deceit • Han Seojun x Kang Soojin

23. cup of coffee

23. cup of coffee

After downing two expresso shots, two more which she bought after finishing the first two, she caught up to all her pending work and the homework the tutor had given. Kang Soojin was now ready to conquer the world. She could feel the adrenaline rushing in her veins, she could feel her beating heart numb her senses.

In summary, the caffeine was getting to her and Seojun first noticed that when Soojin acted way too nice at a girl who dropped hot coffee on her. It was steaming hot, and even though the girl said it was a mistake, Seojun knew it wasn't because he remembered seeing her at school and this could be all their bullying scheme.

"Are you blind?" Han Seojun spoke, eyes filled with rage and that made the girl nervously look at him. "Is everything-"

"Gwenchana Gwenchana," Kang Soojin said, letting it go like it was nothing. "As if my hands were prettier before," Soojin waved it off, Seojun held her hand and it sure did become redder by the second.

The girl apologised again and left, rather rushed out of the cafe while Seojun sat besides the girl, examining her hand and calling out for ice. "Ya Kang Soojin, don't you feel the burn?" He asked, mad at her for being so careless and letting the girl go off the hook so easily. He thanked the co-worker who gave him some ice and a cloth as he put it on her hand.

"I don't feel much lately." Soojin said, smiling, "I guess feeling too much can get you sadder." She shrugged, playing with the coffee mugs lined up on the counter.

"That's not true." Seojun said, gently wiping the water with a tissue and applying more ice to the hand. "Look at me, I'm happier." He shrugged, Soojin looked at him, intently.

"Really?" She tilted her head, "even when you see Suho with Jugyeong?" That made him lower his gaze, truly that was the one thing he gave his all only to get nothing in return other than immense heartache. "You know what, Seojun-ah..." Soojin said, holding his hand, and he looked at her again. "I need more coffee, where can I get a cup of coffee?"

Seojun frowned, "you're cut off." He wrapped the cold cloth over hand, it still had ice in it. "The only thing you're going to get is water. That's it."

"Waeeeeeiii...." she tilted her head, cute pout and everything and Seojun had a hard time to not melt, "is it because you can hear my heartbeats?"

"What?"

"My heart is beating like a punching bag against my chest." She placed both her hands on her chest, where the heart was, "wow, I didn't know my heart could pound so much."

"Ya Kang Soojin, you're scaring me now." Seojun got behind the counter, readying a glass of water for the girl and something to eat. "Drink up!"

And then she did something he would not forget in this lifetime. Soojin took his hand placed it over her chest. Han Seojun's eyes widened as Soojin placed her hands over his.

lub-dub lub-dub lub-dub lub-dub

Kang Soojin's heart was racing, Seojun could feel it running faster and faster. Although his heart had started picking up pace considering he was literally touching Soojin's... This had to stop, so he quickly pulled his hand from her hold.

Michaso, this girl was crazy.

"Soojin, drink this," He gave her the glass of water, rather thrusted it in her hands, "drink this, and then have some hot pancakes."

Kang Soojin frowned, "but i don't want water. I want another espresso."

"And I want Jugyeong to like me back." He was getting upset at the caffeinated girl, "but we don't get things we want, okay, drink up."