‘Yeah. Yeah. Yeah I know. It’s weird right? Oh and get this, the people living next door to me…’ I quickly glanced up at the clock. ‘! Girl, I’ll call you back later.’ I hung up on my old roommate and quickly got ready to go out. Once I had arrived on the ground level, I rushed across the foyer in my heels and patted my pockets down. I mentally groaned at the noticeably empty space. Phone. Turning back, I saw an elevator door about to close and called out ‘Wait!’ A hand stuck out from inside to stop the door and I rushed inside. ‘Thank you.’ I quietly said to the guy inside. He wore a black beanie and a fake glasses frame. He had a really cute face and was also quite tall like the other guys I had met. In his hands were a few plastic bags full of what looked like various snacks and potato chips. In the mirror embedded in the elevator door, I could see him slightly glance over at me nervously and shuffle his feet out of discomfort. I stepped out once the elevator had stopped at 38. Hold on, I didn’t press any buttons… I looked back quickly and saw the guy reach over to the buttons nonchalantly. The elevator doors closed on me, leaving me rather confused.

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I was catching up with my friend Hana, who I knew back from when I was living in New York for a short time. Coincidently, she was on holiday in Seoul at this time which luckily meant I had at least one friend for the time being. We were just walking down the street until something caught my eye.
‘Wait.’ I walked over to a store and closely looked at their window. There was no doubt it was the guy named Sungjoo and the beautiful blonde boy from next door in the advertisement on the window, both of them posing and holding canned drinks in their hands. Are they models or something? It made sense in my mind though. They guys were quite tall and strikingly good looking.
‘Well, this is new. I didn’t know you were into idols.’ Hana laughed. ‘Come on, we’re going to be late.’ She continued to walk forward. Idols? What? I didn’t bother ask about it but it did stick to the back of mind for the rest of the day.

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I was on my way home and made it just in time for the elevator. Coincidentally, in the same lift was the same guy from his morning except he didn’t have his beanie, revealing his short orange brown hair. He seemed to have remembered me as well as he smiled at me, displaying his cute crescent shaped eyes. I leaned over to press level 38 and in the mirror reflection, I could see the panic in his eyes. What’s up with him?  He suddenly pressed level 2 and in just a few seconds, he ran out without looking back. Puzzled, I closed the elevator door.

I was sitting outside on the balcony, reading my book when suddenly my stomach grumbled. I checked the time on my phone. 8:00pm. I hadn’t prepared dinner for myself ever since I arrived. Maybe I’ll go to the restaurant downstairs. As I stood up, I heard the glass door on the next door balcony open. Sungjoo popped his head out and waved to me.
‘Ah! Miss neighbour! Have you had dinner yet?’
‘No, I haven’t.’
‘Good! Come join us. Mama Yixuan is almost done with cooking!’ Mama Yixuan…?
‘Sungjooooo, who are you talking to?’ An unfamiliar voice cried out from inside.
‘Hold on!’ Sungjoo replied back. ‘Join us.’ He beamed at me and insistently beckoned me over, seeing my reluctance. After all, I had only met these guys once. Mid-contemplation, my stomach growled embarrassingly loudly. Without skipping a beat, the words ‘Yeah, I’ll come over in a moment’ flew out of my mouth. Damn it stomach! I wanted to take my words back but once I saw Sungjoo give me the thumbs up, I knew it was too late.

I stood in front of their door for what seemed like a minute, a bit reluctant to knock. As I lifted my hand up, the door was suddenly opened by Sungjoo.
‘Oh! You’re here. I was about to come get you. Come in, come in.’
I was only a few steps into their place when my eyes met with someone on the couch. It was the guy from the elevator and as soon as he saw me, his eyes widened and he pointed at me whilst crying ‘Stalker girl!’
‘What!?’ Sungjoo and I exclaimed at the same time.
‘She’s the girl I was telling you guys about. The girl from the elevator who kept getting off at our level.’
‘Of course, she’s getting off at this level, she lives next door.’ Sungjoo remarked. The elevator guy sat there with a blank expression for a bit and then got up to wrap his arm around my shoulder and started laughing.
‘Ah, sorry sorry. I really thought you were a stalker.’ He gave me a lively smile, showing off his cute dimples.
‘Is that why you got off at level 2 before…?’ I asked him. He nodded and chuckled. ‘Oh, I’m Seungyoun by the way. What’s your name?’
‘Chi.’
‘Oooh, that’s a cute name. Have you met everyone else?’ I shook my head.
‘Not really.’
‘Then I, Cho Seungyoun UNIQ’s official cutie, shall introduce you!’ He declared.
‘So you’ve already met the handsome Sungjoo.’ We looked over to Sungjoo, who couldn’t help but chuckle as he closed the door behind him. Seungyoun then dragged me across the room to greet the blonde boy sitting on one of the couches watching basketball.
‘This is our adorable maknae, Yibo.’ Seungyoun then came closer to me and purposely whispered loudly, ‘He likes to say he’s chic but he really isn’t.’ Yibo looked up and stared at Seungyoun as if he was a strange creature.
‘In the kitchen over there is our mama Yixuan cooking diligently for her kids.’ Yixuan briefly looked up at us.
‘Oh you’re here!’ Yixuan grinned. ‘I’m glad you can join us. Dinner will be ready soon.’ He said and returned to stirring.
I then followed Seungyoun to one of the rooms to meet the caramel-haired guy who was busy lifting some dumbbells. 
‘And this is our y Wenhan. He’s in charge of being the manly one.’ Seungyoun walked over to Wenhan, patted Wenhan’s chest and gave me the thumbs up. I couldn’t help but start laughing. In an instant, Seungyoun had managed to make me feel right at home with his bright personality. Whilst Seungyoun was busy touching Wenhan, we heard Yixuan tell from the kitchen, ‘Dinner’s ready!’
 

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