Taemin kept waiting for an answer or any sign from the girl. What a strange person… He thought, while cocking his head to the side a bit. He was about to give up and go back to work – thinking that maybe he was just being ignored like usually – when she averted her gaze from someone he supposed it was a friend back to him.
The girl’s faint nod and the tone of her hum didn’t sound convincing at all, but it looked like she was so bothered by the ambiance that she couldn’t focus on anything. “Oh, okay… Enjoy the party!” he exclaimed, flashing a small smile towards her and raising one of his fists in a small ‘whaiting’ movement. It was the best he could do to make her feel better, for now.
Taemin took a few steps away from her to take a bottle of grenadine’s syrup to finish an explosive drink for some drunken client. However, his eyes couldn’t get away from the girl, who still wasn’t enjoying the party as he recommended. He didn’t notice, but whenever he looked at her, a small pout formed on his lips – and still pouting, he took a clean, tall glass and made another drink, non-alcoholic and colorful. It was a mix of the grenadine syrup, pineapple and lemon juice, and loads of ice. A colorful, sweet and sour combination that he expected to make her night a bit better.
Walking back to the place where the redhaired sat, he placed the drink in front of her. “Yah, if you don’t want to stay in this mess, there’s a hidden door right there…” he said, pointing to a dark spot next to the bar. “… It’s a restricted area for the staff, but no one is looking. Go, and if you can’t enjoy the party, at least enjoy the drink I made for you, hm?”
Her smile eased a little and she relaxed a little when he gave up her – exiting her surroundings with a somehow cute gesture she had seen some people doing before, but not in the cute way he was able to.
But in less than a second he was gone and away; she could only see his head for a few time before he disappeared with a bottle and some glasses in hand. So he was the bartender and not a client? That must be the reason Eun Young wanted to be here this night then, she realized, glancing once again at her intoxicated classmate.
With a shake of head, Soojung turned to sit straight and look at the colorful bottles in the stand of drinks in front of her and behind the bar, but instead, she met with the same boy from before. She raised her eyebrows in surprise – he was fast – and then her eyes fell on the bar, a colorful drink was there, replacing the strong one from before and standing and waiting for her.
“What…?” She tried to start, but he cut her and she shut up quickly. Blinking as he spoke, her hands wrapped around the tall glass and she immediately, almost as an impulse, jumped from the stool. “Why? I’m f—” fine, but she stopped herself from lying because she was such a terrible liar.
Instead, her canine met her bottom lip and she started to chew on it, soft glance placed on the male. “You’ll get in trouble because of me, won’t you?”
