"hyejin what took you that so long?" shotaro took the packet of flour out of the plastic bag, eyebrows furrowing. "it usually takes you ten minutes to go there and come back, but today you took thirty minutes instead. did anything happen?"
"i saw a super cute guy!" hyejin exclaimed, jumping up and down frantically like a child. "you have no idea how much i died on the inside!"
"yeah, you see a guy on the street every day and you squeal over how cute they are for the next few hours before moving onto another guy," shotaro remarked, shaking his head. "this is why you don't have a boyfriend hyejin"
"it's not like you have a girlfriend either!" the girl shot back, which in response, shotaro's lips tugged upwards. "oh no you're wrong, i'll be dating very soon, wait for it."
hyejin's eyes widened, this statement meant that shotaro was currently having flirty relationship with someone, the type of bond that you would say pick up lines and sweet words but you two weren't dating yet.
"who? tell me who is it?" hyejin went on and on, only to see shotaro chuckling as he went on to bake his cookies.
the sound of hyejin's alarm went off, signifying that it was a new day.
10:00
normally, hyejin wouldn't wake up so early. she would probably sleep until one in the afternoon. to her disappointment, she still had a zoom meeting to attend. in order to make her university portfolio look somewhat presentable, hyejin decided to join a volunteering activity which was suggested by jeno.
"here we go," hyejin groggily mumbled as she typed in the zoom code. hyejin absolutely hated the fact that she had to wake up early for the meeting, but she knew she couldn't miss out on this — hyejin hadn't signed up for any other activity that can be written in her portfolio, unlike her brother.
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE HOST TO ADMIT YOU INTO THE MEETING.
it only took a few seconds for hyejin to be admitted into the meeting. to hyejin's surprise, there were only four people joining. jaemin, jeno, hyejin herself and a name that seemed familiar to her, but she couldn't pinpoint on where she has seen it.
"can everyone turn on their webcam please?"
the voice sounded way too familiar, but hyejin struggled to identify who's voice was it. regardless, hyejin still turned on her camera after seeing jaemin and jeno on the screen.
the last person in the meeting turned their camera on, and hyejin knew that this meeting was definitely worth to attend.
he was the boy she saw at the grocery store yesterday.
HYEJIN
NOJAM
JENO
DONT CALL ME
THAT
HYEJIN
WHATEVER
HYEJIN
I NEED YOUR
HELP
JENO
WHAT
HYEJIN
DO YOU KNOW THE
GUY IN THE MEETING
JENO
what guy
HYEJIN
ZOOM MEETING GUY
JENO
jaemin?
HYEJIN
NOT HIM
HYEJIN
THE OTHER
HYEJIN
KIM SOMETHING
JENO
KIM SOMETHING 😭😭
JENO
the guy looks familiar
but i can't pinpoint where
i've seen him before
JENO
idk go ask jaemin
JENO
he would know since
he's the one who told
me to sign up
HYEJIN
OH WHAT
JENO
YEAH
JENO
did you think that i
would be that bothered
to voluntarily join an
activity :D
HYEJIN
idk maybe
JENO
well yeah lmao you're
wrong jaemin was the
one who told me to join
HYEJIN
why would you even
agree lol you don't give
in easily
JENO
we made a deal
HYEJIN
what deal 😳
JENO
jaemin said he would
let me try playing with
his new video game console
HYEJIN
oh wait
HYEJIN
is it the one you've
been talking about
since last month or what
JENO
yeah that
JENO
i want it so bad that
i made it my wish on
make a wish for this
month
HYEJIN
damn you must be
really desperate
JENO
i am :((
JENO
but to be frank i'd
still go without that
deal
HYEJIN
i thought you said you
wouldn't be interested?
JENO
no i just wouldn't know
about this activity
JENO
can you just imagine
being surrounded by
puppies and kittens 🥲
that feeling is EVERYTHING
HYEJIN
OH YEAH
HYEJIN
i forgot that you
liked small animals
for a quick second
JENO
lol
HYEJIN
ANYWAYS BEFORE
I FORGET
HYEJIN
i'll ask jaemin
now so ttyl
JENO
ttyl!
HYEJIN
NA JAEMIN
JAEMIN
YOO HYEJIN
HYEJIN
HELLO
HYEJIN
DO YOU KNOW THE GUY
IN ZOOM JUST NOW
JAEMIN
jeno?
HYEJIN
your reaction is just like
jeno's 😭 i'm not asking
about you two i'm asking
about the other guy
JAEMIN
ouch that hurt
HYEJIN
cry about it then 😹
HYEJIN
okay no jkjk but
HYEJIN
WHO IS THAT
OTHER GUY
JAEMIN
kim doyoung
JAEMIN
bunny looking guy
JAEMIN
you find him
attractive?
HYEJIN
OF COURSE
HYEJIN
HYEJIN
LOOK AT HIM
JAEMIN
YOU TOOK A
SCREENSHOT????
HYEJIN
HOW CAN I NOT
JAEMIN
YOU SHOULD HAVE
TOLD ME SO I CAN
LOOK BETTER AND
POSE FOR THE PIC
HYEJIN
NO
JAEMIN
and why is your face
so close to the screen
HYEJIN
STFU JAEMIN I CANT BE
TOO FAR AWAY IF I
WANTED TO TAKE A PIC
HYEJIN
my hands aren't that long 💔
JAEMIN
ok 🙄🙄
JAEMIN
bruh his wifi was so bad
JAEMIN
every time he starts
talking his screen gets blurrier
HYEJIN
BUT HE STILL LOOKS GOOD
HYEJIN
and actually who is he
HYEJIN
i feel like i've seen his
name before but i don't
remember where
JAEMIN
he's the president
of student council
HYEJIN
oh 💀
HYEJIN
damn that means
he's smart
JAEMIN
he IS smart
JAEMIN
i heard that he got
a scholarship or something
JAEMIN
and it was an offer to
study abroad
HYEJIN
DAMN
HYEJIN
HIS LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE
IS UNMATCHED THEN
JAEMIN
YEAH
HYEJIN
but hold on
HYEJIN
why is he still here
if he had such an offer
JAEMIN
tbh i'm not too sure
JAEMIN
but back when this
happened in grade 7
which was grade 8 for
doyoung, there were
rumours going around
that he cheated in his
maths exam so his
scholarship got cancelled
JAEMIN
but the rumour was
never confirmed
HYEJIN
oh what
HYEJIN
i've never heard of
this before but
HYEJIN
i'm not going to believe
this for now
HYEJIN
i'll just keep this info in
my mind because i don't
want trust rumours that
might hurt people
JAEMIN
you have a good point
JAEMIN
i think that rumour does
sound a bit sketchy
considering how he's the
student council president now
JAEMIN
if he really did cheat
then why did the school
allow him to be president
HYEJIN
big brain jaemin
big brain
JAEMIN
thanks i know i have
a big brain too
HYEJIN
you and your self love
game going strong
JAEMIN
ofc 😻😻
JAEMIN
okay but jokes aside
you're interested in
kim doyoung?
HYEJIN
yeah? not like romantic
type of interest but just
interested in knowing
who he is
HYEJIN
BECAUSE HE IS SO
GOOD LOOKING
HYEJIN
oh shit that makes me
sound a person who only
cares about looks
HYEJIN
I SWEAR IM NOT
JAEMIN
lol
HYEJIN
lol? that's it?
JAEMIN
what
HYEJIN
what
JAEMIN
what
HYEJIN
this conversation is
getting confusing
JAEMIN
like my feelings for you
message not sent!
JAEMIN
lol ikr
HYEJIN
anyways i'll find a way to
talk with doyoung because
he cute as HECK
JAEMIN
and i thought you said
you don't just care about
looks?
HYEJIN
I DONT
HYEJIN
it's just that
HYEJIN
he's so good
looking 😭
JAEMIN
what about me
HYEJIN
what about you?
JAEMIN
yeah what about
my looks
HYEJIN
good?
JAEMIN
what's that question
mark for >:(
HYEJIN
idk 😹😹
JAEMIN
i want an actual
reply 👎🏻👎🏻
JAEMIN
oh and since it's
the holidays
JAEMIN
are you free to help
me with something
HYEJIN
what thing
JAEMIN
i want to buy makeup
but i'm clueless what
to get
HYEJIN
ooh are you getting
started on makeup
JAEMIN
no dumbass it's
for my sister
HYEJIN
no need for that
slander but okay 💔
JAEMIN
is that a yes or
no to helping me
HYEJIN
oh yes yes i'm
down to help
JAEMIN
woooo yay!
JAEMIN
are you free on
27 december
HYEJIN
i think so
JAEMIN
okay cool then
we're meeting on
that day
HYEJIN
sure sure
JAEMIN
see you on
that day!
HYEJIN
see you!
first of all happy doyoung day!! i hope he gets to celebrate with his family and friends and also nct!! february is nct's month and you can't deny it because most of members have their birthday in february 😼
and this was quite a long chapter omggg :o and ik that the part that jaemin saying that he might be having feelings for hyejin is so sudden but read on and it'll make more sense!!
i'm also really thankful all of you who have been reading and voting!! a big thank you to everyone who is reading this!
anyways,
vote or else grrr 🧍🏻♀️🔪