What Is Love? | exo

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Jongdae shoved his shopping items into his plastic bag, hardly paying attention to anything. Not even the cashier. Why was he never feeling right anymore? The past few days he's been out of focus, hardly concentrating, getting headaches and feeling unwell. Maybe he really was coming down will an illness!

Jongdae weakly handed the woman behind the counter the money and waited for his change. As he did so, he picked up his bag of shopping; getting ready to leave.

He took the change and left the bright lite supermarket. Outside it was just getting dark—he better hurry.

Jongdae was in his way to his house when his mouth became dry. He had been craving for a drink for a while now and he couldn't help but think about treating himself to another beverage from the café he usually visits.
'Oh wait , maybe minseok will still be working?' He shoots his head. ' why am I so bothered, plus he would have probably changed shifts by now.'
Jongdae still needed a drink so it was either that of drink a cold drink in a cold house.

He reached the café and saw only a handful of people inside. Yet no minseok.

After ordering his coffee, he sat at the table he usually sits on and cupped his hands around the mug. Jongdae was going to ask for a coffee to take away but it was just too warm in here, so he decided to drink in.  Then suddenly a familiar figure stepped out the staff doors.
Without an apron, he skipped over to the lonely Jongdae and sat down across from him.

" hey" minseok smiled brightly.

"Oh hey" he said looking up forcing a smile aswell.

Minseok saw through it and knew something was wrong.

"Are you okay?" He said looking concerned.

"Ah yeah, yeah " looking at his coffee cup. "You?" Then returned his gaze back to Minseok.

The honey haired boy ignored his question and didn't move on from the topic. "You don't look well" He squinted his eyes asif he was trying to read Jongdae face and even thoughts.

"I'm fine honestly just a few headaches that all " Jongdae chuckled

"Knew there was something! " minseok looked proud with himself " and a few headaches could turn into something worse, wait I think I have something that might make it better. " he reached into his pocket, shuffled around a bit then pulled out a packet of paracetamols. "Here" he said and handed them across the table.

Jongdae had already brought a pack or two juts incase from the supermarket but took them and decided not to mention that; another pack won't harm. Plus it was very thoughtful for minseok to hand his over.

"Woah you just have these lying around in your coat pockets?"  Jongdae laughed.

"Not really, well yeah I used to its because I, for some reason, used to get headaches too a lot so I'd always keep a pack handy!"

They both laughed, in unison, and it felt nice. Really nice. In a way Jongdae couldn't describe; he felt like minseok connected with him, feeling comfortable around each other like they had known each other for decades. Maybe not as long as that but definitely longer than just a week!  They gradually stopped laughing and smiled directly at each other.

" my shift had just ended and I was just about to leave, but if you want I could accompany you for a while longer... It's just that you look a bit lonely" he insisted "that's all."

"Ah—Erm—no no! It's fine, I'm sure you want to get out of here and rest, it's fine." Jongdae would definitely love for his company but knew it wouldn't be fair, Minseok deserved some rest too.