fallen angel // renmin

//duo//

6 years ago...
date: 5.9.2016
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monday.
a gentle breeze was hitting the windows but it still felt like summer. birds were singing, sun was shining and...
,boom' echoed through the room as jaemin punched the alarm clock. what an annoying way to wake up.
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it was very busy morning and everyone was heading to school or work. for jaemin, it was his first day of 2nd year in high school and it would be the worst if he didn't buy some coffee. that's why he woke up like 40 minutes earlier than usually. he wasn't in mood to dress nicely today, he just grabbed some oversized pink hoodie, black sweatpants that looked like he trifted them 10 years ago and his school bag and walked down the stairs. his aunt was laying on the couch with a flask in her hand, completely passed out. jaemin didn't pay much attention to her, he just said bye to his cat and just walked away from the house.
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weather was amazing. he refused to believe that summer break was over. now he has to go trough one year of school again. another boring year without anyone he can talk to.
but he tries to not worry. he's been saving for a year now, wanting to move to seoul so he can finally be able to find friends and run away... from home? if he can even call that a home.
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he arrived at the coffee shop and got some americano, his favourite coffee. he sat at the back of the coffee shop, so he wouldn't be bothered and had some time to think. he was searching on his phone for new part time job since he got fired from the one he went to when it was summer break, just because he was sick for longer time than they expected.
he found many, but it was always something he wasn't really interested in because he would need to talk to many people or it wasn't okay time wise, since he still had to study a lot. he found one, where he could take care of animals in shelter but they didn't pay a lot so he would need another part time. he'll probably have no other option than just work in some coffee shop or bakery.
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he found one that catched his interest, because they payed quite a lot so he decided to call there. he dialed the number he found on their website and waited.
,hi, this is john's bakery. do you need anything?' a voice answered after few seconds of ringing. jaemin started to be kind of anxious but he didn't hang up.
,hi! i found the post on your site and was wondering if you're still looking for part timer' he said, trying to sound as little nervous as possible.
,yes we are. you can come after 1pm today, so our manager can see you' they said.
,sure, i'll be there. thank you so much! have a nice day!' he said and hung up.
he was happy that there was possibility of him having quality job.
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after the call ended, he looked at the clock and saw that it's ringing in 15 minutes. lucky for him, school was only like 10 minutes away so he just took his things and headed to school. as he was walking, he checked his schedule to see that today he only has three lessons because they're only gonna talk about organising stuff. the real classes are from tomorrow.
it was really good for him, because he will have enough time to get ready for the meeting with manager in the coffee shop.
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when he came to school, he headed straight to his class. he wanted this day to be over as fast as possible. he sat at the back of the class alone. he was glad that no one sat next to him. he took book out of his backpack and slowly got lost in the story, not noticing the fact that the teacher was already in class.
,,na jaemin! are you listening?!''she called, sounding a bit angry. he still didn't hear her, he was too focused on the story, ignoring everyone around.
one of the class bullies stood up and went near to jaemin. he tapped his shoulder so jaemin would look at him.
,,hey fag, listen to the teacher at least when she's calling you and read those gay romances at home.'' he smirked and whole class started laughing.
he wasn't in fact even reading a romance, just some kind of thriller that caught his interest so he bought it. but he wasn't shocked by this behaviour. they treated him like that since last year when someone spreaded rumour that his parents kicked him out because he's gay. it wasn't like that even a bit. his parents died when he was really young and he lived with his friend's family at first, but then after a while he had to move to his aunt's. and yeah, the parents of his friend thought he had something with their son after they found out jaemin is gay and kicked him out. yet he just always wanted to be viewed as a normal person and treated equally because he can't choose who he loves.
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,,okay, that's enough class. you can talk about whatever you want with jaemin after school. right now, i just wanted him to pay attention to me, since what i'm going to talk about right now is very important, and not to pay attention to his book. you can read that after school na.'' she said, clearly pissed out.
,,i apologise miss kim'' jaemin said.
the rest of the classes went okay. teacher just talked about their schedules, what they need to buy and the fact that they're going to ski trip this year. jaemin already knew that he's not going anywhere, so he wasn't really bothered by that.
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after bell rang, jaemin felt relieved. he took all of his things and rushed home. when he arrived, his aunt wasn't there so it was even better that he doesn't have to deal with her or be stressed out before going to the bakery. he just took shower and changed into something more formal. he looked at the clock and saw that he still has 40 minutes. he decided to take the bus, since it wasn't really near and it would take him like 1 hour to walk there.
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when he arrived, he realised it's happening. he actually has to talk to someone. he started feeling so anxious that he thought he might pass out. when he opened the door the feeling hit him. how is he going to do this? he walked in and looked around. it wasn't just a basic bakery. there were loads of people, it was more like restaurant. there were tables where you could sit after buying something to eat or drink.
jaemin was looking around and he looked like lost kitten.
,,hi! can i help you?''young male came up next to him and asked him. he was probably his age and was waiter here.
,,umm y-yeah. i came here to talk about the, you know, part time job''he stuttered.
,,oh yeah, sure. just give me a second, i'll go get the manager. you can sit here until he comes.''he smiled and pointed at empty table. jaemin sat there, waiting for the manager. he was really nervous.
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few minutes passed and jaemin was getting more anxious as no one was coming. that was until a young man showed up. jaemin was expecting some middle aged guy but he was definitely not in his fifties. he was very tall, handsome and had pretty suit. jaemin felt bit bad for not wearing one but he thought it would be too much for bakery. what he didn't know was that this bakery was best in the city.
,,hi! are you the one who called this morning?''he smiled as he sat next to him.
,,y-yes, that's me''jaemin smiled nervously.
,,you don't have to be in stress dude, it's alright. oh and by the way, i'm johnny suh, manager and owner of this bakery.'' johnny said and smiled at him.
,,my name is na jaemin''jaemin said and shook johnny's hand.
,,so what position do you wanna apply to?"johnny asked and smiled.
,,i saw that you're looking for baker and cashier. i don't mind doing either of these jobs." he said, trying to sound as confident as possible.
,,well for baker, you do need license but... i don't mind you being one, if you can prove me you're good. you can try to bake something today and i'll decide." he smiled and stood up.
,,hey chittaphon! can you show him the kitchen?" he asked one of his employees. actually the one who jaemin saw when he entered the bakery.
,,follow me." he smiled.
jaemin followed him to luxury kitchen. there was everything you could've imagine. it was dream for someone who loved cooking or baking as much as jaemin. chittaphon showed him where everything is.
,,well, don't burn the kitchen and good luck!" he smiled and leaved. there were few other people, which jaemin guessed were other bakers, but they didn't really pay any attention to him. jaemin was really thinking what he could do and then it came to his mind. apple pie. his favourite one, that grandma taught him how to do, when he was little.
he didn't hesitate and started making it.
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after an hour it was done. you could tell it was awesome just by the way it smelled. he didn't know what to do right now. he should probably just search for chittaphon now. or maybe actually johnny.
he walked out of the kitchen and saw chittaphon working. he waited minute until he finished what he was doing and then approached him.
,,h-hey! i'm sorry to bother, but do you know where johnny is?" he asked.
,,oh i'm sorry honey, but he left like 10 minutes ago."chittaphon said with sad expression.
,,ummm do you know when he's coming back?"jaemin asked.
,,yeah i do. at like 8pm. he has some serious meeting. i'm sorry. but i'll tell him that you made the cake and then he'll contact you, don't worry. i'm sure you did great and i can't wait to see you here as my co-worker." he smiled at jaemin. he didn't know why, but he felt nice about this chittaphon guy. he was really kind. well even though it was quite complicated to understand him. he wasn't the best at korean. maybe he should've just talked to him in english.
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when he arrived to his house, he saw that the lights were on. that means his aunt is home and is pretty much awake. he decided that he had enough of stress today and climbed to his room trough the window. he was pretty tired from today, but not tired enough for a walk and the view of the sky and all the stars. that's why he decided to go to his favourite meadow. he packed some things like binoculars, blanket, water, his phone, earphones and went out. the walk wasn't really long nor short. but he enjoyed it.
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when he arrived at the meadow he immediately spread the blanket and layed down on it.
the atmosphere here was very pleasant.
weather was really relaxing. it was still relatively hot but a gentle wind was blowing through the strands of his soft blonde hair. the sun was slowly setting and the sky turned orange. it was beautiful view. jaemin could've stayed here forever and wouldn't get bored of it.
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not much time passed and the sun completely set and the first stars began to appear in the sky. jaemin loved the stars. they gave him a sense of hope and brought him happiness.
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but today one star shone unusually bright.
brighter than all the others...