VENGEANCE

4. First day

"Oh, Yoongi-ssi! Come in. You three, get to work. I need to talk to him" Jin said as he ushered Yoongi into the back room. 

"There is no such thing as 'your work and my work' over here, okay? We all work together to run this cafe. So you have to do whatever work is available, okay? I will take you to the kitchen and introduce you to the other workers. You can help them in the kitchen after the introductions, okay?" Jin explained. 

"What else do we sell here? Other than coffee and drinks?" Yoongi asked. "Basic snacks. I will show you the menu later, or you can ask the other guys after introductions. Now come with me" Jin said, taking Yoongi to the kitchen with him. 

"Guys, this is .........Yoongi-ssi, what is your surname again?" Jin whispered into Yoongi's ears. "Min" Yoongi mumbled back. 

"Okay, so this is Min Yoongi. He will be working with us from today. Introduce yourselves and then you can explain what all needs to be done. I need to go back to the desk in case someone comes" Jin said before grinning at them and going back to the desk.

"What is he stressing so much about? He already knows that we are his neighbours. Only Hobi is new. Wh-" Taehyung's mumbling was interrupted by Jimin. 

"Yoongi-ssi, you already know us three, right? This is Jung Hoseok. Hobi hyung, this is our new neighbour. You already know his name, don't you?" Jimin asked. 

"Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you, Yoongi-ssi" Hobi hurried to shake his hand. Yoongi shook it back. "Nice to meet you too. Please explain what I have to do, Hoseok-ssi" Yoongi asked. 

"Aigoo, call me Hobi, please" Hoseok said. "Us too! You don't have to call us 'ssi' anymore. We all work together" Taehyung said. Jungkook just sighed and got back to his work. 'What's that kid's problem?' Yoongi thought before turning back to the others. "Sure" he smiled at them. 

"There's actually another worker, but he took a sick leave today. Hopefully, he will be back by tomorrow" Jimin said. "Ohh, okay" Yoongi said. "I will explain about the works, come on. Stay with me today" Hoseok said, dragging Yoongi with him all day. 

It was almost closing time and there were only a few customers left. "Yoongi-ssi! I mean, hyung! Will you stay with us? We generally spend some time together after the work. You can stay too" Jimin said. "Ah, no. You guys carry on. I have some work" Yoongi said. 

"Do you even know this place? How can you have a work right after you move into this city?" Jimin asked. Yoongi stared at Jimin, running his tongue across his lips. 

"Ahh, shit, sorry, I forgot. No personal questions, got it. Be safe" Jimin said and went back to his work. Jungkook, who had been watching them talk, scoffed and got back to cleaning the tables.

"The cafe is closed for today, please leave when you are done" Jin hollered at the customers. Yoongi left as soon as the words came out of Jin's mouth. 

"There is half an hour left for us. Work isn't done yet" Taehyung yelled. Yoongi turned back. "No, I was just going out for a breath of fresh air" he said. "You bet he was" Jungkook muttered. 

Yoongi dashed out right after the work hours, pulling out his cigarette pack and the lighter. Jungkook stared at Yoongi for as long as his figure was visible and then went back to fiddling with his beer glass silently. 

"Who pissed in your banana milk?" Jin asked. "Huh?" Jungkook looked confused. "He doesn't like the vibes Yoongi hyung is letting off" Taehyung explained. 

"He does seem weird. Like, I dunno how to explain, but he doesn't seem like the normal 'live life peacefully and die' type of person" Hoseok said. "True" Jin and Jimin said at the same time. 

"What kind of work can a person who is literally a day new to the city have?" Jungkook asked, making a face as if Yoongi really did piss in his banana milk. 

"Don't you think you are being too pessimistic about him? Like, you met him just yesterday. Who knows? Maybe he lived here before. We don't know, right? Let's not talk about him. Kook, you really need to change that mindset" Jimin chided. 

"Okay, okay, chill" Jungkook said, chugging his beer down. 

....................

Yoongi let out a puff of air as he entered a bar. He sat at the bar stool for a while, enjoying his cigarette and thinking about his new 'friends'. They seemed friendly enough. They were all friendly towards him, except that kid, Jungkook. 

'What's his problem?' he thought again. The others were great. They were even kind enough to invite him to their hangout even though they knew him only for a day. 

He took another puff and let the smoke circulate his lungs, enjoying the bliss while it lasted before letting it out. 'Maybe I can hangout tomorrow. What's there to lose?' he thought. He took another puff and suddenly realized where his thoughts were going. 

'NO FUCKING WAY!!!! FRIENDS, MY FOOT!! ALL CHEATERS!! EVERYONE CHEATS! NO ONE IN THIS WORLD IS TRUTHFUL! WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING? I DIDN'T COME ALL THE WAY TO SEOUL TO MAKE SO CALLED FRIENDS' he scolded himself as he stormed out of the bar and started wandering in the streets. 

He found a bench and flopped onto it, draping an arm over the back of the bench and taking another puff and laying his head back. He sat there, enjoying the bliss when his phone rang. 'Darn it' he thought as he pulled it out. 

"Hello?"
"Hello, hyung. This is Taehyung. I put a box of Japchae for you outside your door"
"Ohh, okay. Thank you" he hung up and sighed as he walked back to his flat.