On the call

"Baekhyun ah, are you free tomorrow evening?" Hyung asks

"Tomorrow? Yes of course! What's the occasion hyung?"

"I have something important to tell you. And i wish you to be the first person to know"

"Oh" * blush* "hehe of course Hyung. I am happy to hear what you're going to say"

"I will send the restaurant location tomorrow"

"Yes Hyung"

"And how are you feeling? Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes of course. I did rest plenty"

"Haha, good boy. So we will see tomorrow"

"Yes hyung.. good night" i say and hang up the call. I cannot tell how happy i am to hear from him . A dinner with me... hehe what should I wear?

Wait... i did left the convenience store without telling Ahjussi. Hmm, like he would even care if i gone. Hahah.. Such an interesting person.

"Byun Baekhyun!!!"

"The fuck"

"Why are you not picking up my calls?"

"Have no reason to"

"Where did you run off that night?! Who were you with?"

"Kim Minjoon, no matter who i am with, where i am, what I do, you have no slight business with"

"I am not ending anything with you. I am never letting you go"

"We were nothing to begin with so stop deluding yourself."

"Baekhyun ah... please.. let's stay like... how we were in 2nd year"

"Like how you are forcing me to use drug and submit to you? No thank you. I did enjoy it at first but i am tired of it"

"I... i like you... go out.. let's date for real"

"Kim Minjoon, you have completely lost it don't you?"

"Is it that older brother of yours? Your crush? Do you know how weird it is? No matter he is adopted one or not... it is still.. weird"

"You are really pissing me off. No, you crossed the line right now"

"Fuck! Whatever, 23rd this month at Cloud Nine. I will see you, until then" Kim Minjoon says and leaves. That asshole really ruined my mood. It is a shame for me as well. Only if he was not adopted to my family.... Only if...
Then, I could be someone more to him just a little brother. I know it is dirty, weird... but... it is not like I am trying to be something else to him as well.
Just as his little brother is fine.

I said it right?
I definitely said it.... But

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The next day

"Baekhyun ah, this is Nara. Lee Nara. She is my girlfriend and we are planning to get engaged" Hyung says sitting across me with a woman I first met just now, smiling at each other like they are madly in love with each other.

I could not return any congratulatory words, Am i acting too weird? How is my facial expression? Am i still keeping this smile of mine?

"It is first time meeting you, I hear a lot about you from Hyunwoo. He really cherishes you." Hyung's girlfriend says... ah, may be... his fiancée.

"Woww.. Hyung! How can you hide this beautiful woman from mom and dad and me for this long? Yes, nice to meet you, Nara noona" Yes, Byun Baekhyun... smile... keep smiling.

"Have you recovered, Baekhyun ah?" Hyung asks

"Ah.. yea of course"

"How about university?" Hyung asks

"I am going regularly."

"Baekhyun nim, what are you studying?"Nara Noona asks

"I study media. Not that challenging but"

"What do you mean? Media has a lot of opportunities in the future."

"Haha, I hope." My stomach is not feeling okay. I feel nauseous. I cannot digest any food as of now. I want to run out.... I want to run away.. hide away... just.... Away from here
I didn't spend the whole morning dressing up... getting ready.. getting excited for this...

"Baekhyun?!" Hyung snaps me out from spacing out

"Aww. Sorry, hyung, what were you saying?"

"Are you okay? You look pale."

"Yes, Baekhyun nim, are you okay?"

"Ha... haha.. I am fine. I guess i stayed up too late last night"

"The food must not be to your liking"

"No.. it tastes great. It's good" Everything is okay....

Is it?

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Park Chanyeol's POV

Phone sure gets.... a lot more complicated.
I might surely be sounding like a caveman just like that kid said.

*KakaoTalk Message*

CloudNine Staff Group
"Dear staffs, as of today, CloudNine is holding exclusive VIPs party and please see rather your name are included in the list. If not, you do not need to come to work tonight, normal work schedule resume tomorrow night. Please see the list: ........"

No work tonight as well? It's been a while that I even actually work there to be honest. And one thing good about it is that, it is paid off days. Considering how the bar is dealing with all those rich people, I guess pay rates to employees are not that much concerning.

But, do I actually continue to work at that place? Do I want to look for other hustles?

"It sure is raining a lot" I mumble.

*KakaoTalk Message*

"No work today! Chicken and beer at home tonight?!" - SungJo

*Store Door Jingles*

"We......"

He stands in front of the counter....

*sniffles* "w...why...... why....... *sniffles* why...... *sob*"

He is soaked in rain... drenched. And crying his eyes out like a kid. Why is this unpleasant to watch?

"Why....... *cry out loud* wahhhhhhh whyyyy?? Why????"

I am glad no one is here. What do i do with him?

"Byun ......Baekhyun"

"Whyyyyyy whyyyyy wahhhhhh whyyyyy"

What should i do with this kid? He is dripping water in the store and he is totally wet.

"Come" i open the little door of the counter and ask him to come into the counter. With all those sniffles, sobs and cries, he comes inside and stands beside me. I need to wipe the floor first. I don't think I have extra clothes.

"First let me have you sit dow....." even before I finish my sentence, he squats down on the floor. Let me go find some towels or cloth in the storage room

"Stay here"

"No... *sniffles* don't go.... Please... don't go... wahhhhh" he cries out loud again hugging my leg

*Store Door Jingles*

The customers... but he is still crying out loud.

"Haha, wasted this early?" One of the customers says

"Somewhat like that" i answer

"Please rings these up" they say "omg, at this rate, the kid is gonna get sick at this rate."

"Yes" i say

"How old is he? 16?"

I wished he was 16 so that I could just give him some sweet and make him stop crying. But this capable adult crying, I do not know what to do.

"No, he is over 20"

"Oh my. Go home quick young boys. The rain is gonna stop soon" they say and leave

"I....... I am cold" he says. Well, definitely. "Ahjussiiii... i am cold"

"Let me go find something in the backroom"

"No! D...don't..... and come.. sit beside me" i stare at his trembling body "Please" and eyes filled with tears and... something to his eyes....

*sigh* I sit down beside him. "This is not going to help with your cold. You need to c....." he clings his arms around my arm and lay his head on my shoulder

"Just... just for a few minutes... hmm, Ahjussi?"

———————To be Continued——————