Her footsteps were loud and clear for him to look up from the newly released manhwa. 

Oh, it’s her again. The pretty girl with blonde hair. 

The first time he saw her was three weeks ago. And ever since then, it was her routine to buy a pack of ramyeon and an energy drink at 11.30pm. She doesn’t buy anything else, the two item was enough. 

Sometimes he wonder if she lives all alone, eating ramyeon at night. Wouldn’t she get sick eating all those unhealthy food everyday? Even though you’re poor, you should try to live eating healthy, he thought.

It doesn’t take her long to grab her midnight snack. He prepares the change as she walks to the counter. His routine is giving his new regular the same change everyday.

“Today...” she speaks for the first time in front of him, her voice soft and almost unheard, “I will pay with my card.”

“Eh?” He raises one eyebrow. A surge of blood rushes through him. Maybe it’s because it was the first time he heard her voice. He gets back into reality as she hands him her credit card. 

Minatozaki Sana, it read.

“Yeppo...” he unconsciously whispered to himself but she heard it.

“Sorry, what were you saying?” Sana asked, tucking some strands of her hair behind her ear. He inhaled the air as if he needed to breathe. He wanted to tell her that she is pretty. But he told her to key in the PIN number instead.

“What’s your name?” Sana questioned him as he