Childhood Friends Romance — Chapter 8

WELCOME-

...AND WHO'S THAT WITH HIM...?

WHO IS SHE?

You're really paying today, right?

OH, HEY. READY TO ORDER?

YEAH.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?

CAN I PICK SOMETHING EXPENSIVE?

GET WHATEVER YOU WANT.

You're no-fun...

I’LL HAVE... AN ICED AMERICANO!

WE’LL HAVE TWO ICED AMERICANOS HERE.

TWO ICED AMERICANOS...

THERE’S AN EMPTY TABLE OVER THERE. GO GRAB US A SEAT.

HM? OH, OKAY- I’LL GO SIT DOWN.

...IS SHE YOUR FRIEND?

AH, YEAH. WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MIDDLE SCHOOL... SO THEY BECAME FRIENDS AROUND THE TIME JIHYUK AND I STOPPED SEEING EACH OTHER AS MUCH.

HOW DID THEY EVEN MEET?

HERE'S YOUR CARD. I'LL CALL YOUR NUMBER WHEN IT'S READY.

THANKS.

...WHAT IS THIS FEELING?

DAWON, WE'VE GOT AN ORDER.

OH, RIGHT!

...THAT WAS SERIOUSLY EXHAUSTING.

I'm completely wiped out...

NICE WORK TODAY.

UM... DAWON. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU ON YOUR BREAK, BUT COULD I ASK YOU A FAVOR?

A FAVOR?

YEAH. AND IT'S TOTALLY FINE IF YOU'RE BUSY.

WHAT IS IT?

COULD YOU HELP ME PICK OUT A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR MY LITTLE SISTER THIS WEEKEND?

ME??

YEAH... I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT GIRLS HER AGE ARE INTO THESE DAYS...

IF YOU CAN'T, I'LL JUST ASK SOMEONE ELSE.

No pressure~

AH! NO, IT'S FINE! I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PLANNED THIS WEEKEND.

WHAT TIME SHOULD WE MEET, AND WHERE?

WOW, THANKS. SO, THE PLACE...

SIR, ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?

SIR...?

...YOUR MOM TOLD ME TO TELL YOU TO ANSWER YOUR PHONE.

MOM DID? I PUT MY PHONE ON SILENT WHILE I WAS WORKING.

OPPA, CAN I STEP AWAY FOR A MINUTE TO TAKE THE CALL?

YEAH, OF COURSE. GO AHEAD.

THANKS. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW...?