Where Is The Truth

Twenty-Nine Sunflowers

Singer/Group: Hyukoh

Name of Song: Gondry

Type of video: Music Video

Who am I: Odile

What housemates?!

"Oh, Mr Ki told me about that. Hop on." Jimin say. 

I look at Jimin incredulously. What?! He had the whole night to inform me! I am a girl for goodness sake! Living with guys?!

"Thank you sir!" Seo Jin grin, bowing a little.

And so without my consent, the two of them squeeze into the van. I had to move in unwillingly. Throughout the entire ride home, the atmosphere in the vehicle was extremely tense. Even as we boarded the same lift up to the apartment and open the front door. 

Their luggages and belongings were all placed in the living room. Everyone knew of this arrangement except me. As they move their belongings into the other two rooms, I drag Jimin to my room.

"No one told me a single thing." I confront him.

"It's the company's arrangement. It'll be good for publicity and no one can say anything about your gender."

I've heard from Lisa that some reporters were smelling something fishy regarding my gender, but for the company to make this move-

"But I'm- living with boys?! This is crazy!"

"Don't forget your identity now, Elido. It makes no difference whether you knew of this earlier or now." Jimin say, and for the first time, I felt like I no longer knew my manager. Whose side is he on?

He left the room soon after, to help the boys.

"Oh, Elido, regarding these cartons, we'll get someone to move them tomorrow. " Jimin say, referring to the carton of stuffs Xanavier and I packed when I move in. I close the door in response, feeling extremely annoyed.

The two boys knock on my door afterwards, and I open the door.

"Elido Senior, would you like to have a drink with us? To celebrate your win today." Seo Jin ask, holding beer in one hand and fried chicken in the other and staring nervously at me.

I really want to say no. "Sure." I reply, coming out of my room.

Perhaps this was the bonding between guys? After a few drinks their tongue start to loosen. Clearly an effect from being tipsy during the after-party and drinking right now.

"Senior." Jayhyo, the other roommate, slurred. "You are super cool, did you know that?"

I laugh in response, not really knowing how to face this situation, and drunk some more alcohol.

"Most of us in Lexunos look up to you." Seo Jin say, pouring more alcohol into my cup before refilling his. "But we were the ones who get to live with Senior. I feel so lucky."

"To Senior!" Jayhyo raise his cup, and I drank as well.

Fine, I'll regard myself as a guy. Then it won't seem so scary. I've lived with Woo Jin before anyway, it won't be as difficult to live with two other guys.

"To living together." I fill our cups with alcohol and drank.

The alcohol slowly kicked in and I feel more and more light-headed as we drank through the night.

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Who am I: Seo Jin

The look in Elido Senior eyes were very cold and aloof, and the scars on his face added to the effect. It was evident from his behaviour that he didn't want to be housemates at all.

Elido. He was one of the figures Jayhyo and I chased after. To be as suave as him, and to be a rising star like him. He, who entered the company just like that, compared to us, who had to work our way up painstakingly.

Sensing Senior's displeasure, I suggested to Jayhyo about having a drink session together. We are to live together from now on, it won't be good if we can't live harmoniously. I want to be someone to Elido Senior. Not just a random housemate, but a close friend as the article said. 

The first to get drunk seem to have been Elido, but he showed no sign of drunkness, apart from his rosy cheeks. 

" I think I'm drunk." Jayhyo slurred.

"We agreed to drink till we drop." Elido say with a smile. "No one is to leave till the end."

And so we drunk until even I felt as though the world was turning. 

"Chicken~ Chicken~" 

I almost spit out the alcohol in my mouth. Elido was leaning against the sofa, holding a fried chicken in one hand, and as he look at the chicken, he began singing "Chicken" in various tune. Though the tune he sang was alluring, the verse made me feel weird. It was just one phrase "Chicken".

I feel like eating the fried chicken now. 

Deciding we should stop drinking, I coax the glass of alcohol and chicken from his hand, and help him into his room, dumping him onto his bed.

"Drowning in the fire"

I pause, looking at him as he drag 'fire' into a high note. Is he really drunk?

"As her soft hair tangles up with yours,

And though I wish to run away
You hold me in place

To witness your bliss
Ignorant of my sighs

Had I been more courageous
Had I had more guts-

Drowning in the fire"

He hummed a few more tunes and I softly hear him snore lightly. So Elido sings when he's drunk. I smile to myself, covering my idol with his blanket before going back out to drag Jayhyo to his room. Surprisingly Jayhyo was even more heavy than Elido. Just how much does Elido weigh?! Do we need to lose more weight?

At last, I crash into my bed and close my eyes.

'Drowning in the fire'

The echo of the tune played in my dreams.