Eve Torres crumbled up yet another piece of lined paper in frustration. Her stress level was elevated even higher than she thought possible. Several emotions were being conveyed, starting from anger all the way to udder despair.
She looked outside the window and saw the people who were outside enjoying the weather and the company of their fellow classmates. A sigh was released from her glossed lips as she looked around her gloomy room. Eve missed her old room; she missed the bright colors and the spirit that came from it. Eve also missed being able to have drawers and a closet to put her stuff in and not have to search through boxes to find something as simple as her marshmallow scented body spray. More than anything she missed having her own bed to sleep in and not having to beg for a spot every single night.
The brunette ran her hands through her slightly brushed wavy locks. She took out another piece of paper to write once again.
Suddenly the door crept open, which caught Eve's attention. Standing behind the newly opened door was her current roomie, Mike Mizanin. He was wearing basketball shorts and was shirtless; his skin glistened in the light due to the sweat running down him. Mike used the shirt that was resting on his shoulder to dry off his hair a little more; he looked Eve's way and flashed her one of his signature smiles.
"Do you play basketball 24/7?" Eve laughed faintly as she balled up another paper and aimed it for the plastic trashcan.
"Shows how much you know." Mike smirked as he pulled the football he was holding in his right hand in front of him, and then, continued on, "I was playing football."
"Oh well, that's my mistake."
"Why aren't you outside? It's a beautiful day; practically the whole school is out there."
"Not the whole school…You and I aren't there." Eve smiled softly as she stood up with all of her tools in hand.
"You know what I meant." Miz smirked as he grabbed a clean shirt to rest over his chest. "Come with a group of us out tonight. We're going to a night club, it'll be fun."
"Who's all going?"
"Me, Phil, John, Randy, the twins, Dolph so probably AJ too, Maryse and her minions and now, you." A playful smirk was pressed upon his lips as he through the football onto the bed without losing sight of her.
"I don't know I just, I have a lot of work."
"Oh come on." Mike said while taking the notebook from her hand, "It's not really about the grades in college, it's more of the experience that counts."
The Latina couldn't help but laugh while trying to grab the book from him, "You couldn't be any more wrong." The two struggled at it for a while; Eve kept trying to reach for the book without any apprehension while her opponent stood steady with a firm grasp on her supplies until to her surprise he through them on the couch behind him.
"Please." He grabbed onto her hands to stop her from her reach. His hands were cupped around her one and it didn't take long for those stupid feelings; that chill, to run through both of their entire bodies. Seconds after agreeing his hands started to steadily move away from hers.
"Good." Mike nodded while momentarily clearing his throat, "You need to get out of this room it'll be good for you. I'm not used to you being in this funk, usually out of the two of us you're the upbeat and optimistic one."
"I'm not in a funk."
Now it was his time to let out a chuckle, his blue eyes narrowed while glancing into her green ones. It was obvious he wasn't buying it.
"Okay, I might be in a small funk but wouldn't you be!"
"Very true, I would be in a funk too but get yourself out a nice outfit and get excited because you are going to have an amazing time tonight."
"Why do you care so much?"
"We're friends."
And there it was that friend word. Eve's smile seemed to flatten a little as she heard it and just like that, so did his. It was a weird relationship they had, they wanted to be best friends but they also had some sort of tension between them that they couldn't quite figure out; it was starting to become frustrating.
"Oh well, thanks friend. I'm going to go look for that outfit now." The brunette smiled softly. She nodded his way and then walked over to the stacks of suitcases and started rummaging through to find something to wear.
"Alright that's great. I'm going to go catch a quick bite to eat…want to come along?"
"I'm fine, thank you." Eve was still pulling out several articles of clothing to try and choose from, her back was to him which led to an uncomfortable atmosphere. When she heard the door shut a heavy sigh was released from her. The woman sat on the bed and put her face in her hands in frustration. There were high hopes that tonight would enlighten her mood somehow.
The stores nearby Covington's campus were flooded with people. It was mid Friday evening and there was numerous sales going on due to several new products were being released, it was a shopaholics dream. Barbie Blank, Maryse Ouellette, and Maria Kanellis all fit perfectly in the category of a shopaholic.
Each girl was searching for a sexy new outfit to wear out to the club tonight. The French Canadian had pulled out a skin tight black dress and a pair of Sophia Webster heels to match. The redhead was debating between a vintage crop top with red high waited shorts or a white lace dress that cut swiftly above her knees. The all American girl had chosen a short Irish shade of green dress; it went perfectly with her bright blue eyes. All that was left for her was to figure out was what shoes were going to go with it.
"I am excited about tonight. I can't remember the last time I went out to a club scene." Barbie said as she twirled the dress around.
"Yeah, tell me about it. The last time I went was about a month ago." Maryse frowned as she looked at the sizes of the shoes in front of her.
"So Maryse, I'm curious. Are you going to try and hook up with Mike tonight?" Maria smirked as she scrolled through her phone.
"I'm going to attempt it, I mean I know he's kind of like, annoying, but he definitely knows his way between the sheets.
Barbie's eyes narrowed as she let out a soft gag noise. "I didn't want to know about Mike "between the sheets", but I don't know how that'll work out."
"And why not?"
"Because Eve is going out tonight too, Mike invited her."
A heavy groan from both of the woman's lips, it was as if after that one sentence their whole mood shifted.
"Why are they both so obsessed with her? I know her better than anyone else, she's not that great." Maria bitched as she threw her phone in her bag.
Barbie bit her lip, "I've actually been thinking about asking her to move in with me, she needs a place to live, she can't room with those two guys much longer."
Both of the women's heads shot her way at a speedy pace. Scowls were plastered on their faces while they tried to comprehend what their friend had just said.
"Barbie, have you lost your fucking mind?" Maryse spat angrily.
"Hey, this would help you guys too. She'd be away from Mike which would benefit you Maryse since you're obsessed with him while also being away from Phil AKA Maria's little obse-"
"No, don't you dare say "my little obsession" because he's not!" Maria bitched while also waving her finger that blonde's way.
"Chill out you guys it's not set in stone, it was just an idea."
"Yeah well erase that little idea from your head. I'm going to go check this out, au revoir!" Maryse timidly shouted before spinning around and walking to the checkout counter. It didn't take long for Maria to run right behind her.
Barbie rolled her eyes while sitting down on one of the chairs; she shook her head in disbelief while simultaneously mumbling cuss words. Suddenly she grasped the sound of a few snickers a few feet away from her, the woman turned her head to observe the sounds but then saw a certain 5 foot 4 brunette standing behind a few coat racks laughing away.
The blonde stood up and brushed herself off before walking over to her classmate, a bitchy smirk was plastered on her face as she stared down her rival.
"Is something funny AJ?"
"Hmm, just slightly… it's always amusing to see the Barbie bunch break apart over idiotic things." AJ laughed softly as she looked through the clothes rack.
"The Barbie bunch. That's cute, what an excellent play on using my name as a parallel to the doll." She snarled with crossed arms.
The brunette just ignored her comment and continued on with what she was about to say, "I don't really know what Dolph ever saw in you… fake blonde extensions, bitchy personality, concessive need to wear skin tight clothes… I just don't get-"
"Let me get one straight you little troll, you don't know one thing about me." Barbie was beginning to snap, she had all she could take of this girl.
"I know what I see."
"So let me judge you then. You're about five feet tall, you're in your second year of college yet your boobs are barely developed and your hair is as stringy as a broom." April's expression changed drastically after those words, she cleared her throat awkwardly to replace the silence after not knowing what to say.
"Yeah, it doesn't make you feel too good, does it? You're not any better than me AJ as much as you want to believe it; Dolph is not going to love you any more just because you terrorize me."
A lot of emotion over powered AJ; it was a mixture of fury, embarrassment, and lots of sadness. She threw the hanged coat that she was holding to the ground before she walked off from the scene. Barbie watched her walk away and let out a heavy sigh, although there were a lot of reasons to despise AJ a part of Barbie still had some pity left out for her. She was well aware of the feelings the woman had for Dolph for as long as she knew the both of them, if only there was a way for her to progress AJ's moving on.
Okay so this chapter was a bit short but there are reasons, next chapter has 3 parts(chapters 17, 18, & 19)! Some of Covingtons brightest are going out for a night out and it definitely stirs up some drama. Little spoilers will be present at the end of each part for what will happen in the next one.
Spoiler ( next chapter will hold) :
Dolph/Barbie +AJ interaction. Will some relationships be resolved or will they just get worse?
Nikki/Randy have another interaction involving Randy's drug use, what's going to happen?
Eve Torres shows up and ends up drowning herself in alcohol, will there be any repercussions?
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