21/07/2007
Dear Hailer,
What ever you do, do not follow him. If you go through the gate, you're not getting out. I'm sorry for not answering your last letter, I had to deal with a few troublesome souls and an angry boss. I do have friends, they work with me and you've actually met one of them. Of course I can't tell you who they are but if you do figure it out, trust that he means you no harm. I'm glad you're good at sports, it keeps you healthy. I promise to try and answer your next letter and I'm sorry I can't tell you why you're getting those dreams.
Lot's of Life,
Grim
*Hailey's POV
I sat up quickly, looked around at the unfamiliar room and frowned for second, until I remembered where I was when I heard a 'fuck' come from the bathroom. I tried to remember what the dream that had woken me up was about but all I could see was a pair of strange eyes. I couldn't remember them specifically enough to know what was strange about them, but I know there was something off about whoever owned them too.
I picked up my phone which I must have put to charge on my bedside table when I went to sleep and saw it was 3 in the morning. Since I had gone to sleep so damn early, I wasn't tired anymore. I got up to go to the bathroom and opened the bathroom door, forgetting I had just heard a voice from in there. I yawned as I walked in and looked around to find Tyler washing his hands while practically falling asleep over the sink.
"hey" I said, quickly clearing my throat when I heard how croaky my voice sounded. Tyler jumped and looked into the mirror, turning off the tap "hey Hailey" he turned to me and smiled, looking half awake "what are you doing?" I asked "going back to bed. Needed to piss" he muttered, holding onto the sink so he wouldn't loose his balance "night night" he said as he walked back into his room, closing the door behind him.
I looked at the door for a moment then shrugged and went to the bathroom myself. We should probably learn to lock each others doors so we don't walk in on each other on the toilet or taking a shower or anything. As I was washing my hands I looked at Tylers door, noticing there was no lock on the door....wtf? Why?
I looked at myself in the mirror and patted my crazy hair down a little. It might be short but it sure as hell enjoys flying all over the damn place. Looking at the clock that Tyler had placed next to his door I muttered profanities under my breath when I saw it was only 15 mins past 3. I just want to sleep but I'm not tired enough for it.
Looking at my own door I noticed it had no lock either. Who the hell designed this place? I went back to my room to get my tooth brush since I hadn't brushed my teeth before falling asleep. After that was done I just took my pants off, sat on my bed with my phone and scrolled through Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat.
I'm bored, I'm awake and I don't know what to do. God damn I just want something exciting to happen. Hearing a scream come from Tyler's room, I bolted off my bed, through the bathroom and into his room. His bedroom door was thrown open about a second after I opened the bathroom door. Darren turned the main lights on since the switch was next to him and we both found Tyler, in the corner between the two doors, staring at his bed with horror.
"Dude. What the hell?!" Darren asked, walking in. He looked at me and his eyes widened. I frowned until I looked down and realized I was only in a T-shirt and my underpants....whoops. Tyler wasn't even looking at us "T-there's a spider. On the wall. It's fucking gigantic and... Omg please do something" damn. He's terrified.
Darren looked so done that he forgot all about my bare legs and was just staring at Tyler in disbelief and annoyance "really? A spider. What the shit Ty. Just kill it" Darren threw his hands in the air and I shook my head with a laugh. I walked over to his bed and found a fucking Daddy-long-leg on the wall next to his bed "that's not a spider" I said, amused "they're not even from the same family" I laughed.
I wrapped my hands around it quickly and turned around to the guys. They're heads snapped up from staring at either my ass or my legs. When's the last time these guys have seen a girl? I walked over to Tyler's window and stared at the guys "well? Is someone gonna open the window for me?" I asked. Darren rushed over and opened the window. I threw the little 'monster' out the window and quickly shut it before anything else could come in.
I turned around to look at the guys, still amused by Tyler's reaction "I think you've officially become his hero" Darren muttered and I grinned "yeah. I do that sometimes" I laughed "well then. Good night guys. I'll see you tomorrow" I walked through his bathroom and into my bedroom. I went over to the box containing my clothes and pulled out a pair of shorts. I pulled them on and walked out into the hall, into the living room.
I saw the T.V switch on and saw Tyler's head of blonde hair sitting on the couch. I walked closer and saw he had a blanket on his legs and his pillow next to him "what are you doing here?" I asked him. He looked at me in surprise then shrugged "After seeing a spider or anything that looks remotely close to one, the Tyler moves from it's room to the living room in fear of seeing another one. Tyler's are very scared creatures that fear creepy-crawlies with a passion" Darren said from behind me as he walked into the living room, holding a pillow and blanket.
Tyler laughed dryly "When the Tyler get's scared, the Darren is such a softy that he decides to hang out with the Tyler for the night so as to protect him from any other potential predators" Tyler grumbled with a roll of his green eyes "And for the first time, the Hailey can join them too for saving them from the creepy crawly" Tyler added as he turned to me with a grin.
I smiled back and sat on the couch next to him so he was squished between me and Darren. Darren pulled his phone out of his hoodies pocket and turned on Netflix on the T.V "alright. What are we watching?" Darren asked as he logged into his account "you guys seen scrubs?" I asked. They both turned to me "nope" they said in unison. I smirked "put that on. It's hilarious. Get's funnier with each season too" I clapped my hands in excitement.
The guys looked at each other, shrugged and nodded at each other "Ty. Can you get me something while I put it on" Darren asked "gotcha. Be right back" Tyler said as he got up off the couch, walking into the kitchen, leaving Darren and I alone in the living room. Well, this is silently awkward. He found the show and turned on the first episode, pausing it till Tyler came back.
We still sat in silence, neither of us looking at each other “so...” Darren muttered “I'm sorry for having been so sarcastic and rude yesterday” I said quickly. Darren looked at me surprised for a moment and shrugged “sure. Whateves. Sorry for being a jackass” he chuckled. I nodded “so we good?” “yeah. We're good” we smiled and turned our heads to the kitchen doorway when Tyler walked back in with two tubs of ice cream and three spoons.
He placed them on the coffee, wedged himself back between Darren and I, placed the blanket so it was covering all three pairs of legs and passed us a spoon each "pistachio for Darren" Tyler said as he passed him the green tube of ice cream "and unfortunately I don't have Lemon or whatever else you said so we're gonna have to share my ice cream. Do you mind?" he placed the tube between us and I shrugged "sure. Love me some strawberry ice cream" I looked at Darren in expectation.
Darren turned to look at us and frowned, spoon between his lips, when he found me staring at him "wha?" he asked with his mouth full "well? Turn it on you snowman" I laughed and he suddenly realized what I meant. He grabbed his phone, clicked play and we sat there in silence, stuffing our faces, freezing our brains and sometimes laughing at the T.V.
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I snorted awake when I felt something poking into my side. I looked to my left and found Tyler. The T.V was off and our half finished ice cream tubes were on the coffee table, one spoon sticking out of the melted Neapolitan ice cream. Darren was asleep with his head on the back of the couch, his mouth open, snoring like a lion. Tyler had his head on Darren's shoulder, lips parted slightly, leaving a trail of drool going down Darren's t-shirt.
I must have fallen asleep on Tyler and I realize that his elbow had been poking into me. How did we even fall asleep like this? I moved his arm so that his elbow was no longer trying to impale me, replaced my head on his shoulder and felt myself slowly drift off.
Before I could completely doze off, a really loud banging sound woke us all with a start. Darren jumped up in a sort of half asleep defense stance. Tyler almost fell off the couch and I stood up quickly, reaching for the knife I always kept with me....which was currently under my pillow...fuck. We all looked at each other and relaxed when we realized the banging sound was coming from the front door.
I yawned and soon enough the other two were yawning as well "what time is it?" Tyler muttered, lying on the couch now that he was the only one on it "11:43" Darren groaned as he picked up his phone to check. I mumbled a bunch of sleepy swear words and walked over to the door in only my shorts and a loose t-shirt. I unlocked the door and pulled it open with a glare. Standing there was a petite, blonde haired, brown eyed, smiling girl.
The girl immediately frowned when she saw me "umm...who are you?" she asked, staring at me in confusion "I'm tired. Nice to meet you" I mumbled and she glared "what are you doing in my boyfriends apartment" she hissed angrily. I shrugged "depends. Which ones your boyfriend?" I asked "Darren Costan" she said lowly "oh. Yeah, I'm definitely fucking him" I grinned. What? I wanna sleep.
Her eyes widened in horror then she suddenly got really angry "WHAT?!?!" she screeched. She pushed past me before I could stop her and she stalk into the dorm, not even bothering to take her shoes off. She caught sight of Darren picking the ice cream tubs up from the coffee table and slapped him across the face. I had walked in after her and I quickly brought my fist to my lips, hiding an 'ooh'.
Darren dropped the ice cream and brought his hand to his face "what the fuck Ana?" he said in horror "YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME?!?!" she shouted angrily. He looked shocked, paused, glanced at me with a 'what the fuck' look on his face "We're not even dating..." he frowned. Ana gasped "but...didn't yesterday mean anything to you?" she gasped "uuh, no?" he looked a little confused by the whole situation.
Jesus Christ. I really should stop being an asshole. Look what happens. I sighed and walked over "Honey. Can't you see? He isn't interested in you. Get out" I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and started guiding her towards the door. She pulled out of my grasp and went to slap me. I quickly grabbed her wrist and started pulling her after me. I pushed her out into the hall and closed the door behind her. Wow. I'm such a bitch.
I walked back into the living room, dusting my hands off. Darren was sort of staring at me, looking disoriented "what the hell happened?" he asked. I shrugged "girl comes up saying she's your girlfriend. She storms in cause she thinks you're cheating on her since I made some bitchy comment, I got rid of her for you. You're welcome" I grinned and walk into the kitchen to get breakfast.
We ate and talked about the few episodes of scrubs that we had seen, laughing about how funny JD's inner dialogue was “who's your favourite character?” I asked “the janitor” Darren said without skipping a beat “of course it is” I laughed “What about you Ty?” I had already finished eating, I was just waiting for the two slow pokes to hurry the hell up “probably Turk” he shrugged “who's yours?” “doctor Cox. He's got a fun sense of humour” I grinned.
The guys nodded “have you seen the whole thing?” Darren asked. I shook my head, blowing my hair out of my face “nah. Not yet. Got to episode....22 I think. Now I'm re-watching it with you guys. We'll finish it, don't you worry” I got up to get myself a glass of orange juice. As I reached into the fridge there was another knock at the front door. I frowned "mother fuc-" *knock knock*.
I walked out of the kitchen, placing my still empty glass on the island as I passed it. I got to the front door and swung it open. Oh look, another girl. She looked at me with a big smile "Oh hello. Are you Tyler's Girlfriend?" she asked sweetly. I see right through you bitch "no" I replied with a blank face. Her eyes widened and a surprised smile spread on her cheeks "omg. Are you Darren's girlfriend?" She asked.
I raised and eyebrow but then let a grin spread on my face. I leaned against the door frame, ran my hand through my hair and made it obvious I was checking her out "no. But I'd like to be your girlfriend" I winked and her smile fell as her eyes widened in horror instead of surprise. Exactly. Bye bye bitch. Wait....why is she smiling?
"oh really?" she gave me a flirty look and I frowned "wait...what?" what's happening? "Hail. Who's at the door?" Darren asked as he walked out of the kitchen "Oh. Ty. It's Kaily" Darren looked less than pleased to see her. In a second Tyler was out the kitchen door, zoomed past me like a bullet and bear hugged the girl. That looks nice. She burst out laughing and hugged him back "woah. Wait up. I was flirting with her first" I crossed my arms with a playful glare.
Tyler sent me the glare back "ain't nobody flirtin' with ma sista ho" he snapped his finger and we all went quiet before snorting with laughter. He from the hood or something? Maybe he's gay. Woah, a gay, a bi and a straight living in a dorm together, that should be some sort of sitcom. I'd watch it.
Wait. She's his sister "Your sister? what? But she's so much prettier than you" I said sadly. Tyler gave me a glare while his sister Kaily, I think, hissed "ooh. Burn brother" she laughed. He grumbled some incoherent words under his breath "Hailey, meet my twin, Kaily. Kaily, meet my roommate, Hailey. Lesbian, Lesbian. You can make out now" he crossed his arms with a huff.
Kaily grinned and extended her hand "so you're a lesbian too huh" she gave me like a flirty look "no, but girl, I was literally flirting with you. How are you asking me this now?" I asked. She shrugged "hey. We never know. Even straight girls don't believe in no homo".
I nodded "yeah. That's a very good point" I looked down when I noticed she hadn't let go of my hand. Wow this relationships moving too fast for me "what'chu mean no about being a lesbian?" Darren asked from behind me, placing his head right next to mine. I shrugged, hitting his chin lightly "well I'm actually bi. I'm more into girls, but I like guys too" I grinned.
They all nodded in understanding, then pushed us inside "okay. Now can we finish breakfast?" Tyler asked and we laughed as he closed the door behind him.
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