Chapter: Her Stare

"Hyun Soo! Wake up! Why are you still asleep today?"

Hyun Soo was a bit surprised as her mom approached her. She at first struggled a bit and suddenly exclaimed,

"Mom?!"

And she opened her eyes wide.

"Ah! I was dreaming."

"Good morning mom..." She let out a sigh and looked at her mom's photo with a smile which was hanging just in front of her bed.

finally, after stretching and yawning a bit she sat upright and exclaimed,

"By the way what time is it now?"

And she quickly took a look at the clock beside her bed on the side table.

She let out a deep sigh,

"I got up too late today."

She rubbed her head and suddenly a memory flashed in her mind,

"Was it you who brought me here?..."

"Stop dreaming, it's irritating!.."

"Eun Soo" She whispered and stretched her hand to take her phone which was kept beside her clock under the lamp to call her. But on her way she stopped, she knew that if she called her there would be no answer from the other side.

"Should I call Yoona instead?" she whispered to herself. She quickly looked into her call history and called Yoona. It rang once and got transferred to voice mail. She called again and it happened every time. Hyun Soo sighed again and said,

"I guess she has blocked me."

"Wait! What date is it today?" Hyun Soo said and looked up in the direction of the calendar.

"3 March!"

"Oh no!" She yelled.

"I'll surely get late today." and she started walking towards the bathroom in a great hurry.

- - - - -

"Good morning!" A girl came to the counter and stood seductively in front of Do Yun wearing a sea green V-neck shirt with a collar and black trousers.

Do Yun nodded and asked,

"What would you like to have ma'am?"

And in a very sophisticated manner with his blank face, he looked at the new customer who arrived in front of him.

"Anything, if you would like to give me." She said and smiled.

"Yes ma'am, sure. We have many things on the menu please take a look at it." Do Yun said and placed a menu in front of her and turned to the other side to make other orders.

"Why do you call me ma'am? Do I look like a ma'am to you, uh?" The girl asked being a bit frustrated.

She could see how badly Do Yun was ignoring her every inviting line. Being rejected so straightforwardly wasn't a list in which her face could be kept. She looked quite attractive, a lady who could easily make anyone's jaws drop. She had already made many customers' mornings nice after entering the cafe. But Do Yun wasn't interested in girls, he had his reasons.

Do Yun turned around and looked at her with the same blank expressions,

"Then what should I call you?" He took a gaze at the girl, she was gaping while her face showed great frustration.

"Don't know about your looks, but surely you do look like a customer to me and if you want me to act friendly with you then.....we have a vacancy, do apply for it." he continued and looked down to smirk at his intelligence.

Before that girl could talk any further someone came out from the door behind Do Yun and stood beside him,

'What's going on here, stop flirting with my boy.' The old woman spoke.

"Hello, aunt." Do Yun said and bowed down to her.

The old lady was the owner of this famous cafe 'Make memories.' After Do Yun greeted her she smiled and patted Do Yun's head. The girl was obviously, not happy after her arrival so she just said fastidiously,

"You!" She pointed a finger at Do Yun.

"Come to my table and take the order."

and she went towards a corner table stomping her feet while walking.

Do Yun was about to go, when, the door of the cafe opened, and another girl came in. Not like other girls, she was different, with her simple face without any hint of makeup, wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt paired with white sneakers and a black jacket. Her ponytail wiggled behind as she came running to the cafe, it was sharp at 9:30 am when she opened the door of the cafe.

She closed the door behind her and bent her upper body a bit and placed her hands on her knees panting heavily. There were some sweat beads on her forehead as she had almost missed her bus fifteen minutes ago and she had thought that she wouldn't be able to make it up on time here.

Do Yun and the old lady both looked at her. Somewhere, Do Yun felt that he has seen this girl earlier too, but, after a second he thought it was a waste of time to think about her. So, he started to do his work again. Here, Hyun Soo caught the attention of some more people but most of them were busy chatting within themselves.

After a minute of standing there, someone almost yelled at her,

"Gonna stand here all day?'"

Soon Hyun Soo realized her mistake and stepped aside from the door saying,

"Oh! I'm sorry."

Do Yun started to go towards the girl who had asked him to take her order earlier with a small notepad and a pen when his boss held his shoulder

"I'll go instead."

"But aun-" Do Yun was interrupted by a small nod with a sweet smile.

Do Yun's boss went towards that girl to take her order and here Hyun Soo went towards the counter in the hope to find a part-time job.

Do Yun turned to the other side to make coffee. He was too concentrated on the work that he almost ignored for a second that someone was calling him. After some seconds passed Do Yun sensed someone calling him and so, he turned around to find Hyun Soo standing in front of him.

"Yes? What would you like to have?" He asked again with his blank expressions.

Hyun Soo got stuck in one place as soon as she saw Do Yun. Not because he looked so mesmerizing to her, it was because she felt that she had seen him before too. Little did she find him quite cute looking because of his big black doe-eyed eyes and his heart shape lips paired with a nose that matched his face perfectly. It made her think for a second about whether it was this cute guy from this cafe about whom everyone talks. With all these thoughts she kept staring at him.

Do Yun found Hyun Soo's stare quite frustrating and annoying and so he said,

"Not again on the same day one after another!" Beneath his breath and sighed in frustration.

He looked to his left and back to Hyun Soo to find her still staring. At sharp 9:35 he snapped his finger in front of her to make her come out of her thoughts. But to his surprise, she still kept staring at him with her big round black eyes. At her this shameless actions he yelled at her,

"If you had had your view then can we move ahead?!"

His voice echoed in the cafe but still, Hyun Soo kept staring without even blinking. Do Yun blinked twice looking at her and gaped, when, his eyes fell on his boss. She was holding a notepad and a pen in her left hand but to Do Yun's surprise, she wasn't moving at all. She stood still at her place. And then Do Yun realised that everyone in the cafe even outside the cafe has been frozen at their place.

Do Yun looked at the surroundings and back at Hyun Soo and he simply whispered,

"Did I just now stop time?..."