Manipulation (skephalo)

Chapter 5

"Then come in, I'm going to help you guys with the suitcases later, so don't worry about them"
Cassandra said, looking particularly at Darryl.

"But first I want to show you around the house"
She said, walking towards the entrance door as we followed her.

The house was ok from the outside, just a normal brick house.
As we walked inside, we stepped in the living room.
It was ok, there were a sofa two armchairs and a television it it.
Then she showed us the kitchen and the bathroom.
It was ok, nothing interesting.

Then we walked up the stairs.
The first room, right next to the stairs had Cassandra's name on the door.

"So this is my room, not big or interesting, but I think It's okay"
She said as she opened the door and we all stepped in.

The room was a normal sized room.
The walls were blue and I immeadiately noticed that, because it didn't match with the girl's aesthetic.
Cassandra wore vibrant coloured clothes and all her stuff was neon pink, but the walls had a pale, dark blue colour.
It also looked pretty tidy and empty like she moved in the room a day before

"This is my room. Originally I lived in the biggest bedroom, but I moved out a few days ago, because I thought Darry will need it.
He's always working so hard on everything so I figured out he needs a big and good room to stay focused"
She said with the worst sweet voice attempt I've ever heard

I rolled my eyes

"But don't worry, I painted the room red, because I know It's your favourite colour" She added

"Simp" I mumbled under my breath, but luckily no one heard me

I felt anger building up inside me once again.
I only know her for 15 minutes and I'm already disgusted by her.
And her type.
The girls that are always flirting with random guys on the street, the girls that are gettin everything they want and the girls that are ending  relationships by gossiping just for fun.

We stepped outside and got into the room next to hers.
It was the biggest room in the house, even bigger than the living room.
The walls were coloured bright red, the room was fully furnished and full of decorations.

The gigantic bed, the desk and the closets were all expensive IKEA products.
The decorations were all personalized for Darryl.
I saw picture frames on the nightstand and there were different picture in every single frame.
But they had one in common.
There were Darryl and a black haired girl.
The girl on the picture wore oversized, pale and faded clothes and she had familiar facial features.

As I looked at one of the photograps from closer, I realized who that girl is.

Cassandra

Wow she really did change a lot.
I looked at the picture for a few more seconds until I heard a cough.
As I turned around I saw the not long ago mentioned blonde girl looking at me with an angry expression, mouthing a "put it down".

I put down the photo quickly and I quietly walked out of the room.
I heard them talking inside, but not much happened.
I saw that Darryl really liked his room.
I was happy seeing him happy.
But I also felt theatrened by Cassandra.

After a few minutes, they came out of the room.
Darryl was still admiring his new room as he walked out with a big smile.
Cassandra walked right behind him with an evil smile on her face.

"And finally Zak's room"
She said as we walked into the last room in the hallway.

The walls painted black, but the paint started coming off, revealing a white layer underneath.
The room was really small, approximately 10 squaremeters in total (~107 squarefeet).
There were only a few thing in it.
A single sized, visibly used yellowish white matress on the floor, a really small desk and an old wooden chair with only three legs.
Some parts of the room were covered in dust and there was no window.

I was shocked as I walked in, but I didn't let them see.

"Uhh okay but I don't think all my stuff will fit in here" I said

"What do you mean?" She asked, trying to sound innocent

I rolled my eyes, clearly annoyed.

"I will buy a normal sized bed, a normal desk with a normal chair, my setup will be here and also my closets.
They won't have enough space here"
I said

Cassandra gave me an evil smile, but as soon as Darryl spoke, her smile disappeared

"Don't worry muffin, you can put your setup in my room!
I have too many space anyway and It will be so much fun!"
Said Darryl, being the wholesome muffin he is.

"Wow dude, that would be awesome, thank you so much"

"No problem muffin" He replied

That's when I noticed Cassandra from the corner of my eyes, looking like she's gonna explode from anger.

I gave Darryl a wide smile and he smiled back.

"So" I countinued
"I think we should start packing out, because if not, we will need to pack until midnight to get everything done"

"You're right Zak.
Cassandra, can you please help us with the luggages and stuff" Darryl asked the blonde.

As Darryl turned around and started talking to the girl, a forced smile appeared on her face and she said:

"Sure, let's go"

We walked down the stairs and got outside

Darryl and Cassandra walked to Darryl's car and I walked to mine.
Darryl had 4 suitcases, so Darryl grabbed two and Cassandra grabbed the other two and they walked inside.
I had 5 suitcases, so I grabbed two of them and started walking with them to the door.

As I grabbed the handle of the entrance door, I tried to push it down, but I just couldn't.

It was locked.

And I know really well who locked it.

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