roommates // na jaemin

13 | text messages

october 1st, 2019

8:58 pm

     a smile crept onto my face as i noticed my phone screen light up. as expected, the notification was a new text message from yukhei. i reached for my phone and quickly unlocked it, curious to see what he sent me.

     i was back at the dorm now, and i had been texting yukhei practically all day. our conversations had very little to do with homework, but i didn't mind it.

yukhei :)

yukhei
you mean you have a perfect score in that class right now?

yujin
ahaha yeah...

yukhei
HOW???? i'm struggling so much. i'm barely even passing ;(((

yujin
i guess i just study a lot lol

yukhei
i study TONS and i'm still failing! pls be my tutor yujin,, you're so smarttt 🥺

yujin
don't flatter me lol... i'm not THAT smart

yukhei
come onnn, you're as smart as you are pretty and you should know that ;)

     i felt my cheeks grow warm after i read his text. yukhei was sure good at flirting, and he definitely knew that too. i was about to type a response, but before i could i heard someone call out my name.

     "you sure seem to be smiling at your phone more than usual," jaemin bitterly spoke. i looked up to him and raised a brow. he was sitting on the edge of his bed with his arms crossed.

     i was so distracted by yukhei that i completely forgot jaemin was back at the dorm. "oh, yeah... jiwon is just sending some funny texts," i responded with an awkward laugh.

     jaemin didn't move. he just sighed and rolled his eyes. "i'm not dumb, yujin. you never smile while texting jiwon," he pointed out.

     i gulped and widened my eyes. i didn't want jaemin to know i was texting yukhei. but why did i care? it wasn't like jaemin had any business knowing who i was and wasn't talking to. i still felt a bit guilty though, and i couldn't shake the feeling.

     "i-i..." i started and began darting my eyes around the room, "i'm just texting someone i met today. it's really no big deal, he's just really funny," i finished while scratching the back of my head.

     "so they're a he?" jaemin asked.

     i stared at him blankly before answering. "yes?" i retorted with a confused look on my face.

     "who is he? what's his name? how'd you meet him? and how'd you get his number?" he ranted before standing up and heading over towards me.

     "why are you asking so many questions? it really doesn't matter that much," i sassily replied. i leaned back and shoved my phone into my pocket just in case jaemin tried grabbing it.

     i thought i saw a twinge of hurt in his eyes, which surprised me. i wasn't able to look at him long though before he shot his gaze away and pouted. we both stayed silent for a while and i could feel the tension between the two of us grow.

     for some reason i felt bad. i'd never seen jaemin like this and i wasn't sure why he was acting so pouty. i guess i had been a bit short with him, but i didn't think it'd hurt him that much.

     i shook my head and crossed my arms. "his name is wong yukhei, he just transferred here. i bumped into him today and he helped me up. i gave him my number because he said he needed a study buddy," i briefly explained.

     "yeah ok, study buddy," jaemin responded sarcastically which made me furrow my eyebrows.

     "he said he needed help with homework. it's really not that big of a deal, jaemin. i don't know why you're acting so weird," i remarked and rolled my eyes. i turned away from him and pulled out my phone so i could text yukhei back.

     i heard a frustrated sigh from behind me. "so now you're just going to ignore me for him?" jaemin questioned.

     i looked over my shoulder and raised a brow. "can i not text him?" i asked.

"can't you text me instead?" he queried and stuck out his bottom lip.

i waved him off and pretended to vomit in my mouth. "text you? no way!" i said with a giggle. i looked up and noticed a frown appear across jaemin's face. he genuinely looked hurt by my comment and i felt my heart drop.

"jaemin... i'm just kidding..." i meekly apologized.

i opened my mouth to speak again, but jaemin was already headed back to his bed. i got up and walked over to him.

"jaemin you know i'm kidding right? we don't even have each other's numbers," i tried to explain.

the boy stopped and turned around slowly. when his eyes met mine i felt my heart race and i immediately took notice of how close we were. i went to take a step back, but i tripped over my own feet and started to fall. i let out a sheepish scream and shut my eyes tight, but when i opened them i was shocked to see that i wasn't on the ground.

jaemin had caught me and his hands were wrapped around my waist. he pulled me closer and i ended up falling into his chest, which made him laugh. i pushed myself off of him and crossed my arms.

"here," he said and handed me his phone. i looked up to him in confusion. "well, what are you waiting for? put your number in," jaemin told me.

i stood still for a second before grabbing his phone and entering my contact. he snatched it from me as soon as i finished and smiled. "now you don't have an excuse to not text me," jaemin grinned and ruffled my hair. i felt my chest tighten and my cheeks turn pink.

the boy turned around and flopped onto his bed. he stretched his arms out and let out a loud yawn. "goodnight, yujin-ie," jaemin said softly before wrapping himself up in his blankets and closing his eyes.

i softly smiled to myself when he called me yujin-ie, the nickname i usually hated. i noticed my reaction to this and i shook my grin away before it could grow any wider. i didn't know why my heart was racing, and i wished i could make it stop.

i walked over to my bed and laid down. i put my phone on my night stand and sighed. i didn't bother texting yukhei back. jaemin was the only person who crossed my mind. i thought talking to yukhei would make me forget about jaemin, but i ended up only thinking of him more.

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A/N: it's nice to be back and writing :) i actually like this chapter too so that's another plus