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espresso

[Hello everyone! Haha. I watched Seventeen V App episode 2 'Be My Younghee' and OBS Idol 24 hours Seventeen's Hiphop unit, King Of Visual, Mingyu again and again haha. The two inspired me so here, I made a one shot story starring Mingyu, the love of my life. Hehe]

The smell of coffee greeted me while entering Kahve, one of my favorite coffee shops. I ordered Espresso, the coffee that I usually order.

I seated beside the window glass, the second to the last seat from the corner. As I sat, I looked at the guy sitting in the corner, browsing through his phone and sipping his coffee. That guy never fails to go here everyday, just sitting at the corner with his coffee.

Seryoso ang emosyon na makikita mo sa kaniyang mukha. But that made him look even cuter. A waitress caught me once staring at him, nalaman ko na dati siyang nagtratrabaho dito sa coffee shop at ngayon ay tambay nalang dito.

The next day, I came to Kahve again, ordered my usual coffee, seated at my usual seat, and stared at the usual person. Parang hobby ko na nga ang pagtitig sa kanya.

And I'm not even surprised when he caught me staring at him, but what surprised me is that when he raised a brow and I just shooked my head immediately, nervously rather, which made him laugh a little.

The day ended but I ended it with a smile.

Days passed, at hindi ako nakapunta ng Kahve, pinuntahan ko ang mga pinsan ko sa Tagaytay, but not seeing him-oo nga pala! I forgot to ask his name doon sa waitress na kinausap ako noon. Ugh. Well, not seeing him made me sad.

The next day I made sure na pupunta ako sa Kahve first thing in the morning. And so I came, but I was surprised when I saw him sitting at my usual seat.

"Hey," gahd! Pati boses niya ang pogi. Iba na yata 'to....

"Uh... Hi?" I said, not sure of what to respond.

I took my seat and he smiled at me. "Here's your espresso."

I'm shocked. Well, who wouldn't? Alam niya iyong usual na inoorder ko! But before pa ako mahimatay sa kilig, I said thanks to him.

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Am I wrong for thinking that something special is going on between the two of us? I don't want to expect, I don't want to assume. Expectations can lead to disappoinment and disappointment means getting hurt. I don't want to get hurt again.

For almost three months, we've known every little details about each other. For almost three months, we've made a strong bond that no one can break. For almost three months, I always said to myself that our friendship will always be enough for me.

I entered Kahve while thinking of those thoughts- thoughts that can make me hurt in the end.

"Umagang umaga nakasimangot ang magandang dalaga? Nako. Tsk." I surprisingly looked at the cashier- which happens to be him, Mingyu. Teka, anong ginagawa nito dito? Hindi niya sinabi sa akin na nagtatrabaho na ulit siya dito! "But before mo makuha yung order mong espresso, sumama ka muna sa akin."

Dinala niya ako sa kanilang kitchen, kung saan sila gumagawa ng iba't ibang drinks, including their coffees.

I looked at him with a questioning expression. "I will be the one to make your espresso." He smiled at me, a cheeky smile.

While he is making my espresso, nagtawanan at nagkulitan lang kami na parang wala ng bukas. I cherish every moment that we make and I thank God that I'm with him, happily.

"Bakit gustong gusto mo ng espresso?" He asked.

"Gusto ko iyong pagka strong and bitter niya. I don't know why pero tuwing umiinom ako ng kape na sobrang tapang, gumagaan ang loob ko." I looked at him. "One more thing, tuwing umiinom ako ng Espresso, naaalala ko lahat ng pagka bitter ko sa buhay ko. Kaya nga ang dali kong maubos yung Espresso kasi naaalala ko yung mga bitter moments, iniinom ko nalang para makalimutan ko." He laughed.

"Alam mo ba, nagtatrabaho palang ako dito, napapansin na kita. Pero nahihiya ako kaya sa tuwing umuorder ka, hinihila ko yung iba para maging cashier muna. Matagal na kitang tinitignan sa malayo." Nagulat ako sa pag-amin niyang iyon, pero sa huli natawa lang ulit siya.

Sandali lang at natapos na rin ang espresso niya, hinila niya ako sa harap niya, inabot ang espresso at sinabing, "Younghee, I like you."

I smiled at him, "I like you too."

But you know what? We just remained friends. It took us many, many, many espressos to to build our friendship, but we're not going to ruin it just because we like each other. After all, espresso and our friendship will be the most important thing in the world.