the luckiest • han jisung ✓

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Ae Ra leaned closer to the window and rested her head there. The school trip finally came to an end and they were on their way back to school.

Her lids felt so heavy since she didn't have enough sleep. Last night's scene kept on replaying inside her head.

She couldn't even understand the reason behind it. Must be the atmosphere from last night. No way it was because she still likes him.

Ae Ra wouldn't let herself fall for the boy again. Their friendship is more important than anything.

She was sure her face felt like it was on fire yesterday because of the warmth from the hot pack. But why did she feel the same now? The boy was doing nothing but playing on his phone.

She sighed in frustration.

"Why? Are you sick?" Her body tensed up a bit, hearing his voices coming closer. She immediately regretted her decision to turn her head. Their faces were only inches away from each other. She felt her face become even hotter when he placed his palm on her forehead. "Why is your face so red?"

She backed away from his touch, the window welcoming the back of her head.

His hand spontaneously reached out to the back of her head and patted it softly. "Clumsy."

Her breath hitched.

Both of their eyes widened when the girl slapped his hand away. She was not expecting it either. "I-I'm just not getting enough sleep. That's all."

Jisung nodded and back to sit comfortably at his seat, letting the girl rest because that was what she needed at that moment.

She shut her eyes tightly. The embarrassment didn't seem like it would go anytime soon. She kept blaming her cheeks for becoming red.

Poor cheeks.

And the stuttering? She was really nothing but a blushing mess.

Even until she was already back at home, her mind was still full of him. And just like that, another night of overthinking passed.

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Ae Ra opened her eyes slowly. She felt more relaxed than before after finally getting some sleep. Not really a decent one since she stayed up late until around four a.m. and awoke from her sleep once a while.

She reached for her phone that was on the nightstand. Her movements stopped when she heard a familiar laughter of the particular boy who had been occupying her mind lately.

Ae Ra leaned back to her bed, laughing like crazy. "Even hallucinating now?"

When the laughter died down, she rushed downstairs.

The urge to go back to sleep kept on tempting her but she couldn't ignore her stomach that had been asked to be filled.

She stopped abruptly, not believing what she saw.

So he is really here.

"Morning, sleepyhead. Feeling better?"

She ignored Jisung's question. "Why are you here?"

"Ae Ra, take your meal. It's already afternoon." Her mom shouted from the kitchen.

Her eyes darted at the clock hanging on the wall.

1 p.m.

"Had a nice sleep, huh?" He opened his mouth again.

"What is he doing here?" Ae Ra asked her sister who just walked out of the kitchen.

Jisung pouted. "Meanie."

"He will learn how to make coffee."

The sudden realization hit her. "Ah..the café opening."

Ae Rin snapped her head to her sister. "What? You forgot about it?"

Ae Ra didn't respond to the accusation and speed walked to the kitchen. She made her way back to the dining table after getting her food ready.

"Can you come to the café opening? I need you to take some photos." Ae Rin pleaded, leaning closer from across the table.

Even if she wanted to, she couldn't do it. "I will go to Olympic Park that day. For the photography club."

"How about your friend who sent you home the other day?"

Ae Ra recalled. "Ha Jun? I will go with him."

"With the other members?" Jisung asked this time.

Ae Ra shook her head. "The others will go to different places." She noticed how his face dropped a little. But quickly back to a cheerful one, just like before. "You should tag along then. Be my first coffee taster."

She agreed. She couldn't come during the café opening, so at least she would help her sister with the preparation, as much as she could.

"Guess I will just borrow your other camera. Can I?" Ae Rin leaned back to the chair after receiving a nod from her sister. "Still, stop by if you have time."

"I'll try." Ae Ra giggled. "Wait for me." She washed the dishes and rushed back to her room.

Ae Rin drove the three to her café after her sister finished getting ready. On their way there, no one talked. The only sound that could be heard was coming from Jisung's phone. He was watching a tutorial on how to make coffee on youtube.

Ae Ra was amazed at how much effort he put to help her sister.

Inside the café, Ae Ra helped pack the cookies that will be given for free during the café opening. On the other side of the cafe, Ae Rin was busy explaining to Jisung how to make coffee. The boy listened to the explanation attentively.

"Woah. How are you so expert at this, noona?" He remarked after getting a taste of the older girl's coffee.

Ae Rin chuckled. "Your turn."

Armed with some youtube tutorials and Ae Rin's lesson, he started to make one. A pleased smile decorated his face after he successfully made a cup of vanilla latte with cream on top of it.

He carefully walked to Ae Ra with the cup in his hand. "Have a sip." He placed the cup on the table, letting the girl be the first one to taste the coffee he made.

She reached for the cup. "How is it?"

Jisung shrugged his shoulders. "I haven't tried it yet."

"And you asked me to drink it?"

"Come on." He leaned closer. "Told you I want you to be the first one to try."

Ae Ra decided to just give it a try, silently praying for the taste to be decent enough. Her eyes lit up at how good it tasted.

She lowered the cup after finishing it, her cheeks still puffy as she hasn't gulped the liquid down.

The boy suddenly raised his hand in the air, wiping the cream above her lips using his thumb.

Her body jolted up at the way his thumb brushed upon her skin and her lips. The coffee that was still inside her mouth gushed out, splashed all over his face.