1- My Not So New Roommate

I woke up to the sound of loud banging on my door. I looked at the clock and saw that it was only five in the morning. Disgruntled and annoyed, I went to open the door for whoever didn't want to live anymore.

Scowling, I swung the door of my room, in the apartment in which I was living, open. I was prepared to wring the neck of whoever had dared to disturbed my precious sleep. However, when I saw the tiny frame of a girl standing with her fist in the air, about to knock on the door again, my anger turned into curiosity.

She was short- very short- about 5'2" and my 5'6" frame towered over her. She was pretty, I observed, with hair a mix of dark brown and black and striking grey eyes. She was extremely fair and my first thought when I saw her was that she was Snow White.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" I asked, going into full on interrogation mode.

She stared at me with wide eyes full of excitement and as soon she heard my question, she started smiling broadly. I stood there with a nonchalant expression on face, waiting for her to respond.

"Hi! I'm Evelyn! Your new roommate. I mean I'm not that new because I was supposed to start sharing this room with you from the beginning of my college term two years ago but my family lives in the same city. I wanted to stay with them but they want me to become independent and some shit, so I was forced to come live in this apartment room. So, here I am, your new but not so new roommate. We're sort of rich, so we paid for this room along with you even though I didn't occupy half of it as I was supposed to. But now I'm here and I hope you'll accommodate me."

She took a deep breath and started once again, without letting me answer, " Oh! And I do hope we can be good friends. I mean you're so pretty, so you can be my barbie doll and I'll dress you up and everything. Oh!!! It's going to be so fun!"

She looked up at me expectantly.

I just sighed and said, "If you're done with your rambling, let me tell you that I kept to my half of the room these two years, so you can move in immediately. Also, you should not disturb people at such ungodly hours."

Then I turned my back and walked away.

"Wait, wait, wait," the chipmunk called behind me. "You're so cold. You didn't even tell me your name. Doesn't matter. I'll break down your high walls," she did a weird motion with her hands," and we'll become best friends. You know I've never had genuine friends because all of them were after my wealth but you seem nice. I know we'll be besties!!"

My guard immediately went up and alarm bells started ringing in my mind when I heard her say that she'll break down my high walls.

"I'm Evangeline." I replied coldly and went inside my room within the apartment room, slamming the door shut behind me.

I heard her comment, "This entire apartment room with 2 rooms is smaller than my bathroom at my house. But I'll have to endure it because my parents want me to experience the hardships of life." I heard her huff and move around.

As I tried in vain to go back to sleep, I realised that I had to be wary of her. The little chipmunk was too carefree and happy and detrimental to my resolve of protecting my heart.

She could not be let in. But she was too determined....... With that thought I fell into a restless sleep.

When I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock, there was the aroma of hot chocolate in my room. I brushed my teeth and followed the smell to the kitchen and saw that Evelyn had prepared two cups of steaming hot chocolate.

"Good morning. Sorry for my abrupt intrusion earlier. Here, have hot chocolate," she said, smiling jovially.

'How is this girl always so cheerful?' I wondered.

"I will make coffee and hot chocolate for us occasionally but I'm afraid that is the extent of my culinary skills," She said sheepishly.

I just rolled my eyes and said curtly, "I'll take care of the food. I can cook."

She smiled brightly and said, "So I was wondering, can I call you Eva?"

I looked up sharply at her and barked out a No, quite harshly. That was the name my mother used to call me. No one else was allowed to use it.

As soon as I used my harsh tone, her eyes welled up with tears. My heart immediately softened and fell for her innocent act. I sighed and said, "Sorry. I just don't like that name. Personal reasons."

No sooner did I say that than she went back to her chirpy self and said, "Then I'll call you Lina. Evangeline is a mouthful. You can call me Evie."

"No thanks. I'll stick to Evelyn." I said, sipping my hot chocolate.

She pouted and gave me puppy dog eyes. For the second time within the same hour, I found myself giving in. "Fine. Evie. Happy?" I grumbled.

She cheered and clapped her hands. Why this girl had to behave like a child was beyond my understanding.

I glanced at the clock and jolted with surprise. It was almost 7 and I had to get ready for work. I got up and started walking to my room to change but Evie had to say something.

"Where are you going?" she asked. "Work," I replied.

"Where do you work?" she asked.

I turned around and crossed my arms. "I work at Knight Corporation. Any more questions? You might as well ask them at once."

"Knight Corporation?" she asked, surprised. "My father is its owner and CEO."

Now it was my turn to be surprised. "Your Dad is Callaghan Knight?"

"Yes!" she exclaimed and then started babbling, "Oh, this is so exciting. Let me come with you. I'll introduce you to my Dad personally. We might even meet my twin brother Adrian there. He's a sophomore at MIT. Since college session will start in a week, he's helping Dad out till then. After that he'll be busy. Oh! You also seem to be a college student. Where do you study? In which year of college are you? How did you get work at Knight Corp. even though you're in college?" What..." I cut her off by raising my hand and motioning her to be silent.

Then I asked, "Adrian Knight is your brother?"

"Yes. You know him?" she asked.

I ignored her. I was in deep shit. Adrian Knight, the Golden Boy of our college was the most popular guy there. The ultimate lady's man, heart breaker and the most popular boy in MIT. There were not many girls in MIT because it was a science college but the girls from colleges in the vicinity always flocked near the college gates in order to get a glimpse of the God. I had heard that his sister studied in a college near MIT, so that meant Evie didn't study in MIT. At least that was a relief.

If he was the son of my boss and the sister of my roommate, I was bound to meet him. This would bring me unwanted attention. Exactly what I needed. Note the sarcasm.

"Answer me," the chipmunk whined.

I looked at her in annoyance and spoke through gritted teeth,"I'm also a sophomore at MIT. Your brother is very... popular there. I got a job in Knight Corp. because I'm good at research and can handle college and office simultaneously. Before you ask, I work from 8 a.m to 5 p.m during holidays. However, for the days when I have college, allowances have been made for me to work from 6 p.m to 10 p.m because of my..... performance in the company."

I always felt very awkward, talking about my job because it felt like self-praise.

"Wow," Evie said in fascination, "so you're pretty and intelligent."

"I'll come to the office with you," she declared again and skipped off to her room.

I face-palmed. It was going to be a long day.

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