Bright, really bright…..god it's so bright. I rubbed my eyes before looking around quickly. I looked under the comforter and sighed. Naked. Stupid Meredith. You had plans, that did not include stupid boys, remember? I hopped up attempting to find my discarded clothes with no prevail
"Hey" the guy said huskily. Crap...that worked out just….remarkable.
"Um...hi" I muttered, I had to go...I had a meeting at noon and who knows what time it is right now.
"What's the hurry?" He asked sitting up. His hair was wavy and a messy on the top of his head.
"I should go" I said digging in my bag for my phone. God, mer….one rule...you gave yourself one rule.
"Crap" I groaned. 12 missed calls. 20 texts.
3 voicemails.
"Everything okay?" He asked climbing out of bed and sliding on a pair of boxers. Least he wasn't ugly.
"I should...get going" I said continuing to look around the room.
"Meredith" he said...I told him my name….you just keep getting stupider and stupider.
"Hm?" I mumbled not looking up, I've done this before...he isn't playing the role right...just let me leave.
"Your clothes won't be in here" he smiled stupidly. Stupid. He had a cute smile.
"Okay…" I sighed "where are they?" I could tell they werent anymore of my clothes in here.
"You're even pretty when you're hysterical" he smiled as he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.
"Look….um" I bit my lip trying desperately to remember his name.
"Derek" he smiled softly. Derek...I wasn't getting that.
"Derek I um really need to get going...my friends have been calling so where are they?" I had managed to find my bra and panties but everything else was missing.
"We uh got a little carried away before we got into my room" he whispered close to me. I sighed and opened the door quickly before stopping shocked.
"Well good morning guys" a blonde guy said from the bar in the kitchen. Roommates...
"Mark…..don't" a girl with red hair threatened. I had seen her at the party, she talked to Izzie I think. I sighed and grabbed my shirt jacket and jeans and walked back into the bedroom shutting the door behind me. That was so humiliating.
—-
I ran my hands through my hair as I grabbed my jeans off the ground and pulled them in.
"What the hell, Derek? Two girl? Two girls in less than a week? Who are you?" Mark laughed sipping the coffee he had made.
"Stop talking" I warned going to the pot and pouring some.
"No I mean...it's a miracle! You don't pick up girls the whole time I know you and now you're a stud. Maybe it'll loosen some of that tension" The door opened quickly as Meredith walked out, she grabbed her jacket and her bag. She was leaving...and quick.
"Meredith" I said quickly. I wanted to her to stay. I know it's stupid and naive.
"I um...I have to get going but….thanks for um...Last night. I had fun" she said pulling on her black sneakers.
"I um….me too look, Meredith" I said trying to catch her eye.
"I have to go" she sighed looking up shortly. She was avoiding my eyes though.
"Bye Meredith" mark called to her and I gave her an apologetic look as she left.
"Meredith...she seems….nice" Addison smiled. She was scared and ran off quick but...maybe she really does have somewhere to be. She thought.
"Thanks Addie" I muttered. I really didn't care about their opinions...
"So...what changed? You might have tips...two girls I can't believe this"
"Come on der, tell him..tell him how you aren't a man whore like him, please. Tell him how that's the same girl from the party" Addison smirked standing up grabbing her bag.
"What?! How Did..." mark started shocked Addison rolled Her eyes.
"Are you gonna see her again?" Addison interrupted.
"I don't know." I groaned. I wish they'd stay out of my life, I try and stay out of theirs.
"I can't say I'm not disappointed but if you can sleep with her, she must be something" he mocked
"That's insulting" I yelled as I shut my bedroom door.
I still don't know where to find Meredith, she must live close...probably a student.
"How was your dad, Addie?" Mark asked as she got ready to leave for class.
"I shouldn't have left last night, it was a mistake" she sniffed.
"Drunk again?" He sighed, his eyes full of concern, searching hers for how she was feeling.
"Whatever I'm fine. I've got class, don't torture Derek too much"
"I'd never" he chuckled as she slammed the door. She was hiding how she felt but what was he supposed to do?
—-
I got out of there as soon as possible...god he could've told me he had roommates. I grabbed my phone and dialed Izzie.
"Meredith?" She yelled and I cringed at her loud voice through the device.
"Yes, What?" My head throbbed as she began shrieking into the phone.
"What? Are you kidding me Meredith? We were close to calling the police! Where were you?" She snorted.
"I was out, I'll be home in a few. Can you tell George and cristina so I can avoid this conversation again." I babbled
as my cab rolled Up.
"Fine" Izzie sighed hanging up, She's pissed….really pissed….crap. I felt a little guilty, I didn't even think about them. I've never had anyone care enough to call if I stayed out.
—-
I was pissed...she didn't even bother to call...or care. We're friends she should've called. I heard the lock turning as I whipped open the door.
"Meredith!" I wrapped my arms around her, I was pissed, but I am also so relieved she's alive.
"I hate you so much right now! God, mer. I thought you were dead. Seriously!" I confessed and began to pace as she walked in.
"I'm sorry" she croaked. She probably didn't mean to but...
"Mer, where were you?" I assumed she went home or maybe had a boyfriend.
"I was out" she squealed as she shrugged off her jacket.
"Holy crap!" I squealed and I saw her grimace. Her body was covered in several deep red but marks.
"Sorry, you've got um…" I smiled pointing to the red and purple marks on her neck and shoulders.
"That's perfect" I heard her say under her breath as she examined herself in the mirror.
"Do you have a boyfriend or something?" I asked, why wouldn't she just tell me?
"No! Definitely not" she said looking in the mirror at her marks.
"Oh….details?" I said excitedly realizing what she meant.
"I barely have any, iz. I was just upset…" she stammered.
"About Maggie?" I asked. I'd talked to her before, she really sweet and apparently a super genius.
"Yeah her" her eyes rolled, avoider….I wonder if that's a grey thing….I don't think Maggie would be here if it was.
"She's sweet, You should give her a chance" I smiled, I wouldn't push her but...family is important. I watched her bite her lip and sit on her bed.
"I tell you something and you tell me something." She said quickly. I thought for a minute. I had a few secrets. I just wasn't sure what to tell.
"Okay I sighed. I have to tell her, if we are really friends, I don't have to tell her everything about it if I don't want to.
"I know she's my sister..I mean I didn't at first but...memories are coming back now Of….it's just...my mother would have been having an affair...sleeping with Richard. He's a family friend. They don't really talk anymore...We moved here...to boston." She blurted.
"Mer, she didn't ask for this" I shook my head softly at her.
"I know that I just….You're turn" she stuttered, quick to get the topic off herself. I sighed and hopped up and over to my nightstand, I pulled out a photograph and handed it to her.
"Is This you?" She asked seeing the toddler with blonde hair and brown eyes.
"No uh...this is my daughter" I sighed...I still had a place in my heart for her...she isn't my child, but….in a weird way she still is.
"Daughter I…" Meredith's brow furrowed as she tried to process.
"I gave her up...for adoption, I wanted better for her. She's 2 and her name's Hannah." I smiled sadly.
"You were pregnant" she stared at the picture, no judgment in her voice.
"Yeah...I wanted better for her...maybe your mom wanted better for Maggie" I told her honestly.
"Thanks, iz" I heard her whisper softly looking at me quickly.
"Yeah…" I nodded, I could see her trying to hide the tears on her face but I decided not to say anything.
"Meredith, thank god. Where were you? Are those hickeys? Haha whore" Cristina said coming in the room.
"I was out". Meredith whined laying back and wiping her face quickly.
"With anyone good?" Cristina said taking off her black coat.
"The Guy...from the party the other night" she gulped covering her face.
"Pretty boy? The one you made out with while drunk? Nice"
"Don't let her off the hook! Please call next time you wanna screw pretty boy. I was really worried, " I rolled my eyes
"I am NOT doing him again" she shook her head. "I don't even have his number or any other details really.
"Does pretty boy have a name?" I asked.i never really had girlfriends...girls never really liked me growing up.
"Derek, he lives with that redhead you talked to at the party" she mumbled.
"Addie? Wait you slept with Addison's roommate? Mer, he's like...old" I said before realizing that was a little rude.
"No he's not, I saw him" Cristina countered. She was always quick to defend her….it was weird and I was a little jealous.
"He's probably 23 at least" I said. Still a little shocked.
"Who cares? If he can do that to her and have that hair...doesn't matter. I approve.".cristina laughed
"Thanks cris" Meredith beamed as they shared a quick look.
"Please just call" I said "and you apparently have his address so you could find him if you wnated"
"I'm sorry...I'm not used to…" she started before dropping her eyes.
"To what?" I asked softly. I had a feeling she had some serious skeletons in her closet.
"People caring, it sounds dark but I just mean...my mind a fancy surgeon and my dad took off a long time ago I just mean...I'm used to looking out for myself, I didn't think anyone would notice or care" she shrugged.
"That's so sad!" I jumped up to hug her. Comfort...that's my instinct….I don't know.
"Don't pity me or I'll never talk to you again" she shot.
"Got it." I smiled, girlfriends are easier than people lead on.
—-
I had decided to call off any parties for the weekend and just hang out. I had actually really gotten to know my roomates pretty well. Izzie is the picture perfect roommate, she cooks and cleans and is….happy and all...bubbly. I do like her though, even if the use of the world "seriously?" Has become painful. And Cristina is….the opposite of Izzie, in every way. She's a little messy. But she cares, she acts tough to cover it up...which I get because I'm me. She's gonna make a phenomenal surgeon, I know it. And even George and Alex I've gotten to know pretty well...George is a sweetheart...a panicky...dorky….sweetheart. And Alex...he's all talk, he acts like a jerk but.,. Like Cristina I know he's just as big a dork as George. We had decided to celebrate the last weekend of our freedom before the school year starts by having our own stupid private party.
"Okay, I got as much food into these stupid containers as I could" Izzie said coming back from the cafeteria. We had decided that we should pack as much food into bins and bring it here instead.
"Thank god, I'm starved" I leaned over and ripped the lid off of some fried chicken.
"So what are we exactly doing?" George asked, coming into the room carrying bottles of beer.
"Having fun!" Izzie grabbed the bottles and passed them around as Alex hopped on the bed next to Cristina.
"Evil spawn….go sit over there" she pointed to the desk chair.
"Being around men make you uncomfortable, yang?" Alex cackled.
"Shut up" she rolled her eyes leaning back against the wall behind her bed.
"Let's do something fun. Like a game. We should play a game" izzie chatted to the group.
"No games" Cristina shook her head quick "I don't play games"
"What kind of game?" George questioned excitedly to her.
"A friend game. We could totally play truth or dare? Or never have I ever" izzie bubbled.
"Izzie…" I giggled. "This isn't junior high." I shook my head.
"Oh please, none of use have played this before… I grew up trailer trash, George...you're a dork...Cristina and Alex, you don't attract a lot of people and meri,,,,sweetie...even if you did play you'd have been too drunk to remember…..no offense"
"Damn...I like bitchy izzie" Cristina complimented."You're like a normal person now"
"Does that mean you'll play?" Izzie asked excitedly, her eyes sparkling.
"Fine" everyone all muttered in various phrases...
—
"Rules..,you've done it then take a shot...if you say the question and nobody's done it thenyou take a shot" I spat pulling out the tequila bottle from under my bed,
"You don't mess around" Alex laughed. Just then there was a knock at the door. I shot up.
"Hide the liquor" I mouthed.
"Yes?" I said opening the door.
"Hi,,," Maggie sighed.
"Maggie" I said shocked.
"Look, Meredith…I really wanted a chance with you...I did. I grew up an only child and always wanted siblings...and You're it. I want to be sisters, I know things are complicated and you don't know me but...you could. You could know me, I'm Maggie Pierce, I'm 14 I'll um be 15 in a couple weeks, i graduated early, clearly. I like dogs, my moms allergic so I never had one and I….ever since I was little, I dreamed of having a sister." The girl sighed. I stared for a second before shutting the door. Quickly. I turned around and took a deep sigh I could hear her do the same before she started to walk away. I quickly turned back around and ripped the door open,
"Maggie?" I asked.
"Yeah?" She turned around, hope in her eyes.
"We're uh...playing never have I ever...you can join if you want."
"I'd like that" she giggled running up to my door.
"Guys, this is Maggie...Maggie this is George l, Alex, izzie, and Cristina" I said pointing to everyone before taking my seat back on the ground.
"Hi." She grinned plopping down next to me and izzie.
"Whose starting?" Alex asked.
"I will" izzie smiled.
"Never have I ever gotten detention" izzie smiled. Me and Alex took our shots.
"I had a bit of a rebel phase." I hummed.
"Never have I ever snuck out" George said Everyone but Maggie took their shot.
"To Be Be fair, I didn't have anyone to sneak past" Alex laughed.
"Hey! Me neither" I joked.
"Never have I ever gotten into a fight" Cristina said, Alex George and izzie all took their shots, first time I'm in the clear..I looked over to Maggie who had wide eyes at me and my friends.
"Look guys, I've done everything so I don't think I'll come up with something." Alex smirked,
"Think of something, moron" izzie said.
"Never have I ever had a dad...definitely didn't have that" Alex gurgled. I bit my lip looking up yo see George and Cristina pop theirs. Back while izzie kept her head low and Maggie just stared at her drink.
"Maggie, you don't have to" I whispered.
"No, everyone plays" Cristina said
"She's 15"
"I'll play just….give me a sec" she muttered.
"You've never drank before?" Alex asked.
"...no" she smiled shyly. "Hey! Never have I ever drank before" she smiled before tossing the drink back and immediately started gagging.
"Aye can't say that now, princess" Alex laughed.
"Mer, your turn"
"Never have I ever been high" I said...I was curious, it wasn't something I'd had a lot of experience with and I was going to med school and so was everyone else so...I was curious. But nobody drank.
"Aye look mer. You found something nobody's done!" George praised.
"Who knew it was possible" I giggled.
"Never have I ever had a illegal relationship...age wise I mean" Maggie spat.
"Like underage?" Cristina asked.
"What qualifies as a relationship? I screwed the school nurse...does that count?" Alex slurred.
"Yeah um...sure" she smiled. Alex and I took our shots and I looked up at izzies face, she looked stressed and awkward.
"Iz…"
"No next question" she blurted pulling her blonde hair up.
"I'm bored…let's make this more interesting" Alex said.
"By…" Cristina asked it was obvious who was starting to feel the effects of the alcohol and who wasn't.
"Strip never have I ever" Alex trilled.
"Hah I need more alcohol for that"
"Come on…"
"Alex, watch it" izzie advised.
"Come on" alex whined. He was trashed. Even if he wasn't...I'm not drunk enough for that.
"That's enough poison for you" I grabbed the bottle from Alex and drank straight from it.
"Mer, you drank last night, how can you even do that?" Izzie asked shocked. I drink alot, who cares?
"Guess I have s high tolerance"'I muttered, this is who I had been...it's fun.
"Mer, anyone ever told you you've got a pretty smile?" Alex sputtered drunkenly.
"Are you trying to pick up Meredith?" Cristina laughed. "That's pathetic" she said reaching for the bottle in my hands.
"I'm not, You do though." He smiled at her before he let his head fall back.
"Um...thanks Alex" I smiled, I knew he was just drunk...and he also flirts with everything that walks.
"I love smiles, having a nice smile can really make or break a face...this is why I wanna go into plastics…iz you've got a nice smile too...Yang...I don't think you ever smile" he slurred his voice was getting more and more difficult to understand.
"You guys should go" Cristina smirked, "the RA will come in here soon anyways."
"Yeah, come on Alex." George said to Alex.
"Alex!" Cristina yelled throwing a pillow at where he laid unconscious on the ground.
"Huh? Ugh I shouldn't have pre games" Alex grumbled said leaving the room slowly.
""Yeah, it's getting late so...uh….thanks guys...thank you, Meredith" Maggie smiled sweetly...I still didn't like her, I wanted to try but…
"Yeah...that's what sisters are for….or whatever" o said not looking up at her.
"Really?" Maggie smiled hugely.
"This is all very sweet but I really need some sleep". Cristina groaned.
"She loves her sleep" I smiled at her...maybe she wouldn't be that bad…
"Night Meredith" she smiled before shutting the door behind her.