my winter bear

Chapter 2: No fucking way

After the door made the typical ringing noise I breathed in and then exhaled in frustration. How could I lose? I gambled away the vinyl. The vinyl was a limited edition for his 3 years debut. It was signed by Harry and it had the bonus track 'Medicine'.  I've been waiting for this song for so long. Holy shit. I needed a cigarette.
I lit the cigarette and took a long drag. I absolutely needed that now. As if out of nowhere, someone from behind held a red bag in front of me. "Here, you can have the vinyl." I choke on the smoke. There was a sting in the throat. 1, 2, 3 and I have to sneeze.  One of my bad habits is that I have to sneeze when I choke. It's really not a nice feeling. As I neared my normal state, I turned and looked at him puzzled. "Are you serious? Why didn't you give me the album earlier if you didn't want it anyway?" I asked him and mentally add "you joke". "I am absolutely serious." He shrugged and turned his head to one side.

"Should I say thank you now?" I asked teasingly.

"If you're nice, then yes. Treat People With Kindness, you know? I'm Kim Taehyung, by the way." The name sounds familiar, I've probably heard or seen it somewhere. Asians often have the same name "Thanks for the vinyl." I picked up the bag in confirmation. "I'm Sansan."

"Nice name. The name is interesting.  San alone means mountain in Korean."
"In Cantonese too."
"Are you hungry? I know a good steak restaurant around the corner here. Do you want to go there with me?" Just as I was about to say no, my stomach made a tell-tale noise.
"I see that as a yes."
"I don't know, I-I .."
"Oh come on, it's just a dinner, after that you will definitely never see me again." Ok, a Dinner won't kill me. I nodded . In response, he gave me a smile which was broad and brighter than the sun. A Boxy smile. That's what I call the smile. My heart skipped a stupid beat.

I finished my smoking then we both went silently together to the restaurant. The silence was ok for me, I didn't know what to say so it was totally ok for me. As we reached the restaurant he opened the door for me. So he was a gentleman? Nice. We go in and he talked with the waiter on the reception. I couldn't hear what they talked. The waiter led us to a table in the corner far away from other guests. He tooked the chair out for me and i sat on it. He sat himself in front of me. I'm glad that he didn't sat next to me. I don't want him so near next to me. He took his hat off. "Hihi." I giggled. I really giggled in front oh him. This was embarassing. He looked at me confused but wanted to smile at the same time. He bit on his lips to tried not laugh at me.
"What is so funny?" He still tried not to laugh.
"You look funny with your curls. They are standing in every direction because of your hat." Actually he looked not even that funny. Quite the contrary. He looked good with his curls and also cute. He wanted to say something but cut off from the watier who asked if we want some wine. We both said no.
"For me a Cherry Coke, please. And you?" He looked at me and waited for my answer.
"For me also a Coke please. But a normal one. Thank you!" Since he already was here few times he knew which dishes are good and which one aren't worth to try. I don't know why but i trusted him and let him order for me. He ordered the most famous dish here. Flat Iron Steak with French Fries.

"I didn't know that London still has restaurants with coke. Every time I only get Pepsi and I'm not a fan of Pepsi." I'm really shocked. I've been in London few times now and every time i only get Pepsi. It's really sad for me.
"I also don't like Pepsi. My favorite drink is coke. But I have to quit one day because it's not good for me."
"Same here. I actually quit it. I managed not to drink it for a half year. But then I drank one coke in Copenhagen with friends and baam I was addicted again."
"So we have two things in common. We both like Harry Styles and Coke. Tell me more about you." I got his boxy smile again.
"If you want to know something special, you have to ask." I responded it with a smile back. I hope I don't look stupid with my cheesy smile.
"Hmm .. what kind of artist besides of Harry, do you listen?"
"There are a lot of artist I admire. Arctic Monkeys, Twenty Pilots, Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, The Wallows and recently I started to listen the K-Pop Band BTS which I .. " I couldn't continue my sentence. Because this time it was his turn to choke.
His voice wasn't complete back yet when he asked "BTS? You know BTS?" He look shocked.
"Yes .. why? Don't tell me you like them too? If yes then it's coincidence for sure. Haha." I'm a lil bit confused now. I don't like being laughed and judged at my music taste. I already have those conversions with my old friends. I don't want to defend my favorite artists again and again.