Attention || Seulrene | Ongoing

Change of Plans

Seulgi sighed for the umpteenth time that night. To say she was bored out of her wits would be an understatement. She was suffocated, feeling the four walls of her room closing down on her.

To also hear her phone beep and ring continuously with Jisoo's constant messages and Joy's chats and calls were already too much for her in one day, so she stood up from her bed and decided to get out of there as fast as possible.

She didn't bring much as she stepped inside the dimly lit bar. She just wanted to get away and it was the perfect place for her to be right at that moment.

The loud music, the constant chatter, dry smoke fogging the place, faceless strangers dancing and drinking and ignoring her like a shadow served as a distraction to Seulgi while she nursed her second drink in her hands.

Everytime her eyes spot a familiar face, she'd tug her baseball cap lower and look the other way. When she felt like being watched, she'll transfer to a new table and pretend to be busy. Her act of being occupied of something would've been believable if she had her phone or just anything in her hands but she had none. Some even threw her weird looks by acting without actually doing anything.

She was also getting bored and she had nothing to do so she went to the bar and smiled at the bartender.

"Uh..." she said, eyeing how he shakes the drinks and pour them meticulously.

He tipped his head and returned her smile. "Third glass?"

Seulgi shook her head immediately and showed him the drink that was still almost full. "I uh... can I ask you something?"

He nodded when he passed the newly finished drink to his customer. "Sure but can I first know your name? I'm Minho, by the way."

"Minho," she said and extended her arm, "I'm Seul- Seulhyon."

"Seulhyon." He copied, tasting the word on his tongue, letting it roll off smoothly. Seulgi blushed when he showed his boyish smirk, his eyes crinkling at the corners. Minho had a boy next door look to him that Seulgi probably found someone to crush on. Just a little bit. Or maybe a reason to return to Revel bar soon.

"What can I do for you, Seulhyon?"

"Can I..." she hesitated. "Can I borrow a pen?"

"A what?" He chuckled then leaned his head towards Seulgi's. "A pen, or did I hear it wrong?"

She smiled sheepishly and fumbled with her hands. "Yes. A p-pen and some napkin or a paper, perhaps?"

He studied her then his body began to shake. He started laughing and shaking his head. It took him by surprise since it was such an odd request at a place like this.

Don't they use phones anymore? He asked himself but decided to nod. He turned his back on her and Seulgi could still hear the small chuckle when he thought that she was out of earshot.

"May I have it as well?" Minho asked when he returned, a pen and a wad of napkin in hand.

She eyed the thick bundle of napkin and looked up when she felt his stare. "Huh?"

"Your number. You're giving them out, right?"

She wanted to roll her eyes at his stupid assumption. She wasn't that desperate yet and she wasn't in the mood to hope for something with Minho and his flirtations despite being extremely handsome.

Seulgi gave him a tepid smile, "Oh yeah. Yes. I'll..." she snatched the pen and the tissue from his hand and stood up from the bar. "I'll be right back with these. Thank you!"