Meri of the Sea (Iceland)

Chapter 3

"What the fuc-"

"Don't even think about finishing that sentence," Louis said, glaring at me. I put my hands up in surrender and sighed.

"Umm, who are you." I looked at the boy standing in the doorway. The bear in his arms was struggling to get out and I was thankful it was secure in his grip.

His voice was soft, as if speaking too loud was impossible. He was definitely a soft spoken individual.

"My names Louis and this is my sister Meri. I am your dorm sharer I guess. I just got here today." Louise scratches his neck nervously, this probably was not how he wanted to greet his new roommate.

"I see. I'm Mathew Williams, grade 10. And this is my bear, Kuma... Kumajirou!" The bear had finally wiggled its way out of Mathews arms and was heading strait for me.

"Hey Mr. Mathew, could you stop your bear, or something?" My voice quivered a bit as I climbed onto Louis's back. The pure white bear was pawing at Louis's leg while I stared at the blond haired man.

Mathew was quick to scoop up his bear and scold him. "Anyways, I understand that your my roommate, Mr. Louis, but why are you here, miss Meri?"

I chuckled as I got down to the ground. "That, my friend, is quite simple. I need food and my brother knows how to cook!"

"It's honestly a safety hazard to have her in the kitchen-OWWY, leave me alone you jerk!" Louis clutched his arm to his chest as I smirked.

"Well I was just gonna head out to eat if you wanted to come? I just needed to grab my wallet." I stared at Mathew in horror.

"How about you join us for supper?" I gestured at Louis. "Louis is a chef of many talents."

"Are you sure it's all right?"

"Of course," Louis said with a smile. "It will be a good way to get to know my roommate!"

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"Wait, hold up, your saying that he ate 5 hamburgers as a double decker sandwich and survived?!?!" I yelled.

"Yep, and then he went on to eat my fries and Arthur's burger as well... it was painful to watch." Mathew smiles as he gestured to Kumajirou who sat in my lap. Me and Kumajirou settled our differences. "Kuma then tried to eat Papa's fries and failed. It was an all around mess. From then on we were banned from the place after papa flirted with the waiter one too many times."

Me and Louis smiled at Mathew. It had been about an hour and we learned about Mathews life. He had a large family which loved each other.

These was a low sounding chime from Mathews phone and he smiled as he stood up. "That's my next class! I have to go, it was good meeting you Meri!"

And with that he was gone. And that's also when I remembered I had to go back to my own dorm.

Louis was adamant about me brushing my teeth when I got back and calling him to say goodnight. I kept teasing him for being overbearing but we both knew I would be calling every night.

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When I woke up the next morning I realized just how comfy the beds were. It was like sleeping on a cloud.

I looked down at my phone, which was ringing persistently, even though I had woken up almost half an hour ago. It obviously wasn't an alarm.

I lifted the phone off the table in the dining area. Turns out the nuisance calling me was in face Louis. I sighed, putting the phone to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Meri!!! Meet me at the main building in five minutes! I don't know where my class is and it starts in, like, five minutes!"

It was at this moment I truly lost hope in my brother. "Louis, if you don't look at the nearest clock in the next five seconds!"

"Oh... never mind! Meet me in ten at the main building anyways! I wanna explore!" And with that I was left looking at my home screen which read 7:37. Idiot.

I sighed, leaving the empty cereal bowl in the sink. I'll deal with it later... by that I mean Louis will clean it when he comes to visit. He's great that way.

With one final sweep of the room, I grabbed my full backpack and left the room. I had a lot of stuff I needed to put in my locker.

Time for the first day at this place of depression, stress, anxiety, and overall hell.

Hi peeps who are reading this... how's life? I'm gonna be one of those authors who asks a question at the end of the chapter cause I wanna follow the trend.

What's your favourite breakfast food?
Mines krumkake(a Norwegian crepe like wrap)

March 20th, 2019