holding onto me like a teddy bear.
When I woke up, the two of us were apart, and as I looked at the clock, I saw that it was midnight. My bladder felt full, and I tiptoed out of bed and went to his restroom. After I did my business, I came out, lied back down, and then I heard a Creeeak!
Mamma always told me that if you wake up in the middle of the night, it’s a bad omen. In this case, she wasn’t wrong. The exit to his dorm was in the bedroom, and I watched as the door slowly opened, light spilling from the eternally bright highways. I lied still as I saw someone tiptoe into the room and close the door, turning the place dark again. Even though their face was only visible for a few seconds, I knew who it was.
Now, they were in the room with me. Everything froze as I looked in Evan’s direction. He was still sound asleep. My first instinct was to reach for the lamp. Click! The room lit up. The idea of Sally standing in the room with us was terrifying, but instead, I saw something even scarier: there was no one there.
I shook Evan awake and explained the situation. Underneath his grogginess, he said, “You were just dreaming. She doesn’t have a key. I keep my spares inside that little box over there.”
As if that would soothe me. It would be easy for her to take a spare. I stepped out of the bed, and as I did, all hell broke loose. A hand reached from under the bed and grabbed me. How did she get down there? I screamed and Evan jumped out of the bed, the two of us naked. With one hand, Sally had a grip on my leg, and with the other, she was brandishing something sharp.
Thank fuck that it was a skinny woman trying to grab a big woman’s leg. I freed myself from her grip just as she swung the blade at me. She emerged out of the bed like a monster from a bad horror movie, a twisted look on her face.
“You’re disgusting!” she declared as she charged at me, her blade raised.
Evan jumped out of the bed and grabbed her by the waist. She dropped the knife, but then elbowed Evan in the front, causing him to let go. She then resumed her charge at me.
“You took my man, you disgusting hog!” she shouted. Although she no longer had the knife, she instead was brandishing long fingernails, which gleamed in the light of the lamp.
When a crazy bitch is running towards you, you have to take action. Mamma always taught me that you should try your best to be peaceful, but should someone try to attack you, feel free to knock them the fuck out. I swung my fist as hard as I could, clocking her in the face. She flew back, landing on the bedside, her eyes turning white.
“Is that you, God?” she muttered, and then she passed out.
We both started panting as we looked at her unconscious body. “Okay. I’m never dating a woman like that again!” Evan declared. He went towards her, reached into her pockets, and pulled out a key.
“Of course. She stole my keys,” he uttered, reaching towards his phone. As he made the call to security, I slipped some clothes on, panting. I knew Evan would have some leftover baggage I’d have to deal with sooner or later, but I didn’t think it would be this bad. At least I didn’t have to worry about her anymore.
Then, Sally drifted back to consciousness, grabbing her head. Evan tried subduing her, and as he tried, she darted towards the exit. I ran after her, but she was already running across the hallways.
“Hell no!” I shouted. There was no way she was getting away that easily. I didn’t want to sleep with one eye open, after all! I ran after her at a surprising speed. She entered the stairwell, and I followed after her. My chest flared up, my breath became short, and I almost fell numerous times, but I kept running. Soon, Sally left the dorm, and I followed.
As I stepped outside, I saw no one near me. This dorm was near a lot of bushes and trees, so I kept my guard up.
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