Zelo

4.

"I told you I was fine." I whisper to Jin-hoo leaving the hospital. "Just the flu."

"Why didn't you call me? I would've bought the groceries myself."

"I I I was mad." I stutter.

"Ara you have another shoot next week."

"I don't mind." He looks at me.

"Your parents are going to kill me."

"NO DON'T TELL THEM!" We get in the car.

"Fine I won't, but from on now tell me if you need anything. That's why they hired me for."

"I want independence!" He shuts up. The rest of the ride is silent. "Thanks."

"No problem. Hope you feel better." I get out, missed my first class. I'll go straight to math.

***

I called in my work, explain everything. They understand, and let me have the week off.
"Ara!" Jiki scares me from behind. She's got her phone facing me. "WHAT'S THIS!?" It's a picture of them that Dae Hyun posted. "This is your apartment isn't!?" I look around.

"Don't tell Woodbin or anyone else."

"This is good."

"My roommate is Zelo." She screams. She's more into K-Pop than I am, so of course she freaks out. She starts to sniffle. "Are you crying?"

"I love you, I'm so fucking jealous."

"Don't cry." I hug her. "Dude he's not all that perfect."

"Hey I'm done with classes, can we go over?"

"That's one of my rules." She pouts. "No friends over."

"But -"

"They woke me up. It's a long story."

"Come to my house, I still need give you back a ton of clothes."

"Sounds fun."

***

Jiki's mom drops me off, I'm scared to enter my own apartment. It's already dark, maybe he's not home. I unlock the door, enter. It's still dark, but there's a note on the back on the back of the door.

I know I've got your number, but I like writing. I've got practice. So don't worry.

I lay on the couch, my PAPER! I need to start it, running for my laptop, and grab an apple. Let's do this. After an hour, halfway through, three more pages to go. My mind wonders, I look up B.A.P. and do "research." I don't know how many videos I saw, I start closing my eyes on a funny moments video.

***

"I'm home." I slightly hear someone say. Choi. "Am I that late? Oh it's almost eleven." I shift on the couch, and move my things away. "Ara, are you awake?" I groan. "I'll take that as a yes. Go to your room. Uhh were you watching -" I shoot right up. Grabbing my things.

"You didn't see anything. Goodnight!" I slam the door behind me. "Poop, he saw what - AHH that's so embarrassing." I hear him laugh. "Hey why why did you guys take a picture last night?"

"Because we can." I open the door.

"I told my friend Jiki thag we're living together."

"She won't tell anyone?"

"She's my best friend."

"They don't last forever you know."

"Stop looking at the negative of things." He stops at his doorway. "How did practice go?"