roommates

## 5

eric pov

from the corner of my eye i spot continuous calls being missed with the caller id - hyunjun, after hearing her heartfelt cries he was the last person i'd wanted to be in contact with.. i literally just met the girl and ended up living with her yet here i am defending us both from a person whom i thought was my best friend.

oh how people can change with a few words, nonetheless i'll take haeun's words and remember them, and remember this mess of her right now soaking my hoodie with my arms wrapped around her,, something inside me had the urge to protect haeun despite me not knowing her inside out, i still had to keep her safe because that's what friends do right?

by the time her crying stopped, which was for hours accompanied with me fixing her hair and comforting her, i looked down to see her asleep with puffy eyes. seems like she had cried herself to sleep on me, she had barely eaten a single bite making my heart ache once more. nevertheless i carried her in my arms to the room, laying her softly under the covers before moving her hair covering the tired soul, and then joining haeun's side and tucking myself into bed. both of us needed the rest, a good rest.

for the next day i woke up beside her startled when i realised i had unconsciously wrapped my arm around her waist whist we were sleeping, trying not to wake her up i slowly lift my arm away but to then be tugged on. "stay here" she quietly mumbled not sure if that was aimed to me or her fun little dream she was ongoing,, either way i had to get out of bed before she woke up. it's time to test my cooking skills.

the scent of coffee beans and waffles had surrounded the kitchen eventually and diffused into the bedrooms, perfectly waking haeun up. "morning" i smiled adding the last droplets of espresso into the glasses, placing our breakfast onto the table patting down onto the seat next to me, similarly arranged to how we sat last night..

examining her face i peak whilst she bites down the crispy waffle : eyes still puffy and traces of tears could be noticed, nothing hurts more than seeing a friend that upset. "mhmm tastes good~" she compliments making me snap out of my stare, "i prepared iced americano for today since the matcha is at the cafe only" i say hoping i could make her go-to drink but failed. "you going to work today?" haeun asked mouth full of waffle, "nope." i quickly replied taking a sip of my coffee.

"why not? today is the day you usually work,," she questioned whilst drinking her beverage "i'm staying at the dorm so i can look after you" i reply making her almost spit out her drink, "look after me? i'm not three" she sassily says flicking her hair, my eyes immediately softened ruffling haeun's hair "i can't let my friend be sad and lonely all day, why be like that when you have me" i excitedly say with jazz hands, she smiles and continues to eat her food, after all i can't face hyunjun again after what happend nevertheless today will be a good day.

haeun pov

my eyes ached first thing in the morning and i had checked my phone camera to see my face puffy and tired from all my emotions pouring out last night, thankfully i had eric there to comfort me almost the same way jaehyun had done to me whenever i came crying in his room at 2am, honestly i miss my brother but with eric it's like he's right here.

before i woke up fully i realised i was in the bed, last thing i remember was bawling my eyes out infront of ramen,, did he carry me here? but further investigation i looked to my side to see another pillow with the scent of the coffee beans he smells of, no way he slept next to me? thinking of coffee i arose to the aromas spread throughout the apartment only to see him cooking breakfast, something so husband-material wow.

pouring the last few drops of the coffee into the glossy glass and placing them along with the freshly baked waffles onto the table, the food calling my name to sit down and enjoy. my immediate reaction was "mhmm tastes good~" quite surprised at how his cooking skills weren't that bad, may be better than mine even,, eric apologised for not having my favourite matcha but this is just as good, "you going to work today?" i ask since this is the usual time i go to the cafe seeing him hard at work.

"nope" he replied hastily, "why not? today is the day you usually work,," i ask again, at this point curious as to why he'd miss his streak of hard work. "i'm staying at the dorm so i can look after you" he says so casually making me almost spit my drink, taking me aback and making my eyes shake side to side. "look after me? i'm not three" i retort sassily, well my mental age may be three but thats besides the point."i can't let my friend be sad and lonely all day, why be like that when you have me" eric answered so excitedly, though we just moved in yesterday as basically strangers i felt so close to someone like never before especially in the ugly state of now.