Buckley & Wu - 버클리 & 우 [1]

{5}

The rest of the drive was for the most of it, uneventful.
Evan had slept for close to three hours, and when he woke up the blond hadn't made any notion to wanting to drive again so Min-jun simply carried on.

Evan had unofficially gained complete control of the aux cord, seemingly taking full advantage of curling up in his seat and relaxing for the rest of the drive.

They managed to make it to Indiana around 11:30pm, having stopped at a couple for gas stations to refuel and have a restroom break. Evan regained control of the wheel on the last stretch of the journey, Min-jun deciding to take a nap of her own once she'd altered the passenger seat to her liking.

Once he input the code into the machine and waited until the underground garage door had shut fully, Evan reversed into one of their allocated slots. They had requested two slots so that they wouldn't have to worry about Min-jun's bike being wrecked or stolen when she wasn't driving it shoul she park it outside, and thankfully the owner's agreed to it, even offering them a slot with a raised metal bar in the concrete that had enough of a gap so that they could loop a chain through it should they want that extra security.

He shook Min-jun awake, stuffing his things into his pockets and exiting the jeep once she was roused enough to garner where she was, dropping the keys into her lap so she could lock it up once she gathered her stuff.

Evan opened the boot and grabbed all of his bags, a hiker's backpack and large gym bag, then started making his way to the elevator. He could hear Min-jun clambering behind him, managing to slid into the enclosed space just as the doors were closing.

They grumbled about achy limbs and misaligned sleep schedules as they waited for the elevator to reach their floor. Once they shuffle to their front door, and manage to shove the key into the lock and actually open the door, they promptly dump their bags by the boxes, and only just made it to the ratty couch that was left behind from the old owner in their new home and passed out.

The next day when the two eventually regained consciousness, Min-jun was the first to actually rise from their makeshift bed. She squinted as the strong rays of sunlight bared into the room. Rising on wobbly legs, she pattered to the window and blindly groped around for the blinds, only to realize that there wasn't any and that they were most likely still in their box.

Evan stayed where he was, curled up in a slight cocoon with an arm thrown over his eyes. Min-jun noticed that at some point during the night he'd taken off the flannel shirt he was wearing on the drive down, and it was mainly warm in the apartment since Indiana was going through a slight heat wave at the moment. She swiped the flannel off the floor and held it in her hand as she dug through her bags for loose clothing.

She chose a thin cotton white singlet, tucked into a short pair of denim blue shorts, not wanting to overheat herself. After slipping on the flannel and letting rest around her elbows, she decided to forgo wearing socks for now and shoved a pair into her pocket, and made her way to the kitchen.

It was connected to the front room that thankfully had the blinds still there from the previous owner, so she twirled the wand until the blind was closed enough to let enough light through without being overwhelming.

Once her eyes adjusted to the lighting, she flipped on the kettle and waited for it to boil while she rooted around in one of the food bags for some breakfast. While they did have a mini fridge for some basic things like milk and small ready meals to tide them over, they decided to do a small bulk buy on non-perishable food like breakfast bars and the occasional canned item, until they were ready to do an actual big shop when they were more organised.

As she chewed on a strawberry and cream cake bar, she set aside two mugs and filled them with a dash of instant coffee, adding some honey to her's while adding a stick a cinnamon to Evan's. He'd learnt that during WW2 soldier's would substitute sugar with cinnamon when their rations were low, and found that he actually preferred it that way, so Min-jun made sure to carry some cinnamon sticks or powder with her, even though it's been mentioned that it's not quite the same as a stick, just to keep Evan happy.