*John POV*
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
"Not tonight."
I roll over, facing my roommate and watching him work at the microscope.
"Why are you staring at me?"
His hands still, eyes darting over to me for a few seconds before he looks back down.
"Sorry."
I feel the heat rising in my cheeks, tearing my eyes away from him for a few seconds before I find myself staring again. Distracted, he looks back over at me and we end up staring at each other until I sneeze, startling the boy and making him jump. A glass slide falls off the desk when he bumps into it, shattering on the floor.
"Damn it!"
"I...I can replace it if you need."
"No, you can't."
"What was it?"
He doesnt respond, turning away from me and grabbing his coat off his bed.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"To find a replacement for my slide."
"And how do you expect to do that?"
"What I do is none of your business."
"Look, I'm sorry for making you break it, but its past curfew and way too late for you to go out anywhere. Just tell me where you got it, and I'll replace it first thing tomorrow. Alright?"
He shakes his head, turning quickly amd grabbing his mobile off the desk before pocketing his keys and leaving the room. I roll over, facing the wall, and close my eyes in a futile attempt at sleep.
