That's him!
Author: Destell Noir
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Ken took sluggish steps into his room. He crashed by the edge of his bed after a deep sigh. Thank goodness he was done for the day. He left the room at 7 am and just returned. It was past 5 pm.

"Seems like someone had a stressful day," Mark commented. He jumped down from his bed and pulled out a bottle of orange juice from his wardrobe. He passed it to Ken.

Ken took the bottle with a smile and sat up. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"So where are the guys?" he asked with his gaze fixed at the corner belonging to Berry and their other roommate.

"They just left a while ago. They didn't last a second after coming in."

"Busy guys huh?" Ken replied and took off the bottle's cap.

Mark grabbed a stool and settled opposite him. "They are final year students so they have to step up."

Ken agreed with a nod. "That's cool." he emptied half the content into his mouth and dropped the bottle on the table. "You saved my hungry ass bro."

"Anytime," Ken replied with a blink. "So tell me, is that Charli
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