When I Leave | EXO

(14) Down the drain

"Dammit, Hajae! You and your goddamn shirts all over the floor!"

I hadn't heard Xiumin yelling so angry before. I had woken up to the sound of Minseok screaming his lungs out at his younger sister, and I assumed it was because of clothes being on the floor, but I didn't know much of the situation.

"Heh, it's like that day I yelled at you for your protein bar wrappers." Hajae laughed, ignoring his pissed tone.

That day was the last we saw Xiumin and Kai, up until about a week ago, when they returned. It was actually exactly a week ago that we reunited with the two idiots, and 6 days that we knew Exo.

I decided to climb out of bed, despite only wearing a large T-shirt to cover myself. But it was Xiumin, so who cared?

When I opened my door, it wasn't just Xiumin in the apartment. In Hajae's room was Hajae, Kai, and Xiumin. In the hallway surrounding her doorway, looking in at the delinquents, was Luhan and Lay. The life-partner and the butt buddy, to quote our nicknames.

It was odd that Luhan was constantly here, and Kai never left while he was present. Kai didn't want Luhan and Hajae getting close, because then he had no chance with her. I had respect and didn't mention it to anyone, but I had noticed Kai becoming very protective of her.

I wished someone was protective enough of me to block me, because I had walked out into a hallway where Lay and Luhan were, wearing hardly anything. I didn't know whether to play it cool or to run back and change. I needed to get ready for schedule anyway.

I ran back to my room and picked up my phone, checking the time. It was 12, and I was supposed to be at practice at 10.

"Yah, Hajae!" I screamed, "Why aren't we at schedule?!"

My door was thrown open with Hajae and the four boys on the other side of it. She walked it without permission and opened my window curtain. I couldn't believe my eyes because of what I saw.

The rain that started last night was still going. It seemed to have been pouring even harder than the other night, which I didn't think was possible. The streets were covered in water, and lightning constantly struck out, roars of thunder with it.

"Everything is closed for the next two days because of how bad it is. Mr. Park called me and told me that we won't be attending schedule until Monday now, since we already had Friday to Sunday off." Hajae informed me. "We have the next... 5 days to ourselves."

There was a snort from one of the boys. Kai spoke, "To yourselves? You can't escape Exo!"