A.D.D.I.C.T [h.f.t)

2.

"You must be Emerson Taylor!" The girl with dark black hair squeals as soon as I enter our dorm room and she jumps out of her bed and basically runs up to me and hugs me, making me feel a little uncomfortable. In England no one will just hug you, especially if they don't know you but I guess Americans are different and I'll have to get used to all of this. I stand there awkwardly and it's probably really obvious because she stops and looks at me, and says "oh sorry!" I shake my head and walk over to my bed and place my suitcase on top.

"It's Em." I say and she smiles, "I am Rowen and yes it's a boys name so just call me, Raisen." She says and I laugh a little, thinking she was kidding but I look up at her and her face is staring at me like I'm insane, she was obviously being serious. "It's nice to meet you, Raisen." I say and she smiles and sits back down on her bed and a few minutes go by where we remain in silence while I unpack my bag that is until someone knocks on our door.

A tall black haired, slim boy with some tattoos walks in and looks me up and down and then waves at Rowen, "Sup Raisen, Keegan is outside in the car. He sent me up to get you." He says and looks back at me and I try my best not to make eye contact with him,  so to make it less obvious, I look over at Rowen.

"So Raisen, who is this?" He says as he waves towards me, completely ignoring the fact I can hear him. She looks at him and rolls her eyes. "Meet Emerson Taylor, my new roommate." She replies which makes me smile.

"Uh yeah, hi." I simply say feeling the tension in the room.

"Okay, Em want to come?" She asks me and in my head I already know that I am going to stay in and catch up on my sleep because I am jet lag.

"Where?" I ask anyway and the boy answers, "the pub." He says and I scrunch up my noise and without me saying anything he laughs and I look at him in confusion.

"It's not her scene." He says before I have a chance to say anything and Rowen playfully hits him in the arm, "I can talk for myself and no I don't want to go." I say and he chuckles and Rowen comes over to my side of our room and gives me a hug and then waves goodbye before leaving with that strange boy.

"Emerson it's about time you came, Raisen here was getting lonely. But I guess, now she'll want to be alone again now that your here." He says and closes the door behind him.

'Nice meeting you too arsehole' I say in my head and go over to the door to make sure it's locked before I go to bed.

I lay on my new bed after putting my suitcase on the floor - I'll finish tidying my things later. I look up at the ceiling because although I am tired, I am also bored so I take my phone out of my jean bum pocket and I phone my mum.

"Hello?"

"Emerson is that you?" She says before I have a chance to speak.

"Hi mum!"

"How was your flight, are you okay? What's the weather like? And where are you?"

"Wow, it was good but I'm tired. I'm fine and its night time here now and I am in my dorm room.

"Is your roommate nice and is she a girl?"

"I don't really know her but she seems friendly and yes mum."

"Sorry I'm just worried! I miss you already."

"Me too, I just wanted to talk. My roommate went out."

"Why didn't you go?"

"Jet lag."

"But you phoned me."

"I know, but I'm going to sleep now."

"Okay baby, have a good sleep and stay safe." She says before hanging up and I turn my phone off and close my eyes.