The Letters In His Lunchbox

Note XVII

"You're here early today! And I thought I'd be the one early! "

Seungwan faked a pout as she walked around the bench, looking at the sun on the horizon as she sat down, finally turning right, to look at him.

He was already looking at her, smiling, his cat-like eyes intently gazing at her face in a manner that brought a flush to her cheeks.

It had been a few months, and this, meeting each day on the same bench in the same park, had become some sort of a daily event.

They were friends. That's the conclusion Seungwan had come to.

But sometimes, Yoongi's gentle smile seemed to be aiming at something else.

But she could be wrong. And Seungwan didn't want to make another assumption that would hurt her.

She was healing, but this might end up breaking her instead. And so she smiled back.

As friends..

"Wendy? "

Relief washed over his face as she looked at him, in acknowledgment.

"Finally! "

"Hmm"

She asked back, confused.

"You had strolled off somewhere mentally ma'am! "
He explained jokingly, as he took one of the plastic cups she had placed.

"Is this today's extra from the cafe? "

Wendy often brought up left overs from the cafe she worked at two streets accross. At first she had been worried he would find it insulting, however she had soon understood, Yoongi wasn't someone with such superficial problems.

He was man that was down to earth, humble through and through.

She had seen the clothes he wore, the watches he checked for time, the shoes and the rings he sometimes wore, he definitely seemed to have enough reasons to be arrogant.

He was yet to disclose his actual position in the industry, but she knew, she just knew it wasn't to be underestimated. But the man had none of the arrogance that came with it.

"No, actually this is my treat."

Yoongi tilted his head to the right, confused.

"The scholarship exam I gave for the music college..I got it "
She allowed herself a big smile, her cheeks plumping up as she looked at him.

"HUH?!!"
He exclaimed, equally happy,

"I'm so so happy for you Wendy! "
He excitedly took her hand in his.

Her smaller, calloused ones being completely and quickly wrapped in his larger, thicker fingers.

Seungwan inadvertently blushed a bright pink, while Yoongi seemed completely unaware of it.

"I can't believe this! It's such a good news! You can finally go for it! I was rooting for you so much! "

He squeezed her hands in his warm hold,
smiling wide,

Words much more collected than before,

"I mean it genuinely Wendy.

You worked so hard managing everything and preparing on top of it.

You haven't told me the details but i know when we met you weren't in a place you wanted to be in,

But you worked so hard, and step by step you pulled yourself out of it. "

Seungwan gulped down the lump that rose in her throat, she couldn't cry here.

"I am so proud of you Wendy "