First love is something that can never come true
12. Are you a couple?
권여주
Huh, whoa..!
권여주
I.. I.. I'm back again..!
I jumped out of bed and stared at myself in the mirror.
This was my face when I was 16.
권여주
What day is it today?
I turned on the cell phone next to me and checked the date.
It was Saturday, the very next day, before I returned to normal.
That means-..
I'm meeting Taehyung today.
권여주
Oh my..!
The appointment time was 10 o'clock and the time was now 7 o'clock, but I started getting ready early because I was nervous.
권여주
What should I do when we meet?
권여주
Since we're meeting in the morning, I guess we should have lunch together, right?
I hummed as I got ready.
.
..
…
By the time I finished getting ready, it was only 8:30.
With nothing to do for an hour, I tried contacting Taehyung.
오전 8:31
권여주
-Taehyung! What are you doing?
1 minute..
5 minutes..
10 minutes..
30 minutes..
Even though a lot of time had passed, Taehyung didn't check my message.
권여주
..are you still sleeping..?
-Jiying
권여주
uh..!
Finally, finally, the reply came.
오전 9:14
김태형
-I just saw it, sorry ㅜㅜ
오전 9:14
김태형
-I'm preparing.
‘Should I check Taehyung’s KakaoTalk message right away as if I was waiting for it?
Or I was thinking, ‘Should I just go see it late on purpose?’
In the end, I decided to reveal it little by little and looked at the message right away.
오전 9:15
권여주
-Ahh..! I'm already prepared haha
I sent the text and looked at myself in the mirror, simulating what I would do when I met Taehyung later.
권여주
Oh... You look a little pretty today?
I spent my time looking in the mirror, smiling, crying, and making a V sign as if I was taking a selfie.
-Jiying
오전 9:37
김태형
-Ready to go!
오전 9:37
권여주
-Oh, then should I go out now?
오전 9:37
김태형
-Should I? I'll go out now.
오전 9:38
권여주
-Yeah, cool haha
My heart started beating faster and faster.
The purpose of our meeting was to make a PPT, but the thought of being alone in a cafe made me excited.
I walked quickly with an excited heart and soon arrived at the main gate.
권여주
When will you come...
Before Taehyung came, I took out a hand mirror and checked if my bangs were okay and if my makeup was smudged.
권여주
Okay, okay, perfect..!
김태형
Hey heroine~!
권여주
Ah, you're here..!
Taehyung was handsome even in the morning.
김태형
Then shall we go?
권여주
.. huh!
I smiled and answered as I had practiced in front of the mirror earlier.
권여주
What... do you want to drink?
김태형
I'm just going to drink peach iced tea
권여주
Oh, I like that too..!
김태형
really?
권여주
Yeah yeah!
Actually, I wasn't a big fan of peach iced tea, but I agreed to it to build rapport.
김태형
Then, should I order two glasses of peach iced tea?
권여주
Yeah, I like it
김태형
I'll order it and come
권여주
Huh? No, wait a minute..!
김태형
huh?
권여주
Are you buying it?
김태형
Yeah, I'll do that. Don't decline.
권여주
uh..?
At that moment, I rolled my head.
If Taehyung buys me lunch at a cafe, can't I use that as an excuse to have lunch with him?
I thought about it for a moment and then nodded.
권여주
…Yeah, if someone offers to buy it for you, you can’t refuse.
권여주
Thank you, I'll enjoy it!
김태형
Yeah yeah
Taehyung smiled at me and headed to the counter.
As soon as I saw Taehyung's smile, my face turned red, and I sat down with the thought that maybe Taehyung had seen it.
김태형
I'm here!
권여주
Yeah, thank you..!
김태형
So, shall we begin?
권여주
okay!
김태형
Yoongi sent me the data he organized.
김태형
I think we can work on this basis
권여주
.. yeah, good!
I answered while staring at Taehyung who was talking intently.
김태형
..is there something on my face..?
권여주
Uh, uh..? No..!
I stared at Taehyung's face intently and eventually made eye contact with him.
김태형
Ah.. yeah..
The atmosphere became ambiguous.
알바생
Customer K-55, two glasses of peach iced tea are here.
And then, the drinks we ordered came out.
김태형
ah..!
Taehyung noticed and tried to get up from his seat.
권여주
I'll bring it!
And then I made Taehyung sit back down and stood up and headed to the counter.
알바생
Would you like two glasses of peach iced tea?
권여주
thank you
알바생
You two... are you a couple?
권여주
yes?
I was embarrassed, but inside I felt good.
알바생
It suits you so well..! May it last a long time..!
And the part-timer said with a smile.
권여주
Ah.. oh, thank you..
I felt like a fool admitting it.
But still... even if we admit it, the part-timer won't do a couple event for us, so it doesn't matter.
I returned to my seat with two glasses of peach iced tea.
김태형
Oh, thank you
권여주
Yeah, I'll drink it well!
김태형
Yeah yeah
I took a sip of peach iced tea.
It was edible.
김태형
So, shall we really begin now?
Taehyung said, stretching.
알바생
excuse me…
김태형
yes?
알바생
Actually, I also work part-time at a photo studio.
It was that part-timer from earlier.
알바생
Those two... they look so good together...
알바생
By any chance... if it's okay with you, would you like to come to our studio and take a couple's photo?
김태형
yes…??
And then I had a gut feeling.
‘Oh.. I misspoke..’