My roommate is unpredictable:
An'na looked nice to say the least, Ludwig noticed as he sat his gym bag on the floor, casually laying his hooded sweatshirt across the chair. She was on the phone in the kitchen, fixing an evening bagel, and paying him no attention at all. Did she even notice that he came out of the room?
He went to the refrigerator to retrieve his Gatorade and some water to take with him. She was wearing a dress, a form-fitting dress at that? He furrowed his brow, fridge door still open, did she not know it was cold outside. Not that the dress was short, it stopped just about her knees, and sure it was long-sleeved and she was wearing tights, but it was still a dress. And seriously, could she not see him standing there while she stabbed cream cheese all over that wheat roll.
Is she still thinking about that…situation? Ludwig thought, bothered that he felt he was being ignored, again. Closing the door, he sat the Gatorade down, opened the bottle of water and waited for her to hang up.
An'na continued to coat her bagel, laughing every once in a while, with the phone tucked between her shoulder and ear. When she was done, she dropped the knife in the sink. Ludwig moved so that he was in her line of sight. Finally she looked up at him, blinked, and then walked casually out of the kitchen with the bagel halfway in her mouth.
"You're going out?" he asked now that she was finally off the phone. An'na put on her boots, then stood and pulled her dress down. Ah, that was an image he could do without.
"Yeah, I guess," she answered him, walking around him to retrieve her coat from the closet. He met up with her at the entryway, shouldering his gym bag and zipping his hoody.
"With who?" Ludwig asked in genuine curiosity.
An'na looked up at him and made a face, "Just a friend. I have more friends beside you, you know." she answered curtly and opened the door.
Ludwig frowned, and followed her out the door, a bit put off that she didn't give him a direct answer. He wasn't implying that he was the only friend she had. Although he'd never seen her on the phone with others or in a dress for that matter. If he remembered correctly from a conversation he overheard Elizaveta and Felicia having, women only dressed when they wanted someone to notice them.
That thought made him pausing starting his car. He looked out of his side mirror as An'na pulled out of the driveway first. Is she going on a date? I wonder if it's with the guy from the market she mentioned. Whoever it was, Ludwig had mixed feelings about it as he watched the car drive away before starting his own car to go to the gym.