Well That Happened

Cambria sat in her bed, typing away on her computer. Her stomach rumbled again, and she sighed. She checked her clock, it was a little past two. She had been writing for 4 hours now, and she suddenly felt a strong need to get up and move around. She stood and stretched, and rubbed her belly. She hadn’t eaten since around 7, so she shuffled into the kitchen in her quaint one-bedroom apartment. When she opened the refrigerator, all she could find was beer and a few apples.

“Dammit, I need to go grocery shopping tomorrow.. today? Whatever,” she mumbled. The apples didn’t look too appealing and her stomach growled again. She grumbled and grabbed her jacket and keys from their hooks. She figured she would go to the convenience store across the street and grab some munchies. She slipped some shoes on and trumped out the door, fumbling with the keys to lock it. She dropped her keys with a loud clang on the floor, and she tossed her head back with a disgruntled curse. As she bent down to get her keys, she heard a frustrated sigh and some rustling. She turned around and saw a woman laying on the floor with a blanket and a couch pillow. It was the girl from across the hall, Sarie. Cambria pursed her lips and gave an amused huff.

“What are you doing out here in the hallway?” Cambria asked. Sarie sat up quickly and snapped her head in Cambria’s direction.

“Oh, I uh.. Well my roommate’s girlfriend is over tonight and uhm…” Sarie raised her eyebrows and shimmied her shoulders a little. Cambria snorted and rolled her eyes.

“They kicked you out?” she asked.

“Oh no,” Sarie replied. “I left on my own. Our bedrooms share a wall, and they were so loud.” She ran her fingers through her hair and yawned. Cambria tried to hide a smile.

“Dude that sucks so bad. If you need a place to crash tonight, you can sleep on my couch. It may not be the most comfortable thing in the world, but it’s quiet and much better than the floor in the hallway,” she offered. Sarie’s eyes got wide.

“Oh my god are you serious? Oh thank you so much you’re a saint!” Sarie sighed. She rose from the floor and picked up her blanket and pillow.

“I was just on my way out to grab some snacks from the convenience store if you wanna come with me,” Cambria said as she opened her door again. Sarie nodded and dropped her things on the couch. She stifled a giggle as she glanced around Cambria’s apartment. It was a mess. Cambria blushed a little.

“I apologize for the horrid state my place is in at the moment, I just haven’t gotten around to cleaning yet,” She explained. Sarie shook her head.

“No need to apologize, it really isn’t a big deal. The only reason my place is ever clean is because Faye is a neat freak.”

The women strode down the street and into the store. After having picked out a few things, Sarie asked, “What were you doing up so late? And leaving?”

“Well I’ve been hunched over my laptop for like four hours working on a story, and I realized that I hadn’t eaten in several hours. There’s nothing in my fridge but beer and bad apples right now so I decided to get some snacks. Brain food for brain storming,” Cambria replied.

“Oh I didn’t know you were a writer. Have you ever gotten anything published?”

“Unless you count the stuff I shove out on the internet, no. That’s why I still work at Best Buy,” Cambria said. Sarie giggled and shook her head.

“We’ve all been there.”

They paid for their snacks and walked back to Cambria’s apartment. When they walked in the door, Sarie couldn’t help herself and dove onto the couch. Cambria stifled a chuckle and they said their goodnights. As Cambria closed her bedroom door, she picked up a pillow off her bed and hugged it tight and snuggled her face into it. The smile on her face was so wide and she squeaked into the pillow. The hottest girl in the building was sleeping on her couch. She hoped and prayed that there would be many more incidents with the roommate in the future.