Thank You, Stranger. || Namjin ✓

5.

Seokjin prepared instant noodles cuz he was too tired to cook an actual dish. He sat on the couch and started eating noodles from his favorite bowl.

A lot of things were flowing through his mind. He was thinking about double-creamed caramel latte, Yunah's positive reaction on his confession and him. He couldn't stop thinking about the waiter he met few hours ago.

He thought of waiter's blond hair, pretty hairstyle, slim figure, broad shoulders and his beautiful dazzling smile.
Seokjin wasn't sure if the waiter felt the same connection as he felt.

Beautiful thoughts faded soon as pictures of the two man using Jin's body appeared again.
"Wait..", Seokjin said out loud, "I was raped."
This was the first time he realized the fact. Of course he knew what happened, but this was the moment when he said it straight.
"Yeah... I was actually raped." - He kept saying those words several times.

He stood up from the couch and went to the window. He had a nice view on his street. Evening was much cooler that day, so he didn't have to turn the air-conditioning on. Seokjin maybe did look like a weak, shy person at first glance, but deep inside he was strong independent person. Although, when things like that happen, emotional scars are inevitable.

Since that's happened, he didn't have much energy. He was drained both physically and mentally. It was 9:14 pm when he looked at his phone and he decided to take a shower.

After he finished, he put on his baby pink pajamas and went to bed. Seokjin closed his eyes trying not to think about the incident that occurred. He was focusing his mind on positive thoughts.

"Seokjin, promise me you won't let this crush you." - He said it out loud while tears already started forming in his eyes.
"I promise." - He said while wiping the tears off.

He grabbed his phone and clicked on the line app. He still wasn't sure what to send Yunah. After little more thinking, he finally decided.

-I'm going to the café tomorrow, wish me luck- 09:48 pm -

He didn't wait for too long before his phone started vibrating.

- OMG PINK PRINCESS YAAAS! I knew you couldn't say no! Call me tomorrow before you went there. XO - 09:50 pm - seen -

Seokjin put his phone on charger and turned all the lights off. Even though he was nervous and excited for tomorrow, traumatic experience that led him lose energy made him fall asleep immediately.

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It was 7:56 in the morning. Seokjin forgot to turn the alarm on, but luckily he fell asleep very early so he had enough time to regain energy.
He raised the blinds and looked outside his room. It was a busy morning in Seoul as usual. There were tones of cars on the street already. Seokjin went to kitchen and made himself a coffee. He wasn't hungry, so he decided not to make breakfast this time.

He felt a little sad for his mum. He thought about how'd she react if she finds out he doesn't eat properly. Jin felt pain in his chest. He was preoccupied with bunch of stuff, he didn't even realize how much he misses his parents.

After he drank the coffee, he washed the cup and went to bathroom. His face was a bit red and he had bags under the eyes. That's why he put a little bit of concealer on the critical areas. He also put his favorite strawberry lip balm. He wanted to look very classy and professional.

After getting back into his bedroom, he opened a big closet next to the bed. He took a nice, simple silky white shirt and black jeans. He then put his favorite black Puma Blaze shoes on. He opened a drawer below the TV and took a choker that Yunah  bought him for his 23rd birthday. It was a simple black velvet choker, but very soft.

He went outside his apparent and locked the door. As he pressed the button, he was waiting for the elevator to come up. The door opened and he went inside.

When door opened on the ground level, he saw the same lady from three days ago. Unlike last time, he greeted her very politely, but this time she was the one who moved her head. Her reaction made Jin very sad. It reminded him why he didn't greet the woman that time.

He went outside his building and started walking in café's direction. It was very near his place, about 10 minutes by foot. As he was walking, he forgot about a crucial thing.

Seokjin rushed and pulled out his phone from the pocked and called Yunah.
"Yunah!", Jin sounded very nervous, "We forgot about a very important thing! We don't know his shift. It took me 45 minutes to dress up and I don't even know if he's gonna be there!"

"Hey, chill, don't worry about it!", Yunah comforted nervous Seokjin, "I believe it's his shift, since he was working in the afternoon yesterday."
"I really hope I'll find him there." - Seokjin said.

"Don't worry babe, everything's gonna be alright. Don't forget to call me when you finish!" - Yunah commanded. She was very happy for Seokjin and he felt the positive vibes.
"I won't!" - Seokjin said.

As he finished a phone call, Seokjin haven't even noticed he came. He stood right in front of café's door and took a deep breath.
"Ok Seokjin, you can do it!" - Seokjin thought for himself.

He opened the door and went inside. Everything was the same as yesterday, but this time there were maybe just 5 people inside. It was even more peaceful than the first time they came.

He didn't plan to order anything, he just wanted to talk with the hot waiter. He stood next to a bar and saw an unfamiliar face standing there.

"Hi, what would you like to drink?" - The man in his 50s asked politely.
"Um.. Actually I wanted to talk to a blond waiter about the job and things like that.." - Seokjin answered the older man. He was very disappointed because the waiter wasn't there. Seokjin was about to cry, knowing he won't see the waiter.

After few seconds, a tall, blond guy went inside through the door that was behind the bar. Seokjin's heart stopped for a second. It was him. The handsome guy was carrying a box full of espresso coffee bags.

"Hey Namjoon, I think this young man's searching for you." - Said the older man.
Waiter's eyes met Seokjin's as he was approaching him.
"You again?" - Waiter asked with a cheerful tone. His smile shone brightly.
"Um.. yeah", Jin sounded nervous, "I wanted to talk to you."

The waiter nodded off and raised his hand in front of Jin.

"Btw, I'm Namjoon" - said the waiter, "I'm glad to see you again."
Seokjin's head went blank as his palm touched Namjoon's."
"What was the thing you wanted to talk about?" - Namjoon asked.

"Well, I wanted to.. start working here." - Seokjin barely pronounced words properly.
"Oh,", Namjoon was surprised,"that'd be awesome!"

Seokjin was confused by his reaction. He felt like the waiter was going to have much colder reaction.
"My dad and I", Namjoon pointed at the older man behind him, "recently have been trying to find a waiter and you came here like a bolt from the blue." - Namjoon's smile kept getting bigger.

"Well, recently I've been trying to find a job, so I guess we'll need each other." - Jin couldn't believe what he just said. Need each other? You are an idiot, Jin! - He thought inside.

"Haha, yeah, I guess so." - Namjoon laughed and took out his little note.
"Can you just give me your phone number, so I could call you after I finish my shift?" - Namjoon asked.
Seokjin felt like fainting.
"Oh.. of course!" - Jin gave him his number and smiled at him.

They shook hands again and Jin was getting ready to go out, but Namjoon commented one specific thing.
"Btw, nice choker."
Seokjin's cheeks turned red and he simply said thank you and went outside.

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