Roommates

Chapter 5

Esther

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I woke up to the sound of the alarm on my phone going off. I'm currently laying on the couch with a minx blanket covering me and in the same clothes I was wearing yesterday. Ashton must have put the blanket over me I thought. I smile remembering last night with Ashton. I get up and make my way upstair to my bedroom to get ready for my first day of Uni. I grab a pair of black leggings and I grey top and put them on and then slip on my converse shoes. I walk to the mirror and tidy up my messy hair and apply some mascara. Happy enough with my appearance I walk out my bedroom and into the bathroom to brush my teeth.

Once I'm done I walk downstairs to see if Rose is ready to go. I see her sitting at the kitchen table with a tissue in hand, red nose and bags under her eyes. She see's me and gives me a weak smile. I sit down at the table next to her, concerned I ask "Rose are you okay? Do you need to go to the doctors". "I'm fine" she croaks "it's just the flu". I say "do you need anything? some soup or a hot chocolate?". She smiles and says "you always know how to look after me don't you? but I'm fine Esther you should start going to class". I nod and say "okay but ring me if you need anything". "I will" she says "now go before your late" she hurries me away. I smile and grab my things and head out the door.

I start walking to campus. It's only a few blocks away so it's easy enough to walk there and back to the apartment. As I'm walking I hear someone call me name. I turn around to see Ashton walking a few metres behind me. I wait for him to catch up. "Hey" I smile "I didn't know you had a class today, I would have waited otherwise" I say to him. "It's alright" he replies walking next to me. "So what are you studying?" I ask "you never told me". "Law" he replies. "Nice" I smile. He smiles back. Wow. His smile is so cute, kind of goofy looking I think to myself. I haven't really seen him smile much but I'm glad when I do. We continue to walk to campus together just chatting along the way, his arm brushing against mine. I started feeling tingles with the contact being made. I smile. But then I remember that I can't like Ashton in that way, things would get too complicated. Thankful to reach the campus, we depart and go into separate buildings to start our first day.

After a long day at Uni I'm finally heading back to the apartment to get ready for this job interview. I walk for about ten minutes and I'm at the apartment. I walk inside and quickly go upstairs to shower and get ready. After my shower I put on my outfit that I picked out yesterday. I head back down the stairs where I see Ashton walking through the door. He looks at me, now staring with a look in his eyes that I can't quite make out. I look down at my body feeling self conscious. "What is it?" I ask worried. "N-nothing" he stutters. "Tell me" I push. "It's nothing I swear, you look good". "Really?" I ask "your not just saying that?". "No seriously you look good" he says. I sigh in relief. "Okay thanks" I smile. He nods. "I better get going" I say "I don't want to be late". I'm heading out the door when Ashton grabs my arm. I look up at him. "Good luck" he smiles. I smile back and head out the door. I start walking to the cafe where I hope that I'll be working in the near future. 

I breathe in a deep breath as I walk through the doors trying to calm myself. "Hey I'm Esther, I'm her for my interview" I tell the girl behind the counter. "Follow me" she smiles gesturing me around the counter and out the back. Here I go.

Ashton

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I walk out of my bedroom ready for the first day of Uni. I see Rose sitting at the kitchen table. She doesn't look to well. "Hey, have you seen Esther?" I ask her. "You just missed her" she says "but she shouldn't be too far ahead, you could probably catch her" she smiles at me giving me a look. I choose to ignore it. "Alright thanks" I say starting to head out the door. I see Lucas and say "hey man look after your girl why don't you, she's not looking to good what have you done?" I joke. He rolled his eyes and says "shut up, I'm looking after her just fine, it's just the flu". "Alright man" I laugh and walk out the door. This is the first time of been in a good mood for ages. Last night was the first night I've really been able to laugh and enjoy myself since my ex. What is this Esther girl doing to me? 

I finally catch up and call out to her. She turns around and waits for me to catch up. "Hey" she smiles "I didn't know you had a class today, I would have waited otherwise" she says to me. "It's alright" I tell her walking beside her. "So what are you studying?" she asks me "you never told me". "Law" I reply. "Nice" she smiles at me. I smile back. This girl is really getting to me. We continued walking and talking for awhile. Her arm starting to brush against mine gives me shivers. 

We reach the campus and she seems to get off to class quite quickly and I went to mine. Throughout the entire day I couldn't stop thinking about her and last night and how our arms were brushing together this morning. Her touch gave me chills. I think I'm really falling for this girl. She actually seems different. Genuine even. I hope she feels something for me too.

I was walking through the door when I saw her at the bottom of the staircase. She looked hot. In that tight skirt the clung to her waist and that loose white singlet showing off the smooth lightly tanned skin of her shoulders and chest. She see's me staring and looks down at her body. I think I made her nervous. "What is it?" she asks me with a worried look on her face. "N-nothing" I stutter. Great now I can't even talk properly. "Tell me" she pushes. "It's nothing I swear, you look good" I say. "Really?" she questions me "your not just saying that?". "No seriously you look good" I assure her. She really does look good. "Okay thanks" she smiles at me. I nod in response. "I better get going" she says "I don't want to be late". As she's walking out the door I grab ahold of her arm. She looks up at me. "Good luck" I smile. She smiles back at me and walks out the door. I watch her go.