Once Personality Wins (Seventeen Jihan)

Lesson 26: Fruits to Bread

Vernon, Jeonghan, and I were on our way to go to the fruit shop. Me and Jeonghan awkwardly walking side by side as Vernon glared holes into the back of my head. I ignored that and turned to Jeonghan, "Well Jeonghan, I've been meaning to ask you." I started to say but was about to stop myself cause there was no reason, but then again I was still curious, "but you've been acting weirdly."

He turned to me and smirked getting closer to my face, "I'd say the same to you too."

We both were quiet for a long time as Jeonghan slowly moved away and we both tried to hide our blushing faces. "Jeonghan---" I tried to say after getting annoyed with the silence but he cut me off. Like always.

"I see the store!"He said jumping and pointing at a building. "Come on lets finally go grocery shopping!" He ran in front of me as I sighed and looked at the ground. I heard Vernon laugh as he passed me to catch up to Jeonghan.

I jogged to catch up to them. There I found Jeonghan starring at the different colors of fruits that were presented at the front of the building. The bright green, red, and golden apples with the green and purple grapes next to each other. Also harmonizing with the ombre palettes of the peaches and mangos that were next to them.

This shop even made me want to just sit back and stare at them, but I knew we had a job to do. "Come on Jeonghan grab some of those bags and Vernon get a basket so we can start."

They did as I said as I read out the list:

4lb of apples

3lb of lemons and limes

pumpkins

all the types of berries

tomatoes and squashes

Wait are squashes even fruits? Oh well, I am just reading off of the list, right?

The list went on and on and next thing we knew we had to switch from a basket to a full-on cart dedicated to only the fruits. We went to the checkout and got all the fruits giving the person the address to the cafe to deliver if for us.

"Ok now, what is next," Jeonghan said shaking me left and right.

I stopped him trying to refocus my vision to a smiling Jeonghan, "Ah ok ok. But the next one is the bakery to get some bread." I said taking a glance at the list.

Jeonghan's smile brightened even more, if that is even possible, "I love Bread." he said jumping up and down almost dropping his hat in the process. I stopped him by holding his shoulders and pushing the hat more on his head to cover his face for sure.

"Good to know that." I smiled at him as he blushed.

Luckily this time I knew a place we could go to since I am also a bread lover. "Come on though sense the place I have in mind is pretty famous so let hurry there," I said grabbing Jeonghan's hand and running deeper into the middle-class area.

After a while, we finally got there and Vernon tapped my shoulder, "Is this place really good?"

I looked up at the store with a line coming out of it with people that doesn't have te ideal face. I turned to Vernon and asked, "What do you mean?"

He glanced at the people and at the building that was not at all tiny, "Its a little too close to the poor area." he said. I tried my best to not sneer at him as I played dumb by what he was intending.

"So?" I said ushering all of us onto the line.

Once we got on the line he looked at me with a glare, "You're just going to ignore me?"

"I plan on it," I said with a smile. We waited a while on the line until we finally got into the shop and both of them were amazed.

Instead of the modern style that the rest of the kingdom seems to have this place had a very cozy feel to it and I love it. The orange lights illuminating the building with tall ceilings with the prettiest lighting fixture to hold the lights in. The dark oak flooring matching with the loaves of bread giving the building a bunker aesthetic.

And you can't go without saying how the smell of the bread baking can't entice you to stay here for a long time while having some tea or coffee.

Jeonghan was silent as he walked up to the racks and started to add bread onto his tray without me saying what we need. I smiled to myself and put the list away and went up to him. I guess I wasn't the only one thinking about wanting to stay here longer.

I walked up to him and grabbed his tray, "Sense you seem so content on eating some bread yourself how about we take a little tea break."

He smiled up at me. "That sounds great," he said and started to stake bread one by one onto the ray I was holding for him. We both got some bread pieces and made Vernon do the same too.

We waited online and got it. The gave us some napkins and our drinks and we went on our way to find somewhere to sit. After a while, someone finally left there table and we sat at the table that was looking outside. This place was really packed but I told Jeonghan to not worry about the people trying to look for a seat and relax as you ate.

It was silent at first but once Jeonghan took a bite out of one of the bread he turned straight to me and said, "Joshua try this." He put the piece the bread in front of me reaching it towards me.

I glanced a Vernon and he turned around looking outside at the people waiting to get inside. I smiled and gladly took a bite.