Helanie:
"Everyone, please go to your assigned rooms, take a shower, and then come out to the garden for dinner with the Alpha Queen," Sydney was yelling when I arrived at the guesthouse.
It was an enormous space with many rooms inside. A big wooden staircase stood in the center, and a massive window displayed a stunning view of the mountains as the living room’s centerpiece.
There were a few bedrooms on the ground floor, while the rest were on the second and third floors, each with balconies, and finally, a rooftop.
"Why are you not obeying me?" she screamed again, her fists clenched. I could tell she was struggling to make everyone listen to her.
And for the first time, I agreed that she needed to be heard. The students had turned the guesthouse into a fish market.
"EVERYONE, GO BACK TO YOUR FUCKING ROOMS!" As soon as I yelled, the entire place went dead silent.
Their heads turned toward me, slow whispers beginning to spread, but it was their actions that mattered. They all grabbed their stuff and rushed to their rooms.
I don’t know what happened, but I had grown so tired of people not listening.
After everyone had scattered, I realized Sydney had been watching me with her arms folded across her chest.
"You can thank me later," I said tiredly, not even stopping to look at her as I walked away.
My room was next to the backyard, which I shared with my classmates and Jenny this time. I could tell Kaye had been observant and had chosen Jenny as our fourth roommate because he knew I would be comfortable with her.
Once I was in the room, I noticed all eyes were on me—except for Lamar, who had a smirk on his lips as he sat on the couch, playing a game on his phone.
"What happened?" I asked Jenny and Lucy, who were standing next to the window, probably discussing me.
"Exactly! What happened to you? You came in there with all your guns out," Lucy commented, referring to me yelling at everyone earlier.
"Ah, that? I was just trying to warm up my voice for the next few days," I shrugged. After a few seconds of silence, the two of them burst out laughing.
Lucy rushed over to give me a hug when the door opened again. This time, Gavin walked in with his bag. I was surprised—I hadn’t known he would also be sharing the room with us.
His arrival immediately changed the atmosphere.
Lucy stepped away from me, her entire attention now focused on him, while Jenny awkwardly walked over to her bed. The room had three king-sized beds: Lucy and I were probably sharing one, Gavin and Lamar would share another, and Jenny would sleep alone.
"Don’t look at me like I’m an outsider. Remember, we used to be friends before," Gavin said, breaking the silence. He would make a comment here and there, and then things would go back to normal before turning awkward again. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
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