disappointment town / jjk

twelve

she doesn't tell yoongi. heck, she probably won't ever tell yoongi. the atmosphere of the restaurant is filled with the sounds of customers conversing with each other. jiseo's sitting at the counter, being the cashier is a part time job of hers, sometimes she helps as a waitress, but her main job is being the cashier. it's quite an easy job, the boss of the restaurant surprisingly works as a cook himself in the kitchen as well.

"three more minutes before your job ends," yoongi says as he looks at his watch sitting on his wrist, waiting for the minute hand of the watch to move. it's 9:57pm now, and the restaurant closes at 10pm. yoongi actually came to pick up jiseo, he's laying his arms on the surface of the counter, phone on his right hand but it's turned off.

the boss of the restaurant comes out from the door leading to the back of the kitchen nearby. "hey jiseo, it's closing time, please do help take out the trash before you leave," he says.

"and yoongi, stop blocking the way for the customers," he turns to yoongi but there's no real bite to it, instead there is fondness in his voice.

"stop trying to get rid of me, i come here to eat almost every day," yoongi chuckles. yoongi was actually the person who recommended jiseo to work at this place, said he's good friends with the boss and that she would totally get the job, and well, he wasn't wrong.

"i'll go take out the trash and i'll be right back," jiseo interrupts and yoongi nods in response, then returning to the conversation with the middle-age man.

the breeze blows keenly once she opens the back door. the night gets colder and colder since it is approaching the end of the year. jiseo swiftly throws the trash bag away, sighing as she feels the tiredness running through her whole body. the sky is dark this time, starless and only a silver crescent moon, high in the sky. the moonlight appears to be the only thing giving off light besides illumination emitting from the windows of the building.

she sees a familiar figure step out from the shadows and she can immediately recognized him, how could she not when he has become the uproar of her life? "jungkook," a small smile reach her lips.

"hey, i was just checking up on you," jungkook says, leaning against the wall with chipped off paint. and he looks so god damn soft today, in an oversized dark-colored sweater and some jeans plus his usual black boots. his eyes have the same brown orbs, and his beauty is momentarily covered by the shield of his eyelashes. she also notices how he's holding a face mask in his right hand.

"checking up," she repeats.

"yeah," he pauses for a second, "just.. wanted to see if you're okay."

"you literally saw me yesterday— no, earlier at dawn."

"now why does that matter?" he holds his left arm out, coming closer towards jiseo and taking her wrist. his hands are still bandaged from the wrist to palm. his fingers however are free from the material as he wraps them around jiseo's wrist.

"are we going somewhere?"

"mhm," he hums.

"i— i can't leave right now. i gotta get my stuff and— yoongi's here to pick me up."

this causes jungkook to frown immediately, "but i want you to hang out with you."

jiseo lets out a sigh, and she thinks perhaps maybe just today she'll ditch yoongi, yeah, just today. she'll make it up to him next time. "okay, fine. wait here, i'll go get my stuff," she says and backs away, heading into the restaurant through the back door with quite a quick pace. she kinda hates how she's starting to feel all giddy inside.