nct dream ; critical zone

NEO SHOP

Jeno's POV

I heard the chimes ring and I immediately stood up from my seat to greet the person who just walked in.

"Good Morning, You're at Neo Shop!" I greeted. It's my turn today to be of help in our shop.

"Wow, you're really enthusiastic today, son." Mr. Parks commented.

"I just like working here, Mr. Parks." I said making him smile.

"Well, that's nice. Can I have a cup of black coffee please, and what is today's pastry?" Mr. Parks asked.

"Carrot cake, your favorite Mr. Parks." I answered and he asked for a slice.

Mr. Parks is the owner of this shop. He stops over every once in a while.

Every cent that the shop gets is being put in to provide for us since Mr. Parks' wife owns the shelter we were sent to when we were little.

I owe so much to Mr. Parks and his wife, which is why everytime I work here, I'm always happy.

I wanted to make sure the customers were satisfied and to make sure I could give back to Mr. Parks.

I always thought I would work here even if I have come of age and it was time to leave the shelter. And until now, I still think of it as a possibility.

I went to Mr. Parks to serve his coffee and carrot cake. He thanked me and I went back to the counter.

My phone rung, revealing a notification that there was a new character in the game Mark-hyung suggested. I didn't view the game as I was at work.

Right then, Mr. Parks turned the TV on, revealing the news channel.

18 year-old, Kim Kyungrin, is reported missing.

The high school student was last seen on the way to school with a tall man in a black coat and cap.

Please contact the police station if you have seen the minor or the suspected culprit.

In other news, virtual game, Kill-N-Date, goes viral.

The game is said to be a survival-romance game wherein one must survive a haunted house in order to save a damsel in distress.

So far, the game has a whopping 2 million downloads and is suspected to grow more outside Korea.

"Kids, they really like those horror games." Mr. Parks mumbled and took a sip from his coffee.

Even if he owned the shop, Mr. Parks still payed for the food he ordered before he left.

When Mr. Parks left, Mark-hyung came in running. He crouched down and held his knees, breathing heavily. He looked outside the shop to check on something. After that, he quickly changed into his uniform to help out in the shop.

Mark's POV

Day 2 of job hunting. I wanted to get a stable job before I left the shelter.

It's hard leaving the place you grew up in but it's inevitable. I'm coming of age in the next month and by the end of that month I must leave the shelter.

I will visit often, no doubt in that, but I will miss the fun times I spent there with the boys.

The shelter has 18 boys right now, including myself.

I'm heading to Neo Shop after a long day of finding a job. They kept saying no to me and it's just frustrating.

I get on the train and hold on to something so that I won't fall when the train runs.

I was checking my phone and I sensed something in my surroundings, like it was a culprit.

I hid my phone in my bag and held onto the bars. I looked around and saw a tall man looking straight at me, eyeing me from head to toe.

He wore a hat and a trenchcoat, he had his hands in his pocket.

The train doors opened and gladly i was near one. I walked fastly out to get to the exit of the station quick.

The tall man, gifted with long legs, caught up with me, I had to increase speed and widen my steps.

Looking behind, I saw the man picking up pace as well, I had to run to the shop.

I made a left turn, which is the shortcut to the shop, and then 2 right turns. This shortcut still makes me dizzy, sometimes, on which way to go, the man won't be able to catch up.

This still leads to the front of the shop. There is a way to the back but I don't have to use that.

I got in the shop and held my knees, trying to catch my breath.

I checked outside the glass walls of the shop and did not find the man.

Jeno had his eyebrows in a knot. I made my way to the bathroom to change into my uniform.

Coming out of the bathroom, I saw Jeno was serving capuccino to a student who was on her laptop. I met his eyes and he looked worried.

"Hyung, what happened?" he asked.

"Honestly, I was too terrified. We'll talk about it at home."

We continued work until 7pm. It was night shift and we had to exchange with adults.

Me and Jeno went back home with Mrs. Parks who brought in some ingredients to the shop.

I needed Mrs. Parks at that time. I didn't want to go home with only Jeno in the middle of the night.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK LEE!!

Sorry for scaring you on my update.

To the readers, this was a short update, school had just started for me but my lazyass for homeworks did this instead. oOF