SANCTUARY

chapter 5

"I'm going to write these rules on a paper, we have to sign it, okay?", Haechan brusquely questioned.

"Yeah yeah", I replied. "I need to go somewhere first, so I'll sign it when I get back."

I proceeded to my room, getting ready and got my outfit and took a quick shower. I got out and saw Haechan laying on bed, on his phone. He looked up and lost interest right away, looking back to his phone.

I rolled my eyes and got my bag and my tote bag that had all the packages that I needed to send out. I exited the room, then meeting up with Jaemin at the front door.

"Let's go", Jaemin said and opened the door for me. I walked out and the two of us headed down to his car, hopping in and driving off to the shipping place. "How's business?"

"It's good as always", I replied in a laconic matter. "I'm getting an increase of orders, so I am preoccupied."

"When do you plan to open a physical store?", Jaemin asked. "Make sure when you take pictures of the jewelry, I have to be the photographer."

"Of course you will be", I assured him.

"Oh, by the way", Jaemin halted for a moment. "Jisung is going to spend his after school hours at our place later."

"He's been busier than ever", I commented.

"Yeah, he's in his last year so he's doing his best", Jaemin explained. "He's aiming for high honors."

"Tell him he needs a whole lot of coffee for that", I advised. "Living hell."

"I will then", Jaemin chuckled. "Maybe make him try my coffee."

"i said coffee, not poison. I don't want him to pass away early, don't", I warned him. "I palpitated badly after trying your coffee. Don't even try to make him drink a cup of it."

"Fine, you win."

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"We're here!", Jaemin exclaimed, stretching after he finished parking. "You can go home by yourself, right?"

"Yeah, I'll stop by the café and go home right away because I have works to pass", I informed Jaemin, who nodded. "I'll see you later!"

"You too!", Jaemin waved goodbye.

I headed inside the shipping centre and shipped the twenty packages of my customers. I started the jewelry business after finishing therapy, so it's been around half a year or so. It's been soaring, but not to the point that it's famous in the whole country or globally.

It's where I earn my money to survive. My parents work abroad and I haven't contacted them in a long time. Their phones were always busy and never replied or checked my messages to the point that they didn't know that Dan and I broke up already. They send money, but Dan always took it. I wasn't sure if they still sent money, because they no longer send it to me and I never received anything.