"By the way, how about you? Have your roommate arrived already Heeseung hyung?" Sunghoon asked.

"Yes, he just arrived earlier in the morning actually." Heeseung put his cup down. "He is rich as well, I could tell from his bags." The older said with a chuckle.

The two friends talked for another 30 minutes before they decided to leave. Sunghoon have training today and Heeseung wants to shop for a welcome gift for his roommate.

They became friends during 7th grade. They met at club day, both of them joined the dance club. At the auditions they sat beside each other and then the rest is history. Heeseung is a little bit wealthier than Sunghoon, that is why he chose to follow his heart and enrolled in Fine Arts.

Sunghoon needs to use the train since the nearest Skating rink he find was two stations away from his college.

While walking to the skating rink, Sunghoon saw a boutique. A pair of shoes in the display caught his attention so he walked towards the large mirror to see it closer.

It is made of leather, a boot-like lace up leather shoes. He got curious at how much it costs so he leaned forward on the glass and tilted is head trying to read the tag inside the right shoe.

'₩243,364'

It was quite pricey for Sunghoon's budget but he can save for it, right? It won't be sold that soon.

To his dismay, a hand grabbed the shoes from the rack. Sadly, he backed away from the glass and followed the shoes with his vision. The saleslady walked shortly to a man. Sunghoon's eyes widen as his cheeks turned red.

It is Jay who asked for the shoes. Their eyes met, and the person inside is smirking at him. 'f*ck' Sunghoon thought 'he saw me pressing my face in the glass and was practically thirsting for the shoes.