I deciding to unpack at least a little bit for my spare time. A sigh of relief left me once I had finished filling my nightstand. I got up and carelessly swung the bathroom door open, locking it behind me. I stripped down to nothing, forgetting to grab clothes to change into. Once I hopped in the shower, my skin soaked in the hot water which instantly relaxed me.
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An estimated thirty minutes had passed. I stopped the water and stepped out of the shower. before I could dry myself, I realized I forgot to grab clothes. I grunted with complaint, sucking it up and wrapping the towel around my lower waist.
Let's pray he's still gone..
Opening the door, I stepped out, noticing him laying on his bed, facing the wall. I almost let a sound slip, but instead I stopped myself so he wouldn't see me, and quietly walked to my bags. As I made sure he was distracted, I quickly searched for pajamas. I thought I'd been slick enough for him not to have seen me, but I felt something irking me to look at him. I looked over, and to my luck it was him, except..
Staring.
I stared back, blinking in embarrassment and confusion.
"Oh I'm sorry, thought I'd sightsee like someone did to me earlier. Is it always this fun?" He responded to my silence.
This guy's whole existence is beginning to become torture, seriously.
"Hm.. Might wanna get dressed quickly." He added.
I grew fury with his feedback on everything. My eyes became brimmed with hatred as I watched him turn towards the wall again.
Rolling my eyes that now wanted to burst, I finished grabbing clothing and walked back into the bathroom. Closing the door, I stood in front of the mirror. I analyzed my brown drenched hair, and slender body - with slight abs; only because I was skinny. Grinning with satisfaction, I ignored the situation and got ready for bed. Throwing the towel on my head and gripping to dry it, I finished.
I folded my dirty clothes and towel, before leaving the bathroom. Walking to my bed, I took a glance at him.
Hm.. I didn't take very long in there, but he must be sleeping? Perfect. I'm really not complaining. Shut the hell up for once.
I put my clothes in a bag, and shoved it under my bed. Scanning my other bag for deodorant, cologne, and such. After applying them, I got on my bed, slouching against the wall, reaching for my laptop. I scanned for my air pods, finding them over on the nightstand. I shrugged, too lazy to lean over and grab them. I just decided turn down my volume before calling my mom to update her.
7:13 pm
I read in my head as she answered and I gave a slight smile.
"LOOK, I GOT A GAY FLAG TO PUT ABOVE YOUR ROOM DOOR TO REMIND ME OF YOU!!" She exclaimed with a smile while mine dropped.
(Quick Note: When speaking in Korean, [ ] will be used.)
["Did you really have to say that in English, mom?! Don't you prefer Korean?"] I complained.
I heard a bit of snickering across the room, but chose to ignore it. After reaching over and connecting them to my laptop, we began talking.
She excitedly asked me questions; ["So, how's your first day, how are the people, how's your room, how are you, how's your roommate, have you made friends, have you showered, are you tired, how's the building, how's everything?! Tell me all about it."]
I chuckled a bit nervous, biting my bottom lip as I thought of answers for each question. ["Mm, well.. I'm fine firstly, and everything else is as well, I took two naps and I'm still tired, though.. Slow down with the questions, I can't keep up."]
["I'm just so excited for you! But also sad that my only baby is leaving me for college.. How can you sleep so much already?! Growing up too fast."] She slowed down to say, with a frown. I felt bad, so I tried cheering her up.
["Don't worry, I'm only a call away, and I'll visit you whenever I'm free. Trust me, you aren't losing me. I already miss you. Anyways, how's your emotional rollercoaster been, now that I'm gone?"] I added with some enthusiasm and a smile as a joke.
["It's gonna be so lonely and boring. Eating alone, waking up without waking you up, cooking alone, going to work without dropping you off at school, swimming alone, watching TV alone, only having Aegiya.. and just everything."] Her eyes began to water so I tried to help.
(Note: Aegiya is their dog. It just means baby in Korean.)
["Don't miss me too much."] I sighed.
["Mhm.. Well, dinner is done, so I'll call you soon, teddy. I love you and miss you!!"] She said, her end of the phone starting to lag.
"Right, bye, love your more.." I said, my words drifting off as I held back tears. "Goodnight." I added.
["Bye!"] She waved eagerly, hanging up. I let my face rest in my hands, trying not to cry.
Uncontrollable tears streamed down my face, as I tried to silence my hiccups. Not long after, I heard a low sigh, along with his duvet moving, from across the room.
Footsteps went far, then came to the front of my bed. I kept my face covered, still too embarrassed to look up.
"Would you take the tissue already, my sleep is disrupted enough, this is just making my arm sore." He rushed, impatiently.
I let go of my face, hoping my messy hair would cover it, and grabbed the tissue.
"Sorry.." I mumbled. As I grabbed the tissue, he threw the whole box next to me, after staring at me helplessly blow into it. Walking back to his bed, he got in the exact position as before.
After releasing a few more tears into the other tissues I grabbed, I put a ball of them on the nightstand alongside the box.
Moving my laptop to the end of my bed, I laid down, facing his side of the room, wrapping myself into my duvet.
Strange.. he's still rude but also being considerate now. Damn, I really wanted to hate you, don't change so soon.
I continued to think, as my eyes began closing, and I fell asleep.