𝗺𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗮 ᶜˢʸ

thirty three

LEE HYERIN

" you can't just sit inside all day as stare at the blank tv screen. " mirae nudge me but i keep unbothered.

" nobody pays the fucking bills around here! " soomin threw her hands up in the air and walked into the kitchen, probably starting to pay the bills.

" my brother is an ass, sweetie. we all get there at some point but there're going to be plenty more wonderful asses five times better than seungyoun. " kyungmi insisted, sitting on the floor in front of me and mirae.

i look at them blankly before shrugged. i know it was my fault that we broke up, but you can't never look at someone the same way after seeing them murder people.

" okay that's it! we're going to a bar tonight and find you a guy. "

" no thanks. "

" she talks! " haechan coming from nowhere and sat beside me with that goofy smile plastered on his face. " you should go hyerin, you haven't left the apartment for a week. "

" i dont feel like meeting some alcoholic guy in the goddamn bar. no matter how tempting that is. i think i'll pass. " i got up and went to my room, shutting the door. i sat on the floor with my back leaning to the wall, listing to their whisper which is loud enough for me to hear.

" we can't just let her sit in this apartment all day! " mirae complained.

" then what's your suggestion? smartass? " kyungmi argued.

" guys, not to interrupt whatever y'all are arguing about but i just got a letter in the mail saying that if we didn't manage to pay the bills by next week, we're going to evicted from out apartment.

i sighed and rubbed my temples. now they're going to expect me to live in the same house as seungyoun like what he offered on the jet after thanksgiving. i didn't want to be anywhere near him or any of the guys for that matter.

my thoughts crushed shen there's knock on my door. " leave me alone, soomin. "

" try again. " a deep voice said. i look over the door where Junho poked his head through the door. " can i come in? " i blankly stare at him before nodding my head.

he sat down next to me and wrapped me in a hug. " it's okay hyerin, i'm here for you. " i placed my head on his shoulder as tears slipped from my eyes.

" i know im the one that broke up with him but for some reason, it's hard for me to let him go. "

" then why did you? "

" what? " i asked, wiping the mascara off my cheeks.

" why dud you break up with him when you didn't want to? "

i sniffed while fidgeting my fingers. " i didn't want to break up with him. it just, i couldn't look at him the same way after seeing that incident. "

junho lifted my chin making me facing him. " you knew from the start that he killed people, but you didn't leave him. why is that? "

" i don't know, i guess im just stupid back then. " he gave me a small smile before mouthing ' im sorry. '

" do you kill people? "

" nah, i normally just get the guys out of trouble. that's the only reason why im in this gang with them. they need someone to cover them when they screw up. "

i smiled and chuckled slightly. " i wish seungyoun was in this gang for the same purpose too. "

" yeah but every girl likes bad guy, and i'm not bad. i was like the parent figure in the group. "

" to be honest, the parent figure is hotter than the so called bad guy at the moment. "

" so you're saying that im hot? " he smiled proudly and wriggling his eyebrows. " oh shut up! " i pushed him lightly while giggling.

" you're smiling again! " he then stood up before dusting off the dirt on his butt. " well, my mission is complete. let's take everyone out for dinner. "

" everyone? "

" don't worry, i'm not inviting him. "

[ hyerin wyd ]