Still You | 엑소 경수

chapter 3

Your eyes were restless as they moved back and forth from the bathroom to your paper on your grasp. It's only been 10 minutes, but you felt like you've been waiting since yesterday.

Kyungsoo started working as soon as you told him what happened to your shower. He was just as silent as he was in the café, swiftly taking out his tools and observing the shower head down to the knob. You just watched him for 5 minutes until he spoke.

"I think the water pressure is too low, that's why the water is not properly coming out of the shower head." His eyes roamed around the bathroom, stopping at the sight of the main valve under the sink. He adjusted the valve and tried to open the shower again, but it still didn't work. "Nothing's wrong with the valve. Can I check the shower head?"

"Yeah sure." You just nodded as you watched him take the shower head and tinker it. You looked at the time and was thinking of doing some of your work as you watch him here. He was so serious as he disassembled the shower head carefully. "I'll just be right here when you need something."

"Okay."

Now, you're sitting near the bathroom door with eyebrows furrowed as you read through your files. Fortunately, you have a chair and a coffee table near your bathroom. You can still see him from here, and he was standing by the sink as he checked the interior of the shower head.

"Your shower head clogged up. There are some mineral deposits in here that block the water ways." He spoke in a loud voice but it was still pleasant to listen to. Your mouth gaped as you stood up. "Just needs a little cleaning. You can use vinegar if you want."

"Oh, uh. I'll get a spray."

The shower head needs to be cleaned too? I didn't know shit. The landlady didn't tell me.

"Here." You said as you gave him a spray with vinegar. He took it from your hand and sprayed a generous amount on the opened shower head. You saw how there were clumps of minerals stuck on the holes where water was supposed to pass through. "Is it necessary to clean that every month?"

"Well, maybe every 6 months. If you have so much time on your plate, then you can clean it every month." Kyungsoo glanced at you and to your table with laptop and papers. You looked away, cheeks blushing as you felt his observant stare. "Let's test it then."

After soaking the shower head in vinegar, he washed it meticulously before putting back the cover. He reached up to assemble it back to the holder. You were watching closely as he turned the knob—

"Kyungsoo-ssi!"

It seems that he forgot that he was still in the shower.

Your mouth gaped more as he blinked his wide eyes in surprise. His hand seemed to be frozen wrapped around on the knob, while his dark hair slowly became damp with the continuous flow of water from the shower head. You looked away as you saw his white shirt stuck to his body.

"Ehm, i-it seems it's working well now." You awkwardly said as he turned off the shower as if nothing happened. You quickly took a new towel from the sink cabinet and gave it to him. He still has his back turned on you. "Here's a towel, Kyungsoo-ssi. You might get sick."

When he heard his name, he instantly turned to you with his eyes averting yours as soon as he met them. He must be really embarrassed. You fought the urge to chuckle and just handed the towel to him with a smile. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

"I'll wait for you outside. Dry yourself up. Dryer's here." You looked at the left side of the bathroom and pointed at the dryer beside a cabinet. "I have a hair dryer under the sink too."

After that, you left him in the bathroom. You cleaned up the bathroom beforehand anyway, making sure that the private essentials were kept hidden and stored away. It was only 30 minutes since he started, and it wouldn't be appropriate if you served him tea at this time, right? You went to the refrigerator and saw that you still had one iced coffee in a can. You stopped by the oven and realized that you haven't eaten dinner yet.