The long sleeve coat I was putting on wasn't even helping with the cold. With my head ducked , I walked towards my dorm, while I struggled against the wind. I wasn't a fan of night classes but I had to go with it.
I stopped dead to my tracks when I heard a loud shuffle behind me, then someone tapped me on the shoulder.
" Hey" He smiled broadly, revealing his braced teeth, it looked good though. I was still opted out due to the shock, he scared the hell out of me
"Hi" I responded, my voice an octave lower than normal. He was such a god-damned creep
" I'm sorry if I scared you, been calling you since you left the class" He muttered slyly, noticing my immediate discomfort.
Seriously, he snuck behind me and expected me not to freak out, just great.
" It's alright" I said, a questioning look etched on my face, he called me for a reason,he could save me my time and spill, it was getting really dark and I get creeped out easily.
" Just wanted to say a thank you for tutoring me last week, I did great in the essay" He smiled again, maybe smiling was just his thing. I had tutored lots of people over the past weeks to an extent I lost count, I didn't remember him, not even a bit of his features.
" Yeah" I sounded gruff, my voice had gone weird these days, probably from having too much milk or something
He dropped his hood, adjusting his messy bun and that was when I remembered meeting him at the library and discussing about Daisy Buchanan, even though talking was against the rules, we eventually got kicked out by the old lady with a weird smell, I guess she managed the library
How could I not remember that? I hadn't gotten some rest these days, it was having an effect on my memory.
" I was wondering if you wanna hang out some other time" Ethan stated, I guess that was his name if I wasn't mistaken.
I suddenly tasted bile green in my mouth, that was because I was just about to turn him down. I gulped severally, trying to figure out what to say.
" Uhm.. I really have a tight schedule, I wish I could but I can't "
" Oh, how about during the weekends?" He asked, a pleading look on his face. I'm a stereotypical definition of an introvert so why was he trying so hard, I wasn't going to change my mind.
" I work at a cafe during the mornings and I need to work on my blogs at night, I'm really sorry to turn you down" I said, blowing a wisp of hair out of my face, I planned on trimming my hair soon though.
" You write blogs? " Ethan said excitement vivid in his eyes.
" Yeah but you may find it boring like every other person, yunno" I shrugged, I don't know my writings were so bad until I had just three subscribers in seven months.
" Well I'm interested already, you must be a great writer, maybe they just didn't realize that" He muttered, staring at me with an undivided attention.
A blush crept up to my face making me break eye contact, I cleared my throat awkwardly and said " It's getting real late and I need to go" I grumbled and began to walk away
" See ya... Hey, you never told me your name" he barked and jogged towards me
" Chelsea" I yelled, my words echoing back.
" I didn't ask about your ___ " He paused when realization hit him. Well I expected that, he must have been confused I was talking about the football club but it is as it is.
Chelsea Henrietta Lanchester, yeah that's me and I'm nineteen, I have a really interesting life, I must say but some people find me weird just like my roommate when I told her I loved tea, she considered it outdated but that's nothing to care about. At least I'm not someone like her who made a soup from oranges.
Few minutes later, I was standing in front of my dorm, soaking wet head to toe, I got caught up in the rain plus on getting to my dorm, all I could hear was moans right from the inside.
Did they even realize they were so loud?, The last thing I wanted was embarrassing my roommate, Laurie so l stayed back and watched as the rain poured heavily.
Thinking about home made me sad, realizing how much I had missed just standing in the rain, evaluating how my life was, it's only been three weeks but I still miss my family even though we talked on Skype every weekends.
Being in NY U was a dream come through, I was so happy when I got the scholarship to study here but was sad at the same time because my dad wasn't there, he would have been so proud of me. I felt tears stung my eyes, he passed ssed away three years after he was diagnosed with cancer.
I shoved my hands into my coat when the cold grew really unbearable, I had moved away from our dorm, scared she might find me there and get furious.
The door jerked opened, Laurie was making out with a guy I knew wasn't her boyfriend, just cool. I tried avoiding her but then they both sighted me, guilt washed over her face as she pulled him away. I made my way inside, I almost puked with the way every where reeked of alcohol and something I couldn't fathom.
Laurie walked in while I was washing up, I could hear her speaking to someone over the phone as I turned the shower off, I got out of the bathroom, ignoring her.
" Yeah, love you too" she hung up and slumped on the couch, all the while staring at me in a weird way, I bet she was talking to winters, her boyfriend.
Would she take the hint, I wasn't interested in her relationships, she could do whatever she wanted. I had my own problems to deal with.
" You ain't gon rat me out, would you?" She asked me out of the blue, I wasn't expecting it but I guess she was really scared.
" About what?" Is it about having sex with your boyfriend best friend or your roommate finding out?.
" Stop it already" she yelled silently and that was when she broke down crying in silent sobs.
" Yeahhhh..." I let out a deep sigh, I didn't get why she was crying all of a sudden, I wasn't ready to tell on her for christ sake.
" He just wasn't listening to me anymore and he wouldn't even pay me attention but I really didn't mean to cheat on him I just got caught up... It was so complicated" Her sobs grew louder every milliseconds.
" I have to say but what you did was really fucked up" I said and turned off my bedside lamp, climbing into my bed
" But I really___" She said before I chimed in, interrupting her halfway.
" Own what you did Laurie" I commented snidely, I couldn't even get myself to sleep and when I was just about to, I heard the door slam.
When I turned, her bed was empty. Maybe I was too harsh on her but that really wasn't my intention, I spent the rest of my night wondering if I was faulty.
" Darn it" I moaned, I should have stayed silent but my mouth was like a faucet, I found it hard to stop talking if I ever started a conversation.
I had the intention of calling her but that was when I realized I didn't have her contact, I was such a douchebag. It wasn't the first time she had stayed back from the dorm but this somehow felt different. After all she was my roommate even if we hardly relate.