Make It Work.

Get Wasted.

I tossed and turned all night. How could I focus on sleeping when I just singlehandedly embarrassed myself like this? I couldn't even bring myself to reply to Kihyun's message.

The sun streamed in through my partially open curtains and went across my face. I never wanted to get out of bed, but today was especially difficult. My alarm sounded,  but instead of turning it off, I just let it ring.  

"What is my life..." I whispered, turning over in my bed. 

Finally, I became annoyed with the high-pitched ring, and I decided to shut the alarm off and get out of bed. I stretched, and immediately felt the tension in my body. I let my arms hang limp at my sides as I walked over to my bathroom, lightly kicking the door open.

I got dressed quite slowly- much slower than I normally would. I made minimal effort to look nice- I looked just presentable enough to pass as an office worker. As I got to the door, my phone started ringing in my purse. I pulled it out to see Lizzie's name on the screen.

"Hello?" I held my phone between my cheek and my shoulder as I locked the door behind me.

"Just remember- it's not a big deal. Just tell him you thought the cupcake was pretty so you wanted to take a picture," She reassured me.

I shook my head, though she couldn't see me, "He'll know I'm lying. He always knows," I said.

"He will not- You act like he's your father or something," I could imagine her rolling her eyes as she spoke.

"Correction- my father is less scary than Kihyun," I said, stroking my forehead with worry.

I hopped in my Uber and headed to the office. On days when I couldn't wait to get to the coffee bar and see Shownu, the rides to the office seemed dreadfully long, but of course, the one time I could use a million-hour car ride is the day that traffic seems the lightest it's been in months. When we pulled up, I almost dragged my feet across the sidewalk.

I opened the doors to the building and kept my head low as I walked in. I spotted Shownu across the lobby and I slowly walked over to him. Usually, my heart would be fluttering in my chest at the sight of him, but all I felt was a sinking feeling in my chest from the fact that I would have to face Kihyun.

Before I could get to the counter, Tiffany beat me to my spot. I could only see the back of her, but judging from her tone of voice that she was probably smiling- maybe even blushing as she ordered her latte with extra foam. 

The only thing keeping me from finding her completely annoying, was the fact that i was avoiding having to go up to the top floor for as long as possible. Today, I welcomed the interruption in my schedule.

As Tiffany chatted Shownu up (of course, he was much too polite to tell her to shut up so the next person could order, but I sure wasn't gonna interrupt her either), I heard a familiar clearing of the throat behind me.

My eyes slowly closed as I braced myself for Kihyun's death stare. I slowly turned around, and of course, there was Kihyun.

"I need to speak with you."

His expression was cold and intense.

"I-" I began before being interrupted by Shownu's deep voice.

"Y/N," He said with a smile, "You're up."

I looked at Kihyun and pointed at Shownu, "I gotta- excuse me," I said, walking up to the counter.

"No mug?" Shownu asked.

 I smiled exaggeratedly, "Not today- can I get a large?" I asked.

"Do you even need to ask? I know your order by heart," He chuckled as he revealed a large coffee from behind the pastry display.