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He slipped on one of my hoodies then showed me his sweater paws. "Ah, so I'm not the only one." "Happens to you too?" "Yeah." We quickly got to work then decided on which one looked the most convincing. "Not this either." "We got rid of a lot of them..."

Only 4 remained. "Why don't we pretend like it's a play and we're actors?" "You could've just said 'let's suck it up and do it'." "This way was nicer. He soon straddled me, causing me to internally panic a bit. He pressed his lips to my cheek then I took the photo.

"Oh." "Oh is right." If I didn't know anything, I'd believe it was real. "Are you uh, comfortable...?" "Yeah, I guess." You can just-" Eric somehow ended up pressed to my chest as we changed positions. "You can let go..." "Sorry..."

We sat apart in silence. "I'll get us some water." I quickly got up then stubbed my toe against the furniture. "You good...?" "Yep. Perfectly fine." I was screaming internally. I sighed as I pulled two mugs from the cabinet. Was Eric always that soft?

I shook my head as I opened the fridge. I poured water into the mugs then stopped. There were a lot of things about him that I've started to notice and wonder about. I started to pour again, only to miss the mug entirely. "Shit..." "Is everything okay?" "Everything's great!"

I handed him the other mug then quietly took a sip from mine. "What time does she get back?" I looked at the cable box then sighed. "In ten." He choked on his water. "Why didn't you say something sonner!?" "I forgot. Until you asked." He put the mug down then grabbed his bag.

"I'll see you tomorrow. Let's meet on the roof." "Got it." He turned around, but he didn't move. "Can you send me the last photo we took?" "Sure, b-" He left without another word. I went to my gallery then looked at the photo. I couldn't help but wonder what caught his interest.

The front door opened again not too long after Eric had left. "Sunwoo." "Hag." "Let's have a chat." "Oh my god, don't start acting like a parent now. Fuck, just stop." I got up from the couch then headed for my room. "You had company?" I froze. I didn't put the mugs back.

"Yes, yes I did. Songmi came over." "Did she? It's been a while hasn't it?" I closed the door to my room. I was tired of her. I felt like sneaking out again. "Sunwoo, let me know next time if someone comes over so I can have snacks prepared." "Whatever."

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He was unusually quiet tonight. I poked my head around and saw him fast asleep in front of his computer. As usual, I threw a paper ball at him to see if he really was asleep. He was. I quickly gathered my things then left. I needed a late night adventure.

I ended up back in the park, kicking a pebble as I walked around. "I wrote so much today...I'm starting to run out of paper..." I couldn't ask my dad. Even the devil below knew he'd explode. I thought of asking Sunwoo. It wasn't actually a bad idea.

I noticed a pair of sneakers walking in my direction then stopped in front of me. "You're out pretty late." I looked up and was greeted by Sunwoo's soft features. "Why are you out?" "Fresh air." "But why here? You know how far you live from me."

He looked down at the ground then back at me. "I wanted to see you..." My body felt weird. My stomach was churning and I felt a bit heated. "Why...?" "I couldn't stop thinking about you." My body temperature continued to rise. "Why?"

"I really wanted to know why you wanted me to send the photo." My body had gone back to homeostasis. It was a weird experience. "No particular reason..." "Oh, alright then." We stood in silence as a gentle wind blew about the park. "Let's do risky things tonight." "Huh...?"

He gave me a scared, yet intrigued look. "You in?" "Well, yes, but-" I grabbed his wrist and bolted out of the park. I knew just the place for what I had in mind. "Where are we going?" "Crazy."

I stopped in front of one of buildings in our area. "Isn't this closed off?" "From a front view it is." I walked off towards the side then pulled on a rope that released the fire escape ladder. "Have you been here before?" "Plenty of times."

We climbed the rickety fire escape then I opened a window into one of the apartments. "This is so illegal..." "Then stay out here." I slipped inside then gagged at the smell. It never smelled like this before. I turned back towards the window then tried to open it wider.

It shut. It wouldn't open. Sunwoo saw my displeasure and tried opening it as well. We gave up and I hurried out of the room. The entire apartment reeked. I made my way, looking for the exit then tripped over something heavy. I stood up then freaked out. "Oh my-"

I ran. My phone started ringing and I quickly answered it. "Sunwoo, there's a fucking dead body in here. Oh my god I could see the flesh!" Tears fell out of my eyes as I finally found the front door. I quickly opened it then breathed in the musty air I was used to.

"Yes, I'm finally out. Meet me on the roof." I hung up. I made my way up the stairs as images flashed through my mind.

I opened the door then spotted Sunwoo sitting down. "Sunwoo!" I ran into his arms. "Are you okay? Was it scary?" I pulled away then sighed heavily. "That poor woman...She looked as if she was there for a while..." "Maybe she was in the news? Missing person?"

We searched through then found a few articles about a missing woman. "What did she look like?" I scanned them then pointed to the one on the right. "It's been a week since hers was reported." "Should we leave an anonymous tip...?" "Did you leave any trace behind?"

"I don't think so..." "Let's not chance it." He put his phone away then looked straight ahead. "Sunwoo, let's do it. I'm sure her family would get some piece of mind, even if she is dead..." "Are you sure?" "Positive." We climbed down the fire escape then left the tip soon after.