stalking; minlix

MON 8 SEPT 2003

felixs pov;

i tell her to find a seat and i start making her coffee, while the water boils i change my attention to getting on of the last cinnamon roll and place it onto a small plate. i pout at the pastry, i was planning on bringing it home with me. i finish making the girls coffee. putting the order on a tray and walking to her table.

"feel free to come to the counter if you need anything" i smile at the woman, her seat placed in an area out of my sight. when i get back to my workspace i start cleaning, only fourty minutes left of my shift. i get the broom out and start sweeping, eventually leaving behind the counter and sweeping up the main floor.

once the easy task is done i move onto cleaning the tables, humming along to the radio to speed up the process. the cleaning is done, well apart from where the lady is sat but that shouldn't take long. i start packing away baked goods, not allowing them to sit over night. it seems like changbin has taken his half. "excuse me " i hear her voice, i turn my attention to the girl. "may i get your name. usually the man, changbin does my order"

she finishes her sentence with a smile. "oh im felix and you are? also, was the coffee ok ?" i put away the cleaning products, standing so im facing the slightly taller woman.

she gives me a smile. "the coffee was better than changbins" she let's out a small laugh, tucking a strand of her darl brown hair behind her ear. "and my names minho, lee minho" she puts the tray of dishes onto the counter. "see you soon felix" the girl leaves.

my eyebrows furrow at the use of words but i finish washing the three dirty items of plate, cup and spoon. once done i go into the back and put my coat back on, following with my hat, this time i pin the flaps by the ears, the faux fur visible. i leave work five minutes early.

locking up the shop and i start making my way to my missing girlfriends house, i knew her parents never liked me and there wasn't much i could do. i never was able to work out if it was my gender, my finances or how i looked. as i walk towards the familiar neighbourhood i have my music playing, the earphones blocking out everything surrounding me.

i finally arrive at the house, the downstairs lights on and the upstairs room abandoned. my heart hurts remembering how many times we would talk from the street to her window. i take my earphones out and open the gate, breathing in before ringing the doorbell.

her father answers the door, a sad smile still on his face. he let's me in and i wave to her siblings before following her father to her room. pictures of jeongin fill the wall against the stairs. "anything you find that you want put in those boxes, i'll drive you home" i nod as he leaves me alone.

i turn her lamp on, the room cleaner than it's ever been. the feeling of being watched is back, my eyes dart around around the room. falling on the opened curtains of the window, i peer out and see nobody, i quickly close them.

i start my packing with jeongin's clothes,  selfishly taking them all without looking. i do the same with her makeup and shoes, i doubt her family have any use for her platforms. i recognise alot of my own accessories on her desk, i bite back a smile and pack that into the first box.

opening the next box i start with the other things her family wouldn't need like her albums, choosing to do the same the thing i did with her clothes i put them all in the box without looking. putting all her odd room decorations into the box too.

while clearing her shelfs i notice a box, being curious i open it, the first thing i see is a picture of us. the rest of the box filled with the same, i drop it with the albums, being careful with the records. next to it is her cigarettes and lighter, the full pack going straight into my pocket.

i sit on her bed, falling back and staring at the ceiling. the glow in the dark stars barely holding onto the wall. i roll over, my eyes finding a plush we got on our first ever date. i grab the simple fox plushie and get up to gently place it into the box.

i go to pick up the box, stumbling a little at the added weight. i put it back down and leave the room, going back down the stairs. "oh felix, are you ready to go" i nod, im not sure why but talking to jeongin's parents has always been hard, now is not an exception. "need help ?"

"yes please" i reply before turning back to retrieve the boxes, i take the box of clothes while her father carries the box of decorative items. we make it to his car, i decide to sit in the back with the boxes. the ride to my house is silent.

we get there and he helps me get the two boxes to the front door. "felix i know we didn't speak much but i hope you know if you need someone to talk to im here" he gives me a fatherly pat on the back before making his way back to the car. i unlock the front door and step in, dragging the boxes with me.

i close the door and take a deep breath. the hallway dark, no noise in the house. i pick up the box of clothes, bringing it upstairs and into my room, rushing down and grabbing the second box. once my lamp is on the feeling of being watched returns.

i shake away the thoughts and start looking through the box. the first thing i pull out is the box of pictures, i change to sit on my bed. removing the lid i start looking through the old pictures. as i look through them i find pictures from when we first met to a week before the disappearance.

i turn my head back to the window, the feeling of being watched has become normalised. i get up and close my curtains, they aren't the best and still give outlines but better than nothing. i turn back to the box, biting my lip before also opening the clothing one.

i peer into where the vinyl are, picking one that i gave her out and putting it in my record player. songs from the cure starts to play, i turn back and unbox the clothes, separating them from mine to hers.

i can't help but constantly glance at the window, something ominous about it. i shake my head and put all her makeup products next to mine. i turn and get my phone, unflipping it and checking my notifications. nothing much but it is nearly seven.
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i really like the time change, the amount i researched for this T_T had to look up moon phases from 2003, when albums came out and what technology was used. i really hope everyone likes this it means alot to me.