Tenacious Sky

Chapter 3

"Class dismissed," Jason announced after the bell rang through the school. I stood and stretched

before moving out of the way to check my schedule. Next was a free period so I figured I could go back

to my room to unpack. Leo brushes past me and headed out the door. I said goodbye to Jason before I

walked out and tried to remember my way back to the dorms. It wasn't that hard remembering it. It was

pretty much a straight shot. I walked along the path with the many other students until I reached the

dorm building one. Going inside, I waited for the elevator.

"Is there a reason you're following me?" A curt voice interrupted my thoughts. I looked beside me to

see Leo waiting for the elevator as well. My eyes widened slightly. I didn't even realize he was there.

"Oh, I'm not following you. I didn't get a chance to unpack earlier, so I'm heading to my room," I

explained quickly. He scoffed but didn't say anything else on the matter. We both took the elevator to

the second floor and got off. The more I looked at it, the more it looked like I was following him. It got

even weirder when we both stopped at the same door: 210. He sighed before taking his hands out of

his pockets.

"Use your key if you want to prove that you're not following me," he said without even looking at me. I

fumbled getting my room key out of my pocket before I stepped around him and unlocked the door. He

brushed past me into the room with me following suit. I closed the door behind me and shuffled further

into the room.

"I-I guess we're roommates," I muttered.

"If you're going to say something, speak up. There's no use for being timid, especially in a competitive

place like this," he snapped at me and he finally turned to look at me. I found myself nodding before I

could stop myself. He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose briefly.

"My name is Leo. I swim. That's all you need to know about me. I don't like a lot of noise, so don't

bother me with sounds. I keep the room clean and I expect you to do the same. Don't touch my things,

ever. Cooking is not allowed in the rooms. Don't leave anything in here that smells. I don't care if the

smell is good or bad. Keep your dirty clothes off the floor, and keep your things confined to your areas.

There, I think that about does it for the rules of the room. Any questions?" He rattled off quickly. I'd This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

barely spoken two words to the guy and he already seemed annoyed with me.

"Have I offended you somehow?" I asked unsurely. His eyes snapped to mine. I guess he wasn't

expecting that question.

"I don't like people, and I don't like people in my space," he answered.

"Well then can I add a rule?" I asked. He seemed curious as he crossed his arms and waited.