The Red Strings of Fate

Chapter 1

"My goodness, why does it have to be so hot today." Megan crashed to the sofa and looked at Zoe, who turned on the living room's aircon. "Didn't know the apartment became a sauna"

"So you're paying the bills this time?" Zoe jokingly said while opening her Bible to read a verse on the table while working on her script.

"Well, maybe. I think I have the budget to pay half." Megan glanced at her phone, irritated with the day's weather. "Are you willing to pay the other half of the bill?"

"Yeah I think so, I saved up last week to pay for our apartment's rent." Zoe replied, closing her Bible and finishing her script for their English Acting on Wednesday.

"By the way, I invited Geiliyah and John again." Megan told her roommate, who turned to look at her just to meet Zoe rolling her eyes at her.

"Seriously, why does that annoying parrot have to get invited?" Zoe complained, returning her stuff to her school bag on the table. John was Zoe's classmate, his stupidity during their time together is enough to make her annoyed. It's like his existence was just to annoy Zoe until she finishes university. He always found a way to annoy Zoe without even trying. If Zoe had the chance to fix him, she would mend the level of stupidity, how annoying he would be, and his attitude about bragging too much.

"Count me out, I don't wanna see that loud parrot. I have better things to do." Zoe told her, scheduling her plans in her phone's calendar as usual.

"But in two weeks, it's their birthday." Zoe stopped looking at her phone and slowly looked at Megan.

"When's their birthday again?" Zoe asked Megan and she looked at her phone's date. "It's on April 10. Currently, today is March 27."

"I'll check if I have time for it. And if I do, I'll try to move the planned stuff on that date to another day." Megan nodded and gave her a white patterned jacket. "Also I'm asking you for a favor to return this to John. He left it here when he and Geiliyah last visited." Zoe took the jacket and left the living room and went into her bedroom.

Zoe's room greeted her with open arms with the scent of vanilla in the air. She closed the door behind her and sat on her soft bed. She looked at John's white patterned jacket and an intrusive thought entered her mind.

Does he smell good?

Zoe came back to her senses. Why would she wanna know if John smells good or not? It's not like she likes him or anything. Why is she even thinking of that stupid baboon? She was way better than him. She would become a weird stalker if she did smell it.

She hesitated for a moment and took one good sniff. He smelled good, his jacket smelled like the good cologne John wears. She could even dream of him whenever he passes her. Zoe would only daydream of him being near her.

"Hell, why am I even thinking of him?" Zoe snapped out of her trance and kept the jacket in an unused closet in her room. The thought of her liking John haunted her, there was no way she likes John, right?

Zoe was tired and her day was just too busy. She rested herself on the bed and slowly closed her eyes. The bed was way more comfortable than usual...

Zoe woke up and got up from her bed. Monday was the day she did not like. She had science class early in the morning that day, she knew her day would be a drag.

She got ready for school and wore her uniform. She went downstairs and ate breakfast together with Megan. She and Zoe got ready for the day and left together.

Their apartment was just close to their University, so commuting wasn't a problem. They both entered the university and stepped inside the polished marble floors of the place. The hallway was packed as it was filled with students in their lockers. Most of them were talking to each other while others were preparing things for their classes. Zoe went to her locker and stuffed her books inside the locker and only took the science book with her.