When the past comes crawling back.

Chapter 3: Back home

Finally I was back home.

After our flight landed, we took a cab back to Mason's place and then he gave me a ride home and spent about an hour driving around in my new car. As soon as Mason headed back to his room, I ran into mine, locked the door and got into bed.

I'd tried to sleep on the plane but I just couldn't. It's hard to sleep when you have a loudly snoring boyfriend and a kid kicking your seat every five minutes. But apparently, I wasn't going to get much shut eye here either because a few minutes after falling asleep my phone woke me up.

"Hello?" I said sleepily.

"Hello, Miss.Michaels? It's Mrs. Correia. How are you?"

Mrs. Correia was our dorm advisor/coordinator and getting a call from her could only mean one thing: new roommate.

"Uh, I'm good, thanks. How're you?"

"Fine, thanks dear. I would just like to let you know that you'll be having a new roommate. A young man actually. He seems like a good boy, so shouldn't cause you any problems but, if you have any concerns, feel free to let me know."

"Oh.. Great." I mutter under my breath.

"Pardon, dear?"

"Uh, nothing. When's he gunna move in?" I asked, crossing my fingers and hoping that it wasn't anytime soon.

"Tomorrow."

"Great, thanks for letting me know."

I hung up before she could even respond.

I was not, in anyway, excited for a roommate. I liked having my room to myself. I liked to be alone so, this was going to suck. Who would be transferring 3 months into the term anyway? Probably one of those rich jocks, whose obsessed with looking hot and playing football. Great.

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The next morning, I woke up early, moved some of my stuff, made some breakfast and ate. I decided I wasn't gunna be a grinch about having a new roommate. I was going to be nice. So, for a start, I left the leftovers of breakfast on the table with a note saying.

"Eat some food. -your roommate"

That was nice enough, wasn't it? Yep, good enough.

I pulled out my phone and texted Copeland.

*Go to my apartment, there's a surprise there for u.*

About a minute after, I got her text.

*k...*

I waited until I heard her voice, outside the door.

"What the heck did this hoebag do this time... How the heck do I even get in."

I ran up to the door and swung it open.

"Surprise!" I yelled as she punched me in the face.

"OUCH! What was that for?!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! You scared me, I didn't know you were back! Oh my gosh, give me a hug slut." She said as she pulled me in.

And together we walked and talked about our break and headed to the mall... Her driving my new car..

"So who's this roommate? That dumbass wouldn't let us be roomies but now you get a dude?" She asked.

"Uh ya apparently."

"What if he's cute?" She exclaimed, a smile playing on her face.

"Then he's all yours. " I said smiling back.

"No.. I'm in love with someone else.."

Copeland always talked about this mystery man but never told me who he was and for me that was kind of weird, considering we told each other everything.

"Are you ever gunna tell me who he is? Pwease, pretty pwease?" I said, giving her the puppy dog face.. Which never worked.

"Maybe on day, but I doubt it. Now lets go buy some food, I'm starving!"

And with that, our long, shopping-filled day, began.