Like Enemies to Lovers[ON HOLD]

Chapter Five| College

My phone must've died, I don't hear Emma's ridiculously loud snoring.

I get up, take a shower, and brush my teeth. Looking in the mirror I sigh looking at my eye bags and blemishy face. I put on a denim corset, oversized white shirt, white boots, and a purse.

Pretty cute, now I have to go and drive me and Emma to college. As I was about to leave the front door to my car my stepmother says calls me over.

"Yes, stepmother" walking up to her slowly while keeping my distance, I keep my head down avoiding eye contact but can feel her eyes on me as she looks me up and down.

"Just like your mom, a slutty whore"

What.

"What did you say" I can feel my heart rate speeding up as I walk towards her and slap her. Leaving her in shock I drive off and go to Emma's house.

Emma gets in the car when I arrive to her house putting her suitcase in the back with mine.

"I heard we are going to have a roommate in our dorm what do you think her name will be" maybe she's rude, hopefully not because im extremely sensitive that it's weird.

"Maybe it's a guy" I roll my eyes at her and look back at the road. There it is our college, Stanford University.

I was surprised how I even got into this college, the acceptance rate is four percent. Emma is like really smart though. It wasn't a very long drive since we were only 40 minutes away.

Me and Emma get out the car and grab our suitcases. The nice lady at the front desk looked up our names and told us our dorm number and gave us our schedules. Me and Emma have three out of five classes which isn't too bad, at least we have classes together.

"309, this is it" I cover my ears at Emma's loud screech. I was about to open the door when someone from inside the dorm did.

In fear, anxiety, and reflexes from taking boxing lessons I kick him in the balls without thinking. Holding my fist in the air I look down to see their face.

"Fuck, you bitch" Elijah? What is he doing here I didn't think girls and boys would share a dorm or is he just in the wrong one.

"Why are you in here this is our dorm" Emma questions him before I could.

"This is my dorm you fuckers" rude much.

"Well our paper says this dorm" pushing him out the way I walk into the dorm room. It's huge. There's a kitchen, three rooms, and a living room. Great, one bathroom.

Emma is in her own world trying to figure out what room is the biggest for her to choose. Elijah just stares at me, this is uncomfortable.

"Do you need something?" He walks closer to me but I take more steps back than he's taking forward, I hit the wall as there is no where to go. His hands were on the wall trapping me in.

"Just so you know don't bother me, speak to me, or come into my room ever, Amore mio"
(Translation: My love)

"What does that mean" he doesnt answer I look over beside me and when he's distracted I move under his arms getting away from him. The last room is pretty big, I have to use it anyway because it's the last room. Organizing everything in my bathroom and room I get a hoodie and underwear and go take a shower.

I didn't think anybody was in the bathroom so I walk in. To my surprise I see a naked Elijah, he turns around to look at me and purposely drops his towel. He has tattoos from his neck All the way down. As my eyes travel farther down his body I get disturbed.

"Can you leave or are you going to keep ogling me?" Standing in shock I force my eyes up and leave. By the time I get to my room my face was beetroot red. God I hate him.

I check to see if he's still there and he's not, so I go take a shower. As usual I wash my hair with my favorite strawberry-watermelon shampoo, using my body scrub I rub it against my body, rinse off, and wrap my towel around me.

I put on my hoodie and underwear, walking out of the bathroom I go to the kitchen. There is no food in this dorm. Gosh I forgot about shopping. Walking to my room I put black jeans on and some shoes, I was about to walk out the door when a hand stops me, Emma's gone so it's Elijah. Gosh cant he leave me alone.

"Where do you think you're going?" His eyes were darker than usual. Who is he, my father.

"We have no food do you want us to starve" he glares at me whenever I try to pull my hand away from him. Gosh I hate him first he gets Valedictorian and calls everyone mean names, then he gets in my way multiple times not leaving me alone.

"Can you let go what is your problem"

"You, you're the problem" he tightens his grip on my wrist making me hiss in pain.

"Let go!" I can feel tears threatening my eyes, when his grip loosens I run out the door slamming it in his face. I ran until I was in my car. I can't breathe. I take my inhaler out taking multiple puffs but it doesn't help. What's happening, I can't breathe. I feel like I'm dying. I'm curled in my car crying trying to control my breathing but it only gets worse.

Someone started knocking on my window but I didn't answer. They started knocking more so I looked to see who it was. Elijah, I was in the backseat so I reach my hand to the front unlocking the car.

"Breathe, Amore mio" he tucks my hair behind my ear, wiping the tears off my cheek. My breathing slows but not to much.

"Amore, count to ten for me it will help your breathing" he's eyes aren't as dark as they usually are, they are softer, kinder.

"O-one, t-two, th-three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten" I stopped crying and hyperventilating, he gave me my inhaler and took a puff of it.

"Why are you helping me" he doesn't answer, Elijah opens the door taking me out the backseat leading me to the passenger seat. He gets in the front and starts driving to the store. Silence. Not an uncomfortable silence though.

Once we get to the grocery store he opens the car door for me. Why is he being so nice we are literal rivals. Elijah gets a cart and we start walking through the store.

"So, what do we need" me and Emma don't know how to cook so im praying to every god that he knows.

"Anything you want" he looks at me but I turn away hiding my red face. How about I make this fun. It's been about forty minutes, we have been to every isle and his never changes no matter how many items we get.

"I'm done" we walk to the register, as the lady scans every item she never says anything, neither does she look at me or Elijah. It's like she's scared. Maybe she's just having a bad day.

5,639.07, my jaw is dropped but is replaced with a grin, this will make his pockets hurt. Elijah gets his wallet out and pulls out a Black Card. What. The. Cheese crackers. IS HE RICH OR SOMETHING! How does a 18 year old have a black card, I don't even have 20 dollars.

My jaw is dropped again but to my surprise Elijah comes centimeters away from my face closing my mouth with his two fingers.

"Your welcome, Amore mio"

Authors Note: I hope this was up to you guy's expectations and that this chapter was good😭

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