Hani headed towards her favorite café, she has somehow calmed down after sobbing inside the bus, that was the first time Heechul treated her that way, he never grips her hard or looks at her angrily, not even once. “Maybe he’s getting tired of me?”, tears are threatening to fall again but she held it in, she has to be strong, this is the first time her mom let her go outside alone in winter.

She felt her chest tightened a little, “Oh god, no please!” she drank the water the waiter gave him earlier. “calm down self.” She muttered. The ambience inside the café helped her mood perked up, just as she thought books and the smell of coffee is a definite mood shifter.

Hani was so engrossed in the book she’s reading, she did not notice that the snow started to fall hard. She was startled when her phone started vibrating, her mom’s calling her. She picked up the call.

“Mom?”

“Hani, where are you? Are you ok?”

“mom, Im inside a café, but I will go home now, sorry, got a little absorbed with the books.” She said cheerfully.

“want me to pick you up?”

“Oh no, I will be on my way now, be home in half an hour.”

“Did you enjoy your day?”

“Yes! Definitely, thank you mom!”

“I’m glad you did, careful on your way home.”

“I will..” Hani hung up, she started stuffing her things inside her bag. “I need to get home fast. It’s so cold..” she whispers.

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Hani is seating across Heechul’s window as usual but this time she did not shove the window open. She caught a gl