The little thing she missed

Chapter 1.1 A little company

Bora had been wandering around the city for hours now. She didn't want to go back home, because it would mean to be alone and right now... she couldn't be alone. Years of training, years of sacrifices, years of being praised by people... and the one time she had to show to be really worth it... she messed up. She had an important audition this afternoon and she was ready, she really thought she was. But she felt so nervous that as soon as the music started, her mind went blank. She forgot the choreography and she messed up.

As she walked she noticed a little coffee shop she had seen before. The owner and the workers looked so nice and smiley that Bora couldn't wrap her mind around the fact that it was always almost empty.

She decided that she could go in there today since she really didn't want to be alone right now. Everything was going great and just like that, one single mistake could take away her future.

When she entered the shop a little bell above the door made a calming but loud noise, startling Bora a little. The coffee shop was empty but she heard some rummaging in the backroom.

Bora waited for a couple of seconds but no one seemed to acknowledge her presence. She tried to clear her throat but still nothing. Shortly after a tall blonde girl walked out of the backroom, with her back turned towards Bora, walking backwards and holding a huge box in her hands.

"Uhm... Excuse me?" Bora gently called, startling the woman.

"Oh! Wait! Someone came in?! Umm, one second, I need to- Let me just- Yubin! Oh wait she's not- Handong!" The blonde girl yelled, totally stressing and obviously struggling with the weight of the box blocking her vision.

Another woman walked out of the backroom with a questioning look. Bora carefully looked at her and she noticed the girl was probably foreign.

"Yes?" the woman called Handong asked, ignoring the obvious problem the taller girl had with the box.

"Do you mind helping me with this?" the blonde woman asked, trying to point at the box with the hand that was busy holding the box just like the other. Handong noticed the blonde girl's finger pointing up and she looked up at the ceiling, totally not understanding what she wanted.

"Minji nothing is wrong. All the lights still work. What do you wa-" the red haired girl tried to ask when Minji cut her off.

"This box Dongie! Help me put it away so we can serve the customer! Well if there is one... I think I heard a voice at least" the older woman said.

"I'm here" Bora chuckled "And yes, it's just me". She couldn't help but smile at the scene that was currently going on right in front of her.

"We have a customer?" Handong yelled, running past Minji and waving at Bora.

"Yes, and I'm surprised she didn't leave yet!" Another person said from the door. A blue haired girl was observing the scene from there, shaking her head. "What are you doing? Give me that and make her sit!" The girl said, rolling her eyes and walking to help Minji with the box.

"Oh my god! Thank you, I've been holding that for way too long and Handong didn't understand me when I asked for help" Minji complained, still not looking at Bora. She fixed her shirt and her hair and then started turning towards the smaller girl. "Hi, how can I-" she fell silent, observing Bora's appearance. "Help... you"

"I would-" Bora started to say, falling silent just like Minji, looking at the taller girl's face. God, she was gorgeous. "I would like a coffee" she managed to say.

"I think everyone who walks in a coffee shop would like to get a coffee" Yubin laughed putting the box aside and sighing. "You can go sit down, Minji will come bring you a card with the options. We don't have customers anyway so we can serve you at a table"