Roommates //Changlix

Part 8

I arrive at work and get a vest and a pin with my name on it to wear. For my first week here another worker is going to be training me. His name is Renjun and he's the same age as me.

For the first couple of hours I work with Renjun at the cash register. He teaches me how to use the cash register and bag items. We take turns scanning items and bagging them. At 8 pm we get an half hour break.

"So, do you go to college?" Renjun asks me when we get to the breakroom. No other workers are here so it's just us.

"Oh yeah, I go to the college here with my friend," I say.

"Oh same!" Renjun says excitedly.

"Really? I haven't seen you around" I say.

"Yeah, I don't live on campus, but my parents suggested I go there," Renjun says, he looks a little sad.

"Oh, do you ever get to see them?" I ask.

"Uh, no I don't. They died three years ago in an accident when we moved here from China. So now I live with my brother and his boyfriend," Renjun says.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have asked," I say apologetically.

"It's okay," Renjun says and smiles. "What about your parents?"

"Well my parents live in Australia so I haven't seen them since they dropped me off at the college a couple days before school started," I say.

"Oh so your Australian?" Renjun asks.

"Yep," I say.

"Cool, I've never had an Australian friend," Renjun says.

"And I've never had an Chinese friend before," I say and smile.

"So when do you get off?" Renjun asks.

"I get off at 10," I say.

"Same," Renjun says. Renjun's phone goes off and he looks at it. I go to the vending machine to get some water. I sit back down and see Renjun smiling.

I go into Instagram and see that Hyunjin posted something. It's a selfie of him and Seungmin, Jisung and Minho. It makes me a little sad that I'm not there to hang out with them. I put my phone away sadly and see Renjun still smiling and texting someone. I wonder who he's texting. Suddenly Renjun puts his phone away and looks at me.

"Sorry, that was my boyfriend, Jaemin, he was saying goodnight," Renjun says.

"Oh okay," I say.

"Are you in an relationship?" Renjun asks me.

"No, I've never really been in an relationship," I say. For some reason I start thinking about Changbin and the first time we met.

"Do you like anybody?" Renjun asks me, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"What? No, no," I say quickly. I feel my cheeks heat up.

"Are you sure? It looks like your blushing," Renjun smirks.

"I'm not blushing, it's just hot in here," I say.

"Sure," Renjun says teasingly. He goes on his phone. We still have 15 minutes of break.

I drink some water and think about my parents.

I wonder what my parents would think about Changbin. Would they approve of us? Of me being gay? Would Changbin ever like-

No! I shake my head. Why am I thinking like that? I don't like Changbin...

I think about when he was giving me a tour of the school. And when Momo came... It made me sad.

Do I like Changbin?

No, I couldn't. I don't even think I'm gay. And I don't think Changbin is gay either.

"Ugh stop thinking like this Felix."

I take out my phone and watch some music videos. Renjun puts his phone away and watches music videos with me. We talk about our favorite artists and show each other music videos until 8:30. Then we go back to work. At ten, the store closes and Renjun and I go back to the breakroom. He shows me my locker and I put my best and name tag inside of it. Than we lock up the store and leave.

"So, how are you gonna get home?" Renjun asks as he sits on the bench outside the store.

"Uh, I was going to take the bus," I say.

"At this time of night?" Renjun asks me.

"Yeah...?" I say more of a question.

"My brother and his boyfriend usually pick me up, I can have them drive you to the campus," Renjun says.

"I guess if they don't mind," I say.

"They won't! I'd really hate for you to take the bus at this time of night," Renjun says.

"Okay, that'd be nice," I smile.

"Great," Renjun says. "There they are right now."

A blue car pulls up to us.

"Hey Renjun," someone says from the car and Renjun stands up and goes to the window.

"Hey Jun, I have a friend who goes to the college, would you mind dropping him off at the campus so he doesn't have to take the bus?" Renjun says.

"Sure, we're going that way anyway," The driver of the car says.

"Great, thank you," Renjun says excitedly and motions for me to come. He gets into the backseat of the car and I sit next to him.

"This is Felix," Renjun says and the car starts moving.

"Hey Felix, I'm Wen Junhui, Renjun's step brother, but everybody calls me Jun," Jun, the driver of the car, quickly turns his head to smile at me before turning back to the road.

"Hi, I'm Xu Minghao, I'm Jun's boyfriend," the guy the passenger seat turns around and smiles at me.

"Nice to meet you Jun and Minghao," I say and smile.

"Yeah," Jun says. "So what grade of college are you in?"

"I'm in the first year," I say.

"Ah, so your the same age as Renjun," Minghao asks.

"Yeah," I say.

The four of us talk until we get to the college. Renjun and I exchange phone numbers and then they leave to go to their house. I walk in the dark to my dorm.

I wonder if Changbin is there. And if he is, is he asleep?

I take the elevator up to third floor and go my dorm. I carefully unlock the door and walk inside. All the lights are off, so I find my pajamas and quickly change into them in the bathroom. When I come out, I see that Changbin is peacefully sleeping on his bed. He fell asleep with his phone in his hand, the show he was watching is still playing. I turn off his phone and carefully take it out of his hand. He moves a little and I freeze. When I see he's not awake, I put his phone on his night stand. I take his blanket and cover him with so he doesn't get cold.

"Goodnight Changbin," I whisper to him. I go to my bed and go to sleep.