YOU

Eyes on you

Fun fact, did you know the law requires gas leaks to be investigated? I've been learning a lot since I met you.

"Hey Rosé, you left the door open again. I thought we said we weren't gonna do that anymore." I was careful to call the gas company on a day when you had a full schedule, I wouldn't want to scare you. "Hey is Rosé here?" I asked the gas company worker that had begun to pack his things inside his toolbox, not bothering to look me up in the eyes.

"Nope. Super let me in. Someone reported a leak."   "-yeah. She mentioned that. Is everything okay?" I hid my cold hands in my Jean pockets with a smile, he got up and began to walk past me to the door. "Yeah, all clear. Tell your girlfriend there's no leak. I'm all done so.." I nodded, "okay thanks, well I'll tell her." Closing the door behind him as he left.

I just need to know who you really are. Beside a poetry student in a subsidized apartment. Where is it? I rummaged through her light green purse that was placed on the sofa, when we live together, your place won't be a pigsty. I'll clean for us. I moved the so familiar pink pillow with a smirk before moving away. And you won't eat all this frozen shit, I'll cook for you everyday. I promise.

I looked through the stacks of photos on your counter before grabbing a white pantie beside it, I'll even do you laundry..I slipped it in my jacket pocket. And I'll even take care of your favorite books, I skimmed through the old ripped pages of a book from your bookshelf.

I'll make our bed every morning, I exhaled a sigh at the soft sheets of your bed, lying down against the pillow smelling her vanilla scent. Oh, there it is. Lifting the up the covers, I gently opened her laptop. No matter how hard you fight me, I will always make sure you password protect your devices. I toggled through a stream of selfies, smirking at the ones she posed sexually with nothing on.
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"One day you won't need love anymore. One day you won't walk through the world, As though it was your job to hold everything up. The sun, the sky, The hard part of the night..." Professor Lee nodded in approval at Rosé, "it's good. Quite good, but where's the rest of the 20 pages?" Setting down the paper on the desk, "I've been honestly working every day, grading papers", "-if the schedule is too rigorous, drop back to part time." She argued back with annoyance, "I need the cash, the housing. I'd lose my place" He shrugged without a care, "You'll figure it out, You're smart, or you wouldn't be here.", "-Please Professor Lee-"

"Dongwook."

correcting herself softly, "D-dongwook, I'll get you the pages by the end of the week, I can't go to part-time okay?" He frowns at her from across the desk. "I'm rooting for you. You just need to keep up Rose." He gathered a couples of pages from his desk as he continued, "Happy to discuss further, After class some evening. We could speak of more poerty at this little gastropub i love.." She chuckled and nodded, "I would love that Dongwook." She averted her eyes with a soft nervous smile, "Just, uh, how would your wife feel about you-", "About me helping out an aspiring writer? Shes used to my generosity to my students..." She stiffened slightly to his wandering eyes on her, feeling naked as the short sleeved top was being undressed by his eyes. "So thursday night then?" She forced a sweet smile, "Thursday night it is.." Mustering a smile after a deep breath she grabs her purse and exits the office before messaging a text

'Need to see you tonight'

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I monitored her text through the laptop, 'Well if I can babe, working late. PS I can still smell you on my fingers ;).'  I learned two definitive things by scouring you laptop, First theres no recent pictures of your dad because he's dead. He OD'd and you were the one that found him. You've started a few peoms that day, but you never finished them..I'm so sorry Rose. but none of it matters because of my second discovery, 11;06am, an a hour after our encounter at the bookstore, in a group text you wrote, 'Wow just met a human male that actually reads. Alert the media. What if it's finally time for me to date someone good for me?' Thank you for letting me know i wasn't crazy after all, i smiled in victory-