CAMERON DESERVED THE DORM DOOR SLAMMED INCHES from his nose . Hell , he might even have deserved the aggressive sound of its lock turning shut . But , after everything he provided for this guy last night, he did not deserve to be left stranded in a Greendale corridor in the possession of only one shoe . No matter how much he pleaded through the hinges that he didn’t know they were identical twins , the door didn’t budge , and the minutes until his next class were hurriedly ticking by . With great effort to keep his head held high ( and to dodge any peculiar stains on the floor ) , Cameron limped into the canteen and saw a sweetly familiar face stood by the vending machine of his choice . “ Good morning , ” he said , resting an arm against the glass and smiling at his newfound companion with more self-assurance than a man with only one shoe warranted , “ say , how would you feel knocking on Ryan Wallace’s dorm door so I can grab my left shoe back before Interior Design 102 ? ”
Gabriel had several friends that lived in the dorms of the school, a misfortune that he didn’t wish on anyone. Community showers were not his style even from the years of sharing showers with his teammates who were some of the dirtiest people he’d met, so he couldn’t imagine the public. They decided to hang out and watch their favorite basketball team lose (though he saw it coming and bet money against his favorite team) and eat 3 pizzas they all chipped in for. As he was walking out, Gabe decided to grab a coffee from the ‘fancy’ vending machine that had been put in place. While waiting for the beverage to brew, he leaned against the glass, hoping this wouldn’t take too long.. He’d been on his phone when the familiar face from his spanish class had been in front of him. Isn’t he kinda old to be in the dorms? Gabriel immediately thought to himself. When he heard the name, Gabe chuckled. “Yeah. You’re more than likely not getting that shoe back. I don’t know this person, but if you pissed someone off so much to where you can’t get one shoe returned to you, that’s a level of rage not even my face and charm could convince.” His drink had still been brewing, but Gabe didn’t mind because this vending machine encounter got more interesting. “ But I guess I can take time out of my massively busy schedule and the rush that I’m in.” He was being super sarcastic towards the end, but he figured an act of random kindness might benefit him in the long run. “I’ll help. And quick question, and I mean absolutely no disrespect or to sound shitty, just curious, how often does that smile work to get what you want?” Gabe grabbed his drink which had finished brewing. “ Now, where is her door?”