he was late. well of course he was. he's kim jungwoo. but this was something he shouldn't have been late for.
he had applied for a job at a newer café that was about a 20 minute bus ride from his apartment. his interview was scheduled to be at 9:30 AM on friday, but here he was, at 9:30 AM, just leaving his house.
he had woken up late, which lead to his brother being late for school, hurriedly, he sent him off, got dressed after realizing the interview was today, not having enough time to shower, and then left.
he really needed this job. it may have only been a café and his aunt and uncle may have been giving them some spending money, $50 each, but he didn't have enough to feed both him and his 16 year old brother.
when he arrived, there thankfully weren't many people in the shop, maybe 4.
"hello, welcome to paradise café! what would you like?"
"are you mr. nakamoto yuta?" the shy boy cautiously asked the, very handsome, cashier.
"yes, i am? are you kim jungwoo?" the cashier, now identified as yuta, replied.
"yes, that's me. i'm so so so sorry for being late. i wont give you any excuses but please let me do the interview. i need this job." he pleaded.
yuta maintained eye contact with the boy, somehow feeling like he needed to help him out, and asked if he had any experience working in a coffee shop.
"in high school i worked part time in a coffee shop every summer until my senior year." jungwoo quietly replied.
wow he's really cute. people would definitely feel refreshed seeing him in here. he's like a little flower. yuta mentally noted that kim jungwoo was way too pure for this world and he was going to make it his duty to help him anyway he could.
"you're hired" yuta said while giving off his glowing smile.
"really? ohmygod thank you thank you thank you!!!" jungwoo excitedly hopped up and down while revealing his soft smile that hasn't appeared in quite a while.
"you'll work weekdays from 12 PM until 6:30 PM. does that sound okay?"
"yes! it sounds perfect!" jungwoo, still pretty happy, replied.
"okay! for now how about you stay here and for the next 2 or so hours i'll show you around and help you understand how things work? you'll meet your coworkers tomorrow"
"okay!"
"he really is a breath of fresh air" yuta mumbled while jungwoo walked behind the counters to start getting ready.
