The Hot Jerk Next Door [ exo // editing ]

chapter iii. one big mistake

ARYX

"Aryx-noona! Aryx-noona!" Sehun yelled whilst approaching me. "Is there anything you need, Se?" I while arranging the books in the bookshelf. "I have good news to tell you!" He exclaimed excitedly. "What is it?" I turned my attention to him, while wiping my sweat. I saw a piece of folded paper in his left hand. "Good day," he started reading. [ i'll just skip to the important part ]

"We are happy to say that your request for a scholarship grant has been approved here in Seoul University. Your score for the competitive exam has been fully up to our standards and we are looking forward to see you this coming school year. God bless. Signed by Kim Hyo Kun, Dean of Business Adminstration."

"Wow." I said in awe. "I'M A FULL SCHOLAR AT SEOUL UNIVERISTY!" He shouted with full optimism. "WAHHH! Awesome! Congrats, Sese! That's our maknae!" I ruffled his blonde hair and hugged him tightly. Finally, this joyous maknae will be back here. The gloomy neighbourhood needed him a lot, you know? "That means, me and Kai-hyung will be your neighbors!" 

The burst of excitement I felt vanished and my smile turned upside down. He was going to stay here for the rest of his life. Okay. Fuck that. I'll have to bear seeing his face every single day. "T-that's even more awesome! " I replied with a fake smile. The tone of my voice was barely understandable. The situation seemed sad, but at the same time, it also felt like it needed a huge celebration. "But we won't be able to eat breakfast here everyday though, which is sad. I'll miss your pancakes. But Sehunnie promises to treat you again with bubble tea!" 

"Aww, how sweet of this maknae!" I pinched his cheeks. "Hmm, so in order for us to celebrate this wonderful event, I should cook ramen noodles for us, ey? Seem good?"

"And my kimchi spaghetti, of course." Kyungsoo butted in while kissing my cheeks and putting his arms over my shoulder. I blushed. "Yehet!" Sehun cheered. "After all, we surely did miss our neighbour."

"Correction," he coughed. "It's our handsome neighbour." We all chuckled. He got his arms off of me and took out his wallet. [ which had like so much money in it lol jk we're poor af ]

"Oppa, are you going to the market?"

"Yep. I wanted to go to the supermarket but I remembered the kimchi incident last year. That was one horrible experience." He said while giving a look of utmost disgust. "Anyways, I'll be going now. It's Saturday today and I know that kimchi is scarce on weekends here. Love you, princess." He kissed my forehead and lifted my chin up with his index finger. "Okay, oppa. Love you too." I took a deep breath as he made his way to the market.

Bad decision, Aryx. Bad decision. You should've went with him instead--and that is specifically for this reasons: you need to get your lazy little ass up. And, you're also stuck with these two. But, what's a better way to relax on a weekend than watching some nice flicks? I opened the cabinet and took three movies out. "What's better to watch: Mean Girls, Percy Jackson or Road to Ninja?" 

"WHAT?!" He gave me a disappointed look. "Those are my three favourite movies, noona! It's hard to choose."

"Wait, were you just admiring your face on the mirror a while ago?" He nodded and I laughed. "Wait, brainstorm. Movie marathon?" His eyes seemed to glitter as he agreed. He plopped in the couch and I started to play it. "Can I join?" Kai asked. "S-sure." 

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In the middle of our last movie [ which was Road to Ninja ] I felt weight in my shoulders. Kai was sleeping on my shoulders and I saw a small wet patch on the corner of my shirt. Ew. "Uhm, I think I need to end the movie," His eyes widened. "But why? Don't you wanna watch the action?"