𝙼𝚈 𝚃𝚄𝚃𝙾𝚁 [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ]

𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝟸𝟶

We finally arrive back to campus and I climb out the car. The air is cold and breezy after the 2 hour car ride and I shiver as the wind hits my bare arms.

Ben rushes me inside and we head up to the dorms.

"We can go to your dorm. The girls wouldn't want you in there." I say.

"Alright... I'll meet you there then?" He asks, holding the door open.

"Yeah." I push the door handle down and watch him as he walks towards his dorm.

"Just walk in, no need to knock." He half-shouts from down the corridor. I give him the thumbs up.

I walk through the door and the girls look back at me.

"Going off to Bens then?" Olivia asks me, a smirk playing on her face.

"Yes..." I give them a short, awkward smile. With them all staring at me like I've done something wrong, it's almost impossible to smile properly.

"Only to call the girls though." I clear the air. I'm sure I see Belle deflate slightly. I raise my eyebrow at her but she just rolls her eyes.

"Why not here?" Sami asks me, breaking my stare with Belle.

"Well, Kayla wants Ben to call with us and I didn't think you would want him in here..." I point around the piles of clothes left on the floor. "So I said it would be better to do it at his place."

A look of understanding crosses her face. "Very true." She begins to ignore me as I pick up my stuff and pack it into a bag.

"I will be back soon..." I wave goodbye and exit the room.

"Have fun!" They all say as I shut the door behind me.

I take the short trip to Ben's dorm and push open the door. All the guys from before stare at me. I'm guessing Ben didn't say I was coming...

"Coming for Ben?" The boy who was eating the sandwich asked me.

"Uhhh...well. He said I could come round." I look between them all. Two of them shrug like they wouldn't mind it.

"I guess that's fine." The boy takes a seat on the couch at the same time as me. "I'm Lewis by the way..."

I look up at him from my laptop and give him a nod. "Elaine. But you know that."

He smiles at me and I turn back to my laptop screen. I can feel his stare on me and it somewhat creeps me out.

I hear the sound of a door opening then closing and look up to see Ben walking towards me.

"You're here quicker than what I thought you'd be..." He leans against the back of the coach where I'm sitting watching my screen. I click on the Facetime icon.

"I forgot to ask, but we're here now anyway." He must be looking at the guys now.

"It's alright." Lewis says. None of the others say a word, obviously minding their own business.

Ben comes to sit beside me and I place the laptop on the arm of the couch. We both wait for Kayla and Evelyn to start the call. It doesn't take long before I hit the bright green circle.

"Hey," Kayla goes to place her phone somewhere to stand. "Ben's here?"

"I'm here." He mutters. He's looking down at his phone like he was before the call started.

"Get off your phone then..." Evelyn calls out from a far bed. Kayla put her phone on a night stand, giving us a fall glimpse of the room. It makes me miss living back in town even more. But I hide my feelings and look at Ben who still hasn't put his phone down.