it was late, esme was sure. she wasnât sure what time it was to be exact, her phone having died at some point during the nap she hadnât meant to take while at milesâ dorm, but it was dark and felt the type of serene it only did in the middle of the night when the only other ones awake are reflecting on the same serenity they couldnât seem to find during the day. esme was no stranger to that struggle, even more since the resurfacing of the nightmares that used to plague her when she was younger. she was living proof that the worst parts of history repeated themselves.
she planned to text maya back, but she also hadnât planned to fall asleep, so waking to a dead device left both of those tasks less than possible, figuring that it didnât make much difference now to confirm whether she was coming back to the room tonight now that the night was mostly over. what she didnât know was that a text was awaiting her too, that maya wasnât there either, having decided to head home for a quick visit with her mother, something esme had completely forgotten being told. what neither knew was that the dorm was hardly empty despite this.
considerate to the roommate who wasnât inside, esme slowly cracked the door just enough to slip herself inside, letting in as little of the hallway light as she could before closing it over and double checking the lock - she was too tired to fight off another panty raid tonight. padding over to her side of the room, she worked quickly to get off her feet, plugging in the decedent, abandoning her backpack beside the nightstand, and peeling off the clothes sheâd been in since her earlier classes. flipping the bedhead over both shoulders, she melted into her bed, sprawling out onto her side in full preparation to slip back into the slumber sheâd achieved prior.
the day was long for zig between classes and practicing some of his knife skills for work he wanted to relax, knowing the perfect girl to hit up for that. usually he would hit up maya to let her know what he was up to but today he figured he could surprise her. after knocking on the door a couple times he went to jiggle the door knob and to his surprise the door was unlocked. after walking inside he thought about texting her but decided to keep the surprise just that.Â
look over at jack he gives the dog a couple pets grinning down at him though his smile falls short when he glances over and sees gulliver causing him to now roll his eyes. the two never got along even when him and esme were on good terms the cat seem to always hate him. âiâm watching you,â his voice is low and slightly timid. not that heâd admit it but the cat does scare him especially since gulliver loves to bite him. doing what he can to avoid going near the cat, he gets comfortable on mayaâs bed now scrolling on his phone, but before he knows it hours have gone by and heâs asleep.Â
between the sound of the door locking and her footsteps he begins to wake up, barely able to notice the small figure climbing into the bed beside him. it takes a couple minutes for him to process that itâs in fact the ex he has done his best to avoid for awhile now. once the realization hit he sits up from the bed doing his best to quietly sneak out of the room but fails when he trips over one of the desk chairs. âfuck,â he whispers to himself just hoping she somehow didnât hear the chair hitting the desk or him speaking. not wasting anymore time he starts heading back towards the door.Â
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