The New Roommate

The Big move

Today's the day! You're finally moving out to L.A to "live the dream" Your YouTube career is finally gunna take off. You arrive at the airport with your parents and say your final goodbyes. You grab your bags and go through security and what not and finally, you're boarding the plane. You find a seat and set up your pillow, blanket, phone and headphones and sit patiently waiting.

This is it, my last time seeing this town for a long time. Man, I hope no one sits next to me.. or at least be someone cute.

You sit there for a few more minutes until someone sits next to you. Great. You think to yourself.

Well, he's not that bad looking. He has long brown hair, amazing blue eyes, wait he smells realllyyyy good. This may not be too bad.

The guy pulls out his phone, same exact phone as you, and you see him scrolling through a Spotify playlist. You know almost every song on it. All of them being from emo bands such as knuckle puck, Lincoln park, nirvana, etc. he notices you looking over his shoulder and says something

Him: "uhhhhh can I help you?" He asked in a confused almost irritated way.
Me: oh uhh sorry I was just spacing off...." I said. He's kinda rude. The plane takes off and you put in your headphones and tilt your head back. You hated flying. It always made your anxiety levels super high. It wasn't that long of a flight from Washington to California. About 5 and a half hours. There was an empty seat between you and the mystery guy and you both had some stuff in the seat.

At the end of the flight you grab your things kinda in a hurry and walk down the aisle behind the guy you sat next to. At the baggage claim you guys still stood next to each other waiting for your bags. You both have one headphone in and trying to avoid eye contact. Ironically your bags arrive at the same time and they're right next to each other. His hand bumps into yours as you both go for the bags. "Oh sorry.." he mumbles. "Uhh its fine." You say a little more cheerfully. He smiles a little and walks away with his bag.

You call your manager/ best friend and she comes to pick you up from the airport. You get in the car and you both squeal. She moved to L.A a few month before you did and you two were finally reunited. You tell her about your strange encounter on the plane and at the baggage claim while you drive and she agrees that it was awkward.

You arrive at your apartment complex and she informs you that you have a roommate. You were unaware of this. You walk in, get your room number and your key, and talk the elevator to the 7th floor. Apartment 702. When you walk in you see the kitchen first with a bedroom and bathroom to the right, a living room after the kitchen and another room and bathroom on the left. It's pretty spacious. A few moments later you get a text from the manager saying your roommate is on his way up. His? My roommates a dude? Great. There's a small knock on the door and then it clicks open. You walk out of the the room you claimed and your heart stopped. It's the dude from the plane. No f*cking way. You think to yourself. He looks at you as if he's thinking the same thing. You two made awkward eye contact until your best friend walks out of your room and breaks the silence. "Hey so you much be the new roommate. Hi I'm Cady (or you b/f/n)" she says all cheerful unaware of what's happening. He takes his eyes off me and shakes her hand. "Um hi I'm Colby, nice to meet you." Cady looked at you and you figured that was your que. "Hi, I'm Sammy. (or y/n) are you the guy I sat next to on the plane?" I decided to just ask him to clear the air. "And the guy who bumped into while we grabbed our bags, yea, that's me." He laughs a little and so do I. After he said that there was another knock on the door. Great, NOW who is it. You think. Colby turns and opens the door and a blonde haired kid walks in and smiles when he saw Colby. Great. They talk for a second before the blonde kid turns and looks at Cady and I. "Oh, uh.... hi I'm Sam, I'm Colby's best friend, one of you must be his roommate?" He asks looking back and fourth between us. Cady extends her hand. "Hi I'm Cady and this is my friend Sammy, she's the roommate, I'm the best friend." She says with a smirk. Sam looks at me to shake my hand before turning back around to stand next to Colby who is still awkwardly glancing over at me.