I don't know what's worse, the headache I wake up with or the pain my feet are in. Why the hell I thought stilettos were a good idea last night I have no idea. All I know as I open my eyes to the sunlight streaming in through my window is that I need Advil and the sun needs a dimmer switch.
"How much trouble would we be in if we skipped?" Riley moans from her bed where she sounds like she's dying. I think she may up and run to the bathroom any second.
"A lot" I reply as I sit up, my body revolts and suddenly I think I'll be sick. "Shit" I mutter as I throw back my blankets and rush out of the dorm to the bathroom. I burst into the stall, losing the beer I drank last night. I apparently had the literal lowest alcohol tolerance in the world.
"All this from one beer?" Josh smirks as he leans against the stall door as I sit up and wipe my mouth with my hand. I felt disgusting and I probably looked it too. Why did he continue to show up when I was at my lowest?
"I have a low tolerance."
"Clearly" he laughs as he steps forward, holding out his hand. I shake my head and stand up on my own heading over to the sink to wash my hands.
"Shit" I mutter as I realize my toothbrush is in my room.
"Here" Josh smiles as he hands me a toothbrush. "Don't worry it's new" he adds as he catches me eyeing it wearily.
"Okay" I sigh as I run it under the water before looking around for toothpaste. He chuckles as he holds out his. "Thanks" I mutter as I take it from his hands and spread a small strip onto the toothbrush before handing it back to him.
"No problem" he replies as I start brushing my teeth. "Don't you have a class to be in?" he asks curiously as he leans against the sink so he's facing the stalls instead of me. I couldn't blame him, one look in the mirror and I knew I was a mess. My makeup was streaky, my hair was tangled, and there were bags under my eyes.
"Mhm" I mumble around the brush in my mouth.
"Then why aren't you there?" he smirks making me moan in annoyance as I spit out the toothpaste in my mouth.
"Because I feel like death" I reply honestly making him chuckle. "It's one morning class."
"The only weekend class though" he points out, "and the first" he adds as I glare at him.
"Josh just shut up" I exclaim as I throw my hair up with the hair tie around my wrist.
"Sorry" he says, throwing his hands up in surrender. "Forget I said anything" he adds as he gathers up his things as Smackle stumbles into the room.
"Hey" she says brightly. "Morning" she adds as I eye her suspiciously. Something was off about her.
"Morning" I reply wearily as Josh slips out leaving the two of us alone. "Why are you so smiley?"
"Morning ladies" Farkle smiles as he walks in and kisses Smackle's cheek. I can't help but take note of his appearance, disheveled hair, bags under his eyes, and he was clad only in a pair of boxers.
He wanders off further into the bathroom as my eyes widen at Smackle who is currently gnawing her bottom lip as she leans against the doorway. "Did you?" I trail off as I turn to look to where Farkle wandered off to.
"What?" she shrugs.
"First week and you already slept with someone?" I whisper shout as a grin spreads across her face, reaching all the way to her eyes.
"It's not a big deal" she shrugs.
"It's sex. It's a big deal" I disagree as Farkle finishes his business and comes back to Smackle's side.
"Ready to go back to bed?"
"Mhm" Smackle nods as she shoots me a smile before following after Farkle out of the bathroom. I stare at the door in shock for a few seconds before finally taking a deep breath and walking back to my dorm.
"Let's go get coffee."
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"The sun is a bitch" Riley complains as she pushes her sunglasses down off her forehead and over her eyes as we step into the quad.
"Agreed" I sigh as I sit beside her, sipping my latte slowly. "So how did you get home last night?" I ask curiously, wondering if Josh kept his promise to go back and walk them home.
"Farkle" she shrugs as she sips her drink, her eyes darting around the grassy field looking for a certain blonde haired, emerald eyed boy she was crazy about.
"Farkle slept with Is" I say as Riley's head whips around to me. She pulls off her sunglasses and stares at me wide eyed.
"I'm sorry I think I heard you wrong" she says as I shake my head slowly.
"Nope. I was in the bathroom this morning and they both walked in together, she admitted it" I explain as Riley shakes her head in disbelief.
"Wow. I kinda thought you would be the first one of us to have sex" she says as I sip my drink, putting it down to look at her confused.
"Why?"
"I don't know. Just a feeling I had" she shrugs as her eyes suddenly land on someone behind me. I know without looking that she's located Lucas. I sigh as I wave my hand in front of her face trying to bring her attention back to me.
"Riley" I shout as her head falls back to mine once again.
"What?" she asks innocently, pushing her sunglasses back on as I roll my eyes.
"He's a player honey."
"I know" she whines as she runs her finger over the rim of her cup. "But he's" she trails off.
"Hot. I know" I say as I put my hand over hers. "But he's an ass."
"Speaking of asses" Riley mutters as her eyes follow someone. I turn my gaze and my eyes land on Josh, his hand on the small of Sophie's back just as it had been on mine the night before. I feel like I'm gonna be sick again.
"Morning ladies" Zay smiles as he sits beside us. "How was your night of partying?"
"I wanna pull the sun out of the sky" I reply making him chuckle as he steals my cup and takes a sip. If it was anyone but Zay I think I would've gotten disgusted and snatched it out of his hand but for some reason it didn't bother me in the slightest.
"First hangover. So many firsts. I feel like I should start a baby book" he smirks making me roll my eyes as I snatch my cup back.
"Don't mess with me. I'm hungover."
"From one beer" Josh says as he appears behind me. I turn around and find Sophie still standing beside him.
"How many people are you gonna tell that to?" I ask playfully as he shrugs, a smile pulling at his lips as he glances past me to Riley.
"Niece, Morgan is coming down for the assembly next week. Just wanted to warn you."
Morgan Matthews. She was one of the best professional ballerina's in the country, right now she was rehearing to be in this year's Broadway performance of The Nutcracker.
"Thanks" she mutters dismissively.
"Mhm" he mumbles in return before his eyes land on Zay questioningly. "I'm sorry I don't think we've met."
"That's because I'm a guy" Zay laughs. "Isaiah" he introduces. "This pretty thing's boyfriend" he adds as he slings his arm over my shoulders.
"Zay" I exclaim as Josh's eyes widen.
"Babe come on. I'm bored" Sophie complains, my eyes immediately dart to her, as a smirk pulls at her lips.
"Oh um bye" he stutters as she pulls him away.
"Girl you got it bad" Zay says seriously as my gaze follows after Josh and Sophie. I turn my eyes back to Zay and look at him confused.
"Why did you do that?"
"Because you like him and he likes that" he says bluntly. "If he cares about you he'll have to work for it" he says seriously.
"Or he'll stop trying because I have a boyfriend."
"Trust me" Zay says seriously as he glances over at Riley. "And what's up with her?" he asks as he points to Riley confused. She was once again staring dazedly at Lucas across the quad. I sigh as I snap my fingers in front of her face bringing her back to reality.
"What?" she snaps as I roll my eyes.
"Let's get out here" I say decidedly as I stand up and grab my coffee.
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"So what's there to do around here?" Zay asks as he sits on top of my bed while I edit a picture from last night on my phone, preparing to upload it onto Instagram.
"What? You've been living here for a year and you've never been into the city?" I ask, my voice tinged with doubt as I look up at him from my phone.
"Not with a local" he replies making me chuckle as I save my picture. "I wanna go out."
"And I want not to have a person with a jackhammer in my head" I retort. "Zay we need to talk about what you did earlier."
"What? The boyfriend thing. Calm down" he laughs, "I'm not gonna like take advantage of you" he adds seriously. "I just wanted to see how he reacted and he reacted exactly how I thought he would" he shrugs.
"Why are guys so complicated?" I ask annoyed as I stand up and walk over to my dresser, pulling out a sweatshirt since the chill of the room was becoming a bit much for me.
"We're not" Zay disagrees, "just clueless" he adds making me chuckle as I sit back beside him. "We have a hard time figuring out when a girl likes us."
"Ha" I laugh with a shake of my head. "Then how do guys have one night stands?"
"I didn't say guys have a hard time figuring out when a girl wants to get laid" he retorts, "I'm talking about genuinely liking us" he explains.
"I've been here a week. This shouldn't be so damn complicated" I sigh as I lay back on my bed as Zay chuckles and lays beside me.
"Honey nugget it's only gonna get harder the more time you spend with him" he says unhelpfully making me moan in annoyance.
"I hate boys."
"Well in that case Riley is lovely" Zay replies playfully making me laugh as I shove his arm playfully. "Look I can pretend to be your boyfriend if you wanna make Josh a little jealous" he adds seriously. "No kissing though."
"So what? Hand holding and pet names?"
"I don't see why not" he shrugs making a smile pull at my lips. "Plus I have my own motives?"
"Yea?"
"Yea" he confirms, "maybe I'll tell you about it sometime."
"It's a date."