Newjeans Oneshots

On The Sidewalk - P. HN x Reader

Narrator

"Have a good day!" The stranger waved Hanni goodbye.

"You too!!" Hanni waved back, as her heart beat a little harder than it had all day.

Hanni's smile suddenly faded... when the stranger she had been talking to disappeared into a crowded bus... before her smile got wider than it had been for a while...

- Hanni POV -

I ended up having to walk home.

I hadn't realized that I had missed the bus because I was so distracted by my conversation with that stranger on the sidewalk.

I had been having a hard time lately but, as they always say, perspective can turn things around.

"I can't say I understand, because I'm not you, but I can say that you must feel like that for a reason," The stranger next to me... on the sidewalk shivered...

I don't think they had realized that I was talking to myself.

"Huh?" It was my fault for responding to them.

But I'm glad that misunderstanding happened.

"I can't say I know what it feels to be isolated by individuals who are supposed to show respect regardless, at least for a while, but I can say that you must be mumbling to yourself like that for a reason," The stranger caught me off guard but I was intrigued.

"Sorry," I felt a bit embarrassed.

"Don't be!" The stranger chuckled.

"I know from experience that sometimes our feelings just burst out when they're tired of being concealed or maybe our brains say things out loud without much care because they're trying to help us understand that our feelings are valid," I found it odd that the stranger suddenly stood next to me.

After a bit, I realized the stranger was just waiting for the bus...

Like me.

"I probably sound like a know-it-all to you or some intrusive person.... but I do want to say that... you shouldn't hold your feelings on for too long. Someone out there will listen. They might not say what you want to hear or your ears might only want to listen to whatever you're ready to hear, but people will listen. Their response and your interpretation will be most important. It's about you... not them...," The stranger said before they suddenly waved me goodbye.

Before I knew it, I was looking around for the bus that would take me home...

Just to realize the stranger I had been talking to had taken the last bus home.

- Y/N POV -

"Why would I fucking say that?"

"Take your own advice!"

"Who tf are you to act so righteous?"

I was starting to have a panic attack. So, I quickly signaled the bus to stop and jumped off.

I could barely breathe when I managed to get off the bus. I paced around for a bit. I had a hard time trying to understand why I would tell a stranger something like that.

It was one thing to tell someone what they could do or should do...

But it was another take your own advice.

"It's been a crappy day, huh?" A soft, but cheerful voice, suddenly echoed through the sidewalk.

I took a deep breath for a second before turning to the source.

I snickered when I saw the sight in front of me. You could say that I was relieved to have a physical reason for a panic attack.

"Super crappy!" I tried to laugh a bit of the choking pressure off...

But, of course, it didn't work like that.

- Hanni POV -

I won't disclose what me and the stranger on the sidewalk talked about. I can say we talked about different things. Opposite things. Things we both didn't consider because we thought so differently...

But I can say there was a lot of respect, curiosity, and openness to different perspectives.

"You've been very kind. Thank you," Y/n-ssi...

The stranger from that night was very polite.

"You too," I wasn't sure how I could repay what seemed like such a normal night to the stranger walking away from me.

"I hope to see you again!!" My energy seemed to spike when I saw the stranger named Y/n turn back to give me one final wave.

"Good stories don't need a sequel! I will forever cherish this moment in my life!!" Y/n-ssi turned back with what seemed like tears in their eyes.... before completely disappearing into another street...

A few tears fell down my cheeks...

Before I chose to accept that the most valuable moments in life didn't need to happen twice...

Good or Bad.

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