Café Pit-a-Pat - Season 1 (COMPLETE)

Chapter 16

"You really don't have to keep doing this."

His lips curled upwards, Kimmon shifted his eyes to his side. Although he tried to stop it, his smile grew when he caught the traces of concern on the junior's face. Because all of that worry was aimed right at him. And that mere fact made Kimmon feel ridiculously giddy for some strange reason.

"I told you that I'm doing this for myself," Kimmon reassured him as he mindlessly tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. "Purely selfish reasons, remember?"

Copter sighed. "And I'm telling you this for my own selfish reasons."

Not fully comprehending, Kimmon furrowed his eyebrows. "What?"

"I'm worried for my own safety," Copter explained, his tone slightly distressed. "I feel like you're going to sleep-drive on me and get us both killed."

"Excuse me?!" Kimmon sounded somewhat offended, but he eventually let out a chuckle.

It had already been about a couple of weeks since Copter had started his new part-time job. And, despite Copter's continuous protests, Kimmon had volunteered to be Copter's driver on each and every one of those past nights. Admittedly, the resulting sleep deprivation was gradually getting to him, but notwithstanding all the nonstop yawns and heavy exhaustion, Kimmon didn't regret his decision one bit.

Marginally leaning towards the senior, Copter abruptly reached out his arm and held something in front of Kimmon's mouth. "Open up."

His eyes fixed on the road ahead of him, Kimmon easily opened his mouth and allowed Copter to drop something inside it. But his face immediately scrunched up in pained discomfort. "Ehh, what is this?!?!"

"A lemon drop."

"It's too sour!"

Giggling, Copter unwrapped another lemon drop and put it inside his own mouth. "That's the point. The sourness will keep you awake."

"But this is too much," Kimmon whined, still frowning. "It's numbing my tongue."

"P', you need to be patient," Copter said in a whisper, as if he were revealing an important secret to Kimmon.

"Patient for what?"

Kimmon's confused eyes met Copter's expectant ones for a brief moment. Until they began to soften at the sight of the person in front of him. Thinking that Copter looked exactly like a perky puppy that was eager to please his owner, Kimmon couldn't resist letting out a smile. Upon catching the change in Kimmon's expression, Copter beamed in excitement.

"It turned sweet, right?" Copter exclaimed.

Kimmon nodded his head, although he only agreed halfway. Because, indeed, at that very moment, infinite waves of sweetness washed over him and drowned all of his senses. But he wasn't sure whether that overwhelming sweetness was coming from the hard candy on his tongue or from something else. If he was forced to make a guess, he would definitely place all his bets on the latter.