Under the same roof

Frat party

It's had been a week since Willow had installed Roomie, and everyday her roommate reminded her why. It's like Mia had read Willow's mind and was trying to convince her to leave. Mia had gotten filthier these days. Willow was waiting on roomie to complete her background check. Everyday Willow would wake up to a new mess by her. Mia would always go out and party too hard. She would come in the door stumbling and knocking things over. Then ultimately ending up vomiting in the toilet and not flushing leaving if for Willow to find in the morning. Their arguments got worse too. Willow would address Mia for being a lazy slob who ruins their room, and Mia would call Willow no life having bully who spends all day in her room. Willow was tired. She needed to move out desperately. Thankfully roomie had completed her background check 2 days ago and she was on the hunt. The first two days Willow was having a hard time. All the listing were either above her budget or had outrageous demands. One lady required a masters degree and another basically just wanted a maid. Willow was starting to give up. Maybe she'd be stuck with Mia until she graduated she thought. That's when she saw a listing. A perfect listing. A listing for an apartment by a boy named Jamie. The listing was simple all it said was 'Hi, I'm looking for a roommate. Text me if you interested. All I required is that you help with rent and utilities. I stay out of your stuff you stay out of mine." That sentence was like music to Willows ears. A chill roommate who gives her privacy. Willow thought those were only in dreams. She was already convinced and it did help that he was also pretty cute. She looked at the picture on his account. It was a cute boy sitting in the back of a pickup truck. He was wearing a yellow long sleeve and his brown hair was in curtain bangs slightly covering his eyes. He looked sweet like someone you could connect with easily. Willow texted him asking if the listing was still available.

***

It had been an over two hours and the sun was starting to set. Willow was starting to lose hope. Sure it hadn't been that long but Willow was desperate. She was considering taking the deal with the lady who seemed to just want a maid. I mean she did offer reduced rent, but Willow was staying strong Jamie would eventually get back to her.
Willow had just returned to her dorm from her final class. As she opened the door the room looked ransacked. Mia had done it again. Willow sighed this is what she was trying to get away from. She took off her outerwear and tied her hair in a ponytail. She reached in her end table and pulled out some gloves. Willow began to clean her side of the room. Picking up any trash and scrubbing any stains Mia had left. Willow left Mia side untouched. Any mess she made she could clean up herself. Willow moved to the bathroom and began cleaning that too. In the bathroom she found a crumbed paper on the floor near the waste bin. Most times Willow left things alone she found crumbed that Mia dropped but this paper was a funky color and she was curious. She picked up the crumble piece of paper carefully unraveling it only grabbing each corner. Eventually the paper was unraveled enough to read. The paper just said the Theta Phi Fraternity was throwing a party tonight. Willow rolled her eyes. Of course Mia was at a party. Another day of her coming home sloppy drunk Willow thought. She was frustrated. She had hoped Mia would just meet a guy and stay at his place tonight. She crossed her fingers and hoped.
Willow had finished cleaning and decided to take a shower she grabbed her pineapple pajamas pants and a tank top. She slipped in her bunny slippers and headed to the bathroom. She stripped off her clothes and entered the warm shower water. It was relaxing for her. The warm water running through her curly brown hair made her feel like all her problems were being washed away. No more Mia, No more roomie, No more thoughts of-.
Willow phone started ringing loudly throughout the bathroom. The noise took her out of her trance. She immediately finished showering the dashed to see who had called her. It was Tatiana but what was she calling for. The time was now almost 12am and Tatiana was usually sleeping by then. Especially since she takes early classes. Willow got dressed then called her back. The phone rang for a minute then there was answer, but it wasn't Tatiana it was Jin.
"Willow" he yelled through the phone. There was lots of talking and music in the background.
"Jin what are you doing with Tiana's phone" Willow asked confused
"No time for questions. I need you to get here now. Tiana super drunk and she's trying to attack some girl." Jin yelled over the music. Soon after he started angrily yelling in Korean. Willow focused her attention to the background noise. She could hear Tatiana drunkenly in the background yelling at someone. The other voice was recognizable too. It didn't take her long to realize who it was.
"Mia" she said angrily into the phone. "Just keep her safe Jin I'll be there soon." She said before hanging up. She knew exactly where they were. She went back to the crumbled piece of paper that Mia left on the bathroom floor and checked the address.
Willow dashed out of the dorm building still wearing her pajamas and fuzzy slippers. She got into her car and put in the address to her gps.
"Why now do you choose to go to a party Tatiana?" Willow said to herself before pulling off.

***

Willow arrived at the party within minutes. The frat house wasn't really that far away it was just across the campus. Willow got out of the car and walked toward the house. This was exactly what she'd thought a frat party would be like. Red solo cups everywhere. Drunk people falling all over the place. This is exactly what the movies made it seem like she thought. Willow had never attended a frat party. She said they made her feel unsafe. She was never a party goer anyway. Entering the party didn't really change her mind. The party seemed super over crowded. There were drunk bodies everywhere. It seemed like everyone was grinding on each other. Willow just wanted to get in and out of there as fast as possible, but that didn't seem likely. Willow took a deep breath and started to traverse through the crowd. She instantly regretted this. She was getting pushed around like crazy. Willow was a small girl. She was about 5'4 and skinny with curves. She was one of the smaller people in the crowd. She was about to give up when she finally reached an open part of the crowd. She stood there for a minute breathing in the smoky air desperately trying to catch her breath. She seriously started to question was this worth. Maybe Tatiana deserved to beat Mia's ass. Mia was a horrible person after all Willow thought. No Willow could not give up yet. She could not let her friend get kicked out of school for fighting with someone like Mia. She would push through, but she when she was about to walk a hand covered her eyes.
The hand was big and it belongs to a very tall person. She felt the person lean down and get close to her ear. The person spoke "Guess who" they whispered softly in Willow ear.
Willows body froze. She remembered that voice it was a voice she hadn't heard since high school. A voice she never wanted to her again. A voice that shattered her heart to pieces the last time she heard it. Aden Park.