𝘿𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣? ✔︎ 𝙍. 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙖

❥ III

❥ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ

"Hendery.". He sweetly smiled at me.

"Okay, is that all?". I was about to ring him up. I looked up at him, my eyes lost in his. Looking at him, made me feel guilty.

"Can I also get a blueberry muffin?". He added, moving his eyes to the menu.

"Okay, your order should be out shortly.". I turned around, blinking a bit.

"Struck in love, Y/N?". Yuki stood next to me.

"No! I have a fiancé...". I sighed, stepping back to start his order.

"Then what's with the look, of guilt...?". He questioned me, hovering from behind.

"It's not guilt Yuki—!". I shrug his claims off.

"Whatever you say. I'm going to take over the register.". I spoke out before he walked away.

I continued to make Hendery's order as his face kept running through my mind. He looked oddly familiar, but nothing was coming to mind.

After a short time, I finished his order and placed it on the counter. "Order for Hendery!".

He came over, with that same smile from before. "Thank you, darling.". He grabbed his cup, as his finger grazed mine.

"N-No problem.". I turned around, about to walk away.

"Wait—". He called out, reaching for my arm until I turned around.

"Yes?". His hand was about to touch mine until he drew his arm away.

"You forgot my muffin...". He laughed a bit, as he scratched the back of his head.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!". I rushed over to grab the blueberry muffin, wrapped in plastic saran wrap.

I placed It on the counter, slowly pushing it forward. "Enjoy your day.". I smiled as he waved off.

Eventually, Hendery became a regular at my cafe. He'd come in every morning, ordering the same thing.

I would have small conversations with him from time to time as I was working behind the counter.

...

I unlocked the front door to my home, stumbling in after a long day of work. "Rin, I'm home!". I kicked off my shoes at the front of the house. "Rin?". I called out as I heard no response.

I walked into the kitchen, shattered glass on the floor as I stepped back a bit, trying not to step in it. "What the fuck...?". I whispered as I turned around, tip-toeing out of the kitchen.

As I walked throughout the living room, and the hallways, it was a mess. The pictures that hung on our walls were crooked or shattered, and the pillows were thrown everywhere.

"Rin? Hello!". I walked down the hallway, making my way to our shared bedroom. "Rin?".

I slowly opened the door, pushing it all the way open. The bed was messed up too...

I walked towards the bed, quickly noticing the blood on the sheets. "Rin, this is seriously not funny!". I yelled out as I looked outside of the window, which led to a small balcony.

My eyes became blurry as tears began to form, "Rin!". I rushed to the bathroom, as I was about to grab the doorknob, the door swung open, revealing Rin.

He was shirtless, although, he was all bruised up, and his shoulder was 'bleeding'. I immediately grabbed him, hugging him as tight as I could.

"Y/N...". His arms clung around my lower waist, as he pulled me up a bit.

"You scared me! I thought you died!". Tears rolled down my cheeks as I crooked my neck into his chest.

"I'm okay...". He whispered as one of his hands made its way to the back of my head.

"What happened?". I pulled away, as he still had his arms around me.

"I-I had an accident.". He stuttered, clearly lying.

"I'm not stupid, tell me what happened.". I said in a serious tone, as I stared at him. He looked to the side, completely avoiding my eyes.

"A robber broke into our house, and I took care of him. I guess that ex-gang leader experience, really helped.". He laughed a bit as he let go of me.

"What do you mean by, 'you took care of him'? Also, why are you bleeding from your shoulder.". I followed him as he walked out of the bedroom.

"It's not my blood.". He turned around quickly, causing me to almost run into him before I caught myself.

"What—?". He turned me around, pushing me back into the bedroom.

"I'll explain everything to you tomorrow morning, just get some rest.". He shut the door behind me, leaving me all alone.