Knock, Knock

Eighty-two

2 years later

Casey

My smile widens as I glance at my phone screen. I quickly peek at the left corner of my phone. 12:50, right on time. Quickly, I answer the phone not wanting to keep her waiting. "You rang?" I tease the brunette on the other line. She rolls her eyes in annoyance. She sighs and glances around before her pretty pink lips part.

"I'm very upset that you won't be coming home..." she trails. Letting out a breath she finishes her sentence, "Again."

I try my hardest to frown, "Yeah, I'm sorry. Times have been tough for a college student. My job has been keeping me busy as well. Maybe I'll be able to come home on Spring break."

Kathryn groans and throws her phone down. All I could see was the ceiling. "Casey I haven't seen you all fucking year" the woman hisses bringing the camera back to her face. My eyes scan over her features, slightly feeling shitty for possibly lying. 

"You're seeing me now" I try to soften the blow. Her face becomes serious and annoyed with my comment. I raise my brows and quickly glance away in defeat. "I was so excited to see you for my birthday. Then you called and told me you couldn't make it because of work and I understand that. But fuck Casey, you could've told me earlier all the goddamn prices are jacked" the brunette rants.

And oddly enough she was super cute too.

The sound of my room door opening is heard but I ignore it. Or try to. "Are you packed? I'm loading everything into the truck" Chris groans tiredly behind me. I mute my mic and turn towards my housemate. His eyes grow in size realizing that I was on the phone with Kathryn. "Shit sorry, did she hear?"

I sigh and shake my head, "You better hope she didn't. I'll seriously cut your dick off this time" I spit. The dark-skinned boy chuckles, nodding his head. "Tell her I said hey and that I miss her."

I stare at my friend before acting betrayed, "You miss my girlfriend? Chris is there something I should know?"

The boy laughs and nods his head, "Oh please, Casey forgive me for I have sinned! I think- I think I'm str...aight. I'm so in love with Kathryn's p-" he tries to get the sentence out failing miserably. I unmute my mic, knowing that Kathryn would hear the juicy details. Chris sighs, "I am in love with Kathryn's Punani."

I pull my lips into a thin line, my eyes moving towards the phone. Kathryn furrowed her brows, "Tell Chris if he wants to pass for straight, maybe he shouldn't use the term punani. I can't take him seriously."

I burst into a fit of laughter and the boy flicks me off. He throws his dreads over his shoulder before exiting my room and slamming my door. Rolling my eyes, I turn my attention back to the brunette pouting. 

"Casey, I miss you" the woman frowns. The confession causes my heartbeat to increase as my stomach twists into pleasant knots. I smile and open my mouth to respond but she continues. "But seriously, fuck you. I literally haven't seen you all damn year. When I said you could go to college 2 years ago, I meant with occasional visits."

"Sorry, do you want me to quit my job?" I question sarcastically.

The brunette groans, "Of course not, but can't they be a bit sympathetic or something? Even if to not come and visit me you need a break too. You can't work 24/7, especially when you're in college. Do you even sleep?"

I nod my head. The more we dwell on the subject, the shittier I feel. Once she discovers the truth, she'll probably kill me. But in the end, it'll be worth it. She won't want to kill me if she's too busy loving me.