"I don't like it. Absolutely not."
"Ah~ Oppa...."
"You're already pretty and men are attracted to you, but if you do something that's visible in a cafe, I'll be anxious and wonder how I can live..."
"I... I can't live without my brother either... He's busy preparing for competitions and all..."
"yes.."
"I'm so bored, how can I live..."
"..."
"Hey, look at me."
"huh?..."
"You don't trust me?"
"I don't believe it..."
"You're my first love and my last love. That's why..."
"therefore?.."
"Please look at me just once... okay?"
"....But you should contact me right away when you're done with work...so I can pick you up."
"Really?? Oppa is totally the best!"
"Ugh... I always fall for that smile..."
So, I got my brother's permission and started my first day at work today.
Dingling
"Senior, I'm here."
"○○ is here?"
"What should I do first?"
"I'll let you know when I get to the counter. It'll be hard to make drinks for now."
"yes~"
I went to the counter with my senior and learned how to use the poster machine, clean, and deal with customers.
"Now just remember this one thing..."
"What is it?"
"Sometimes there are people who act like perverts, right?"
"yes.."
"Then call me right away. Definitely."
"Boss, your force..."
"Seriously...there are so many people who bully others these days...
If Choi Seung-cheol finds out that you were bullied, I'll really die.."
"Okay, can we just open it and get started?"
"Yeah. Go open the door and come back~"
As Senior Jeonghan instructed, I opened the store door and lightly swept the front with a broom. Just then, I saw a man passing by... Uh... lost?
"...Can I help you?"
"Huh? Oh.. Excuse me, isn't there a closed store around here?"
"Is that store closed?... Oh! There's a bookstore in front that's closed..."
"Oh! That's right. Thank you. We're opening a clothing store in that store next week, so please come visit often."
"Yes. I'll go and try it haha"
"○○, stop sweeping and come in. It's cold."
"Yes, I have to go in now.."
"Ah! Come in quickly.. It's cold.."
"Okay, haha. Bye. Come visit the store sometime~"
"N, yes!..."
"Wow...it's really pretty..."
Just minutes after I finished preparing for the grand opening, customers started streaming in. Students on their way to school, office workers, middle-aged women and men in their 30s and 40s, and so on... It had only been two hours since I opened, but the rush of customers was overwhelming. Some even left notes.
"Two cups of Americano are here~"
"Hey...just have a drink..."
"Yes..? Why?"
"I like it..you're so pretty.."
"Ah...I drank the wrong coffee..."
"Ah...I'm sorry!..\\"
Senior Jeonghan, who was next to me, came over and started teasing me.
"Wow... Kim ○○ has been being hunted since day one?"
"What did you say..."
"You're already being so stubborn... That's so Choi Seung-cheol-like..."
"You know you're eating the wrong thing, right?"
"...It's like seeing ○○, who used to be so stubborn."
"Get to work, boss."
A few more hours passed and when I was almost out of energy, my savior...my battery...my brother came.
"Huh... Oppa, are you here?"
"Are you having a hard time? Can I help you?"
"Ugh... no... oppa, you just came from practice. Rest."
"still..."
"I'm happy just that my brother is here haha"
"What the heck lol it's cute"
"Don't do this here... Tell them to do it after work..."
In the end, my brother had to wait for me in the corner of the cafe.
As lunchtime approached, more people started to arrive.
Because of Senior Jeonghan and me, the number of people has doubled.
A couple who appeared to be one of them came in.
"I'd like a hot iced Americano."
"...? Customer haha, if you make it iced, it's a cold drink.."
"Ah, just do it. Why are you talking so much?"
"Hey...stop it...I'm sorry.
"Why are you apologizing again, oppa?? Am I embarrassed??"
"That's not what I meant. Ha... This is a public place... Be quiet."
"What? What are you dissatisfied with again!"
"If you do this here, sir..."
"Oh, Alba, shut up!"
"No, sir...not here..."
"What's wrong? What's going on?"
"No, that customer..."
"I told you to take care of it yourself, so why do you keep interfering?"
The woman pushed me away, swatting away the arm I was holding onto. I didn't fall hard, but my arm hurt a little.
At that moment, Seungcheol grabbed the wrist of the woman who was about to leave.
"hey"
"Who are you? Do you know me?"
"Do you know that woman? She's been speaking informally to me since we first met."
"Huh. Work isn't going so well today?"
"I apologize to that woman."
"What? Are you my boyfriend or something?"
"I'm her boyfriend, so apologize."
My brother was also excited, and a fight almost broke out, but the senior said he would call the police, and the incident was resolved.
I almost... really... would have hit one person...
"Are you okay, oppa?"
"Why are you worried about me...? Are you okay? Are you not hurt?"
"I'm okay, oppa.."
"I'm sorry... I made you do this for no reason..."
"Hey... it's not your fault, oppa~"
Senior Jeonghan was blaming himself, saying it was his fault.
The atmosphere was heavy, and my brother sighed before asking his senior, Jeonghan, if it was okay if he let me leave work first. The senior, of course, said yes, and my brother said he'd take me to my studio apartment.
"Oppa...are you mad?"
"...I'm mad at you..."
"then?.."
"Are you sure you want to keep working? I don't want you to get sick."
"It's only been a day~"
"still..."
My brother was pouting and sulking.
I said, hugging my brother tightly.
"I'm really okay. I played volleyball!"
"..."
"I did all the hard training that my brothers did and I became really strong.
"If my brother hadn't come out, I would have hit him."
"What the...lol"
"I can't tell you not to worry... but I can really do it."
"...Okay...if it's hard, please tell me."
"Yeah! Thank you, oppa."
When we got to the front of the house, my brother held my hand tightly, as if he didn't want to let me go. He had a puppy-like face, completely drenched in rain.
"I have to go... haha"
"Go in...and make sure to call me."
"huh!"
"Rest there..."
"You should rest too, oppa~Thanks for today, oppa."
I was about to see my brother off and take the elevator when someone grabbed the elevator.
"wait a minute!...."
"Ugh...so cute..."
"Uh, thank you...huh?"
"Huh...? That thing earlier..."
“I saw you in front of the cafe earlier!”
"Yes. Do you live here?"
"Yes. I moved yesterday."
"Oh, are you opening the store starting tomorrow?"
"No. I'll pack up and open it next week."
"I'll go buy some clothes when I open it haha"
"Please come."
"Huh? I'll get off first. See you next time."
"....It's really pretty..Isn't this fate?"