You Awake?

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*Credit to AmbiguousGopher on reddit*

This year, I started college, and in doing so, I got a roommate. My roommate is a great guy, and we've been friends since kindergarten.

However, like any human being on the face of the earth, living with him isn't always easy. We're four weeks in and some of his habits get on my nerves.

Nothing major, really, occasionally he'll play music too loud or leave clothes lying around, but nothing I can't deal with.

Except for this one habit he has: most nights, when I'm just about to drift off to sleep, (eyes closed, barely conscious. You get the picture) he'll just ask, "Hey, man, you awake?" ... "Dude?" ... "Hey, you up?"

I never respond. Because i never see a need to. If it's important, he'd wake me. If not, i can just remain comfortable.

After 4 weeks at college, I decided to head home over the weekend for a visit. I had a good time until last night. I was just about to drift off to sleep when my roommate asked, "Hey, are you still awake?" I looked at the clock and saw 2:21. Needless to say, I was a bit pissed off. I decided to actually voice my complaints, so I instinctively turned on the light to tell him in no uncertain terms to shut the hell up.

I sat up and immediately realized what was wrong: why on earth would my roommate be in my room? He's in our dorm room... Two hours away.

I went pale at the sight of my empty room, and I heard the voice again, this time closer: "I'll see you in the morning."

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