"Penny for your thoughts?" She was startled to hear my voice.

"What are you thinking?" I nudged her shoulder with mine, sitting next to her and she just sighed.

"Nothing." I squinted my eyes at her.

"That sigh is not nothing." She looked at me hesitantly.

"Hey, what is it?" I encouraged.

"Really, it's nothing. Just tired." She chuckled, but even her chuckle is weak.

"Ooh, who's that?" I changed the topic, eyeing the girl that just came in. She's pretty alright but not my type.

"That's nayeon." She smiled and waved at the said girl. I waved too.

"She's cute." Please be curious.

"She is, isn't she? I call her bunny." She giggled. She did not take the bait but atleast she's not frowning anymore.

"You think she's in a relationship?" I looked at her reaction for my second attempt to make her think I'm gay.

"I don't know. Last time I heard, she's with jaebum." She shrugged. Another fail.

"Oh... I definitely wish she'd swing my way." I chewed the inside of my cheeks as I patiently wait for her to react.

"You thought she's gay?" She chuckled.

"Yeah, like me. You know what they say, we have a radar for our own kind." I nervously giggled and she gasped.

"Wait, you like girls?" I nodded nonchalantly.

"You crazy ! No wonder taehyung can't get through you." She laughed. She laughed!

"You ok being friends with me?" She looked at me like I have two heads

"Of course! Why would you think otherwise?" I relaxed and chuckled

"I don't know. You know how some people avoid us like a plague." She scoffed

"I am offended you think I'm that way." My eyes widened and I vigorously shook my head no. She laughed, saying "I'm kidding. I know how hard it might be for people like you to out yourselves. Does your parents know?"

"Nope. I just figured out recently myself." Her jaw dropped

"What? How?" I smiled. She's interested.

"Well I told you my ex is basketball player too..." she nodded.

"It turns out, that's not the only games he plays, as he played on me too. We we're together for five years. He was my first boyfriend. I found out that he cheated on me." She gaped

"Douchebag!" I nodded

"I broke up with him. I cried, of course. But realized I didn't cry for him. I cried for the wasted time. My Housemates are lesbian, the