Try Again | NCT Yuta

001

16 MONTHS LATER

"Yah, wake up" Jungwoo yells at me as he throws something at my head.

I slowly open my eyes to see he has thrown a shoe at me. I frown at him in annoyance as I slowly sit up in the bed.

"What time is it?" I ask him and he rolls his eyes.

"It's 7. Yuta will be here in 30 minutes to pick you up with Taeyong."

"It's 7?!" I exclaim and rush to kick off the blankets. I get out of bed and run out of my room to the bathroom.

Washing my face quickly, I run back to get dressed into appropriate workwear.

Taeyong is Yuta's best friend and we work together. Yuta, being the only one of us who has a car always drives us to and from work. He says he doesn't mind as his cafe is nearby.

We managed to remain as pretty good friends even after we broke up.

My closest friend Seulgi is now dating him. She started to talk to him three months after we split and she asked my permission to act on her feelings.

I saw how genuine her feelings for him were so I gave her my blessing. She didn't want to hurt my feelings by dating him.

They've been together for a year now.

Once I'm dressed, I hurry to put my makeup. Jungwoo lazes around as he just watches me struggle.

I moved into his apartment after leaving Yuta. He had a spare room and said he preferred for me to stay with him over our mother.

He works part time at Yuta's cafe while he waits to graduate from college.

"Can you get an apple out of the fridge please?" I ask him as I apply lipstick and he huffs before leaving me to put my makeup on in peace.

This is the third day in a row that I've slept in.

There is a knock at the front door and I know it's Taeyong.

"Hey" I hear Jungwoo greeting him as he lets me hurry to finish my makeup.

I finish and head out into the entry way to see Taeyong making small conversation with Jungwoo as he waits for me.

The first thing I notice, as he moves his gaze to meet mine is that his hair is black. Yesterday it was pink. I can't keep up.

"I swear to god you are going to lose your hair one day" I sigh as I grab a coat from the rack near the door.

"Well I hope I'll be able to find it again" Taeyong chuckles and Jungwoo laughs softly as I put my shoes on.

"I'll see you tonight" I take my apple and rough up his hair slightly before leaving the apartment.

Taeyong says goodbye before closing the door and following me out of the building to where Yuta waits in his car.

"Do you want the front or the back seat?" Taeyong asks as we approach the car.

"The back is fine" I smile at him and he opens the door for me. He waits until I am all the way inside the car before closing the door and getting into the front seat, himself.

"You slept in again" Yuta smirks at me as our gaze meets in the review mirror.

"How did you..." My voice trails off as he gestures to my hair. That's when I realise that I didn't brush it.

Before I have a chance to panic, he hands me a hair brush.

I take it and mutter a thanks as I begin to neaten it up as he starts the car.