coffee - 𝐣𝐨𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧.

#2

i really want to see jooheon again.

a few days had passed and i had debated since then whether to go back. as i opened the door, i instantly got hit with the smell of expresso almost immediately regretting my decsion but pulling threw as i saw someone from the other side of the register whip their head around to look at who was coming in.

i got filled with disappointed when i saw it wasn't him. i go over to the same spot i was sitting in previously. i reread the menu, scanning everything that isn't coffee-related. maybe i'll get a pastry or a sandwich. about five minutes go by and i watch as the entrance door opens and a boy rushes in.

"i'm sorry, i'm late." said the familar voice panted to their coworker.

jooheon. i watched as he put on his specs and fixed his white collared shirt. he scrambled around and made his way towards the employees only room. he did a double take at me then smirked and threw a peace sign at me before closing the door.

a couple minutes passed and when he came back out, jooheon was in the middle of tying a pocketwaist apron on him then grabbed a pad and pen and started going over to people's tables.

i tried not to stare but i couldn't resist. i admired him taking orders from afar and noticed as he was going from table to table, he was coming closer and closer, heading towards me. my heart started beating fast. i quickly took out my phone and pretending i was texting.

"it's good to see you again."

i look up and set my phone down. he looked cuter than the last.

"you remember me?" i asked.

"soo young, right?"

"yeah." i smiled.

"jooheon." he said pointing at himself.

i laughed, "yeah, i know." i say, pointing at his nametag.

he covered his face with his hand embarrassment, "right, sorry."

i giggle some more, "it's okay."

"so, the drink i recommended to you. did you want that again?"

...how could i say no to that face?

"sure."

he took out the pad and pen, wrote down 'iced americano' then said, "alright, i'll bring it over to you!"

i watched as he walked away and prepped my drink for me. i also watched as he came over to me with not only one drink but two.

he slide in the booth seat across from me then slid the drink over to me, "here you go." he said, taking a couple sips of his drink.

perplexed, i asked, "uh, what are you doing? aren't you suppose to be working?"

"break time." he said, his head resting on his hand, staring at me with his irresistible smile.

"are you sure you won't you get in trou-" i began to say but got interrupted by an older looking man that came out of the employees only room.

"mr. lee!!" he raised his voice, making jooheon shoot up, "first you show up late and then you decide to chat with the customers? get back to work."

"yes, sir." jooheon said. he was about to walk away when i told him wait. he came back over as i ruffled through my wallet to give him his money.

"here."

"thank you. have a good day, soo yung." he waved bye and i waved goodbye back and he disappeared into the employee's only room again.

i thought maybe this was my chance to leave. that way he wouldn't see me without my drink. i got up and threw it out the drink and walked out before jooheon could see i had left empty handed.

as soon as i turned the corner, in no one's sight from inside the coffee shop, i leaned back onto the building whispered aloud to myself, "he got in trouble for me." i couldn't feel my face become beat red. i couldn't stop blushing.