Coffee Love // markjin

Chapter 4

They arrived quite early at the shop the day after. Mark didn't want to make Jinyoung wait – or at least that's what he said to Emily. But she knew he only wanted to see the younger one.

Mark was excited and kind of scared at the same time. He didn't know if Jinyoung and Emily would get along, but he wanted to believe they would. He didn't know what he would do if it wasn't the case.

The shop was nearly empty, and Jinyoung was talking to a girl as he made her her coffee. Mark's heart tightened in his chest, but he ignored it. They sat quietly beside the girl, and Jinyoung's eyes shone with happiness as he greeted the couple.

"- Hey, I'm Emily. You must be Jinyoung ?

- Yes, it's me. It's nice to meet you !

- The pleasure is shared, she said, as Mark watched them with a quiet smile on his lips. Mark told me a lot about you.

- Oh really ? I hope he hasn't said anything wrong.

- Absolutely not. He can't shut up once he starts talking about you, Emily answered with a certain jealousy in her voice, glancing over her boyfriend whose eyes were glued on Jinyoung. She sighed. Jinyoung could feel the discomfort that was going on between these two, and changed the subject.

- So, you're in Mark's class ?"

They talked about Emily for about ten minutes, but Mark and Jinyoung talked about something only them could understand.

Emily was left alone, and it went like this for about one hour, before she really couldn't handle it anymore.

"- Mark ? Can I talk to you ?

- Yeah, of course. Jin' ! I'll be right back."

Jinyoung nodded, and returned to his work.

The couple went outside, and Emily was smiling.

"- What do you want to say ?

- I want to break up."

Mark blinked, and his mind got blank.

"- Why ? Did I do something wrong ?

- Mark, stop denying it ! I've seen the way you look at Jinyoung.

- What does that mean ? Jin' just –

- Reminds you of Jackson ? I know this. But he means more to you."

These words kept repeating in Mark's mind, he didn't know what she meant by that.

"- It's better for us to break up. We wouldn't have last forever anyway, we don't even love each other.

- Emily, I'm sorry...

- Don't. Thank you for everything. We'll see each other in class ! Bye Mark. Good luck."

She walked away, and Mark could see she was crying. She was the only one who actually believed in their story. They say there is always one person in a couple that loves the other one more, and she just hoped it wasn't her.

He was lost, but all he wanted to do was go in the shop and be with Jinyoung.
What was wrong with him ?

He returned after a few minutes, alone, which surprised Jinyoung.

"- She broke up with me.

- Oh my god, is it my fault ? Did I say something wrong ? gasped the younger one, suddenly searching in his mind what he could have done.

- No don't worry, it's only my fault.