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Okay, this is an early treat. I finished the chapter tonight so I just had to post it. This picks up exactly where the last chapter ended. Thanks for reviewing!
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Alicia breathed heavily as she and Daniel kissed. Suddenly, the elevator doors opened, but neither Alicia nor Daniel cared. Alicia heard a tiny gasp. She pulled away ever so gently and opened her eyes. Anna Messer stared back at her with watery eyes. Then she bolted for room 602.
Daniel grunted. "Sorry you had to see that," he told her.
"Crap. That was your ex-girlfriend?" Alicia asked, even though she knew the answer.
"Yeah. She apparently still hasn't gotten over me," Daniel replied.
"Look, I'll talk to her for you. I'll tell her that we are done," Alicia said sadly.
"No—I mean—don't tell her a lie like that. And you shouldn't have to do my dirty work. I'll talk to her myself," he said.
"So you don't want her to know we broke up?" she asked.
"Wait, we broke up? We're not even going out yet!" he said jokingly.
"So you don't want to split it for now?"
"Hell, no. Why should we have to? Screw her."
Alicia giggled. He silenced her with a deep kiss. As he pulled away, Alicia's breath caught in her throat. "Don't take too long," she whispered as he pushed a lock of her hair behind her ear. "Deal," he grinned as he turned to walk down the hall. Alicia decided it would be best for her not to go to her room for a while, and headed back down to the lounge.
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Melissa Baron glanced at her boyfriend, Eric Harris. He was flipping channels lazily, barely paying attention to Melissa's rant.
"I don't even understand why she is still pissed!" she continued, not even caring that Eric had tuned her out. "I'm her best fucking friend!" Eric finally acknowledged Melissa. "Maybe she doesn't like having a slut as her best friend." Melissa's jaw dropped. So that's how Eric felt about her? Like she was his ex-girlfriend's ex-best-friend, a slut?
Ever since the whole Hawaii debacle, Eric had been distant. She'd thought that that was what he wanted, for everything to be out in the open and for Brenda to break up with him. After all, Melissa and Eric had been fooling around for months, so she'd thought that she meant something to him. Something more important than Brenda.
Apparently not.
"You know, actually, maybe she doesn't like having a best friend who used to date her ex-man-whore-of-a-boyfriend!" Melissa shot back.
"Wait, used to date?" Eric asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Yeah, Eric. We're through," Melissa said forcefully.
"Your loss, babe," Eric sighed.
"Ugh!" Melissa stormed out of the room as quickly as she could. She raced down the hall to room 609.
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"Ahhhhh-leeeeeeesh-aaaa!" screeched a green-and-yellow-feathered parrot. "Shut the fuck up!" shouted Anna. "Geeeeeeeeez! Somebody's Peeeee-Emmmmm-Essssss-ing!" it replied. Anna rolled her eyes. The stupid caged parrot on Alicia's bed knew about PMS.
Anna swiped at the thick tears rolling down her slightly-acne-covered cheek. She couldn't believe her bad luck. Her new beautiful roommate was kissing her old beautiful boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend. Gawd, that was such a depressing word.
There was a knock at the door. She decided it was probably Daniel, since Alicia had a key. She decided not to open it.
"Hey bitch, let me in!" shouted Lucy. Anna gasped. She'd been so caught up with her own pathetic life that she'd forgotten why she'd gone to that stupid elevator in the first place. She opened the door and threw herself into Lucy's arms, crying on her shoulder. "Daniel kissed my roommate!" she sobbed. Lucy guided Anna to her bed then quickly went to shut the door.
"I thought you guys were over, though, aren't you?" Lucy asked gently. "We are!" Anna sobbed harder. Lucy bit her lip. She'd forgotten how attached Anna could get to her boyfriends.
"Ahhhhh-leeeeeeesh-aaaa!" screeched the parrot again.
"Where the hell did that bird come from?" Lucy asked.
Anna laughed a little. "He was here when I came in. He asked me if I was PMSing!" she snorted. Lucy started cracking up.
They kept laughing and laughing, and Anna cried a little more, then Lucy dragged her out for some Ben & Jerry's.
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After Daniel had left Anna 11 messages, he decided to give up. What was he doing leaving her so many messages anyway? He was done with that girl.
He dialed Alicia's number.
"Parker, did you talk to Anna?" she said instead of 'hello'.
"I tried. She never answered her phone, but don't loose sleep over it. I'm done messing with that girl and there's a reason why I am," he replied.
"Okay then. So, what are you doing right now?" she asked, relieved.
"Right now? Right now I'm talking to the most beautiful girl in school, and I'm hoping she'll go to dinner with me. What are you doing?" he said, grinning to himself. Something about Alicia made him feel like he needed to see her as much as possible.
"Well, right now I'm talking to my dinner date," said Alicia, smiling.
"My room? Chinese delivery?" he asked.
"Sounds amazing. Oh, and how do you feel about parrots?" Alicia replied.
"Um, they're fine?" he said, confused.
Alicia laughed. "That was the gift my mom got me. A parrot."
"I see. Well bring Polly on over! I'll order extra crackers," Daniel said.
"Actually, his name is Lou Lou, but I think he'll enjoy those crackers all the same."
Daniel laughed. "See you soon?"
"How about now?" said Alicia, opening the door to Daniel's room, holding a parrot cage in one hand and her cell phone in the other. Daniel answered by kissing Alicia so passionately that she nearly dropped Lou Lou. "Braaaaack! Ahhhhh-leeeeeeesh-aaaa smooooooochy smooch smooch!" said Lou Lou. Alicia giggled as she set down Lou Lou's cage.
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Brenda walked speedily to the downstairs lounge. The moment she got there, she threw herself at her favorite suede couch. She stretched out lazily, ignoring the perverted stares she got from the freshman boys. She stayed like that for a while, and then she sat up.
She smiled as the boys sized her up, and eventually decided they didn't stand a chance. Brenda pulled out her silver phone and texted Alicia. She might as well make friends with the girl, since she was lacking in that very thing.
Come 2 the lounge? Lots of boys!!
While she waited for Alicia to reply, she examined her freshly manicured nails for chipping. Beeeep! "That was fast!" Brenda said to herself. She quickly hit retrieve, but it wasn't from Alicia.
I broke up w/ Eric. Friends?
It was undoubtedly Melissa. She re-read the message then decided, being the nice person she was, that she would at least reply.
No. U have to re-earn my trust 1st
Brenda hit send. Beeeep! Brenda read the sender's name this time. It was from Alicia.
Sry already made plans. Rain check 4 2morrow?
Brenda replied.
Yeah sounds good. C U l8r 2nite!
She sent it. Beeeep! Another text from Melissa.
Ok. How?Brenda read it then thought for a while.
Idk. U have to figure that out urself.
She sent it then turned off her phone. She sat for a little while, staring off into the distance, then stood abruptly and went to the elevator to go back to her room.
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Did you like it? If so review, review, review! Chapter Five coming soon!
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