[CBPH] Drabble #14
Drabble #14
That’s Not So Bad by Gelie
The place is called “Sugar and Everything Nice”, usually abbreviated asSAEN, but is more commonly known as the-perfect-place-to-get-diabetes sweets shop. Junmyeon, the current owner, has only been managing the store for less than five years since it was passed down to him by his father. Since his father let go of the management, most of the staffs also resigned or retired so Junmyeon had to hire a new set of workers, and that includes three waiters--Jongdae, Chanyeol and Sehun--and the head chef, Kyungsoo. Jongdae must say, with the number of good reviews they’ve had and the constant flooding of customers, Junmyeon did a great job on reinventing the place.
Jongdae has finally finished placing the boxes on the bag. He wore his helmet and then started the engine. He was about to drive away when suddenly there was a distinctive voice yelling “KIM JONGDAE!!!!” and he turned around in shock to see Chanyeol running towards him. He stopped the engine. “Oh great.”
“Get off your bike right now!”
Jongdae took his helmet off and grabbed the paper on his pocket. Before Chanyeol can even start with his nonsensical monologue, he placed the paper on his palm and pressed it against Chanyeol’s face. “It’s yours so shut up.”
“Hey, that’s rude!” Chanyeol angrily yelled so but he treated the paper like a baby and carefully unfolded it.
Jongdae couldn’t help but snicker on his reaction. Chanyeol particularly liked this customer. A lot.
--
It’s really not something to be bothered about. He just loves his job. Of course, giving a professional smile takes a lot of practice, especially when most of his customers are in a bad mood whenever he comes. And not all of them likes interaction either, which is understandable given he’s just a delivery boy so who the hell cares?
However, this one particular customer is different. The first time he delivered to him, he was greeted by a rather dark aura, there was a strong smell of liquor and rotten pizzas coming from the living room and the man was half-naked, with his bottom being the naked part--so yeah, that wasn’t a good first impression. But the 2nd one was! The second time he delivered to him, it was a sunny day, he was greeted by a bright smile and a smell of fresh pancakes and coffee and it was nothing but pure solace and strawberries.
Plus, he doesn’t see that beautiful smile everyday, so he made it his goal to be the one to deliver to him from then on just to see that beautiful smile of that porcelain-skinned beautiful man with beautiful fingers and hair.
So yeah, Chanyeol really loves his job. It’s his 24th delivery this time and it’s so not freaky that he keeps count.
Chanyeol was about to park in front of the gate when suddenly the said customer slammed the gates open, pausing for a moment when he saw him.
“G-Good aftern--”
“BAEKHYUN!!!”
“Shit!” Byun Baekhyun mumbled and then suddenly hitched behind Chanyeol on his bike, giving him a bit of surprise. “DRIVE!”
“What?!” As he yelled there was a man running towards the gate coming from the house.
“JUST GO!”
Caught up in the moment, Chanyeol drove away immediately from the angry man who was yelling all sorts of curse words as the distance grew. Chanyeol had to keep an eye on the road but he can tell that Baekhyun was still anxiously checking behind him for the man. It seemed like they needed to be as far as possible. After a while, he felt Baekhyun’s head leaning against his back, letting out heavy sigh of relief.
And now that the tension’s mostly subsided, Chanyeol finally noticed the arm around his torso and then his thoughts cramped all over his head, thoughts like, “Obviously, I am attracted to the man so why, why, why, why?!”
Baekhyun’s head stirred. Chanyeol cleared his throat. “Hey, um, I’m really not sure where we’re supposed to go but...”
“Anywhere but my home is fine.”
“Anywhere? Where?”
There was no response.
Because, fuck, he fell asleep.
Chanyeol sighed.
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Chanyeol pulled over by the parking lot of SAEN. When the engine stopped, Baekhyun stirred awake, confused about his surroundings. “You said you didn’t want to go home so I just took you to the store. I hope it’s okay.”
“Well, not that I can complain since I’m the one who dragged you into this.”
“About that...”
“It’s nothing. I’m just running away from my lover, or ex since I just broke up with him a while ago and he got so angry and raged, breaking all of my furnitures so yeah, I had to get away somehow, it just so happened that you came at the right time so thank you for the ride. But I’ll be fine now, I guess, I’ll just stay with some of my friends for a while.”
“W-wait, isn’t that a serious problem? I mean, if he’s intending to hurt you.”
“He’s just a bit sadistic. It’s nothing.”
Truth is, Chanyeol doesn’t want him to go yet. “Why don’t you come inside the store for a while?”
“Huh?”
“I mean, your orders are here and all...”
Baekhyun smiled after thinking about it for a second. “That’s not so bad.”
Chanyeol happily lead him inside the store where he was expectedly greeted with Jongdae yelling “Chanyeol, you bastard! Where have you been?! I’ve been driving all around the city by myself! You come to work late and now you even slack off?! Did you decided not to do work unless it’s for that Byun Baekhyun guy?! What’s the deal anyway?! I bet he’s ugly as hell, you’re only in it for the tips!”
“Jongdae, actually--”
“And who the hell is this guy?!”
Baekhyun smiled at him. “I’m Byun Baekhyun.”
Jongdae paused. “Oh.” Chanyeol shook his head. “Chanyeol, may I speak with you privately for a moment?”
Chanyeol stood beside Jongdae who leaned in for a whisper. “What the fuck, that’s him?! How is he so pretty?!Why didn’t you tell me he was so pretty?!”
“Well, you never asked.”
“Fuck, and I just insulted him.” Jongdae sighed and turned back to Baekhyun. “Please, Byun Baekhyun, if there’s anything you want, I’ll pay for it.”
“You’ll anger Junmyeon.”
“Shut up, I have pride.”
And so Baekhyun complied. After a while, Chanyeol decided join him when Junmyeon was too busy scolding Jongdae for giving out free macaroons.
Baekhyun was the one who filled out the silence with a slight chuckle. “Oops he found me.”
Chanyeol was immediately alerted with that phrase and saw the man who was chasing Baekhyun earlier walking inside the store. “What? How did he know you’re here?!”
“Probably because your bike has a sign that said SAEN.”
Chanyeol groaned. “I’m so stupid!”
The said man approached their table. “Baekhyun, let’s go.”
Baekhyun sighed deeply. “Go home, Jonghyun. We’re over, don’t you get it? Your persistence and stubbornness won’t fix it this time so just get over it.”
“You really expect me to believe that?! After everything--”
“Hey, he already said it’s over, right? And he doesn’t want to talk to you.”
“You! You have a lot of guts!” The said man yelled at Chanyeol. “Take a stand!” Chanyeol stood up. “Please take a seat.”
“I may be a stranger but I’m not gonna let you bother Baekhyun. Like he said, get over it, man.”
Jonghyun clenched his fists. “I’ll remember this!” He yelled before stomping out of the store.
“And how do you intend to do that, Mr. Delivery Man?”
Chanyeol grinned at him. “Well I guess you’ll have to keep me by your side.”
Baekhyun chuckled at his wit. “That’s not so bad.”