Deep Indigo (Shin Ryujin - Itzy)

3 - When Will I See You?

(Y/n POV)

Tuesday, also known as the worst day of the week. Some people disagree and say it's Monday, but if you really, deeply think about it, Tuesday is absolute nonsense.

The previous day was Monday, which was the start of the week. The next day is Wednesday, which is nowhere near Friday or the weekend. Overall, that is why I declare Tuesday as the worst day of the week.

"Hi, what would you like to order?" I hear the cashier ask,

I reply, "uhm, one regular latte extra hot, please.' I say as I adjust my bucket hat and mask.

"Sure, anything else?" The girl asks, and I shake my head, "No thanks, " as I reach for my wallet in my pocket and the cashier responds,"Your total is 2.50, please." I nod as I tap my card against the card reader, and it flickers green when the transaction goes through. She hands me my reciept and says, "Just wait by the side for me." Kindly pointing to the waiting area for customers.

I nod, then head over, leaning on the empty table nearby, waiting for my drink to be served. I take off my bucket hat as I fix my hair. It really wasn't cooperating with me today. I then take off my mask so that I can see myself properly and turn my phone on camera to help fix my hair.

"Latte for Y/n?" I hear my drink and name being called, I pick up my phone and quickly take my drink slightly bowing to the girl serving me. I make eye contact with her. She seems to be in awe for some reason. I put my drink on the table as I carried on fixing my hair until I was satisfied.

After a few more minutes, I put back on my hat and mask. As I start to head out, I can feel some people staring at me. I ignore them and continue to walk out, I walk towards the train station and arrive at my platform waiting for my train.

As I wait, I scroll through Instagram on my phone as an ITZY post pops up. It was Yuna and the girls celebrating an award they earned. I should probably congratulate her. I was about to text Yuna when I heard an unfamiliar voice, "Excuse me?" I look up to see a guy standing in front of me, I respond."Are you talking to me?" He nods, then looks at me and asks,"Do you think I can get your number? You're really my style.." He says slowly.

I scoff then reply, "Ah.. Sorry, I'm already in a relationship." Which was a complete lie as I do not have a boyfriend or girlfriend he sighs then says "oh, that's nice.. Well, then have a good day.." He then walks away as the train arrives, perfect timing, thank god.

I stand holding onto a pole as there are no more seats, and the train starts to move as I wait until I arrive at my stop.

I finally arrive at my stop, I quickly make my way out of the train station. As I head towards the studio where my photoshoot was going to be, I glance at my watch, checking the time. I had 15 minutes left before I was late.

I started to pick up the pace as I walked, I felt a vibration in my pocket as I reached for my pocket. I felt someone bump into me. I fell to the floor, spilling my latte all over my shirt.

Ah shit.. You've got to be kidding me. After a few seconds, I hear a voice, "Oh my god.. I am so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." The girl with black hair apologised. She looked somewhat familiar, yet I couldn't pinpoint it.

I shake my head and reply, "No, it's fine, you don't need to do anything."
She reached for a tissue in her pocket, but I grabbed her wrist before she could wipe the coffee off my shirt. She looked up at me and was about to speak, but I cut her off. "It's okay, don't worry. I can sort it out myself. It's not a white shirt." I joked. The girl looked at me with guilt in her eyes, I got myself up helping her in the process.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going and I -"

I took a pen out of my pocket and grabbed her hand then started to write my number on her hand, "Here, if it makes you feel better and you want to repay me this is my number, I'm in a rush right now so I need to leave."

She nods, after I finished writing my number, I patted her on the shoulder and then quickly walked off. I now had 9 minutes to get to the venue before I was late.

-

Luck was on my side today, I arrived late, but the director to the photoshoot had a meeting. Therefore, he was late and apologized formally.

"Okay, sorry about the delay, but Ms Bae, you can head to the stylist to prepare your first outfit. This photoshoot is expected to last until 9:30pm and we will stop to have dinner at 7:00. Todays dinner will be my treat as I was very late, other than that, let us prepare!" The director announced as the staff started to organise the set and turn on the lighting.

I walked to my dressing room where my stylist was, we were preparing my outfit for the company Timberlands, as it was autumn it started to get cold.

I was given a warm white hoodie paired with black jeans and white timberlands. A very simple outfit, outfits like these only take a few minutes to capture photos of.

Outfit after outfit, I modelled many different styles which quickly brought us to 7:30, time to eat. I had been working for 6 hours straight, which exhausted the living hell out of me.

After eating, we soon resumed to more outfits, flashing of cameras, bright lights shining into my eyes, and constant changes in poses.

A round of applause came upon the room as we were completely finished at the time he promised 9:30pm.

I bowed to the staff as I went back into the dressing room, my stylist was sitting on a chair as she looked at me and said "ah Y/n, the director told me you can keep the hoodie as a way of thanking you for your hardwork."

I smiled and bowed as I received the white hoodie in a bag. "Thank you.." I responded. After all, I needed this to cover the coffee stains.

After 15 minutes of preparing to leave, saying goodbyes, I was finally set free. A tiresome day of work, I could finally get home. I ordered an Uber to get home and arrived back safely in the comfort of my home.

-

I sat down on my bed and looked at my socials to check any missed messages I needed to respond to. None apart from 3 people, one was from Yeri, another from Yuna, and another from an unknown number.

It must be the girl from the train station. I read the text,'Hey, it's the girl from the station, just texting you, so you have my number.' I turned off my phone, preparing to go to sleep taking off my jewellery when I reached for my blue indigo bracelet that was on my wrist.

Nothing, it was no longer there. I frantically search on the bed to look for it, but still nothing. That was special to me. It was a gift given from Joohyun unnie, and it's gone. I sigh in defeat as I move under the blankets, falling into a deep slumber.

(Ryujin POV)

I played with the blue bracelet that the girl had dropped as I continued my thoughts. Those eyes, I know I've seen them before.
Could it possibly be? It can't be..

- Written by Dest1iny
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