Introvert | Lee Taemin

4

After school, 3pm

I walked down the quiet streets.
I looked around.
Children everywhere.
People walking their dogs.
Neighbours chatting.
Everything around my neighbourhood looked normal.

I walked towards a CD shop.
It was an old CD shop that an old uncle owns.
He sold vinyls,
Cassette tapes,
80s music.

There was a tall figure outside the shop.
Who had a hoodie over his head.
Staring at the posters pasted at the front of the shop.
He looked familiar.
I squinted my eyes.

As I walked closer,
I recognised this strange figure
and gasped unknowingly.

He turned and looked at me in surprise.
We stared at each other.
Silence.
I don't know why I was so shocked to see him here.

"Sorry."

He said softly, still staring at me with wide opened eyes.
Probably still startled.

Why did he apologise?

"No I'm sorry for scaring you. I don't know why I was shocked to see you here, I must be crazy."

I replied, laughing softly,
looking down due to embarrassment.
I tried to kill the awkwardness.
Failing miserably.

"You look familiar though."

I said as I looked back up at him.
Scanning him from head to toe.
He was in my school uniform.
Wait.

"Aren't you the new kid? Lee Tae... Taeyong?"

I gasped, again,
trying to read his name tag that was covered by the jacket,
therefore I could only see "Lee Tae"

"Lee Taemin."

He shyly scratched the back of his neck.

Shit.
It's Taemin.
Well done Hyeri.

"Oh yea! Taemin!"

I laughed awkwardly.

He stared at me blankly.