coffee shop dreams // jaeno

chapter one

the last source of light shuts off. that source of light replaced the once filled, busy shop. it replaced it with quiet, almost a lonely feeling to it.

but, now that that source of light is gone, the dark, silent surrounding takes over. but not quite silent when the sound of the barista's dirty and worn converse is heard and then a louder sound, the door (and the bell hung to the top) is opened.

jaemin, the barista took night shift that night. usually, minyoung does the night shift, cleaning the tables. he normally leaves at two pm, just to get the homework done. he's a college student. working his way up to be an astronomer. but sometimes, jaemin takes night shift.

now jaemin, the barista locks the door (for safety). blanket over one shoulder, and a book and a binder in the other. the slight breeze heading west under the palette of warm colors that make up the sunset.

so, where's this so called barista heading at this time of night?

his place to study is at an abandoned building. yes, sounds "sketchy"... as his friend, donghyuck said to jaemin at class one day. and as jaemin would say, "true, but it's very peaceful there." donghyuck would just giggle and nod his head in disbelief.

crossing a street and walking a few blocks later, appears the abandoned building. jaemin's studying spot. the building losing it's white paint. the fallen paint chips on the ground. window half broken, spray paint covering the once beautiful building. makes the building look scarier but yet, unique. but, it was supposed to be only just him tonight.

not that he was expecting anyone. donghyuck is visiting his girlfriend. mark is on a holiday to canada. renjun is basically lazy and won't do anything on a night like this.

no. they were the boys. the boys that were extremely well known as the "night howlers." mainly because they are heard only in the night. and their plotted plans are only in the night.

jaemin silently stays still. watching the black dressed boys lean against the rusty, chipped railing. the rise of smoke from the man made fire. the smell going to jaemin. the smell smells very refreshing to be very honest. it's getting chilly outside. he was wondering why they were at his studying spot. he never saw them there before. but yet again, he's only there at two pm.

jaemin being very curious on what these boys were doing, he decides to creep closer. but as he heard a snap of a stick on the ground, and heads turning at his direction, he decides it was a bad idea.

jaemin ran for it. he took the route he took to go home. feeling the sound of wind soaring into his ears. his legs slowly turning into jello. his breath becoming short. his thoughts are worrying him.

what if he was caught?

what if they'll threaten to kill him because they were seen by an outsider of their pack?

i hope not the first one. he can't die early! he didn't achieve his dream of becoming an astronomer!

the barista got home, safely. he put in some Pyjamas. Since he was real tired and in no mood for studying, he decides to just sleep. just sleep.