Dream Short 1 : The Supermarket
Jinho's Story1 January 2016 (Friday), 9.10 a.m.
It is the morning of a new year, and I was looking through snacks in an aisle in a supermarket. I was wearing my green hoodie to reduce the chances of anyone recognizing me as an idol.
I already had a few snacks in my shopping cart, but I was still looking for more.
Jinho : I like this snack... and I think the guys will like it too.
As I was looking at the snacks, something in my mind felt that this was weird. It felt like I have been through a similar situation.
Jinho : Have I had these recently?
I thought about it for awhile, but nothing came to mind. I decided to ignore it, as there was no harm in buying snacks.
Jinho : I'll just buy them for the others.
After looking at the snacks for awhile, I suddenly remembered why I came to the supermarket in the first place.
Jinho : Oh! I forgot! I need to buy milk. That's why I came here!
I had planned on cooking breakfast for my members. The truth is that my members did not feel very enthusiastic about the new year, due to our debut being less fruitful than we had anticipated. By cooking for them in the beginning of the new year, I hoped that the homemade food would cheer them up, and give them positive energy and outlook to start the year.
I began moving my shopping cart to the dairy product section of the supermarket. While looking for the freshest carton of milk, I had that weird feeling in my mind again. It really felt as if I had been here before, but when?
As I was busy in my own thoughts, someone began poking me in the back.
Dahyun : Excuse me?
I turned around and saw Dahyun, but she had her debut black hair color with orange and yellow strands, instead of her blonde hair.
Jinho : Dahyun! What are you doing here?
Dahyun : Oh? Sunbaenim, have we met before?
At that moment, I was speechless. Does she not recognize me?
Suddenly, everything came together in my mind. I realized that I must be dreaming of my first encounter with Dahyun a year ago. That must have been the weird and familiar feeling I had in my mind. As I tried to recall the events today, the last thing I could remember was being in TWICE's dorm, but I could not remember what I did there.
Regardless, the Dahyun I'm seeing now has yet to be my friend, or fallen in love with me. I had to act like we are strangers.
Jinho : Ah... I'm sort of a fan of TWICE. I'm just surprised to see one of you girls here.
Dahyun : Seriously?!! Let me introduce myself properly!
She smiled and took a step back.
Dahyun : One in a million! Annyeonghaseyo, my name is Dahyun, from the rookie group TWICE. We had only debuted a little over a month ago.
Jinho : I bet you girls must be very busy then.
Meeting her for the first time like this, it made me feel very nostalgic. I decided to introduce myself that way too.
Jinho : We De Best! Annyeonghaseyo, I am Jinho, leader of De1.
Dahyun : I know! At first, when I entered the store and saw you, I thought it was someone else. I didn't think I would be meeting a senior outside of my agency.
Jinho : So, what are you doing here at this hour?
Dahyun : Oh! We came here to buy decorations to replace our Christmas decorations at our dorm.
My heart skipped a beat when I heard her said 'we'. I just remembered that this supermarket is where I will meet Mina for the first time.
I felt a little nervous at the thought of meeting her again for the first time.
Jinho : So, all nine of you girls are here?
Suddenly, Dahyun had an amazed look on her face. She was surprised that I knew the exact number of members in her group.
Dahyun : Wah... sunbaenim, you really are our fan!
I held back my laughter when I heard her call me 'sunbaenim'. As nostalgic as it was, it did feel a little weird, as she was one of my closest female friends.
Jinho : Please, let's be less formal with each other. I'm not even a year more senior than you.
Dahyun : Okay.
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