《Falling》4
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i turned her phone off and placed it on my nightstand.
i'll find you moonbyul and i'll make sure you feel loved.
i was gonna wait until our fans spotted her so i really know where she is. she could be using this ticket to mess with us, she could be anywhere on earth right now. she could be in canada, or on a plane to canada right now or in germany. there's so many places, i need an exact location.
i arrived at jeju and i flagged down a cab to take me to a nearby apartment complex. i checked into the complex and it was spacious and luxurious. it was so nice, it was what i needed but i still felt the same pain. i knew it wasn't gonna go away soon.
when i checked into the complex they informed me that they only have one room left and it was shared with another person but i gladly took it anyways.
i heaved my luggage to the elevator and stopped at the 6th floor.
"room m99," i read outloud as i looked at the keycard in my hand.
after travelling through the endless halls, i found my room and slid the card through the slit and heard a click, signalling me it unlocked.
i opened it and saw a girl sitting on a couch, watching tv, she looked at me and smiled.
"you must be my new roommate," she waved.
"yeah, nice to meet you, i'm moonbyul," i shook her hand.
"pleasure to meet you too, i'm kang seulgi,"
she's so nice, i'm glad i took this room while i could.
"unfortunately, there's only one bedroom and we have to share it but on the other hand, it's a big bed. there's also two bathrooms, both equally the same the size, four closets, one medium sized kitchen, and one large living room," she toured me around the apartment.
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"thanks, but i can sleep on the couch," i insisted.
"are you sure?" she looked at me worried.
"yeah, i'll be fine," i nodded and set my clothes in one of the closets. i set my bathroom necessities in the unoccupied bathroom that was now claimed as mine.
"wanna go eat out tonight? i forgot groceries, maybe we can buy groceries after eating too," she offered.
"sounds great, let me just get ready, also i need to buy a phone, i left mine in seoul,"
"yeah, that's fine," she smiled.
"so why'd you move from seoul to jeju? seoul's too beautiful to move out," seulgi questioned.
"well, i'm actually part of a girl group, mamamoo. i've been feeling not too well, mental wise. it's been hard and i just felt i needed to get away." i explained.
"oh, i'm so sorry you have to feel that way, but it's okay, i can help you if you need me or we can have fun!" she spread out her arms in the air.
"thanks, seulgi, you're an awesome person," i chuckled.
"thank you!" she smiled brightly which made my heart start to flutter.
i went to my bathroom and brushed my teeth and hair. once i was done, seulgi was sitting on the couch, already done.
we first went to a korean bbq restaurant and got to know each other more and it turns out we have a lot in common. then we went to buy groceries for the apartment. after buying a shit load, we went to get a phone for me. i was finally under my own insurance and i owned my own data.
"thanks for taking me out, seulgi," i said as i drove.
"it's no biggie, thank you for treating us," she high fived me.
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"i'm grateful i took our room last minute, you're such a great friend," i smiled.
"aww, you too, byul,"
"thanks,"
"we should watch a scary movie tonight! i don't get scared easily, how about you?" she asked.
"i'm fine with them, sure, and we can eat ice cream and popcorn," i added.
"sounds perfect,"
once we arrived at the apartment, we took a couple of trips to take the groceries in.
once we were done, i rested myself on the couch and made my own instagram account. but it was a different name. it was a way to keep in touch with what's going on with my group. the reason i left my phone at seoul was because they had my phone number and if they continue to call me, i'd just give up. but now i got a new number. and the company gave us those phones so they have tracking devices, scary right?
seulgi came out of her room and held a dvd in her hand.
"the nun," she smiled.
"hmm, i've never seen it," i squinted at the dvd case. it looked scary but i barely get fazed by any of that stuff, i know it's fake.
half way in the movie, i just sat there while seulgi was clinging onto my arm in fear, at parts she would scream and i would laugh.
once we were done, i laughed.
"i thought you weren't scared,"
"well, i-i haven't seen this," she got a little flustered.
"it's okay," i smiled.
i went to one of the closets that was stored with pillows and blankets. i picked out two pillows and a large blanket.
"goodnight, seul," i waved her off.
"goodnight, unnie," she closed her door gently. i placed a pillow underneath my head and used the other to hug then i covered myself with the blanket.
i slowly drifted off the sleep.
i was woken up with gentle tapping.
"hmm?" i squinted, trying to adjust to the light.
"seulgi?"
"u-unnie, sorry for waking you but can you sleep with me? i can't sleep, i'm......scared,"
"mhm, i'll be there in a bit," i stretched.
she went back to her room and i grabbed my pillows and blanket off the couch.
i made it to her room and she was right, the bed is big.
i went to the opposite side she was on and covered myself with the blanket.
when i was about to fall asleep, i felt her hug me and pull herself closer to me which made my cheeks get hot.
she buried her face into my neck and we both fell asleep.
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This is a series of oneshots. Note: This oneshots is a G×G but boys/male readers are also welcome!DISCLAIMER : Do not bring this story to other social media platforms. What's in here, stays here. This is for entertainment purposes only.(Any typo or mistakes you might encounter, I apologize. I'm still learning how to write properly.)
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