Damaged
Chloe got onto campus at about half six. She sent Aubrey a quick text before climbing out the cab.
Home yet?
Usually Chloe's dad would drop her off in the morning and Chloe would get the apartment 'home-y'. Obviously, things were different this year.
Chloe shut the trunk of the cab and hauled her case onto the path. She had never really realised how heavy it was. She pulled it up to the elevator door and waited for the ping.
Just as she climbed in she saw a guy running towards her waving.
"Hold the elevator!" It took Chloe a second to realise what he said. She stuck her foot in front of the doors. The guy slowed down and got in beside her.
"Thanks." He smiled. He had rough cut good looks with well kept blonde hair. If Chloe didn't know any better she would have thought he was a frat boy.
"You know you can tell a lot about a girl by the way she holds an elevator?" He turned to her grinningly widely. His jacket opened revealing a jumper with a giant triangle on it.
Delta? Chloe rolled her eyes.
Frat boy.
"You know you can tell a lot from a guy who runs down the street to catch an elevator?" She answered back smiling sweetly. The boy raised his eyebrow quizzically.
"And what would that be?" He turned putting his back against the elevator wall. He folded his arms and looked expectantly at Chloe.
"That if they can run to get the elevator but can't get the stairs, they either can't lift their legs very high or they fancy the girl in the elevator." Chloe pursed her lips giving her best not impressed look. The Frat Boy laughed.
"Well, I have never heard that one before!" He smiled waiting for Chloe to answer. He was handsome sure, but frat boys are trouble and after the summer Chloe just had, she wanted something easy. She gave the guy a small nod and pulled her suitcase out onto her floor.
"Hey Sparky?" Chloe looked up at the Blonde stood in the elevator. Sparky?
"Keeping the doors open with your foot instead of pressing the button? Means your a risk taker. A little wild." He waited for Chloe to crack a smile. She didn't, she was still trying to figure out where he got sparky from. He continued anyway just as the doors were closing.
"Party at ours later you should stop by." He threw her a dashing smile and opened his jacket.
Δ Ω
Delta Omega? Sparky? Chloe wasn't sure which thought was more shocking. Luckily her phone went off before she could get more worked up about that guy.
Yes, doors open + beers ready. Come love me.
Chloe smiled at her best friends text as she rolled her bag down the corridor looking for room 110.
Aubrey was the best really. The beer loosened Chloe up. She had a cry and a bitch and a laugh. She was feelt so much better. Just like Aubrey had planned.
"You definitely need a distraction.." Aubrey slurred with a wink. Chloe giggled letting the blonde continue.
"Like a boyfred!"
"A "boyfred" Bree really?" The redhead smiled again at her best friend, she was such a light weight. Not that Chloe was much better, beer was her jiggle juice. Never mind spirits she could drink them like water but beer? Well, she was close to being Aubrey drunk after what 6 cans...?
"Oh my god! Bree, I forgot to tell you!" Chloe squirmed awkwardly up onto her knees. She bounced excitedly making sure Aubrey was paying attention.
"I got chatted up in the elevator, by a frat boy." She made sure to put as much venom in it as she possibly could in her state. Aubrey's jaw dropped into disgusted shock, then turned into a cheeky smirk
"Wasee cute?" Her eyes fluttered closing momentarily. Gosh she was wasted.
"That doesn't matter! Guess what he.. Bree pay attention! Bree?!" Chloe threw a cushion at the blonde's drooping head.
"I'm just resting Chloe! Don't worry... I'm listening!" It was almost whisper but Chloe continued anyway.
"He was a Delta Omega & he invited me to a party at the house!" The blonde's ears perked up and she managed to pull her head up and look at Chloe.
"Delta Omega? Party? So he wasn't cute, he was a complete hunk?" The blonde started to get up, swaying slightly. Chloe put her beer onto the table preparing herself for the inevitable.
"Why aren't we there then? You need a DIZZTRACKSHUN!" Aubrey emphasised her eyes half closed at this point, she headed for the door and latched on to the handle.
"Well get your coat!" She said impatiently. The blonde took hold of the door handle with her other hand and bent over to pull it down. Chloe got up quickly. Too quickly because she had to sit back down and close her eyes. She heard a bang and opened her eyes again. The door was slightly ajar. Chloe raised herself from her chair, slowly this time. She walked over to the door and realised that she wasn't half as bad as her roommate. Who, was now sprawled halfway into the hallway. Oh Bree. Chloe wedged the door open with a few place mats and hauled her friend back inside. The unconscious blonde groaned a little as Chloe lifted her back onto the couch. She grabbed a quilt from the cupboard and spread it over Aubrey, who momentarily gained consciousness.
"Am fine, jus tired. You should paartay! Go. FUN." She nodded wildly and then let her head slump to the side falling straight asleep. Chloe smiled at her best friend's sprawled out body. She couldn't go out, hell Chloe would feel guilty if she went to bed leaving Bree on the couch!
She sat down on the other couch finishing her beer, feeling herself wash away into a fogginess that was rather comforting. She smiled at herself.
"Aubrey?" The redhead hung her head over the blonde's, speaking loudly into her ear. Aubrey didn't budge and Chloe's attempts to move her were shockingly pathetic compared to her earlier, more sober succession.
"Well!" Chloe huffed.
"If you're gonna be like that maybe I will go out!" There was no answer from the blonde who was now drooling all over the arm of the couch.
The redhead stumbled backwards finding a piece of paper and a pen. Her usual neat scrawl replaced with angry drunkenness;
TaKE n ur advICE B I T c H c u tomorR0w
Chloe signed the note with a slobbery kiss getting her lippy all over it. She the gently placed the letter on Aubrey's face thinking that was obviously the best place for it. She then managed to wheel herself out the door, down the stair and out the building without falling and headed to the Deta Omega's house.