I know, back to OCs. But I really hope that you come to love these 3. If you don't then you'll be happy around chapter 25, if you do... sorry. I'm just really sorry... you'll find out... This is only a rough draft so please comment, I could use the advice. Enjoy!

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Chapter 3: The Roommate

"Sorry!" I said as I came back to reality. My mom was calling me from the other side of the glass. I jumped out of the car and went to the back to get my luggage. I popped the trunk and saw the mess. My dad had left his golf clubs in the trunk so my mom put my suitcase and duffle bag at the top so that it was almost out of my reach. I tugged on the duffel bag strap and it was about to come crashing down on top of me when a pair of strong hands caught the bag.

"Careful. You got that now?" said a masculine voice behind me.

"Yeah thanks." I said as I turned around. He was tall, about five six, and had short black hair. His deep blue eyes were kind and were the kind you could easily get lost in. He wore a faded brown leather jacket which was open showing a tight dark blue t-shirt, I could tell the he was very muscular, and a pair of baggy jeans.

"Aren't you cold?" I asked

"Nah, the name's Eric. So…" He answered.

"You going on that whale watching boat?" he continued.

"Um, yeah. Why do you ask?"

"Uncle owns the boat. So, I guess I'll be seeing you around then." Eric explained.

"Bye." I replied as he walked over to the boat.

"Well, he was cute." My mom said.

"Mom!" I cried realizing that she had been there the whole time. She merely laughed at me and picked up my suitcase. I took a moment to look around and saw a ship about a third of the size of a commercial cruise ship that had a brand new coat of blue paint and the words Lady Maryland on her bow. Well, it wasn't a cruise ship, but for the next three weeks it would be home. In front was a middle aged woman with brown hair that was tied back in a bun behind a table with a large metal box and a sheet of paper. We walked over and stood in front of her but all she did was stare at us. It took her a second but finally noticed that she was supposed to say something.

"Sorry! Your name, please?" The woman asked.

"Helen Seraman" I told her but she had already flipped to the middle of the list and was scrolling down to my name before it left my mouth.

"You are in room 207. Here is your room key and its two levels down." She said with a smile as if she was completely in the moment now but her eyes said that she was somewhere far away. I took the key and my mother and I started up the ramp to get on the ship. The floor as newly polished wood but you could see wear and tear near the waist high white railing. Near the stern of the ship was a three story shelter above the deck. Since I saw no other doors I inferred that the stairs to the lower decks were through the door way.

My mother and I went through the door way, down two flights of stairs and came to the room 207. When I was attempting to open the lock it suddenly opened and I came face to face with my roommate.

"Hi! I'm Elizabeth!" She said. I had one of those da shah vu moments but I knew that it couldn't be her, she didn't exist. She was just shy of six feet, had bleached white hair that seemed almost metallic where the light reflected off the hair, deep blue eyes, fairly muscular and was very busty.

"You can call me Lizzy though. You're Helen, right?" she asked with very slight tip of the head.

"Ummm. Yeah, that's me. How did you…" I began to ask before Lizzy cut me off.

"I know the woman who gives out the new room numbers and she told me who I was rooming with. By the way, can I call you Elen, please!" She rambled.

"Uhhhh…"

"Great! Come on in!" she said enthusiastically. Through the doorway was a small room with two beds over top three beat up draws. There was a small space between the back wall and the bed that was just the right size for my suite case. There were no sheets on the bed just a plain old mattress. Good thing I brought a sleeping bag. I thought to myself.

"Okay… so I'm over here and you're over there" she said motioning to the beds, one of which had a lime green sleeping bag rolled out on it and a suit case in the space between the bed and the wall.

"Okay honey, I'll see you in three weeks. So take care! Oh, if you see that cute guy again, ask if his dad is single." My mom said.

"Mom!"

"Just kidding, you know that I love your father very much." My mother said as she kissed me on the head and left.

"Lunch is in ten so …I guess I'll help you unpack and then we'll grad a bite." Lizzy stated. It took all of eight minutes to get me unpacked. I threw my duffle bag in the small unused space of my draws and my suitcase in the suitcase space.

We went down another flight of stairs, through a pair of metal double doors and into the cafeteria. There were about ten round metal tables and the good old school lunch line. We grabbed our blue trays with Lizzy leading the way. We could choose between mystery meat and what looked to be breaded chicken breast, corn and green beans and rice or macaroni and cheese.

I took the chicken, the green beans and as I was spooning my macaroni I was tapped on the back and I flung the macaroni over my shoulder.

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