Wednesday || MarkHyuck

Seven

"It was nice living with you while it lasted." Renjun said with a smile. Mark only rolled his eyes, but gave the younger a smile. He felt bad for staying here for free, but he promised that he would repay the boy later.

"Thank you for letting me stay here. I'm sorry if I was a burden, or if I was annoying." Mark said with a sigh. But Renjun only shook his head, patting his shoulder.

"You were rarely here. I almost forget you were even staying here. So don't worry about it." Renjun told the older with a small smile. Mark nodded, then quickly said goodbye. He then walked down the stairs, and out the building, where he saw his Yukhei's car parking out front.

He walked to the back seats, opened the door, and threw his bag back there. He then went to the passenger seat, and came in. Making sure he was buckled in properly. "It's gonna be great! I finally have a roommate!" Yukhei said with his usual wide smile. Mark only smiled.

The two then drove back to Yukhei's place, where Mark would live with him. Last night, Yukhei told Mark he could live with him. But Mark declined. He didn't want to stay for free, and make Yukhei pay for everything. So Yukhei told him he could pay for half the rent.
So now Mark finally had somewhere to stay. It felt nice, not having to feel guilty about taking over someone's place.

When they arrived, Mark grabbed his bag, and the two made their way to their Apartment.

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"That will be 19 dollars." Mark said with a monotone voice. It's been a long day, and he was just excited to jump in his bed and sleep. His body felt sore from just sitting on an uncomfortable stool all day. His arms were tired from stocking the shelves all day. The thought of going home and sleeping made him happy.

The woman handed him a 20, which he took, and quickly gave the change back. Once she left, Mark glanced to the clock that was sitting on the counter, and let out a groan when he saw there was still four minutes on left till he could leave. He was getting sick of the bell that would ring Everytime a customer would come it.

After waiting dreadfully, the clock finally hit eleven pm, which meant his shift was over. He smiled, and got up. He noticed one of the coworkers coming out the staff room, and immediately smiled. He was officially done his shift. So he quickly went back, took of his uniform, then grabbed his bag and left the place.

He made his usual way to the bridge. It was Wednesday, and it was his last time he was going to wait. He really hoped that the boy would show up. Something inside of him told him that the boy would show up today, so he trusted his guts, and continued his walk.

When he arrived, he sat down, and immediately dug in his pockets, fishing out a small rectangular box that held his prized possession. He opened it, took out a stick, and lit it up.

The toxins calmed his Nerves. They made him feel more refreshed. All his pain, his thoughts, his tiredness, they all went away after the first drag. It's been a few days since Mark last had this euphoric feeling. He's surprised that he somehow managed to stop having so many cigarettes in a day.

When he took his second drag, he finally let loose and smiled. Now this is the feeling he missed the most. He stretched out his limbs, feeling better after that. After he finished his cigarette, he let out a sigh, and got up. It was time for him to go home and sleep.

Haechan wasn't going to show up again. And the feeling at the pit of his stomach was making him really worried. The thought of the boy being completely gone from this world didn't settle with him right.

I hope he's okay. Mark thought. But something inside him was telling him it wasn't okay. That Haechan wasn't okay.

Maybe it was just him.