Ring of Love

Sleepovers

Ally's pov:

Morgan and her friends weren't the... nicest group I've met so far this school year.

It was hard to miss the glares they sent Claire, Zoe, and I from the kitchen when they thought we weren't looking. I don't know what their problem was, or why are mere presence was bothering them so much, but it got to the point where it was just annoying.

The glares became so frequent that at one point, Claire made a move to stand up and confront them, but I was able to stop her before that happened.

I wasn't sure where Axel and Dylan stood with this group of girls, especially since their roommate, Bryce, was dating one of them. But after a while, I could tell Axel wasn't their biggest fan, and Dylan just tolerated them.

After Axel stated that he only invites his closest friends to the house, with Claire giving them a mocking grin from behind him, Morgan and her friends finally left, with deep scowls on their faces.

Even if it makes me sound like a bad person, I have to admit that seeing them storming off was a nice relief. The vibe that they gave off from the moment they entered the house was off, and with them constantly shouting to each other in the kitchen, it was difficult to keep up with Axel and Dylan's conversation from the other side of the living room.

Once they left, the house was much quieter, and I swear even Dylan let out a sigh of relief when they were gone. Which was weird, because Dylan seems to be all about the partying, drinking, and loud noises.

Once we got our peace and quiet back, I realized that I was also completely exhausted, to the point where I may just be three seconds away from passing out on my spot on the couch next to Claire.

It was only about a five-minute walk back to the dorms, but I was absolutely dreading it.

I'm sure if I swing my legs off this couch and attempt to stand up, I will fall flat on my face in front of everyone who was left.

And since it was just us now, Bryce found himself taking up a spot between Axel and Dylan on the couch.

Even though I wasn't the biggest fan of his girlfriend, I thought that Bryce was a pretty nice guy, and with him being completely intoxicated, it was quite funny hearing him talk.

Bryce told the three of us how he, Dylan, Axel, and their other roommate, Tanner, met the summer before their freshman year of college.

During that summer, their coach wanted the team to get to know each other before the school year started, so he held a couple practices for the team members who could make it.

Coincidentally, the four of them were the only freshman, so they were typically left to practice together.

But they didn't all immediately click. Since the four of them all had such different personalities, it was difficult to find a 'common' ground. This often led to petty arguments and side comments about each other during practice.

Even more interesting, both Dylan and Bryce agreed that Axel was the most difficult of the four to get along with, which surprised me.

Because of Axel's "closed off" personality, the three of them thought that Axel was a complete snob at first, to which Axel rolled his eyes from his spot beside them on the couch.

But it turns out, Bryce's words not mine, that Axel was just an introverted, "shy little boy" who was scared to make friends before his freshman year.

That earned Bryce a punch in the arm from Axel, to which he fell into Dylan and fussed over the "bruise" forming on his arm for the next five minutes.