Dorms With You: The Short Series #1

Day 2

Chapter 2.
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10:27 AM

Echo's POV
January 16th, Monday

I'm stirred from my sleep but the delicious smell of sausage. I blink away the bright light that's invading my dorm room. I sit on my bed and stretch my arms above my head. A yawn escapes my mouth. My eyes travel around the room trying to pinpoint where the smell is coming from. My eyes land on Kai who's happily humming to whatever is playing in his earphones while cooking something on the mini stovetop.

I stand up and groggily walk beside Kai. I look into the pan which has scrambled eggs and sausage. I look back up at Kai who doesn't seem to notice me standing here. I poke his arm to get his attention. He jumps back with a girlish scream escaping his mouth. I bite my lip to hold myself back from bursting into laughter.

"You startled me!" He says with his hand over his heart. I shrug.

"I know. So what are you doing?" I say looking down at the food.

"Making breakfast. Do you want yours scrambled?" He asks while empty the contents in the pan onto a plate and sticking it in the microwave so it stays warm and doesn't get cold.

"Want my what scrambled?" I ask confused by his question. His eyebrows scrunch together in confusion.

"Your eggs. Do you want them scrambled or not?" I nod in understanding.

"Not scrambled please and thank you," I answer him. He nods. "Honestly I didn't and still don't expect you to make me food. I am capable of doing that stuff on my own yuh know?" I say while turning my desk seat around and sitting down facing him.

"I figured we could take turns cooking until we're able to get out of here. So I'll cook all today, and you cook all tomorrow, and we'll just keeping switching like that." He says while flipping an egg. "Sausage or bacon?" He asks looking at me.

"Neither. I don't like either." I say. He nods while turning back to the eggs.

I thanked Kai for making me food. We both sat in silence while eating our food. It's not an awkward silence, it's more of a comfortable silence. These eggs are literally cooked perfectly. I wonder who taught him how to cook a masterpiece of an egg?

"Where did you learn to make eggs this perfectly?" I ask him while looking directly at him. He looks up and makes eye contact with me.

"My mom taught me. Plus I make them so much for the shelter that it's become a skill for me I guess." He says with a soft smile.

"Shelter?" I ask confused.

"Animal shelter. My family owns and runs several of them around the city and in the country. I volunteer there when I'm not busy. And I make eggs for the dogs and the other workers and volunteers." He says fondly as he speaks about the shelter. I nod in understanding.

I scroll through Twitter, reading all the thirst tweets over Mingyu in the 24h music video. Honestly, Mingyu could still be good-looking and super handsome even if he was bald.

I chuckle reading all the key smashes under the teasers for 'Ice Cream' by Blackpink and Selena Gomez. 'SKJMKLSKSS' oof, felt that key smash in the heart.

"What're you laughing at?!" Kai asks with a curious smile on his face.

"Twitter people!" I say with a big smile. He makes an 'o' shape with his mouth before returning his attention to the book he borrowed from me that Evie gave me last year.

"Wanna watch Disney movies with me?" I ask. His head whips up with a childish smile plastered on his face.

"Heck yeah, I do! OLAF IM COMING BUDDY!!!!" Kai jumps up excitedly before plopping next to me in my bed. I chuckle before pulling my laptop out and putting on Frozen.