I saw the nearby grocery store whose owner changed from 3 to 3 months but I always minded to say hello.

-Hello.-  I bowed to the owner who was relaxed in the counter holding a bottle of water, there weren’t any costumers.

-This store doesn’t have much stuff…- I mumbled looking at the vegetables and the shiny bottles of milk that were lying on the ground. I rather drink from milk packs but this is the only they have. I took two of them.

I grabbed my phone and remembered I had to buy these cereals that I can’t live without I suddenly thought after remembering awful nights without them , when you have nothing to eat you have cereals!

I searched for the cereal section in the bad illuminated small store.

I saw a few brands and then I saw them almost shining, I know it sounds stupid, but they were! So perfect and so eatable, it was like a white light was lightening them on purpose.

I was about to grab them, but suddenly a firm hand snatched the package right in front of me. I looked and there was nothing left. Not even one box, just an empty space.

I looked at the owner (not) of my CEREAL BOX and saw guy who was taller than me with a black hoodie looking down. He sneered.

-Hey you! – He looked back at me and his hoodie felt. I stared at his face, he had defined cheek bones and glowing eyes his hair was small and pink. I never saw a guy before with pink hair, so I was somewhat divided between the ridiculous or cool feel.

 – Why did you take that? I was about to grab it and you stole it! – I yelled seeing he didn’t even say a word.

He looked at me with piercing eyes and shoved his hair from his face, he looked arrogant:

-Bark. - He turned around and started walking towards the cashier.

Did he just bark at me?!

 I stood there a bit dumbfounded, I was talking to him and then he barked? Maybe it’s just his looks that are good, he may not be right in the head.

I ran to the cashier to look for the guy with a black hoodie on.

My mind was distracted when some college boys entered the store. They were all dressed in some kind of dress code with  and they entered the small store laughing and making a ruckus, that scared the owner a bit as he rolled himself onto the cashier machine. I stood there hiding next to a cereal shelf.

One of them approached the man on the counter and gave him a small smirk.

-Mr, we don’t want any problem, we just ask if you saw a boy that entered this store seconds ago, he had pink hair. – He showed something, thought I couldn’t see clearly. The owner that was an old man (in his 50’s) cleared his throat and said in a shaky low voice.

-O-n-n  thhhe  m-m-i-il-l-lk   d-d-d-epartment...- One of the immediately took off and ran there and I saw the guy with the pink haired guy realizing he was not alone anymore, dropping my cereals on the floor.

 The guys followed him surrounding him. This gangue things and guys being s was something I didn’t like dealing with, since Sung Yeol was already enough so I just tried to get out of there making the less noise as I could, I  was about to leave, one step away from the door, and I heard a low pitched voice  yelling  a boy’s name threatening him:

-YAH  L.JOE, DON’T YOU DARE TO RUN!!!! – I curled up and started running. What a weird situation, what a weird name, L.Joe, I remembered his eyes on mine. I better not tell my grandpa because he might get Sung Yeol and the others on my case asking me pointless questions.

I just ran back to the Dojang, without the groceries.. Oh crap. I’ll tell grandpa some made up story.

-Hey ________ ssi have you got any milk? – I looked back and saw that jerk Sung Yeol staring at me, he was dressed in his taekwondo uniform.

-No the store was closed. – I said at him carelessly, trying to hide my lie.

-Did something happen? –He asked me.

I glared at him, trying to look normal.

-Hey, you punk, what are you still doing here? – I asked in a carefree way avoiding the subject .He rolled his eyes, but didn’t leave me alone.

-Answer my question please. – His lips stiffened.

-I was practicing you potato head! - He stopped, starring down at me again. – Anyway, why were you so late?

I swing my feet in and tried to walk away.

-Don’t you try to escape mine! - He was always taller than me. He blocked my way easily.

-Lee SungYeol don’t invade my space. – I tried to face him, but the space between us was small, the entrance hall was small, that would make me even more discomfortable. Suddenly we heard Grandpas steps.

-______ ah don’t bully SungYeol.

I face palmed myself. Seriously why am I the guilty one? After seeing my small grandfather’s figure SungYeol stepped a bit back, I tried to figure out his expression.