messages ; seventeen ljh ♡

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4:30PM

it's saturday evening and i've been working since 8am. i feel so exhausted and weak that body was aching and my energy was drained.

"y/n?" said my coworker called out

"yes?" i said and turned around to face them

"are you okay? you look like you're going to pass out or something" he asked worriedly 

"yeah i'm fine, my body hurts that's all" i said and groaned

"i think you should go home and rest" he said and frowned

"no i'm fine, my shift is over in half an hour anyway" i said and looked at the time

"oh yeah true, just take it easy okay? don't force yourself when you're feeling weak" he said and patted the top of my head

"thank you so much" i said and we smiled at each other 

for the rest of my shift i was cleaning up the store and helped some customers. before i knew it, i was already finished with work then i made my way home.

5:15PM

i just got home and my phone was blasted with numerous notifications and text messages.

[SEVENTEEN AUSTRALIAN TOUR CONCERT DATES: CONFIRMED 2 CONCERTS IN SYDNEY] 

"woah this is crazy!!" i said as i was reading all my notifications

i checked my imessage inbox and there was 378 messages from my friend group chat and there were 15 messages from jihoon.

jihoon: annyeong y/n, are you busy tonight?

jihoon: i was thinking we could go on a date? 

jihoon:oh

jihoon: umm

jihoon: i mean...

jihoon: if you're comfortable with it?

jihoon: never mind...

jihoon: please don't be mad at me >~<

jihoon: y/n?

jihoon: i guess you're busy right now...

jihoon: today we all checked out the arena and had our first rehearsal. it was cool!

jihoon: mianhae for spamming you

jihoon: well if you're free just message me, we can go out for lunch or dinner

jihoon: i'll wait for your reply

jihoon: chat soon y/n~

i smiled so hard while i was reading his cute spam messages. i could already feel my cheeks warming up and my heart beating quickly out of my chest. i've never been on a date before especially not with a k-idol. 

me: annyeong jihoon oppaaa

me: oh sorry i was working today, do you want to know my schedule? 

me: no i'm not mad at you don't worry~

me: i feel bad for not replying straight away, mianhae~  

jihoon: oh you were working today?

jihoon: yes please, i'd love to know your schedule if you don't mind

jihoon: omo- i just realised how creepy that sounded...

me: yes i had work today haha

me: lol don't worry, i'll tell you anyway

me: i have work on tuesdays & thursdays (3:30pm-9:30pm) and saturdays (8am-5pm)

me: so...

me: why did you ask if i was busy tonight?

jihoon: gomawo, i'll keep that in mind~

jihoon: oh yes about that...

me: yeah? 

jihoon: the boys and i are going to have dinner soon and i wanted you to join us!

me: aww really? that's so sweet

me: honestly though...

me: as much as i would love to join, my body has been hurting all day at work 

me: and i already have plans tonight with my friends i haven't seen for a while...

jihoon: that's completely fine! please rest a lot before you go out

jihoon: i don't want you getting sick

me: mianhae, let's go out another time? 

jihoon: its fine, i understand...

jihoon: yes of course!

me: have fun at dinner with the boys~

me: i have to get going now but we'll chat soon oppa

jihoon: chat soon, bye...

after messaging jihoon, i could tell that he was sad i couldn't join him and the boys tonight. i felt bad and wanted to join them but there's always next time. i haven't seen my friends in a long time since we're all so busy with school and work. i read all the group chat messages and we're all excited to finally see each other but i just couldn't stop thinking about jihoon. 

i had some time to rest then i took a quick shower and got ready. i wore a dark purple short dress with flats and i curled my hair. i wore some makeup, sprayed perfume, got my purse then i was on my way to the restaurant in the city. 

7PM

i just arrived at the restaurant and met all my friends inside at the reception desk. we were taken to our table and looked through the menu discussing what to order. after ordering our food, we were chatting and noticed a group of paparazzi's entering the restaurant. they were yelling and taking photos of some people but it was difficult for us to see from our table of who the paparazzi's were taking photos of.

"whats going on over there?"

"not sure, maybe there's celebrities eating here tonight?"

"ooh true, this is a famous restaurant after all haha"

time goes by, all our food we ordered has arrived and we began eating. we were all giving each other life updates and plans for the future. when we finished our food, we were waiting for dessert but i felt like going to the bathroom real quick.

"i'm gonna go to the bathroom, does anyone else need to go?" i said as i stood up from my seat

"i'm good for now" most of them said

"okay, i'll be right back" i said and they noddded 

i was walking to the women's restroom and the paparazzi's were still here. the camera flashes were so bright and i couldn't really see clearly. right when i felt like i was gonna collapse, i bumped into someone and nearly fell to the ground but they caught me in their arms.

"oh sorry, are you okay?" he said as held me

"yes, i'm fine sorry-" i said then froze once i opened my eyes and saw soonyoung's face right in front of mine. i was so speechless and kept staring into his eyes...

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