Spring Love

F I F T E E N

We finished eating our dinner.

Chanyeol and I bid goodbye to Joy. As to what happened earlier, we just laughed on it. We maybe look good together but I think we just had great teamwork back then.

We head on his car and he opens the door for me.

"Thank you," I said with his gentleman actions. I placed my seatbelt and wait for Chanyeol to enter the car.

We are now on our way to my apartment. I just noticed that he is extra quiet today. He barely speaks.

"I met an investor earlier and I can say that you'll like his business proposal," I spoke to open up a conversation between us.

"His?," he asked and I was like, yeah? "What kind of business proposal is that?," he added and he's focused on driving.

"Well, he will support small business and entrepreneurs. It's just like on the project we did back then on our Summer Class," I explained happily. "It's good, right?," I added expecting he'll agree with me.

He didn't respond, he just chuckled.

"Why are you so quiet today?," I asked him since I can't take it anymore.

"Am I?," he asked. Really, Chanyeol?

"Yeah, kind of," I answered him and take a look on city lights. "By the way, I thought you're still in China," I asked him, well the curious me.

"We ended our shoot early. They wanted me to stay there to have vacation before we become busy in our comeback. But I told them I have to go, I have matters to do here," he answered and this is his longest conversation for the day.

"Really? You should have take your rest first," I told him then looked at him with concern. As idols, they need to have good enough rest.

"Also, I missed someone," he spoke as he looked at me. His gaze is speaking through my soul as if those words are for me. "I'm worried about her and I can't bear to stay there, I need to see her," he added as he smile to me.

I immediately looked away and focus on outside. I'm on panicked mode again, how can I? He just spoke those words in my front.

And now I have this urge to asked him why is he is acting with so much care to me.

"We're here," I happily said. Well, just a pretense and to ease the awkwardness I felt earlier. I immediately open the door and head outside. "Thank you for the dinner and accompanying me here. Stay safe in going home. Bye," I told him as I bid goodbye. Then I head off in my apartment.

"Wait, Rosé," he called out and I turned around. He's scratching his back and he's now holding a paper bag. I didn't notice that earlier. "I'll just give this to you, it's chocolate," he said as he hand out to me the paper bag.

"Oh, thank you," I said to him as I get the paper bag and opened it. It's really chocolates. I looked at him but I can see that he's being uneasy and it feels like he wants to say something. "Do you still want to say something?," I asked him and he seemed shocked.

"Ahm... I... just...," he spoke but why is he stuttering? Is he okay? "Well... I just want to say that...," he spoke again.

"That?...," I said waiting for his other words to complete his sentence. He just looked at me then scratch his back.

"Take your rest now, Rosé. Goodnight," he said fastly. And I was like, what was that Park Chanyeol?

"Is that it?," I asked him well I expect that what he'll say is somewhat important. Is that hard to say those words to me? Take care and goodnight? Aigoo, Park Chanyeol. I said then had face palm internally.

"Yeah, see you when I see you," he said and I just said okay. I head inside my apartment and when I looked back at him. He is scratching his head on his way back to his car. He is somewhat disappointed. And why is that?

The next morning, we became busy. We have a project that we need to rush since it need to be introduced in the market next month.

"Jackson, did you already contact the agency who'll handle the selection of artists to be our company model?," I asked Jackson as I'm busy scanning proposals. "By the way, when will my EA start?," I asked looking at Jackson with fierce look. I've been asking so many questions since earlier but none of those are answered.

"Relax Rosé, we'll meet the deadline," he said calmly as he is also checking the papers. "Mr. Park Jimin is our company partner for selection of artists, his team will present it later via Zoom meeting. And for your EA, he'll start tomorrow. Did I answer all of your concerns, Ms. Park Chaeyoung?," he answered flashing his smile. I just glared at him and he chuckled.

"I'll go to Department store, join me," I told Jackson as I get my bag and coat.

"Do I have a choice?," he asked as he look at me. He puts down his folder and grab his keys. "I know you just want a driver," he added and I laughed. He got my purpose why I asked him to join me.

We arrived on Department store and we started visiting different stores from clothing to food to shoes to appliances and other areas.

"Our clothing line is not increasing in sales, I wonder why," I asked Jackson after we visit our clothing stores. We are now walking in third floor.

"Well, there are different brands and the competition is really high. If we want to be on top, we have to take a risk," Jackson answered. It's like he's not worried about it and he has plans for that. Well, he's Jackson.

I stopped in walking when I heard screams. Do we have an event here?

"Why?," Jackson asked as he looked at me asking why I stopped walking. I didn't answer him and take a look on our event area.

From my view on third floor, lots of people are gathered and there's a stage designed in the middle.

"Do we have an event?," I asked Jackson when he went beside me.

"Yeah, we talked about it on the meeting last time. You forgot?," he answered and now I remembered it.

"Okay, so who's the artist? It's a fund-raising event right?," I asked him and he nod. He didn't answer me and I'm taken aback when I heard someone started singing, followed by fan's shout.