Watching from the Closet Doors
Disclaimer:
All characters are above 18, though not all ages are explicitly stated in the story.
I don't have the best roommate in the world, but to me, she's a saint. Carla may leave her dirty clothes strewn around the apartment, eat my mango yogurt, and her boyfriend is always around. But no matter how irritating she might be to others, she saved me from campus housing.
My first roommate would always "borrow" my underwear. The second copied my homework. I can't count the amount of bullshit I had to deal with over the months I stayed in the dorms.
But I never complained. All I would do was request a new room, but somehow each time I moved I always managed to attract the psychos. The last straw was when I woke up in the middle of the night and saw my roommate's creepy boyfriend standing over my bed. I decided it was time to start looking for my own roommates.
I found Carla looking for a roommate online. We talked for weeks and met up once before I joined the lease. She was upfront about her bad habits and more than compensated them with her company. Even though James was always over, they always found me when they watched movies or played games.
I really felt like I found my group.
During one of the long holiday weekends, Carla and James went off on a romantic date. I had the whole apartment to myself and what did I do with it? I decided to do a deep clean. I wore a decent summer dress sans underwear and tossed all my clothes in the wash. I loaded the dishwasher, scrubbed the bathroom, and vacuumed the whole place. I saved my closet for last.
While I was sorting the things I needed to keep and donate. I heard Carla and James arrive back early.
"Don't. Eve might be home," I heard Carla say in between kisses.
"Let's check."