Crystal's Heart

III. School is going to be boring

"Excuse me! Excuse me!"

Leslie stops in front of me, "Um-" She places her hands on her knees and exhales sharply, "Give me a second. You're a really fast walker."

All those years of karate and hot yoga really paid off. "What is it?"

Leslie exhaled and stood up straight, "I want to thank you."

"You want to thank me? For what?"

"For helping me avoid that embarrassing situation."

I stared at her for a moment before I remember that she was the girl who farted. "Oh, that. No, I wasn't helping you," I said. 

"You weren't helping me?"

I shook my head, "No."

"Then, why?"

I smile, "Sweet revenge."

Leslie takes two blinks before she laughs, "You don't like, Macaque, your roommate."

"How did you know she was my roommate?" I hope she isn't another stalker. Leslie stood up straight and I noticed how her uniform was slightly different. "You're a scholarship student." Nothing wrong with being a scholarship student. It means you're either physically talented or smart as fuck. 

"And the RA of Golden Dorm."

"Ah, I see. Can you change my roommate?" 

She chuckles, "I don't have that power."

I crossed my arms, "Oh, boo." Worth a shot.

"And even if Macaque decided to stop being your roommate. We'd have to assign you another one," she said. 

"Oh, double boo." 

"Unless she secretly lives somewhere else."

I look at her and raise a brow. 

She smiles, "My thank you gift," she says before she leaves.

I watched as Leslie stormed off to greet other students. 

I approve of her. 

I turned my heels and made my way back to the dorm. "Cute how she thinks that's the only way I can have a room to myself." 

The pre-first day of school was extremely underwhelming. After the meeting, I met Austin in the lobby - called him a snitch, and then went to my room, only to meet my angry roommate packing. I guess I don't have to do anything. 

I sat on the bed and crossed my legs, "Where are you heading?"

Macaque glared at me, "I can see you don't like me."

I pouted, "That's not true." 

"Really?"

"Yeah. I don't feel anything towards you." Before, I don't like her. Now, she's only a sore eye at the most. 

Her eyebrows furrow together, "Then...But, earlier-"

"Earlier...what?"