Upstairs « Im Changkyun

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"How are you lately?" Jooheon is on my couch. He's here again.

"I don't really know. There's not much changes." I'm here sitting on the chair, by the kitchen counter.

"Since you've felt sleepy?"

"Yeah." I place my chin on both backs of my hands.

"Well would you like it, if your insomnia disappears tho?" I let out a sarcastic chuckle.

"Who wouldn't?"

Jooheon lifted his hand and folded his fingers except for his index, to move it in a back and forth motion.

"Right."

"So you went here just to talk about my insomnia? We could do that over the phone you know?"

"So are you telling me you. don't like me visiting you on my free time and you don't miss me?"

"Checkmate."

We both laugh.

"I thought you'd say 'yeah.' unholy sh-"

"Yeah was the second option. But i know we'd have the friendship breakup the moment i say it."

"You really are something."

He smiles.

I stood up to make something that I could offer to him.

"Hey?" I heard him from the living room while rummaging through the cupboard.

"Yeaah?"

"Do you mind if I let someone come over here right now?"

I stopped, because I wanted make sure I heard that right.

"Don't worry he's someone you'd want to be here right now."

I'm really having second thoughts about it but he's Jooheon. And we've been friends for years. I know he wouldn't invite some random stranger inside my house.

My doorbell rang.

"I'll go get it."

As soon as I reach the doorway and look at the screen, my mouth parted.

He didn't. He just didn't invite this guy over-