In The Closet. [READER × KIM NAMJOON]

_15_ The Edge

After some time I felt my spine crack and that was my signal for my body saying 'enough'. I turned back and looked out the window and it was already past sunset but still looked early. Winters always make me confuse about daytime and evenings. You can never guess if it's day or eve if you have no idea about the passing time when you're sleeping or drowning yourself in books. I checked in my phone and it was 3 hours already. Wow time really moved fast. I guess I was just too immersed with my books.
Then a growling sound came and with a twist I realised it came from my empty stomach.

Right! I ate only sandwiches for lunch. I was hungry. I looked around and library was almost empty except few other students like me.

I packed all my notebooks, returned the books to their shelves and moved out of the silent hall. My heels clicking on the tile floor making light but audible echos, I cursed myself for not wearing sneakers. I couldn't find my pair in the morning or else I rarely wear heels. I already miss their comfort.

When I got out at the footpath the cold wind hit my face and instantly refreshed me out of my glooming aura after I've been studying and again my stomach growled.

"Yeah!! I am going to eat...bear with me" I said to myself and started walking down the path towards the nearest convenience store.

The shop arrived and I entered the warm area. I was just going to eat ramyeon and kimchi since I was too hungry to roam around to find a decent restaurant first. I'll have dinner late...for now... let's have some ramyeon to satisfy my hunger!!

I paid at the counter and waited my food to get warm. Then I took that to the bench in front of which the glass wall was giving me a view of the street. I started digging my food while I watched people and cars passing by in frosty eve. I finished one bowl and brought another one.

I was in the middle of eating when a voice scared the shit out of me!!

"You look like a starving wolf!" That remarkable husky voice that I always find peaceful to listen to.

I looked up at Namjoon behind me, looking at me with surprised expression. He was carrying kimbap and same bowl of ramyeon that I was having.
Is this the only convience store on the area? I should have walked more to next! It's not that I don't like finding him coincidentally...it's just he always make me feel concious of myself when we are alone. Like now. I have to think when I have to reply to him.
Keyword: THINK.

"Not wolf" he did some thinking seeing up for a second "a cat."

"I ws jus hunry" I said in between chewing after a pause.

"Yes, I can see that"
Without any disclaimer he sat down beside me. I successfully didn't choke on my food this time when he suddenly came closer

"Do you come here often?" He asked while he peeled the wrapper away.

"No just today. I had very little lunch" I took a spoonful. Food will always help.

"What were you doing to skip your meal" he raised his brows furrowed in confusion.

"Studying. In libary" I shrugged and tried to sound clear.

"Today was your exam right" what's with the intonation.

"Yeah...so?"

"And after THAT...........you were studying????" Yeah so....I repeated in my mind "Oh never mind" he said after a thousand fractions of a second, frowning. "So how did your paper?"

"The way it came" I replied with ease now...

He chuckled at that.

"Right"