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Grey clouds, smokey air. That was to describe your mood right now. After the scene you had just witnessed, you were still astonished. The worlds a small place. Hana had already left your side to go to work, not that you needed her company since you needed to head over to the cafe as well.
The bells rang, a worker looked over, smiling. Only for it to disappear once she found out it was just you. Today was not supposed to be your shift, but the boss called and asked for you a take a shift for him.
You couldn't say no, knowing how nice he's treating you. Plus, what's the harm in earning a few extra bucks?
The girl who was at the counter made her way towards the back room where you were. Her name is Kim Eunbi. She may look like she hates you, but she says it's because of her resting bitch face. In fact, she's the opposite. Although she knows about your hectic lifestyle, she doesn't despise you for it. As a matter of fact, she finds it cool. Which you always tell her, it's not what it seems like.
Eunbi pokes her head through the door, "Hey."
"Hey." you put your uniform and tied your hair up.
"I thought you didn't have a shift today? You filling in for Mingyu?" she asks, cheeks slightly blushing. You chuckle at her expression.
Eunbi has a crush on Mingyu. That's the fact. It's adorable, seeing them both looking at each other and shyly looking away when the other one catches them.
Mingyu is a barista at the cafe, Eunbi and you are working as waitresses. "Yeah, the boss called me. He told me Mingyu took 3 days off and asked if I could cover any of his shifts."
She came in, slightly agitated. Plopping herself next to you, she starts bombarding you with questions. Mostly about Mingyu. "3 days? Is he sick? Or family troubles? Or friends? Or, or—"
You placed your hand in front of her mouth, cutting her off, "Chill princess. Your prince is fine, nothing bad. He's just sick, caught a cold."
Eunbi blushed majorly hard when she heard the words princess and prince. Shaking those thoughts aside, she continued asking, "Sick? Poor thing. Maybe I should go visit him."
"Visit him? You know where he lives?" you chuckled. Eunbi kept blushing profusely, denying the facts saying how she can just ask the boss.
"Whatever. I'm on break now, so you're taking the rest of the shifts until you're done. See ya!" she waved me off, taking off her apron and grabbing her bag. Probably off to go buy something for Mingyu. You shake your head, smiling before making your way towards the counter.
Because of the weather, not a lot of customers were in, in fact, it was practically empty, with only 3 people in the store. Business people. You started wiping the counter top-down, getting rid of the grime and stains left by beverages or snacks,
With your back turned towards the door, you didn't realise who came in until the mini bell rang. Turning around, you put on your best 'welcome, what would you like face', only to be met with a bunch of familiar faces.
"Oh, Seojin?"
Your eyes widen in surprise and a slight shock there stood 4 men. Shownu, Jooheon, Hyungwon and Wonho. You were quite surprised when Shownu remembered who you were.
"You work here?" Shownu asked.
You nod in response, "Um, what would you like?"
"One espresso, americano, cappuccino and ice coffee please."
"Anything else?"
"That's it, takeaway please."
"That would be 16 dollars."
Shownu takes out his wallet and grabs a 50 dollar note, "Keep the change."
Your eyes widen even more but you couldn't really say no if a customer says so. "Thank you, please wait a moment, your order will be ready shortly."
He nods and they all make their way towards a table, fit enough for 4 people. You start making the drinks, being the only one working the store now, it would take longer than usual.
What you didn't know was that, in the distance, a pair of eyes were watching you intensely, admiring and appreciating your presence.
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After that mini confrontation, Shownu decided to drive them back. He was not in the mood to do anything other than sleep and eat. Jooheon suggested coffee and all agreed. Shownu drove to the nearest cafe he knew around the area.
His parents are friends with the boss at that cafe and sometimes they would take him there for a break time.
Once they all arrived, for unknown reasons, it felt surprisingly comforting for Hyungwon. As if the cafe itself made him feel some sort of affection towards it. Shaking his thoughts and feelings away, he made his way in, being the last person.
Before he could even make it towards the counter, Shownu's comment was what made him stop halfway, "Oh, Seojin?"
He snapped out of his trance and finally made his way towards the counter thinking, she looks oddly familiar, and that when it clicked, she was one of the 2 people who were looking from afar when they confronted Jungkook.
Once Shownu finished ordering our drinks, they headed towards a table and sat there, waiting for their order. The others started talking, but Hyungwon was not paying full attention. it was a bunch of nonsense, nothing of importance, hence he stopped paying attention and focusing that attention towards the petite girl working profusely, trying to finish the orders. She was right in his peripheral vision, with Jooheon slightly blocking his view.
Hyungwon finally snapped back to reality when Shownu mentioned Jungkook.
"What are we gonna do about this?" he asked, "Any ideas?"
"Do you think he's selling or buying shit from our clan?" Wonho calmly asked.
"It's hard to tell, but I'll go check the records for more details. We'll have a meeting at my place tonight, I'll make sure to tell the rest. Just go home, rest up and we'll sort this shit out later." Shownu responds, finishing his sentence just in time for their orders to be finished.
They all got up and headed towards the counter, Hyungwon being the last one. He grabs his cup and stares at her for a little bit, without her knowing. He felt, intrigued. He wanted to know her more, but that's for another time.
He made his way back to Shownu's car and headed for home.
a/n; i am slightly back, this story is going steadily and i hope i will be able to finish it one day. just one thing to point out, my dialogue writing is the worst, so please go easy on me for that. other than that point, please continue supporting this story if you'd like~
