You rushed to the back of the pastry room and got started on preparing brownies.
It was easy and you got them in the oven quickly. It was rush hour and it was all hands on deck.
"MC! I need more help with serving tables!"
"Right!" You rushed over to Brenda and got a bunch of orders on two serving plates.
You were practically an expert at this.
"Here you go, 4 cups of coffee, an apple pie, 1 croissant, and 2 cupcakes." You said to the customer. They gave you a smile and thanked you before you made your way to the next table.
"Good evening sir! Here's your-" you stopped once you noticed who it was. "V! Nice to see you again." You said while placing his order on the table.
It was the same as last time.
"It's nice to see you again too." He smiled.
"I see you really like vanilla cake." You tried to make your conversation quick so you could go back to work.
"Oh, yes, I really like the taste and the texture it has. You could say it's perfect." You felt a blush slowly creeping up on your face.
"Oh, thanks! I'm usually in charge of making the brownies and cakes." You added while scratching the back of your head in embarrassment.
"No wonder it tastes so good. And I'll have to try the brownies now." He said while taking a bite from his cake.
"Thank you. Well I'd better get going-"
"W-Wait!" He grabbed you wrist lightly but retracted it just as quick. "Sorry, I didn't mean to grab you like that.." He looked away.
"It's okay, is there anything else you need?" You asked with an eyebrow raised.
"I know this is really out of the blue and this isn't the best time to ask you either but one of my models for a photo shoot just cancelled on me this morning."
"Okay.." You urged him to continue.
"And the session is tomorrow and I really don't have anyone else to help me at the moment. I wanted to know if you could take her place?" You pondered on the thought for a while.
"And don't worry it's not like a bikini shoot or anything, it's about nature, like taking picture near a lake. O-Of course you're not obligated to do it I just..." His sentence trailed off as he tied to find a way not to sound desperate.
You looked anywhere but him as you thought about the offer.
"I-I'm really not that photogenic.." You said honestly.
"I don't really think about whether someone is 'photogenic' or not, as long as they be themselves there will always be a beautiful photo to be shot." His voice was soft and kind in contrast to the noise going around the pastry shop.
"I....I guess this could be fun, I'll do it." You answered to his kind words.
"Really?? Oh wow, thank you! Um, I'll give you my number so I can send you the address. If it's too far just tell me so I can send you a car to pick you up." He gave you his number on a pice of paper and you told him yours.
"Once again, thank you so much Y/N, oh I'm sorry I mean MC. I just really like your name so I got used to saying it." Now you really did bush a thousand shades of red.
"O-Oh, it's fine, but....I would prefer you call me MC.." You gripped the serving plate a little tighter than needed.
"Of course. Well, I'll be seeing you tomorrow MC." He got up and gathered his things. "Thank you, and goodbye." With a final wave, he gathered his things and left the shop.
You were lost in your thoughts until you heard:
"MC~!!"
"C-Coming!"
~
You flopped on your bed. Another long day....
Flipping over to face the ceiling, you take out your phone and see a message from V and a chatroom had started. You decided to see V's message first.
"*Address*" You Googled it and notice....It was actually really far.
"Hey V, um, it's really far from where I live. I think I'm going to need a ride there." And almost immediately he replied.
"Oh, alright, please send me your location and I'll send a car there around 8:00am. Is that alright?"
Ughhhhhh, so earlyyyyyyyy
"Sure that's fine ^_^"
"Thank you and have a goodnight. :)"
Then you quickly went to the group chat.
~Chatroom: Jumin Han, Zen, Yoosung, Jeahee Kang, 707~
Oh god everyone's there.
At least they just started talking cause if not, it would be like the WhatsApp group conversations all over again.
707:
Hey~~~
Yoosung:
Hiya! ^^
Zen:
Everyone's here?
Jaehee:
It seems so.
Jumin:
Hello.
707:
Soooo
How's everyone doing~?
Zen:
I feel great since I got to talk to MC today ^^
Yoosung:
You called her?
Zen:
Yeah
But by accident ^^;;
Yoosung:
Oh
She has a sweet voice doesn't she?
Zen:
Yeah~~~
Jaehee:
So does that mean you have also spoken to her already Yoosung?
Yoosung:
Yup! ^^
Zen:
What?!
~MC has joined the conversation~
Zen:
Hello there little lady!
Yoosung:
MC! We were just talking about you.
All good things so don't worry ^^
Jeahee:
Hello..
Zen:
Hey
Why doesn't trust fund kid say anything?? -_-
Jaehee:
Mr.Han?
Jumin:
I prefer to observe the conversation.
But since MC has entered, this has become a bit more interesting.
MC:
Hey guys!
How are you all?
707:
*Currently hacking into the presidents computer*
Zen:
;;;;
Yoosung:
What!?!?!
Really?!?!!
Jaehee:
It's better to just ignore him Yoosung
707:
Meanie T-T
MC:
^^;;;
Yoosung:
You're probably right jaehee
Well
I just finished having dinner ^^
Zen:
Yeah me too
Have you eaten yet MC?
MC:
Not yet ^^;
I just got back from work.
Jumin:
Remember not to skip meals, it's not healthy.
Yoosung:
yeah!
Zen:
I wish I could just send some food over to you
And~~ that wish can be fulfilled
If Seven gives me your address~~
707:
Errrr
Nope
No can do
That information is confidential
I told you guys beforeeeee
Zen:
Aw come on
How about sharing a photo?
Yoosung:
Yeah!
A simple selfie!
707:
Nooooope
Jaehee:
I do not think it is appropriate to ask for this kind of information while MC is present ;;
Yoosung:
Right!
Sorry about that MC...
MC:
It's no problem
It's natural for someone to be curious about a stranger that randomly comes into their lives ;;
Zen:
Yeah but...
Can't we at least know her real name?
707:
Hum..
Um......
....................
.............................
...................................
...........................................
Nope
Jeahee:
;;;;
Yoosung:
Why not?
707:
Not even I know her name.
Yoosung:
What?;;;
Zen:
Isn't that like
The first thing you find out about her?
707:
Yeah~~
The thing is
I always end up knowing everything about any person I have to do a background check
So I thought it would be interesting if I didn't know her real name either!
Jaehee:
That makes no sense;;;;
707:
Anyways
For you guys to know her name makes it easier for you to find her
Sorry
[access denied]
Jumin:
That seems reasonable.
At least the last part of what he said does.
Zen:
I don't think it does....
Jumin:
Alright then
Can we at least know why you call yourself 'MC'?
MC:
Um...
707:
That's fine to say if you want!
Only because Seven was also very curious.
MC:
Well...
First of all
My best friend gave me this nickname...
Let's just say, when I was little,
I wasn't very popular so I would often be alone
But thankfully I had her to comfort me when I needed it
She knew I that I always thought that I was someone unimportant
And she wanted me to remember that I am always important to her at least
So she started calling me MC=Main Character
I stuck with it because I thought it was really nice
And....That's it...
You waited a few moments but no one answered.
MC:
Guys?
Yoosung:
THAT'S SO SWEET T-T
Zen:
You have really nice friend MC
Jumin:
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
MC:
No problem ^^
Jaehee:
I'm sorry to interrupt but
Mr.Han
Jumin:
Yes?
Jaehee:
Mr.Chairman called me to tell you to call him;;
Jumin:
I see
Alright I'll call him now
I'll be taking my leave then
Have a goodnight everyone.
~Jumin has left the chatroom~
Jaehee:
I should get going too
There is still so much paper work to be done.
*Sigh*
Goodbye
Yoosung:
Bye!
Zen:
Take care of yourself
MC:
And good luck!
Jaehee:
Thank you all
Goodnight.
~Jaehee Kang has left the chatroom~
Yoosung:
Oh!
MC are you going to be able to come to the RFA party?
MC:
Sure!
I just need the time
Date
And place
Zen:
I can be your date 😘
Yoosung:
She meant day 💢
Zen:
Oh
We still don't have an exact date;;;
(And the date offer is always open 😉)
Yoosung:
Anyways~~~
When we do have the dya, you'll be the first to know!
*Day
707:
Oh!!!
MC can reveal her name at the RFA party~~~!!!!
Zen:
You were still here?
707:
Meanies!
All of you!
TT-TT
Yoosung:
........
Yeah I agree with Zen
It's a great idea!
Zen:
Yup!
What do you say little lady? ^^
MC:
Sounds good to me!
You yawned as you noticed what time it was.
11:48
MC:
Well guys
I think it's time for me to hit the sack
Yoosung:
Yeah it's getting pretty late.
Zen:
A princess needs her beauty sleep
Although I don't think you would need that 😉
MC:
Awww
Thanks XD
Yoosung:
I hope you have sweet dreams!
MC:
Think you~~
*Thank
see ya!
~MC has left the chatroom~
You left your phone on you bed side table and did you usual routine before going to bed.
Once you were done, you got into bed and pulled the covers over you.
But then it became one of those nights where you start think about everything.
Why am I doing all of this?
I won't gain anything by helping them.
Yes it's nice to help someone out but...
This was a big favor.
-Trusting a guy who was supposedly fictional.
-Meeting with a complete stranger
-Chatting with people you've technically never seen or know anything about?
You're practically breaking all the rules you parents have always told you.
Stranger Danger.
So why?
You honestly didn't have a straightforward answer at the moment but....
Something felt right about helping them.
You thought that maybe if you continued giving them a hand, you'll find that reason.
So all there was left to do was wait for what's coming in the future.
But you never expected it would turn out to be such a horrible decision..
~Scarlett-Red~