philophobia | j.hoseok

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it's been two weeks ever since i saw that hoseok guy. i was a bit glad i didn't see him but at the same time a bit freaked. each and every moment the door opened, i was forced to look up. half of me was relieved it wasn't him but the other half felt 'something' else.

"waiting for someone to come?" chaeri asked suddenly. i looked at her and looked back at the computer giving a cough. "of course not," i told her. i began typing up medication numbers until the names making sure all the labels were correct. suddenly, chaeri scooted herself next to me bumping my hip in the process.

"you know, you've never been the best at lying," she scoffed. the sound of the door opening made me tempted to look up again but i know chaeri was watching. i tried my best not to pick my head up until a certain voice spoke up. "excuse me? um, i'm here to pick up my medication," the woman said.

finally, i looked up and met eyes with the same familiar customer. "is it hyejin?" i asked her. the woman gave a smile and nodded her head. i typed up her name on our roster and found what medication was sent under her name.

"please wait here." i walked over to the back and grabbed the appropriate medication she needed. when i came back, i rang it up on the cash register. "do you need it in a bag?" i asked her. "yes, please. thank you."

i gave a small nod and started to get a bag to place the medication in it. but before i could speak up, another voice joined in. "noona, can you buy some of this too??"

both our heads looked in direction of the owner of the voice. my eyes suddenly widened as i saw him standing there holding up a bag of hot chips. the woman in front of me, on the other hand, responded differently. it seemed their kind of relation seemed more deeper, if i should say.

"yah, no more hot chips. you'll have a hard time digesting," the girl, hyejin, told him. and at that moment, hoseok suddenly met eyes with me. my lips became dry all of a sudden and my throat tightened a bit. i forced myself to look away before looking at the woman in front of me. jung hyejin... jung hoseok.

no... don't tell me they're related.

"um, will that be all miss?" i asked ignoring the fact that hoseok was now walking over here. before i knew it, he stood next to the woman who was now paying for her medication. "yes."

i kept my eyes focused on the screen ignoring his total existence as of right now, but i guess that didn't stop him from blurting out. "yah, am i like a ghost to you?" he suddenly asked causing the girl to look at him scournfully.

"yah, what kind of manners is that?" she said before looking back at me with an apologetic look. "i'm sorry about him. my brother can be very outgoing with his words when meeting new people."

i pursed my lips together before replying back to her. "you both are related?"

hoseok popped next to her as he smiled looking at me. "hi haesoo! missed me?"

from the back, i hear chaeri's small laughs escape from her lips as she watched the whole thing. his tone of voice made my head boil as i tried to keep a straight face.

"oh... do you guys already know each other?" his sister asked.

"yeah, we met at the park."

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