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Everything

Rain

Closing my eyes, I listen to the rain pound on the roof of my house. I loved the rain, it reminded me of when I had my parents. My mom used to complain about how it always seemed to make her mood worse and my dad used to just sleep all day when it rained. But no more, that accident had taken that happiness away from me. Suddenly the doorbell rings, causing me to jump to my feet. Glancing at the clock, I wonder who would be ringing the doorbell past midnight. Going to the door, I pull it open and blink in surprise at my older brother. He stood there with two other guys hanging over his shoulders. "We went drinking and drank a little too much. I drove them there, but it was a little too far and I didn't have any money so please let us stay here." He pushes past me before I can say anything, dragging his friends in and dumping them on both of my couches. "Can I use your bed?" He asks and I kick him. "Like hell, sleep on the floor." I grab some blankets and throw them at him, stomping to my room. Dropping back onto my bed, I fall asleep to the falling rain.
I can hear the rain as I open my eyes, turning off my alarm clock. Getting up, I run my hand through my hair, going to the kitchen and starting my morning coffee. "E-excuse me?" Someone asks and I whip around and stare at the guy that was sitting up on one of my couches. "Where am I?" At a loss of words, I remember my older brother and look around for him, but hear the shower running. That mannerless jackass. Stomping to the bathroom, I'm not surprised that he hadn't locked the door. Pulling aside the shower curtain, I ignore his shriek and drag him out to the living room, towel or not. Slamming my heel into the back of his calf, I make him kneel, not caring that my floor was getting wet. The other guy slowly sits up and they both stare at me. "Even though you're my goddamn older brother, does that give you the right to take long showers in my house?" He tries to answer but I scoff. "Do you pay for the utility bills?" He shakes his head as I grind my foot into his ankle. "Do you pay for the heating bills?" I stare at the heater that had been turned on when I was asleep. He shakes his head again. "I feel like I should just kick you out of this house without a speck of clothing," I snarl and start shoving him towards the door. "Ahh, jamkkan jamkkan!" He panics as his friends watch him. "I'll pay, I'll pay, so please let me get some clothes on and eat breakfast." He smirks, he knew how much money he got for his job, and how little I got for mine. "How much? You owe me for the heater and water utilities. I let you and your other two friends sleep here because you were drunk, but oh wait. You also owe me for waking me up in the middle of the night." He scowls, getting up and going back into the bathroom. "Fine, I'll pay, you leech." Slamming my foot into the bathroom door, I yell "Wanna say that again to my face?!" The shower is turned to the highest setting and I grab a towel, mopping up the wet floor. "Uh," One of the guys says and I look over at them. "D-do you have any-" "Clothes, right?" I knew they were going to bring it up at some point. Not many people want to walk around smelling like alcohol. "If you borrow, he's paying, just keep it in mind." I point at the bathroom and they nod. "His clothes are in that room, grab the nice ones before he comes out, hm?" They quickly get up and I go into the kitchen. "We have the day off! I'll pay as much as you want if you make us breakfast!" My brother yells from the bathroom and I shrug, it didn't hurt to collect a little more. Getting to work, breakfast is ready in half and hour. All three guys are now sitting in the living room. The time it took for me to cook the food, used for the other two to shower and all of them to get dressed, putting their clothes into the washing machine. "Food's ready," I say as I finish setting the table. They quickly sit down and I sit back, staring at how hungover they seemed. "That's Hakyeon, and that's Taekwoon. Say hi," My older brother says with his mouth full and they wave their hands at me as he says their names. Shaking my head, I start eating, ignoring the five messages blinking on my message machine. "Shouldn't you check those?" My brother asks and I kick his shin. "They won't miss me." I finish eating and wash my dishes.