LAUNDRY DAY

birds chirping, the sun is up blinding your eyes. as you lay down on your bed, you fluttered your eyes open while blocking the sun rays coming through from the small gap of the curtain, with your hand.

"what a great morning!"

you stretched your hands and legs whilst still laying down. you got up from the bed, and went straight to the window, peeling the curtains, to make way for the sunlights to illuminate the room.

you opened the glass door and walk straight to the balcony. you inhale the fresh breezy morning air, and let the sun rays, illuminate your skin, absorbing the vitamins from the sun.

you did a morning stretch in the balcony, before heading back to the bed. you made the bed before peeling off the clothes and entered the bathroom.

once you felt refreshed, you went out from the bathroom and sauntered straight to the closet, trying to find some clothes to wear for the day. you opted for simple shirt and black skinny jean.

"so what am i going to do today?" you sighed as you placed your forefinger on your cheek.

as you look at yourself through the reflection from the mirror, you looked at the huge pile of the laundry that was sitting down in the laundry basket nearby the bathroom door.

"great! laundry it is!"

you hummed your favourite song, while you prepared your laundry. you pick up your phone before dialling your best friend. placing the phone against your ear, you waited for the other to answer.

"cherry!"

"chimmy!"

"morning ma cherie, or should i say cherry?" you could sense him smirking at the end of the line. you rolled your eyes, at his pun.

"so, wanna hand out for breakfast today? yay or nay? and good morning! i'm planning to have my breakfast while doing the laundry at our usual laundry spot!"

"i'm sorry i can't. tae's been asking me to accompany him to shop for his girlfriend's birthday present." you pouted, but you can't do anything about it.

"oh, it's okay. i'll shall buy some sandwiches, and coffee, while waiting for my laundry."

"sorry cherry, some other day it is!"

you both said goodbye to each other before hanging up.

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you've reached the self service laundry shop. you began to look for the available washer before loading it. you changed the money to the tokens, before loading the tokens into the machine. once you get hold of the tokens in your palms, you brought it to the washer. while you were loading the tokens in the machine, a guy who was carrying a laundry basket bumped to your elbow, making the tokens fall off from your hands and scattered around on the floors.

the other customers in the shop, turned their heads towards you after hearing the clinking of the tokens against the floor.

"s-sorry. sorry for bumping into you." you pressed your lips together while giving him a weak smile, while your eyes were still focused on the tokens on the floor. you crouched down, starting to collect the tokens. next thing you knew, the guy too was helping you collecting the tokens.

once you've collected the tokens, you continued to load the tokens into the machine before pressing the buttons to start the washer. you saw the guy was loading his laundry into the washer next to yours.

once your washer starts to wash the laundry. you saw the guy frowned, staring at the washer as if the washer cause him some trouble. you were about to ignore him, as you turned your heels around, to sit opposite of your washer, you felt a tapped on your shoulder.

"excuse me. i kind of need some tiny little help." his voice came out as whispers towards the end of his sentence. he grinned shyly at you.

"how can i help?"

"i just don't know how to operate this thing. i've been pressing the buttons but it won't start operating." you chuckled at him.

"do you have your tokens with you?" you asked.

"tokens?"

"well, you need to change your money at the money changer machine."

"oh." he continued to frown.

you began explaining the steps in operating the washer. you sat down on the bench provided opposite the washer while watching him loading the tokens in the token slot, and pressing the button.

once the water began to fill in his washer. he smiled widely while turning facing you, amazed by his achievement. you clapped your hands as if you are a proud mother watching your son achieved in something.

"that was easy!" he said proudly. you smiled at his innocence.

"have you had your breakfast?" he questioned. you shook your head telling him not yet and was planning to get one after the dealing with the laundry.

"wait here. let me buy you breakfast. i am forever grateful to you for helping me today." you were about to open your mouth to decline his offer but he went off immediately.

a good ten minutes later, he came back with two cups of latte and sandwiches. you smiled as you saw the paperbag that he carried. it was your favourite diner to have your breakfast.

"here you go, chicken sandwich and caramel latte for you."

your eyes widened at the two favourite food of yours.

"it's my favourite! thank you! you made my day!"

"really? i'm glad i did. mind telling me, why are feeling down?"

"no, it's nothing, i was just bored, and decided to call my best friend this morning to have breakfast at this shop—" you lifted up the cup of latte while he nodded. "—but he was busy. that's basically it." you beamed at him while shrugging.

"but you made a new friend here!" he told you. "by the way i am seokjin." you reached his extended hand and introduced yourself.

"you have a beautiful name! it seems like you love the sandwich i brought." you nodded excitedly while munching it.

"it's my favourite. both, in fact!" you coughed as you almost choked on the food.

he handed you the latte, shaking his head, while chuckling.

"you are getting excited over a sandwich!" you glared at him.

"it is your first time coming to the laundry?" he went silent.

"actually—" he scratched the back of his neck. "—my mom forced me to do the laundry as a punishment for not coming to visit her and not bringing her, her favourite green tea cheese cake." you nodded trying to hold yourself from laughing.

"i know it sounded weird at the same time, funny, but that's my mom! so being a great son, i brought the laundry here since it's next door to my diner." you felt your eyes getting rounder at the word diner.

"you mean the sandwich and the coffee you bought from or should i say brought from?" he looked away from you while pressing his lips together giving you a weak smile.

"erm yes?"

" YOU OWN THE FREAKING DINER?" he placed his finger against your lips.

"lower down your voice." he said embarrassed, and keep on apologizing to the other customers.

"well, that's me." he said shyly.

"wow!"

you then get to know each other, well, mostly talking about food from savory ones to sweet ones. without realising, the machine gave out beep sounds, signalling that both of your laundries are done.

once both of you were done unloading the laundry from the machine. you said goodbye to him and he bowed slightly to you too.

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you reached home happily because one of the chores are done.

"let's get you babies in the closets!"

you carried the laundry basket to the closet. you began picking up the clothes from the basket. you frowned at the sight of the sweatshirt.

"did i just—" you left out a long sighed after realizing that it was not yours, both of you accidentally switched the basket.

you placed the sweatshirt back into the basket. carrying the basket to the couch, you searched for you car keys in your handbag. while searching, you stumbled upon a foreign material in the handbag— a handwritten paper. you picked up the paper and read it.

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hi! it seems like you found the letter and yes, i purposely switched the laundry. i've been wanting to get to know you more as i fell in love the moment i saw you stepped into my diner, months ago, but i am too shy to introduce myself to you.

you know where to find me.

me, seokjin

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you smiled towards the end of the letter. your stomach was making a 360 degree flipped while reading the letter. you can't help but squealed due to excitement.

"i guess i would find my way back to you, seokjin, my long time high school crush!"

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a/n:
hey i'm back. it's been years since i last updated, been too busy. but yeah, my brain came and visit me while i was sitting waiting for my laundry. enjoy ❤️
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