𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 ░ ᵗʰᵉ ²⁴ᵗʰ ᴺᶜᵀ ᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ✔

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫

What if it's part of a bet though?

Well if it is, why would I be part of it?

Sigh.

I grabbed my phone and went to our gc.

Yah anyone awake?

I wanna ask something

Lee.JN
Are you that curious of the answer
that you can't sleep?

If I say yes will you answer me?

Lee.JN
Probably not idk

Lee.DH
My senses are tingling and it tells me it has
something to do with what happened while
ago

Lee.HJ removed Zhong.CN from the group

Yes.Yes it does.

The 01 liners are acting weird today
mostly Chanchan acting very weird

But yeah

Lee.DH

Huang.RJ

🍵

Park.JS

🍵

Lee.JN

🍵

Na.JM

🍵

Any of you idiots know if it's a bet or what

Because I am so ✨c o n f u s e d✨

Park.JS
Well what happened anyway👀

Spill the tea sky

Hold on lemme just grab a hot kettle of
tea then Pwark

Huang.RJ
I'm not an idiot btw

Na.JM
Come on sky, you want answers you spill
the "tea"

Whatever

So like the scene with Chenle happened
right?Then I went to the kitchen to like
bReaThe and grab a chocolate then poof

Chanchan's there waving it around

Lee.JN
Popcorn time

Yeah yeah whatever

So like he threw it in the air then bOom he's
right infront of me like he's so freaking close

I swear if the bet is about who gets to kill
me first because of heart attack I'm haunting
y'all

Huang.RJ
Continue the story cmon cmon

Park.JS
I'm placing my bet on Virgo, he the man

Lee.DH
^the confidence tho

So after that Chenle popped out of nowhere
and he's like "so the game has began" bla bla

Man the awkwardness that time is like 1000

So anyways I thought Chan might've liked him
and is prolly upset so I asked him if he's gay

AND STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE HE FREAKIN PULLED
MY ARM AND STARED AT ME BEFORE ASKING

"DO I LOOK GAY TO YOU?"

Man my heart just went bye bye for a moment

Na.JM
We got ourselves a drama dreamies

Lee.DH
Sungchan did THAT?Daebak

Lee.JN
So what happened next?

I PANICKED I FREAKIN PANICKED OKAY

I accidentally told him he looked great.

I'm like.Wow I'm so stupid just kill me.

Huang.RJ
Oof the second hand embarassment

Na.JM
Idk if I should consider that a new flirting tech
or just some dumb embarassing shit

Park.JS
Either way it's still amusing

Oh it's not yet done no sir not yet

Lee.DH
Wow a whole ass drama indeed

I didn't know Chenle was still there that time
and he was like "So you can compliment him
but not me"

I JUST WANT TO BURY MYSELF RN😭

Then after that I laughed awkwardly and
left them

Lee.DH
Wig snatched

Park.JS
Wang meuri one is growing up too

Na.JM
I know I raised my children well

Well maybe you should've raised me better

I am so embarrassed

Na.JM
So you've finally chosen your parent

You were raised by Renjun so it explains
why you're more like lil satan

Call me lil satan and I wont hesitate to buy
 strawberry yogurt and give em to you

Mixed to your precious Americano

Huang.RJ
I raised her well fyi

Lee.DH
Sure whatever you say

None of you are confirming if it's a bet or what

Park.JS
I didnt know you're this stupid sky

Lee.DH
^wbk 

Once I see you again I'm going to choke you

Lee.JN
Where's your bullshit sensor when
you needed it Sky?

Well I got a few conclusions abt Chanchan

Na.JM
If you say that he likes Chenle again I'm
gonna jump off the roof

Huang.RJ
Do a flip nana

Actually that's my first guess, I got the
second a while ago

Park.JS
S p i l l   i t .

I kinda think it's absurd tho

Lee.JN
You literally assumed Sungchan likes
Chenle a while ago

What could be more absurd than that

I think Sungchan might have a tiny bit of liking
towards me.

Or maybe it's just me being self-absorbed
and stressed

Idrk

Huang.RJ
I'm this close to losing my sanity

Na.JM
^

Lee.DH
This drama is very interesting🍵👀

Park.JS
Ikr

So Sky...If ever your second guess is correct..
Will you like...give hyung a chance?

Who

Park.JS
I don't use honorifics with Chenle

Idk man I'm confused and tired

Atleast I know now that it's not a bet??

Lee.JN
Why would they even bet something like that

I'm betting they like the same girl tho..

Lee.DH
Oh lord her braincells are regenerating

Tho my bullshit sensor tells me they need
my help with the girl

So they won't bother me again with the bullshit

Lee.DH
I take it back

You're acting as if I'm the girl they 'both' like

I'm 100% sure it ain't me so I'm willing to help

Na.JM
If anyone would ask I'm dead

Huang.RJ
Turns out I didn't raise her to be smart
enough to know this shit

Y'all better stop acting like that

Park.JS added Zhong.CN to the group

Lemme just quickly delete some things

Lee.HJ deleted 25 messages

Zhong.CN
It pays to have the speed to read the
important ones

Would you look at the time wow

It's time for me to sleep bye yeorobun

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I was awoken by non-stop ringing of my phone.I groggily reached for it, sitting up.

I blinked, my brain still processing what the screen flashed.

Emergency?In 5:30 in the morning?Don't tell me it's one of their pranks again.Yawning, I pressed the call button, as from what Denver texted.

I don't know but I just suddenly felt nervous..

"Morning kuya, sorry tulog kas-"
[T:Morning Daniel, sorry I was slee-]

I took a short pause after greeting him, yawning.Only to be cut off.

"Nag-positive si mama.Covid-19 positive."
[Mom tested positive.Covid-19 positive]

I'm sorry what.I must've misheard from my hazy newly-awoken mind.Wait.Covid?

"Positive?Si mama nag-positive?Kelan
pa?Pano?"
[Positive?Mom tested positive?When?How?]

"Kaninang madaling araw dumating results.
Dinala na nila si mama sa ospital."
[A while ago at midnight.Mom was brought
to hospital already]

I smacked my forehead, fully processing the scenery.My mom tested positive for COVID-19, and she's at the hospital.This isn't good.

"Saan sya naexpose?Kailangan ko ba umuwi?"
[Where did she became exposed to it?Do I need
to go home?]

"May pasyente syang chineck-up na nagsinungaling
na wala syang Covid, so si mama di nag take
extra-precautions tapos ayon nag-positive
yung patient"
[One of the patient that she checked-up on lied about
not having any Covid, so mom didn't take any extra-
precautions then turns out, the patient is actually
Covid positive]

"Nasan ba yung pasyente na yan?Sakalin
ko lang!"
[Where's that patient?I'll choke him!]

"Nasa ICU si mama, nahihirapan huminga..Ako
 hahanap dun sa pesteng yon bunso."
[Mom's in the ICU, she's having trouble breathing..
I'll take care of finding that pest.]

"Napaka sinungaling grr kagigil!Nadadamay yung
ibang tao!"
[Such a liar grr I'm so mad!Other people are getting
involved because of her!]

"Kalma.Tataas BP mo nyan umagang-umaga"
[Calm down.Your Blood Pressure will rise, it's
still early in the morning]

We shared short time of chuckles before I sighed.

"Hindi ako pwedeng umuwi.Kahit pilitin
 ko pa."
[I can't go home.Even if I try to]

"NCT 2020.Madaming kailangan gawin.Sorry"
[NCT 2020.Many things to do.Sorry]

"Naiinintindihan namin bunso, okay lang"
[We understand, it's okay]

"Basta wag mong papabayaan sarili mo ha?"
[Just take care of yourself well okay?]

I hummed in response.Before a series of thuds coming from the outside.What's up with them now?

"Okay kuya, bye.Please tell mom na
magpagaling sya"
[Okay Daniel, bye.Please tell mom to get
well soon]

I then hunged up.I remained sitted on my bed, still accepting the fact that my mom's at the hospital and is in danger.I can't even see her.It stresses me out.I just want to curl up on bed today because of it but I can't.

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I walked into the set, seeing the others getting-ready as well.We're going to do photo shoots for Make A Wish.I also need to go to the Recording studio after this for the english version of MAW and also From Home.

I rushed over hearing the photographer yell my name.My turn.I stood right infront of the back ground set up, setting a middle eastern concept vibe.

"Try some sitting poses", I reluctantly obliged, sitting on the top step of the stage and letting my legs freely on the bottom part of the stairs, one on the third the other by the next.As the shutter went off I raised one of my leg closer to where I'm sitting and put my elbow on top as I tilt my head and hold it with it as support.

I stood up after the third shot, tilting my body sideways and looking at the camera as I hear the shutter went off again.I raised one of the necklaces, as I turn my gaze away from the camera.

"Group shot yeorobun!", as the others walk in by the stage, I felt myself shrink.I'm an elf in between giants named Xuxi and Jaehyun and is infront another tall one named Taeyong.

One of the reasons I like aespa.Is that I'm pretty much one of the tallest.

As about 4 shots was taken I was told to move in between Jaemin and Shotaro oppa.Yeah I figured they wouldn't want a foreigner to be in a front center.

I walked out of the recording studio, seeing Chenle comfortably sitting on one of the benches.I turned away after he looked at my direction.

Walk away come on.

"You're probably denser than the water"

I'm sorry what?

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I hope you enjoyed reading for this chapter has been proofread and undergone minor editing.

Stay safe everyone!

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