My Neighbor? || LAY

Part 4

Gracie's POV

"So, what are your names?" I ask trying my best to not be shy. Julie, on the other hand, turns red and looks down every time Tao speaks.

"I'm Baekhyun." Baekhyun says first.

"And I'm Chanyeol." Chanyeol says.

"Oh, nice to meet you!" I hold out my hand for a handshake. They give it to me happily.

Time flies by as they talk and get along...

"Omo! Julie, look it's been 2 hours!" I lean over to her and show her the time.

"Wow! Time flew by quickly!" Julie claps her hands and smiles at them. Thankfully, she isn't as shy anymore.

"I know right! I am so glad we met you two! Please let us hang out again!" Tao exclaims.

I nod. "Yes, I had a great time. Please enjoy your pie."

Tao's eyes widen. "Oh the pie! I totally forgot about the pie, ahh!" Tao runs into the kitchen.

I notice Julie laughing and blushing.

We all get up. Baekhyun walks to me and gives me a friendly hug.

Chanyeol hugs Julie, then hugs me. They are very friendly, I thought.

"Nice to meet you, have a great day!" I bow to them. Julie does the same.

"Bye, Tao, and Lay!" Julie calls. I smile at her.

"Bye, Tao, bye Yixing!" I call too. We exit the door with exhausted hearts.

"Omo! Omo! Wasn't that just....so....awesome?" Julie shouts as we enter our house.

"Yeah, so you like Tao, huh?" I shoot at her immediately.

Julie scoffs at me, but gives in. "Did you see his smile? It was like a handsome prince smiling at me! It fit him so well, plus his voice...OH DON'T GET ME STARTED!"

I laugh and nudge her arm. "Yeah, I noticed, and I think he might like you back. Did you see the way he looked at you when you were being all shy?"

Julie looks up at me and gasps. "Does he? Oh my! Oh my! What if he does? Ahh!!" She grips my shoulder as she squeals like a pig.

"Ow! Hello, shoulder!" I try to loosen her grip. "But did you see Yixing? He was so cute and adorable and cute! His dimple, omo, his dimple popping up suddenly when he talks or laughs! It just makes my heart jump bridges!"

"You should ask him out! We could have a double date! Omo! I dreamed about this, this is what people can call GOALS!" Julie says in a high voice.

"Yeah, but Baekhyun too. His eyes were sparkling, he was so kind, his smile and humor is every girl's dream! Chanyeol with his deep voice and charm and personality. Ugh, what is this feeling?" I punch my head softly.

"You can't possibly be stuck between 3 men! Their best friends too, this is like every girl's nightmare. Being the reason why best friends become enemies."

"You're not helping!"

"Fine, let's go get our mind off of this! Let's go swimsuit shopping!" Julie squeals.

We've been saving up our money ever since the end of last year's summer to go find the perfect swimsuit. We also plan on having the best summer and going to America with friends we make. But we're always fine with the 2 of us.

"OK, let's see how much we saved. If we have enough, we could find the perfect swimsuit and afford plane tickets!" We walk to our rooms.

"Will that even happen? Plane tickets this summer? Especially to America?" Julie questions. She goes to her room and I go to mine.

I kept my saving money in a mint green box that was given to me by my parents. It wasn't just a box, when you open it, it's like a whole new closet, but for a barbie or something. I kept my money and coins in the pockets inside of it, in my closet.

I take it out to count.

"Here, let's add then up." Julie comes running in with her box and a calculator.

We put them together and we start counting.

"100....500.....1000 (USA CURRENCY)....1100..." Julie mumbles as she counts. She's usually the one doing the bills and calculating sales and discounts. She's a math wiz.

My jaw drops. "That much in America? Wow! That's amazing."

We saved up from our jobs, grandparents, birthdays, Christmas, garage sales, yard sales, chores, and loose change we find on streets. Crazy how much money people drop.

"I'm going to find the best prices for plane tickets." Julie says without telling me the final amount.

"Ok, I'm going to scream in a pillow." I joke around.

"Girl! There's one for 2 weeks from the Incheon airport to LA, California. It's bit that bad, look! For an adult, it's $450 (in US). We need to book this!" Julie squeaks.

"Whoa there! Book, already? We can't do that, I have an interview tomorrow! We can wait, ok?"

"Yeah, maybe during the wait, we can bond with Tao and Lay more and invite them to come with us! Wouldn't that just be super fun?"

I choke on my spit. "What? Invite them? We just met them and you already want to invite them to travel to America with us?"