Five years have passed since Kang Naeun and her now ex-boyfriend broke up, and now each of them are moving on with their lives. On one afternoon when her twin sister visits the coffee shop where she and her best friend are part-time workers, she bri...
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The sound of a tray dropping can be heard by everyone in the shop, as the world around me freezes for a moment...
Naeun POV:
A nudge from Jaemin brings me back to reality, more like it hits me hard like a (fire)truck and slaps me in the face. I stand there for a few seconds just....staring. Staring into those gorgeous brown eyes and admiring the fluffy brown hair. Snapping out of the daze, I clear my throat and remain my composure.
"Oh umm sorry about that, I'm kinda clumsy hehe. I'll umm clean this up right away." I crouch down as I internally slap myself. Cleaning up the broken glass and putting them on the tray, I look up to see Jaemin helping me out. He mouths words at me and I in turn, mouth words back.
"What the eff is he doing here?!?"
"I don't know, don't ask me Nana. I'm as shocked as you are!" We both stand up as I put the broken glass away and hand my sister the to-go bag, making sure not to make eye contact with Hyunjin. Turning my back away once more and as I'm cleaning the glass, I can hear voices talking. I hear Nari sigh.
"Excuse my sis-uh my friend. She's not always like this. She must be shocked because of your handsome looks Jinnie."
"Nah I don't blame her, who wouldn't fall for me?" They both playfully laugh, making me clench my fists. I feel a lump form in my throat but I breath and try hard to suppress tears. I feel a hand on my hand, I look up to see Jaemin half-smiling. He nods at me and I nod back. I'm about to walk away when my twin sister notices.
"Eun-ah, what-"
"I'm going to the storage room, I'm getting more glasses." It comes out as a mumble, not caring if Nari hears it or not. Where I actually go however, is the staff restroom- next to the storage area. So I lock myself in there. And I cry, I let all the tears out. I rarely ever cry and the most I allow myself is no more than five minutes. Once five minutes are up, I force myself to return to normal and suppress my feelings, no matter how sad I am. So that's what I do. After five minutes, I come out of the restroom and I grab the glasses. Faking a smile, I carry on with my day. When I come back, I set the glasses aside and for a few seconds, me and Jaemin make eye contact. Jaemin lets out a sigh before we both mouth words to each other.
"You ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine."
"Talk later when they're gone?"
"Sure." And we both nod and get on with our work. Eventually, the silence is broken by Nari. She checks the time on her phone.
"Oh my, well we better be going Eun-ah. Bye Jaemin."
"Naeun...was it?" Hyunjin turns to me and I give a small nod.
"Lee Naeun." I say monotonously as if to confirm his enquiry.
"Muffin..." A small mutter escapes Hyunjin's mouth. I freeze in shock.
"Excuse me?" It comes out colder than I expected, and I raise an eyebrow at his choice of words- trying my best to mask my panic.
