DIFFERENT NUMBER ; heeseung

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"Sorry, I'm late! "

Sora gently placed her phone on the table, screen down and locked it with a click. She smiled politely then shakes her head.

"It's alright, I'm not in a rush. " As usual, her voice is gentle, akin to a whisper of an angel.

Riki sat across her, "Have you ordered already? "

"Ah, yes, if you don't mind? "

He smiled then shook his head. "I don't. I'm actually glad you did. "

His answer brought a smile to Sora's lips. As if on cue, the waiter arrived to their table, placing the food Sora has ordered.

It was a pasta with a french name that is hard to pronounce along with simple side dishes and red iced teas.

Riki doesn't usually eat pasta. However, today, he will. Besides, he's the one who asked for them to have a lunch together.

"So, " Riki cleared his throat after wiping the corner of his lips with the table napkin. Sora looked at him. "How's your friend? "

"Hmm? "

"Yeojin, how is she? "

"She's good, " she answered. "Why? "

Her tone and expressions are casual, it's as if she doesn't have a clue what had happened last Saturday night. That made Riki paused for a couple of seconds.

She doesn't know.

"You didn't know. " That wasn't a question but a mere statement.

The sole reason why he asked to meet her is to know how Yeojin is doing after the event that had taken place that certain night.

Riki didn't know it was Yeojin. He didn't know the person who his friend ghosted was her.

Sunghoon is his best friend. Hoon may be dumb but he is his best friend. Besides, he has reason why he did it.

If Riki was in his place, he would probably do the same, except the part where he ghosted her.

"Hmm? " Sora sips on her iced tea.

Riki smiled, shaking his head. The intensity of his eyes lessened. "Nothing. "

Sora smiled. "If you say so, Riki. "

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