ROYALTY | NCT |

38 p2

Harley sighed to herself , the desperate ache to shut her eyes was no longer there . Energy
coursed through her body ; no motivation in sight .

She wanted to lay down and not move for days , let her head spin into a jumble of her thoughts and eventually turn off .

Get lost — end .

She dragged her feet into the kitchen yearning to get some sort of nutrition in her body , maybe that would heal the penetrating headache . Ramen ? eggs ? rice ? everything left over but nothing appealing . She groaned to herself leaning against the counter top her head in her hands as she squeezed her eyes close , the throbbing in her head was getting more painful—more loud .

" Are you okay ?" Harley automatically opened her eyes , she wasn't startled nor was she surprised. She knew exactly who it was , the soothing voice only belonged to one " Harley ?" He called out again , when harley didn't reply .

" Just fine ." she stared into the scuffed edges of the wall not wanting to look at the boy , cause he'd know she was lying . But she underestimated him even with her back turned and in the darkness of the kitchen , he could tell that what she said was not true . " Go to bed haechan ." she spoke in a slightly more commanding tone .

He didn't listen . He walked closer to her ...and closer until she could feel the fabric of his shirt ever so lightly graze against her own clothes . Harley stood up straighter still not turning around yet it felt like she was staring into his soul , watching every move of his .

Haechan let out a breath which she felt on her neck before his soft stainless hands creased her shoulder turning her around so she could admire him from not just her thoughts . He looked down at her , his eyes jumping from every corner of her face ,from all the healed scars to the perfectly placed freckles .

She knew that's what he was doing cause she was doing it as well.

" Do you like pasta ?" He spoke up breaking the silence , Harley's brain was functioning slower then usual . Resulting in her hesitantly nodding " Good ." He smiled brightly lacing his fingers in hers as he walked her over to the kitchen island so she could watch him .

Harley sat down on the stool watching as the boy walked back into the kitchen and began pulling out pots and pans , followed by dry pasta , cream , cheese and a bunch of different ingredients . Harley laid her head down on the marble , making sure she could still see him clearly .

Haechan turned on the dim light allowing Harley to see even more of him . He was in his pajama pants and a simple shirt , his hair all messy and fluffy . Harley never wanted to run her hands through something as much as she wanted to run her hands through his hair .

She realized what she was thinking off but didn't actually care , maybe it was because of the sleepiness or maybe the things she'd read had actually affected her , even if she acted as if it didn't .

The people she surrounded herself with were the worst people in the world . But now that she thought of it , the people in this house , this stolen scammed sinning house , the people were probably the best people she could've ever met .

They were kind and had empathy and had never done anything wrong until harley came along .

Harley was one of the worst people in the world .

She knew to Haechan , she was the devil. But to her ....he was an angel .

She wanted to be like him ; but her cards denied her of that privilege. So now she was dragging him down with her , to rock bottom .