The Unexpected - seventeen

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Jeon Chaeyeon POV

"Thank you" I thanked Hoshi as he walked me to the convenience store for my night shift

I checked the time and it says 9:27 PM I stood up from the cashier chair and bought some food from the store

Ring...ring...ring...

I checked the caller's I.D and it says 'hao<33'

"Hello~" I answered

"You're gonna eat?" and I hummed saying 'yes'

"I'll eat with you, wait for me" he stood up and went to the kitchen with his food and I chuckled at him

We then started eating

"Why did you not tell me?" he suddenly became serious, and I already know what it means

"Aish Wen Junhui"

"What really happened?" he asked again, not changing his serious tone

"It's nothing, really" I said and continued eating but when I looked up at him he was just staring at me with concerned eyes

I looked at him and sighed...

"We were inside the parking lot, I heard air whistles. It was a flashback... from 11 years ago" I said and chewed my food "There was a lady inside the same car as I was. She was saying that I need to get out of the car and that I should look for help"

"I did not know why I suddenly went on my knees and started crying and hitting my head" I said, stopping my tears from falling

"Why did you not want to tell me that?" he asked in a soft tone

"I- I did not want to make you worry and lose your mood when you're with your grandma"

"Promise me you'll tell me if you're having a hard time, okay?" he placed his pinky in front of the camera

"Promise me, you'll do the same?" he nodded and I also placed my pinky in front of the camera making us giggle

"Oh, hold on" I stood up and greeted the customer

"Is this all?" I asked and she nodded, I placed all her stuff inside a plastic and handed it to her

"You're done eating?" I asked Myungho when I sat back down

"Almost"

"Are you not gonna sleep?" I asked and I threw my garbage

"I don't know yet"

"Are you okay? is anything wrong?" I asked him, when I saw just staring at his screen

"yeahh..." I just stared at him "It's just that, every time I go home, I remember my mom" he said, looking down

He looked up again and asked

"Love?" I looked at him and hummed "When you were in the orphanage, what do you do when you miss someone?" his voice cracked a little and tears that he was trying to stop were visible from his eyes

"I think about them, I think about the memories I remember about them"

"But what if you still miss them?" a tear escaped his eyes but immediately wiped it off

"I think about them"

"What if it makes me miss them more?" he asked again, looking straight at me

"I talk about them. I talk about them to others. I'll listen" I offered and he smiled

After a minute of silence, he spoke

"My Mom... she's the very sweet and understanding person I know. Whenever I get trouble at school, before asking what happened and before scolding me, she will first ask me 'Minghao, are you okay? are you hurt'  My mom is really a hardworking woman, she thinks about me first even before herself who is having a hard time"

I looked at him, listening intently and not knowing what to say

"You don't have to hide your tears" I said in a soft tone

"no... no, I'm fine, let's just continue eating. I don't want to talk about it" he ate a spoonful of rice and smiled at me reassuring me he's okay

I looked at the time on my screen, 3:56 AM

I looked at my phone to see Myungho asleep so I played with my phone as I wait for customers to arrive

"Good Morning" I greeted the customer and she just nodded her head and smiled

"Is this all?" I asked and she nodded

"Thank you, here's your change"

"Good Morning"

"Good Morning, you can leave, I'll take over" my colleague arrived and we switched shifts

I went out of the store and checked my phone again to see Myungho still asleep

beep! beep!

I looked at my front to see Wonwoo with his car, gesturing me to come in

"Why are you here? you're fetching me? Are you sick? drunk?" I teased him when I entered the car

"Good Morning to you too. Mom asked me to fetch you when you have the night shift" 

"Oh yes! I don't have to stop myself from sleeping on the bus"

"Seatbelt" he reminded and I put it on and he started driving

"You're with Myungho?" he asked when he saw my phone and I nodded

My head and eyes slowly felt heavy and I eventually entered dreamland