Silence & Chaos | Kim Jungwoo

Chapter 10 - Andantino

"A café?"

The place Jungwoo brought Sunhee to was a small café that surprisingly was not located at the foodcourt. They stood in line, which wasn't too long, and waited to order.

"The line is usually going out the door! I'm surprised it's this short right now," Jungwoo ogled at the line beginning to lengthen behind them. Turning back to the menu above the counter, he felt Sunhee was looking around, face still pressed against his arm- as if she were hiding. "Do you know what you want?"

"No not yet," her tone was very distracted and out of it, so Jungwoo just chuckled and swayed a bit.

"I'll get you breakfast, and something else I think you'll like to try." Proudly, he nodded to himself.

Sunhee stayed glued to his arm until they reached the front. "You're going to have to let go, okay?" He spoke gently like anything he said could set her off, and it made her feel like she was some kind of mentally unstable patient. She couldn't be mad or offended though, not ten minutes ago she had been unable to even move from her spot beside the car.

With a swallow and a shaky breath, her head bobbed up and down before her hands detached from circling his bicep.

Her hands stayed behind her back and fingers fiddled with the hem of the jacket to try and distract herself, but the feeling of being physically alone in that moment stressed her out and she reached out to grab the back hem of Jungwoo's flannel.

Earlier he'd changed from his sophisticated-looking outfit to one that would match the vibe of Sunhee's, so that neither of them would stand out too much, which he explained to her when she questioned him about it.

He's so stunning I doubt that he'd be able to avoid anyone's eyes...

And immediately Sunhee was silently scolding herself with a red face and hunched shoulders to hide the blush. No, nope. Absolutely not. You will not think that way about the man who is keeping you alive. He's just a beautiful man trying to do his job, get over yourself Sunhee.

She trailed after him, holding a drink in each hand while he was holding two trays and darting to the only table available, a table up against the wall. She set the drinks down and sat in the chair that faced the back of the café, so people outside could only see her back.

He sat across from her and eagerly ate his food. He seemed to have gone there a lot, because he ordered quickly and the cashier looked as if they knew him well.

Sunhee just ate her breakfast, then took a sip of her drink when she finished.

"Hey..." she looked at the cup filled with the light brown substance. "What is this?"

Jungwoo looked up and swallowed, failing at suppressing a smile. "Do you like it?"

After another sip and a moment of thinking, her slow nods became fast ones, and her eyes glistened.

"It's a special kind of latte. They only make it for me. If ever you want it when you come here, ask for Jungwoo's drink." He sat back in his chair, now pleased with himself for finishing his food completely, and for sharing a little bit of himself with the pretty girl in front of him.

"What do you want to do now?" Sitting forward in his seat, he folded his arms on the table and tilted his head while he looked at Sunhee.

"Uhm," the girl looked around and eventually caved into her gut feeling. "I have questions."

Intrigued, Jungwoo shifted a bit and pursed his lips. "Alright, I'll answer as much as I'm able."

"How is Johnny doing? Is Ten still at the hospital?" She burst, having these things stuck in her head since the prior day.