roses. ∥ 2jae.【paused】

二

The two friends were eating dinner together. They ordered takeout earlier and were currently laughing and chatting about nothing in particular. It was a chilly evening, so of course Youngjae didn't expect anything big to happen anymore.  Man, was he wrong.

He was more or less startled when his phone got off, sending vibrations all over from it's spot on the table. Even then, Youngjae tried to still enjoy his well deserved meal in peace. In the end he caught himself eating a bit hastier anyways though. He was curious after all.

He quickly got rid of the left overs after he finished. Youngjae claimed the shower for himself before Yugyeom even had the chance to. After about 15 minutes he was already done and changed into fresh clothes before he flopped down on his bed.

As expected, the phone was already in Youngjaes hands as soon as he laid down. He expected the notification to be from some annoying app he may have downloaded once or from his oh so concerned parents. However, he was surprised to see that the message was from an unknown number.

+82-124-XXXX
Hey

He read the number once, twice but no. It was one he didn't recognize at all. Was it maybe an old classmate trying to contact him again? Or maybe just a poor stranger who made a typing error? Youngjae thought that the second option was more likely to be the case. He decided to just ask in the end.

Youngjae
Hey. I think you got the wrong number. Pretty sure that i'm not the one you wanted to talk to. Sorry!

+82-124-XXXX
No I don't. You're Youngjae, right?

Youngjae
Umm yes? Do I maybe know you or do I need to call the police?

+82-124-XXXX
Nah. I don't want to cause you any trouble. You'll find out who I am soon enough alright?

Youngjae got uneasy. It wasn't everyday that a random stranger just texted him out of nowhere. What if he was a stalker, or worse, a psychopath? Youngjae had read enough about the dark net and other evil sources to know that he could end up like one of those poor people there. A shiver run his spine just at the thought.

Youngjae
Listen, I don't feel to good about all this. Please tell me your name now or leave please?

+82-124-XXXX
Hey calm down it's not like I want to kill you or something. Some asscrack simply wrote your number down on a table in school. I got rid of that though. No need to worry.

Youngjae
Well I sure hope you did. I still feel uneasy about all this. Tell me one reason why I should trust you.

+82-124-XXXX
I'm not like the others on our school and secretly despise the most of our students too. I always felt some kind of empathy to you though and now I kinda want to get closer to you.

Youngjae
You want to get closer to me but you didn't even tell me your name. That's kind of suspicious don't you think?

+82-124-XXXX
I'm not a bad guy alright? Just trust me.

Youngjae
Let me think about it... no.

+82-124-XXXX
Okay then I guess I have to gain your trust slowly. Step by step.

Youngjae
Or you just leave me alone...

+82-124-XXXX
You still think i'm some kind of hitman huh?
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Oh so you're leaving me on read?
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okay okay I get it. But just remember: I won't give up so easily.
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