𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗔

15

Arden's POV

I threw myself on the couch after having a long tiring day.

I had to take this little kid to his morning classes and then take him home. In between, I came back to my dorm to take a shower, which ended when Ophelia broke into my apartment.

After that, I went to my afternoon classes in college. Also, had training with a hockey team without Dareen.

It sucked because Dareen was a great player, especially a good defender. Without him, as a left defense, we were just a bunch of players trying to train without one of the strongest positions on our team. It made us do a lot of stupid mistakes.

I was too tired to do anything else, just to lie on the couch and turn on the tv. Surprisingly there was nothing great to watch, so I turned on the news.

A news reporter announced that early winter coming in the near future.

"It's fucking November man" I have nothing against winter, but I just wanted to enjoy autumn some more. I'm not ready for Christmas to come.

Just like that, I was watching tv for the past hour. At some point, I almost fell asleep.

The sound of the door of the apartment opening woke me up from a sleep that hadn't happened yet.

I thought it was Dareen who finally came back from his parents, but I was absolutely wrong.

"Hi" is all she said after closing the door and throwing her shoes on the ground.

"Dareen's still not here" I announced if she was here for him. There's actually not a single other reason for her to be here. Just her boyfriend.

"I know" Liliya put her bag on the end table.

Why does she look like she's pissed at me? Is it even possible for her to be mad at me?

"Then can I know what are you doing here this late? It's like almost 10 pm" I took my phone to see what time it was.

"I'm here for my boyfriend" she shot back. I believe that I saw her rolling eyes too.

"But he's not here" I was watching her stand at the other side of the living room, staring at the tv and ignoring my presence.

"So? Can't I just wait for him?" this ginger finally turned her head to look at me.

"I didn't say that. I was just messing up with you" I chuckled. It was funny to see her all mad for no reason.

"That's so funny, Arden" Liliya made a fake laugh. I suppose I'm on her nerves.

"How's your asthma?" I asked. She seemed to be fine now, but I just wanted to make sure.

"How do you know?" I could see her jaw drop.

"You know, I don't get Ophelia to break into my dorm every day just to save her friend by finding the medicine for her asthma in the boys' dorm" I sat down more comfortably on the couch, leaving some space for Liliya to sit, but she doesn't look like she wants to.

"I guess, you have met her today" she brushed her hair away from her eyes. "I hope you didn't say anything offensive to her" her eyes hardened looking at me.