paradise.

chenle.

unedited

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you honestly weren't surprised when you found out that taeyong and jaehyun ditched you at the mall for some movie.

"jesus fuck, and there goes my ride," you grumbled. sighing, you decided to stop at a designer store to buy a gift for your brother's birthday. when you walked in, the workers stared at you; due to the fact that you look like some emo skater who can't afford shit. you rolled your eyes, well, they're wrong.

you hummed, "what the hell would jaemin like?" you honestly couldn't give two fucks at the moment because you were mad at the fact that jaehyun and his boyfriend basically made you third wheel, and the fact that they had the audacity to ditch you in the food court.

you grabbed a few tees and checked out. of course, the cashier was still looking at you weird, that is, until you pulled out your black card. shocked, she hastily placed the items carefully in a bag. then she said that lame ass thing that workers are forced to say. it went something along the lines of, "thank you come again," or some shit.

when you walked out, you saw a kid crying in the middle of the walkway. you slowly approached the kid, asking if he was alright. pedestrians just stared and walked off. paying no mind to them, you offered a hand to the kid. the kid accepted your offer and got up.

"hey kid, what your name?"

the younger hiccuped and replied, "m-my name's chenle. i can't find my mom or my grandma, please help me!"

you sighed, "sure kid, when did you see them last?"

"i..i don't know. i'm sorry," he frowned.

you gently patted his back, "there there,  no need to apologize. do you wanna walk around the mall so we can look for them?"

his stomach grumbled, "actually, i'm kind of hungry."

you held his hand and led him to the food court, "pick whatever you want to eat."

he chose panda express because he said it reminded him of home; you nodded and repeated his order to the worker. when it was finished, you both sat down at a deserted table. both you and chenle talked the entire time, asking questions about both of you and telling stories.

after he was done eating, he told you that he wanted to go to the build a bear workshop. you said no, and his eyes started to water. you sighed and reluctantly agreed.

when you both walked out-chenle having a bear in hand-a mall cop came up to you and said that a few ladies were looking for a kid and said that chenle matched that kid's description. just then, two females ran up and hugged chenle, saying that they were sorry and that they'll keep a closer eye on him.

"did anybody try to harm you? baby, i'm sorry."

"no! nobody touched me," he pointed to you. "he helped me and took me to the build a bear workshop!"

they both turned to you and thanked you, saying that you were a good person and that they owed you. you dismissed it, saying that it was no problem. when they left, you exited the mall and took the bus home.