Chapter 3: Confusion

As Clyde waited for the man to arrive, he doesn't want to be seen in the hospital so he went out and waited patiently. As time pass by he looked around the premises of the Hospital. each of the citizens were wearing smile on their faces. but not all smile meant that they were happy, some means sadness and frustration. as different people go back and forth the Hospital, the man Clyde saw with Andre arrived. He followed the man with his eyes as he went inside the hospital. telling himself that his job was done he stood up and ready to go home.

the moment he got to his apartment he took his coat off and went to take a bath. the night grew colder and his mind drifted to the latter he just saved for the second time. being that on his mind, he remembered the latters pin, he took the towel off of his head and went towards his bag. as he opened the bag, he immediately searched for the pin. he was planning on returning it back to Andre but his stupid ass keeps on forgetting.

he held the pin on his hands and traced the engraved name

"Andre, how could you do this to me? why didn't I noticed earlier that you already have a boyfriend?" he then placed the pin inside his bag and told himself that he'll return in the very next day. The next day came and the other day after that, until a week or two has passed and the said pin was still inside the bag.

something came up in Clyde's family so he had to fly back to the US. the moment he got there, they were talking about the signed last will and testament of Clyde's Grandfather. Clyde's family owns a pretty big company, he searched for a job in Korea because he doesn't want to join the family feud. but his Grandfather gave him his share by handling the company in Korea, the moment all were settled he flew back with a lot of worries. how can he manage to run a company when he's so young and just graduated from college? not to mention his uncles are envious of him as their branch in Korea is the most successful in all of the other companies around the world.

the moment the plane landed in Korea, he fished his phone out of his bag in where he felt a metallic, rectangular shape inside it. he took the metallic thing only to see the pin.

"I should've returned this ages ago" he sighed as he placed the pin inside his back once again and hailed a cab. once he got in he told the driver the address of the cafe that Andre worked for. after awhile he arrived in his destination and went inside only to find Andre's Boyfriend. he contemplated if he's going to return the pin or not. what if he's mistaken as a stalker this time?

"please come in" Andre's boyfriend said to Clyde. he walked towards the counter and he saw the name tag of Andre's Boyfriend

"Good Afternoon Ian, may I have a Venti sized iced americano? four shots please" he ordered politely but he noticed that Ian was trembling

"why? is there something wrong?" he asked Ian

"I badly needed to go to the comfort room, can you look after the counter for a second?" Ian asked shamelessly as he couldn't stop his business anymore. Clyde nodded as Ian thanked him. Ian removed his apron and handed it to Clyde. the moment Ian went to the comfort room a new customer came inside

"One Americano please" the customer said

Clyde ignored the other as he waited for Ian to comeback

"aren't you going to punch in my order?" Confused, Clyde looked at the customer

"are you talking to me?"Clyde asked as he pointed at himself

"Of course I am, you're one of the employee's here aren't you?" the customer then pointed towards the apron on his hand

"ohhhh, you see-" Clyde was cut off by the customer by telling him to work fast as he is already late

defeated, Clyde went behind the cash register and given that he is a very smart man he found a way to manoeuvre around the machine. he successfully punched in the order and everything after. once the order was made, he then proceeded to make Cafe Americano. at first he didn't know what to do but luckily there was a laminated instructions on how to make the different types of coffee they sell

"can't you be any faster? I'm already late" the customer complained to him

Clyde ignored the customer and proceeded to make the order, as he finished making the order Ian came back and was shocked to see CLyde behind the counter making a cup of coffee.

"Sir, what are you doing there?" Ian asked as he was confused on why this man is inside the bar and making a coffee

"Here you go sir" he handed the to go cup of coffee to the customer, totally ignoring Ian's question

the customer threw the tip on the counter without remorse and exited the cafe

"I'm so sorry for what happened. If you want-" Ian was cut off when Clyde spoke

"It's okay, but Please make my coffee now" Clyde said with a smile, he was not angry or anything but he found it funny on what is the new CEO of a company doing here making coffee's?

he took off the apron and gave it back to Ian, as Ian started to make the coffee he waited patiently and when his order came Ian told him that it was in the house as a gratitude and also a sorry gift. he thanked Ian fro the free coffee and told himself that Andre was lucky to find himself a boyfriend this nice

as he turned his heel, ready to leave he bumped into a certain someone and luckily his coffee was tightly closed or else it would've spilled everywhere. the moment he looked at the offender he grew nervous. he came face to face with the man he missed the most. he might not have the right but keeping his feelings a secret is already enough for him.

"sorry sir, I-" Andre was cut off by an It's okay and Clyde quickly went out of the Cafe in a hurry without paying attention to his surroundings and ignoring Andre's calls for him

the moment he arrived inside his office on the top floors of the building he came face to face with his secretary

"Good Morning sir- What are you doing here? you followed me here didn't you?!" his supposedly secretary then pointed a finger on him

"excuse me, I work here" He stated

"W-What? y-you work here? so that means" the secretaries eyes went big as he realized that the man in the cafe he was rude to was actually his new boss. he didn't waste anytime and bowed in a 90 degree angle and apologized to Clyde

while that is happening, on the other hand Andre was holding a handkerchief on his hands. looking out of the store he wished for Clyde to come back

"please come back, I still haven't thanked you yet"

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