Challenge Word: Mark
Warnings: No warnings, pre-series
100 Words (per MS Word Count)
A Door Opens...
Part Two: Lofty Ambitions
by Swellison
"Dibs on the left side." Four suitcases were piled in front of that bed, marking Zach's claimed territory. His cell buzzed. "Hi, Becca...Great, I'll pick up the keys in fifteen. Bye.
M'sister. She's lending me her car to pick up the lumber." At Sam's puzzled look, he explained, "For the loft. Getting the mattresses off the floor increases the space for entertaining and all our stuff—" He halted, noticing the single duffel slung over Sam's shoulder. "Girls love lofts, trust me."
Sam fidgeted.
"You any good building things, Sam?"
"Yes."
"Great. Help me build it and we're even."
"Deal."
A/N: Okay, I'm assuming that lofts are as prevalent at Stanford's dorms as they were at Michigan's when I was a frosh;-) And I like the idea of Sam and Zach being roommates, since their last names both begin with 'W'; that's an idea I've used in a few of my fics. Lastly, this is more Zach's POV than Sam's, but Zach W. isn't a character choice, so Sam got top billing in the character blurb. No apologies for the title-my other title choice was Building Blocks, so it would've been punny either way;-)