In Time (In Places Book 2)

#6 Teaser

a/n: I swear this isn't much. Just a reminder I'm still alive.

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The very moment I stepped out of my room, the first thing I noticed are Peanut's cat hair dirtying the carpet, just enough to temporarily distract me from the quiet noise coming from the first floor of our home. I looked down to check I am dressed properly-- plain black shirt and white shorts-- before proceeding down the stairs.

"Has anyone seen Peanut?" I asked, frowning at everyone gathering around the visiting area. It's a room through giant double doors located just a few steps right side of the main entrance.

Bundles of papers, mannequins, and cloths litter the place and I looked at each of these, quickly realizing what the ruckus is about. Men and women walk to and fro the main door and the kitchen, food and more folders at hand. There are about twenty human beings standing in the middle of the room, discussing things I still struggle to understand. Their terms are just too technical.

I moved deeper into the room to stand beside a giant pink couch which is currently occupied by my sister. "Noona?" I started. "Um... About Peanut?"

Yoora looks up at me for a second before returning on sketching something on a large sketch pad. "Oh, I saw him chasing a butterfly there at the front yard," she answered. "Don't worry. He won't get lost. No idiot would try to steal him."

"Is someone looking after him?" I asked, immediately dodging a mannequin almost hitting me on the head just as it entered the room. "You know I don't just let him--"

"Yo, Chanyeol!"

I stopped mid-sentence to nod at Jung Daehyun who just came in from the kitchen whilst holding a cup of tea in one hand. He's one of my sister's most trusted interior designer and I could bet anything he's here to help in planning the wedding's decorations and venue. Today and just like any other day, however, his brilliant smile still hurts my eyes.

"Noona, I'm asking if someone's looking after him," I turned to my sister. "My fiance would kill me if he gets lost. We still haven't bought a collar for him."

Noona looks at me again before shrugging. "I dunno." she mumbled before turning the paper she's holding to my face. "Hey, do you think I should put more details here at the collar or nah? And what about the folds? What do you think?"

I opened my mouth to speak but decided to just give her an incredulous look before sighing and walking out of the room. Her loud calls reached my ears but I ignored her. I just can't believe she didn't ask a maid to look after Peanut! It almost seemed like she's a completely different person when her job is surrounding her.