Novellas. (One Shot Collection)

[A/D] What we almost had - BTS Jin & F(x) Amber

(Short Sequel to TRIGGER)

I walked under the cold winter weather around seoul. December has only begun yet it feels like I'm stone cold under these layer of thick clothing I'm wearing.

Not really minding my frosted toes, I walked from shop to shop. Looking out to the windows, like I need to buy something, I just didn't knew what was it. Maybe an errand that I perhaps forgot, or maybe a birthday present? But for who?

Then as if on cue, I slipped clumsily on an iced pathway. I blushed and hid my head under my snapback from the people passing by. I decided to just laugh it off—awkwardly.

I stood up and patted down my clothes from the snow I have gathered on my pants. I looked up and I never expected what I would ever see at the other side of the street.

My heart instantly broke at the sight of the cafe we first met.
"Jin....." i muttered

I walked across the street, towards the cafe. Nostalgia quickly ran through my veins as I recalled the times we spent here. It was practically our hotspot. A week will never pass by without us hanging out more than thrice here.

I looked inside the cafe through the windows and saw our usual seat, occupied by a couple—who somehow resembled us. I smiled at their image.

A boyish girl, and a feminine boy.

I remembered almost too quickly the day I joked you with a question. "Did you ever considered dating a guy?"

Then I remembered you stop reading that baking book and put on a thinking face for a long time. Too long that I got scared you might have been offended, but then you answered in the sweetest way no one could ever imagine.

"I don't know. But I'm pretty much in love with you right now, is that okay?" I swooned over you that day and I swear you noticed it, how head over heels I was for you.

We chuckled and we laughed. We drank and we ate. We talked and we silently enjoyed each others company. We did everything inside this cafe except kiss and make love.

I just wish we could do it all over again...

The bell on the door rung as I entered the cafe. Freshly brewed coffee soon hit my nose as I walked closer to the cashier, reminiscing every step we took.

"Good morning! Welcome to moonlight cafe, how may I help you?" I nodded at the employee who didn't bothered to look up at me.

"Can I have one tall caramel macchiato?" I ordered as he pressed the buttons for my order. "Okay, one tall caramel macchiato. Anything else ma—hey wait. I know you!"

I raised my eyebrows at the excited expression the employee was showing me. "You're one of our regulars!" And that's when it clicked inside my mind. This man has been an employee here for maybe more than 4 years.

Jin and I used to go here for almost 2 years straight and it's already been almost 2 years since he's been gone. It's really a surprise he still knew my face.

"Oh! I also remembered you had a boyfriend, where is he?" My smile somehow turned down a bit. "Let's just say he's in a better place right now." I replied to him.

"My apologies, I didn't knew." He bowed so many times and guilt was obviously written on his face. But I just forgave him for not knowing. "No no, it's okay." I waved my hands in front of him to politely stop his bowing—to which he successfully did.