𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎 ➶ 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚕𝚎𝚎

FOUR

𝟑𝐫𝐝'𝐬 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐕

"we're here" mark stopped in his tracks as they reach their destination.

after the event on the bus, both teenagers became a bit awkward but none of them regretted one bit. till this second, mark hasn't asked the girl about earlier - he thought maybe in the right moment, he'll throw his chance but he also has second thoughts, maybe the topic will be too private for her

but nonetheless, mark will wait for the right moment. for now, they just need to start on their project

"is there anyone home?" chaewon asks as mark tried to find his keys in his bag, "uhh.. i don- oh shit" mark cursed when the key fell out of his hands, chaewon stifled a chuckle at the sight

"i don't think anyone's home" chaewon nodded in reply. "after you" mark opened the door which of course chaewon thanked before stepping inside

chaewon's eyes gaze around the inside of the house, 'it looks homey'

"well it is a home"
"huh?" mark chuckled before putting his shoes aside,

"you just said that out loud" he then pointed at her shoes, "you can put it beside mine" then left to the kitchen

"did i say that out loud?" chaewon tilts her head to the side as she put her shoes beside mark. chaewon shrugged before going to the kitchen

"what do you wanna drink?"
"water will be fine" chaewon stood awkwardly near the kitchen's island - not knowing where to wait for the lad

mark took a quick glance before chuckling as he gets 2 glasses from the top cabinet. "you can wait in the living room, i'll be there shortly"

chaewon followed his words and went to the living room, she passed a wall filled with pictures. she can't help but stare at them, there were childhood pictures of mark and another boy

'does he have a brother?' chaewon brushed off the thought and continue to stare at the other pictures. then her eye came across a family picture - it was during christmas. she knows that from the christmas tree at the back as well as their christmas theme pajamas

"they looked so happy" chaewon muttered as she can't help but feel jealous of their strong family bond. "having fun looking at my pictures?"

a sudden voice appeared by her side which made her flinch, chaewon didn't know what to reply so she ignored the question and take the glass of water from his hand. "thanks"

mark only gape at the girl who left to the living room, "she sure is something"

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

"what do you mean you'll work it by yourself and i should 'relax'?" mark held up two fingers on each of his hands - quoting what i just said a while ago to him.

"what part in that sentence you don't understand? do you need me to speak in english?" he only shot me an offended look. "i understand korean really well for your information"

"and you can't do the project all by yourself, ms. oh said it's a group chaewon. g r o-" "yeayea i know, but i'm used to it" i muttered the last sentence but surprisingly he heard it

"well get use to not do it alone now" he retorts, i nodded my head as a small sigh left my mouth.

we decided to divide our tasks to save time. i search for information while he search for a place that has our picked topic

our assignment is kinda dumb, well to me. we're instructed to do a background check on any plant or flower and make a report on it, we also have to take a photo with the flower as proof, i don't know what ms. oh is trying to prove but i guess it's just her way of saying "go outside, don't stay at home every day"

me and mark chose gladiolus as our pick, well mark picked it and i don't have any ideas for other flowers.

"found anything yet?" i asked the silent boy on the couch as i sat on the carpet, what a gentleman. "not yet"

it was all quiet until a growl was heard. we both exchanged different looks, my face was clearly perplexed while his was flustered

"uhh.. sorry?" his tone at the end was raised so it sounded more like a question. "go eat" i return to face his laptop and continue to write down the information.

"do you wanna eat as well?" i shook my head - didn't even bother to look at him, i heard him muttered an okay and left to the kitchen

i was trying to focus on writing down some of the important stuff but a few noises distraught me. "is there a zoo in the kitchen or what?" i muttered before flinching at the sound of a pan hitting the ground and a few curses after

"i'll just let him be" i huffed before going full focus mode. it was all good for a few minutes until i smelled a familiar aroma. i sighed before standing up and head towards the kitchen.

"are you trying to burn your house or what?" i scrunched up my nose from the burnt smell that came from the stove.

"umm.. i just like my eggs this way" i leaned on the door frame from amusement at the sight of mark putting his burnt eggs on a plate

i walked towards him and pushed him aside lightly, "go sit" i felt his eyes lingering on me before heading towards one of the stools

"poor them" i felt bad for the innocent eggs as i throw them away.

"i kinda suck ... at cooking" i glanced at him as a wry smile was worn on my face, "clearly" he only rubbed his nape sheepishly.

"so how do you like your eggs mark-ssi?" i turned on the stove and waited for it to start heating. "no preference" i nodded at his reply and poured a little amount of oil on the pan

"come here and i'll teach you" "can you teach me?"

i wonder if mark already learn how to cook eggs properly after that moment lmao

btw sorry im a bit lazy to reread it so there maybe some typos and grammatical errors