I ended taking him back to my place. Not in my best interest of course. My house was very shabby looking. Then again there wasn't anywhere else I could really take him.
"Is this really okay for me to stay here?"
"It's fine. My parents aren't home lucky for you."
I retrieved the key from under the creepy garden gnome and unlocked the door.
"c'mon." I said, holding the door open for him.
I let MinKyu inside and sat him down on the old dirty sofa.
"You're house is pretty small..." he muttered.
"Yeah. My dad uses all the money we get for drugs so we can't afford much."
"oh, sorry."
"You can stay here if you want." I said softly.
MinKyu nodded "I'm sorry for being a trouble."
"It's fine. You can bunk with me."
"Okay." He smiled.
I gathered MinKyu's things and tossed them in my room. He appeared at the doorway not long after. Looking cautious.
"Welcome to my humble abode."
"It's messy." He laughed.
"Oh, I'm sorry your highness."
"Geez, stop calling me that."
"I don't have much reason to clean anyway so just deal with it, princess."
I cleared a few things from my bed onto the floor.
"There's... only one bed." MinKyu muttered.
"Yeah, so?"
"It's just... well, those girls said you were-"
I rolled my eyes so hard I thought they would pop out. "You better watch out. I might try something." I said, then winked.
He seemed startled by this, face turning beet red.
"Geez, relax, I was only kidding."
He coughed.
"If you're paranoid, just sleep on the floor. Right next to my dirty laundry." I said, pointing over to the immense pile of clothes on the floor.
He scrunched his face up in disgust. "Nah... I think I'd rather sleep on the bed."
"Okay then, are you hungry?"
"Yeah."
YOU ARE READING
A Shoddy Existence
Mystery / ThrillerIn his third year of highschool, a Korean exchange student arrives and befriends Jason. Both coming from lousy families, they bond and protect each on a journey to make each other's lives worth something. **Art cover not mine: Credit to artist.**
