Chapter 31: Future

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I entered my house after going out with Hyunjin and threw the keys to the door on the couch.

"Hey honey, where were you out at this time?" My mom came around the corner from the kitchen.

"Oh you're home, hey," I smiled taking a seat on the couch.

"Yeah I was gonna make a late supper for us but you weren't here when I got home," she sighed and crossed her arms over her chest, "out with Jisung?"

I winced slightly hearing his name.

"No, a new friend," I said.

Mom smiled and nodded, "Well at least you are making new friends."

"Yeah..."

"Do you have grocery money for tomorrow? We are running low again," Mom asked.

"Yeah. I think I'm going to head to bed now though," I sighed standing up from the couch.

"Okay, I work again tomorrow so I won't be here in the morning."

I nodded and started heading toward my bedroom.

"I love you baby."

"Love you too mom," I mumbled and shut my bedroom door behind me.

I let out a frustrated sigh and plopped down on my bed, flashbacks of tonight washing through my head.

Hyunjin had came to pick me up and some how we ended up walking all night. We were seated at a local park eating ice cream when it happened.

"So Changbin..."

"Yeah?"

"I um...wanted to ask you something..."

"What's up?"

"What did you think of tonight?"

"What do you mean?

"I mean I kind of wanted tonight to be like...a date?"

"A date?"

"Yeah..."

"Like a romance kind of thing?"

"U-Um yeah. If you want?"

"...."

"I know you probably don't feel the same it's just...I really like you. Ever since I started coming to the coffee shop."

"...."

"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that. Just forget it."

"N-no it's okay."

"Really?"

"I can't say that I feel the same but...you never know what will happen in the future right?"

I shook my head and hit my cheeks a couple times.

"Why would you say that Changbin?" I asked myself with a groan.

I heard my phone go off and I quick pulled it out from my pocket.

Felix🙂
Hey Changbinnie

Read 11:37 pm

I smiled seeing the contact name and quickly started replying to him.

Barista Boy☕️
Felix, hi.

Felix🙂
What're you up to?

Barista Boy☕️
Just got back from hanging
out with Hyunjin, you?

Felix🙂
Oh...yeah nothing much.

Barista Boy☕️
You okay?

Felix🙂
Yeah of course :)

Barista Boy☕️
I don't buy it.

Felix🙂
Seungmin is calling me, I
gtg.

Barista Boy☕️
You're at his house again?

Felix🙂
Mhm

Barista Boy☕️
I swear you're never home.

Felix🙂
Not really. Anyway bye.

Barista Boy☕️
Bye...

Read 11:39 pm

I was confused as to why Felix would text me like that and leave so quickly. Was it because I mentioned Hyunjin? I thought those two were friends, why would he be upset about him?

I shrugged it off and decided to check my other messages. There was one from Hyunjin and two from Chan.

Bang Chan
Hey Changbin, I was wondering
if you could take the closing shift tomorrow?

Read 11:40 pm

Oh shit never mind you already
work in the morning 😭

Changbin✌🏻
No it's okay, I can work until close.

Bang Chan
Whoa.... are you sure? That's a
ten hour shift...

Changbin✌🏻
Don't worry about it, I need the
hours anyway :)

Bang Chan
Thanks man, you're a life saver!

Read 11:45 pm

I clicked out of that conversation and went to Hyunjin's contact name.

Hyunjin
When you said that...you meant
I have a chance right?

Changbin💕
Wait to see what the future
holds 😉

Sent 11:46 pm

I clicked send, regret instantly pooling into my chest. What am I doing?

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