[06]
"talk."
"what?"
"you're always staring at me, so talk."
i was never one to start conversations with people. my talks usually go, "oh, how was your day? that's nice, i've gotta go.
i don't even know what i would say to jonghyun. he somehow seems intimidating to me.
i took a deep breath. "how was your day?" i said. a smile creeped up his face and he let out a laugh. what was so funny about this?
"it was fine corina, just fine."
i smiled.
there were many things i wanted to ask him. where are you from? what's your favorite color? why do you come here every night?
no, that would be interrogating.
"what are you thinking about?" he asked.
you, i wanted to say.
"can i ask you some questions? maybe?" i didn't want him to think i was creepy, i don't want him to think less of me than he probably already does. "i'd like to ask you some questions as well."
"why do you come here?" we said in unison.
"you go first, rina."
i was avoiding that question, but i can't run away from everything. "to get away, from.."
jonghyun inched closer to me.
"..some problems i guess." i was hoping he wouldn't ask what those problems were. i don't want to talk about anything that does on in that house. "i have problems too."
i'm sure he does.
"i have troubled thoughts sometimes, most of the time. i come here and i try to clear my mind."
it got silent. i didn't want to talk about that stuff anymore.
"do you like dogs?" he asked.
"yes. i used to babysit dogs, actually."
"i have a dog, her name is roo."
"that's so cute."
he's so cute.
we talked a bit more than usual that night.
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i'm so sorry for taking a decade to update, i will try to be consistent since i have more free time now. i hope you enjoyed this chapter! thank you for 700 reads ! // hopefully we can get to 1k soon ;)