So Sweet And So Bitter

XI.

> Mingyu <

I look at our apartment where all the pillows from the couch are scattered on the ground, a hundred glasses and plates are on the table and around the kitchen, and pieces of food and trash can be found everywhere. Not to mention the loud trio doing karaoke while jumping on the pillows plus Jeonghan and Joshua are cooking god knows what in the kitchen.

"Wonwoo is going to kill me" I tell myself as I'm standing with a vacuum cleaner in my hand, my head leaning on the door frame in desperation.

"Well, it wouldn't be the first time he wanted to" Woozi, who I now notice is sitting on the couch by the door, tells me. "Right?" He looks up at me and I sigh, trying to make order out of this mess.

All I hear is Seungkwan, Soonyoung and Seokmin's voices filling my head with a trot song.

"My elementary school friend's name is Park Jiye
When I get mad, I smash my face on the wall, yeah
Kung chi pak chi, kung kung chi pak chi, yeah"

The bell rings and Jeonghan rushes over to open the door to Seungcheol and Vernon, who happen to carry pizzas as if they didn't spend the last hours snacking on food, but my mind wonders what on earth have the oldests been cooking if not dinner?

I eye the clock indicating a quarter past 8. I don't know what I was thinking about inviting Jeonghan over when I knew that Wonwoo told me not to, or at least to be careful about it, but if I knew better having a Jeonghan inside your house is not a very careful option. Besides Wonwoo should be home at any minute now and I know he'll get mad, especially since he'll be tired from the car ride and since tomorrow we have work.

The newcomers sit on the sofa and everyone gathers to eat, me included, I honestly can't resist food. 

"Let's play mafia!" I say as everyone bites into the food. "But whoever loses either drinks a bottle of soju or cleans the house!" 

"We're not your house maids" Seungkwan says while eyeing me, a bit of the food that was in his mouth falling on his lap and I grimace disgusted.

"Alright but Soonyoung won't play" Joshua says pointing at the boy sitting next to Woozi.

"Oh come on, it's not fair" Hoshi complains.

"Everyone plays" Says the oldest. "I'll guide the game"

So it starts and I get the role of the detective, great now I'll die even earlier than I thought.

"It's morning, Woozi, a citizen, has died" Jihoon relaxes on the sofa, completely unbothered by his elimination, however, his boyfriend decides to get up and point his finger at me. "It's you!"

"What?!" I also stand up, offended at his accusations.

"I heard shuffling coming from my left and now the citizen sitting next to you is dead!"

"I also think it's Mingyu" Seungkwan adds in, making me look at him in betrayal.

"See?! I'm not the only one that's suspicious!"

I suddenly hear the door unlock and Wonwoo enters the apartment looking tired, we all stop talking and wait for him to notice us. He raises his eyes to us, all sitting in a circle, some on the sofa and some on the ground.

"What are you doing?" He seems surprised and I walk to him, seeing something different in his eyes, I wonder if something happened at home.

"We were playing the mafia game, but the guys were just about to leave" I wave my hand behind my back so Wonwoo doesn't see.

"But we haven't finished the game" Seokmin butts in and I eye him.

"Alright, let's go Hannie" Seuncheol says understandingly and is the first to get up, followed by the others.