Save me

Part 2: New roommate

Two days had passed and he hadn't seen Meredith at all. But somehow he couldn't stop thinking about her because something about her fascinated him. She was different. He had talked to her for just about five minutes and he knew that she was special. She was nothing like every girl he had ever dated. And she was chasing him in his thoughts.

He had seen Michael in chemistry- and anatomy class this morning but he again acted like they had never spoken. Normally he wouldn't care at all but since he literally asked him to watch out for his sister it somehow annoyed him. Although he didn't want anything in return since he was determined to get to know the mysterious girl from across the hallway.

Suddenly he heard a knock at the door. Since it was almost afternoon he was currently studying and doing his assignments. He stood up, jogging over to the door. When he opened it he was met with a girl. But not Meredith. Some part of him had hoped that it would be her.

"Oh- hey, you're not the one I was looking for. I'm sorry, I'm Laura." The girl with the straight, dark brown hair laughed, extending her hand towards him. "I'm Andrew" he replied friendly, shaking her hand. "Who were you looking for?" he asked curiously.

"It's nice to meet you Andrew. Uhm- Meredith Grey... Do you know where she lives? I was assigned to her room. I lived at the south campus first but it's being renovated so I had to move." She explained with a flirty smile.

"Oh- Meredith lives right across from my room actually" he said, pointing towards Meredith's door.

"Oh I'm so silly! Thank you Andrew" Laura replied, grinning at him. She was wearing tons of make-up, bright pink lipstick and mascara. Honestly he really preferred girls who didn't felt the need to cover their whole face in chemicals and were confident enough to show their real beauty. She was wearing high-waste jeans with holes at the knees and a very short top, showing her midsection as she was carrying four giant suitcases and a back pack.

She turned around and knocked at the door to Meredith's apartment. Andrew stood there, hoping to see her again. See her emerald green eyes and her wavy blonde hair. After a few seconds the door opened, revealing Meredith in again a pullover and leggings, her hair in a ponytail. She looked adorable. But the already familiar fear in her eyes was visible again.

"Hey I'm Laura Parker, your new roommate." Laura said excitingly, smiling at Meredith and reaching out her hand. Meredith hesitantly looked down before taking Laura's hand and shaking it before quickly letting go again.

"Hey" she then said. Her voice was quiet but it was obvious to him that she was trying to sound confident. "C-come in t-then" she said, trying to smile at Laura who frowned at Meredith's stuttering which he still found adorable. But right in this situation he saw how much she tried to act friendly and don't freak out which was rising the desire in him to just hug her and tell her that everything will be fine. As Laura then entered the apartment and Meredith spotted Andrew leaning against his doorframe she smiled at him and he could see that this time it wasn't a fake smile.

They were lost in their moment as suddenly they heard Laura's voice from behind Meredith, making her flinch slightly. "So, we're gonna make a move-in party?" she asked, moving her arm around Meredith, making her jerk away from her. Even from a little distance he could see the tears welling up in her eyes as she ran past Laura back into the flat before they heard a door close in the distance.

"What was that?" Laura asked confused. "Is something wrong with her?" she added with a disgusted expression. "Great, I'm living with a psycho. Whatever... wanna come to my party this evening?" she then asked, looking at Andrew with a bright smile.

But Andrew was shocked, he stood there, not able to move and not knowing what to do. Whether follow her or give her some space. Although there was one thing he knew for sure. No one got to call Meredith a psycho.