chapter 8 (1/1)

I Promise haruJ14 43980K 2023-11-02

“When are we going home?” Jongin asked to his older sister. When Jongin got back home, his whole family was preparing theirself to have a dinner at one of his father’s friend’s house. At first, he refused to go with them, but his parents insisted. Even his older sister, Jiyoung, didn’t want to go, but their mother insisted to. Having no choice, Jongin then also go to the dinner. It was a choice that soon he regretted when he reached the house. It turned out that the family has a daughter on the same age as him, and they also has a son on the same age as Jiyoung. On the dinner, both parents kept on talking about them. Jongin caught the daughter looking at him instead of eating her food. Her eyes widened when she realized that Jongin was staring back at her. She blushed instantly and looked down at her food before continue eating it. Jongin merely shook his head before continue eating his food. Then, Jongin choked right away when the wife of his father’s friend started on pairing him with their daughter. Jongin caught his older sister who was sitting right next to him holding back her laughter and the daughter who was sitting across him blushing madly. But before Jongin could shot his older sister a glare, the woman also paired Jiyoung with their son. Jongin smirked in triumph. His sister forced a smile to show some manners, and then stomped at Jongin’s foot. Thankfully, he managed to keep his face cool. As soon as the dinner ended, the daughter approached Jongin and tried her best to make a conversation with him even though he only replied with short answer. It was obvious that he didn’t want to talk to her, but it seemed like the girl was oblivious to it. Jongin kept on avoiding her, and he mentally cheered when he found his sister sitting on the sofa. He sat right next to her at the end of the sofa. He succeded on running away, because the girl seemed to be a bit scared to his older sister that she pouted and walked to the upstairs. “I don’t know. They’re still talking. And I’m sure the list of what they’re talking about will still go on.” Jiyoung sighed as she watched at her parents talking.Jongin leaned his head on the sofa and buried his face on his hands before he brushed his hair to the back in frustration. “Why did I even agree to go?” He muttered.“It’s almost ten.” Jiyoung said looking at her wrist watch.“Wha- Hey where are you going?” Jongin asked when Jiyoung stood up from her seat.“To the washroom.”“What about me? What if that clingy girl come out again and started to cling on me again when she saw me sitting alone?”Jiyoung giggled at his younger brother overwhelmness. “You solved it yourself.” She winked before finally heading to the washroom.“Better get going.” Jongin murmured when he heard sound of footsteps coming from the stairs. He fastly got up from his seat and left the house almost instantly. He just didn’t want to have that girl around him. After getting out from the house, he then realize that he didn’t know the neighbourhood at all. And he hadn’t told his parents that he’s going out. But getting back into the house was definitely not a choice that Jongin would pick. A walk on the night around the neighbourhood he didn’t know would be okay, right? After all he’s a boy, and he knows how to take care his ownself. Before he could forget, Jongin texted Jiyoung and his parents, telling them that he was out for a walk and he’ll be back soon. And no need to worry about him.Jongin fished out his headset from his pocket and plugged it into his handphone. He was still in no mood because of that girl, and listening to music could be one of his best distraction and it’ll get his mood up again. Ne Yo’s Part Of The List was playing. It was one of his favorite. He hummed the song and drummed his finger on his thigh as he kept on walking. When the song reached it’s reff, Jongin stopped walking and started to move his body along with the song. Dancing was his everything, and the song was one of his favorite. So he made his own choreography to the song. But before he could even finished his moves, he stopped immediately when he saw someone was getting out from their gates. Jongin continue his walk and keep his face cool, like nothing had happened. The person actually saw it, but he/she couldn’t be bothered about it since they also have their own business. Jongin turned his head just to check if that person was still there or no. When he saw no sign of people, he stopped his walk and was about to move to the song when the song ended. Soon, Part Of The List was changed by an upbeat dubstep song. Jongin swiftly danced to the song, since it was the song he currently practiced. Every moves he made was so smooth that it didn’t look like he was currently practicing it. It looked like as if he was already performing. It was as if he was born into this world to dance. There was something different about Jongin if you compare it to any other dancer. He was somewhat different in a more breath-taking way. And Jongin knows well how to express his feelings on his dancing. If anyone focused into his moves and not his face when he dance, one could feel the emotion radiating from him.Jongin really likes dancing. Scratch that, he loves it. And everyone in the school and maybe from another school, acknowledged him for his amazing talent in dancing. And the female students admire him for that plus his so ‘damn good-looking’ face. He is the definition of perfect for every female students on the school.Jongin was about to move again after spinning his body around, but he stopped almost immediately when his eyes met a pair of eye staring at him. He was surprised that he almost fall back down. First, it was because he was still gaining his balance after doing a sping. And second, it was because the owner of the pair of eye that was staring at him is a girl. And Jongin knew that girl even in just one blink. Even though he already stopped dancing, but the headset remained on his ear, the girl was still looking at him until someone come out from the door infront of  her, which was a convenience store. The sound of the door opened broke the girl’s gaze at Jongin. She then walked in to the convenience store just like that. She walked in easily as if she didn’t stare at Jongin. As if she didn’t make the boy stand there in a huge curiosity as to what is she doing out here at this hour and does she live around this neighborhood.  ~Haera put her hands on her cardigan’s pocket as she walked the street. At that time, Haera was trying her best to enjoy the peace and calm night on her neighborhood. She even took some pictures of the houses that she passes by. She didn’t feel like staying at home after all, especially after having that dream. She need a distratction to not to think about that, and having a walk on the night with her camera might help. Even though there wasn’t many things that sparks Haera’s interest to make it as an object for her camera to shoot at. She then just took some pictures of the houses that she thinks have a beautiful front garden. It was almost ten, so it explain the deserted neighborhood. Haera was done taking the pictures, but in case if there’s something she wanted to shoot, she let the camera hang on her neck and the bag over her shoulder. Haera kept on walking until she reach the first corner, she turn the left. There was a convenience store that way and she remembered the last time she visited the store which was last week, the lady on the cashier told her that they are going to sell a warm cappuccino on cups soon. Soon, means now they suppose to be selling it, right? Haera then decided to try the cappuccino, and if she likes it, she will make a note to pass by here everytime she got back from school, because she loves any warm drinks. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t like cold drinks. She loves it too. She even always ended up buying a bubbletea for her ownself everytime Minhee asked to buy it for her.As Haera was getting close to the convenience store, she saw someone was standing in the middle of the neighborhood street, two houses away from the store. A boy to be specific. At first it didn’t really matter to Haera, so she kept continuing her walk to the store, but when she saw the person moved his body like he was dancing, it caught Haera’s attention. She stopped right before she got in the store, a few steps away from the store’s door, because the way that person moves was somewhat too attractive and captivating that even Haera stopped her walking to take a better look at the crazy person who stood in the middle of the street and danced in there like it’s his own world. Even though she didn’t really care, but Haera admit, this boy must be so into dancing, judging by how perfect his moves was and how he was enjoying himself dancing in the middle of the night neighborhood street, alone. Haera had to squint her eyes a few times to make out the person face because the post lamp near him was a bit dim. Haera sure she was so surprised after finding out who the person was. It was him again. The same boy who stared at her when she was at the bus this earlier afternoon. The same boy who her camera accidentally focused at when she was on the school’s rooftop with Minhee. He was one of Sehun’s friends. Haera started to wonder if he lived around this neighborhood. But, if he did live around here, Haera should’ve already saw him once or more, right? Or that’s what she thought. Haera didn’t realize that she was still staring at the boy as she kept on wandering as to what is that Sehun’s friend doing in here if he didn’t live around this neighborhood. As she kept on staring, she caught some moves that the boy made. Once again, she was somehow captivated by the way he moves that there was nothing in her head except that. It was the second thing that managed to capture her attention this much after photography. Dancing. His dancing. The way he dances. When the boy was done doing a spin, that’s when Haera realize that the boy must have caught her staring, because he stopped dancing and stared back at her in a surprised manner instead. The sound of the store’s door opening infront of her managed to broke the girl’s gaze at the right time. She then walked to the store, trying to forget that she had witnessed the boy dancing, and the boy had also caught her staring.    YEHET YEHET~~!!!!!^^ DOUBLE UPDATE~~~~ kekeke. bytheway, i kinda made some changes to chapter 6, but it's not really big actually, i only added a word or two. so if you don't want to re-read it, it's totally fine. Just want to inform y'all ;--))) I'd appreciate it if you leave comment and tell me what do you think about this story so far. Negative/Positive both acceptable :) THANK YOU~~!!^^