Chapter 22: Sleeping for "Fun"

The room where Lapis sat now seemed so empty. It seemed so large even though she was with two other people. The room was filled with dishes and clothes everywhere. The boxes and laundry baskets that were sitting in the main room seemed to be begging to be put away. The sweater sleeves hanging out made it look like a horror scene. The two girls coming in and out of the dorm seemed to not bother Lapis. Nor did the constant talking just a few feet away from here. She was in her own mindset that she seemed to slip into when times got tough. When adversity came her way she found out how difficult it was to focus in on everything she had going on. Running away from responsibility time after time seemed to be her forte and you couldn't even get her to talk about the main problems at hand most of the time. Lapis eventually migrated into the privacy of her own room. It was almost pitch black inside. The blackout curtains that she bought were used to block out any natural light from seeping into her room. She found herself laying on the rough carpeted floor. Not really thinking of anything or doing anything. She was alone, alone with her thoughts, alone with the sound of her very slight but still shaking breath. The warm air hitting the ground and coming back into her eyes didn't seem to mind her at the moment. Not even the background music she had put on was a good way to distract her. She was just lying there. Nothing more and nothing less. Hours had passed and she was doing the same thing. Her playlist had lapped over again and again. But that didn't disturb her. The only movement she seemed to show was when she would turn over automatically. If she was given the chance she would have happily stayed in that exact same spot for hours on end. Looking at the door as if someone was going to come bursting through or that someone was going to creep back in. The voices in her head told her that nothing would happen. That the more she looked at the door the more it would hurt.

After another hour or two Lapis finally got up and stirred. She walked out to the cabinets and rummaged around for some food to make. Pushing different flavor bricks of ramen and cans of miscellaneous soups aside she finally decided on a can of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni. She dumped the contents of the container into the closest microwavable bowl. The splash of random red sauce and oil on the counter made it look like someone was pricked with a needle. She placed the bowl into the microwave and watched it go around in a circle slowly. As every second ticked by it felt even longer to Lapis. She was constantly looking back up towards the microwave clock to see how much time was left. 1 minute left. It had only been 30 seconds but each second felt like crawling in agony. She could hear the chattering voices of people out in the hallway just from the other door. Suddenly she whipped around and was about to run towards the front door. She looked at that door so longingly like she had known it for years.

**BEEEP*

She didn't turn right around but it did snap Lapis out of whatever was happening. She grabbed her bowl straight from the microwave with little to no regard for burning her hands. She grabbed a fork from the drawer and then retreated back into the darkness that was her room. This time she turned on the colored LED strip lights that surrounded her desk. The room lit up in a somber blue light. She had four days before college started back up. Whatever was going on it had to pass if she ever wanted to get out of the house and into her classes. She sat at her desk and picked at the beefaroni with the fork. Mainly she was just pushing around the individual noodles hoping that it was making a difference. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a really tiny canvas that she had been having fun painting on. It was a beautiful mixture of blues and greens that blended in the middle to make the perfect color of sea foam green. She flopped her fork down into the rest of what was left. Finally she curled up onto her bed. She got underneath the covers and just layed there. Much like she had on the floor just an hour prior. Slowly but surely she drifted off into a deep sleep.

When she awoke the next morning she refused to acknowledge it. She just turned right back around and went back to sleep. She slept the entire day like that. This time she didnt even bother getting up to make herself food. Every hour on the dot she would wake up, turn over, look at the clock, and then proceed to simply return to sleep. It wasn't until about 8 or 9 when she finally had enough. Her body physically couldn't rest any longer. But after all of that she still just ended up lying in bed staring at the ceiling. She would sometimes reach out as if someone was rappelling from the ceiling or falling slowly from the air. An entire day went by without Lapis doing anything. She was hoping that nobody had noticed. But of course living with two roommates that becomes a bit of an issue.

**Knock** **Knock**

"Hey Lapis. Do you mind if I come in. Are you decent?" A smooth british accent said from behind her door. She just looked at the door but somehow the tall teen behind the door got the hint that she could come inside. "I hope that your doing okay."

Lapis couldn't help but chuckle a bit. She wanted to see what this girl was going to try. Many people have tried to talk to Lapis when she is in a non-talkative mood. And 100% of the time Lapis came out the winner. Lapis watched as the other tall girl walked over to her desk. The teen scowerd down at the unaten bowl of noodles and red sauce. Lapis could barely make it out through the darkness but she was sure that the girl is carrying something in her other hand.

Suddenly the room was lit up with the LED's switching over to a bright white. Lapis pulled the covers over her head in reaction to the sudden bright light that was in her face. Lapis blinked a couple of times to get her eyes reset. A tear fell from Lapis eye from the strain and found itself staining her sheets. Lapis could finally see the tall girl and what she looked like. She was a tall and brawny girl. Not off putting, but it seemed like someone that you wouldn't want to mess around with. She was wearing a nice maroon colored sweater that fit her quite nicely. On top of the girls head was a glorious afro that seemed to frame her head perfectly. Her skin was a darker complexion like a Hershey milk chocolate bar. It took the other girl a while to turn around but once she did Lapis didn't hesitate but stare straight into her eyes. They were two completely different colors from each other. The left eye was a dark red color much like her sweater that she was currently wearing. The right eye was much like lapis's eyes. The blue inside was as dark as the deepest parts of the ocean. They were both stunning in their own rights. Put together and the colors look like they were never meant to be separated before.

To break the silence the tall girl spoke up as she turned around. "Now what have you been doing in here all day. I haven't heard anything from my new roomie in the slightest. I'm starting to think that you don't want us around." The cool and smooth british voice could continue talking forever and Lapis knew she wouldn't mind in the slightest. In response to the question Lapis just scoffed and rolled back onto her side to face away from the girl.

"Now there is no need for that. I'm sorry if we have gotten off on the wrong foot. My name is Garnet." Lapis didn't dare to turn and face the girl for some reason. She could feel a random pressure pressing down onto her chest. She felt like the air had gotten thinner around her. She just slowly nodded her head to let Garnet know that she was still listening. This gave Garnet the go ahead to continue talking.

"Well I have made you some ramen. I can take this other bowl out with me. I hope you enjoy it." She heard the bowl and a pair of chopsticks being placed onto the desk. Garnet grabbed up the bowl of old food and turned the color of the room back to a dark blue. Lapis didn't know what came over her to speak but she raised her voice ever so slightly.

"Sleeping…" Garnet turned around a bit surprised that she was actually talking. "Im sorry could you please repeat that." Garnet said in a soft tone. Lapis took a deep breath. She could feel that if she were to just talk that her voice was going to catch. Finally after composing herself a bit more Lapis spoke again. "What i was doing in here all day was sleeping for fun."

A/N

See I told you that I have more ideas on my brain. I just need to bring myself to actually write them down and relax. Now of course it's not all going to be happy. But I can promise you that I want to do more fluff in the near future. I have to build up the fluff with angst right. But with that being said, I want to thank you guys for taking the time out of your day to read my little old story here. I hope y'all enjoyed it. I know I enjoyed writing it. And I will write to you guys again soon. See you later my Lapidot Lovers.

-Brennan51