I turned around to see a young lady who seemed to have a frozen smile and a questioning look on her face. Did she recognize me?, I wondered. But she didn't look old enough to have been familiar with Sechskies and our music, I thought.

“Yes? Anything I could help you with?” I asked her.

The young lady shook her head vigorously as if to wake herself up from a trance.

“Ah.” She draws a deep breath. “My name is Sandara Park. I am Ahn Jaehyun and Gu Hyesun's friend. I just wanna say hi to Jaehyun,” she said nervously.

“Oh.” I replied, a bit relieved. I havent had any encounter with fans at the restaurant recently. It could get a little chaotic whenever overzealous people realized who I am. I would oblige to sign stuff and pose for photos with a plea to keep them for themselves and not post on SNS.

“Let me get him for you,” I said. I crossed the area between the counter and the kitchen and told Jaehyun that a Sandara Park was asking for him. Jaehyun was obviously pleasantly surprised. Giving Mino some quick instructions to take over his station, Jaehyun went out to the dining hall while I took my place behind the counter where I watched their warm interaction.

“Dara nuna! It's been a while.” Jaehyun had to bend to give his guest a hug and a peck on the cheek, which indicated how close they were.

“Sorry! I should have called for you later,” She apologized, her eyes scanning the dining hall to check if the other customers have been served their orders.

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