Nia sat down on the couch, with Rhiannon plopping herself down next to her.
“So, Nia, tell me what happened in your little trance.” Rhiannon put her arm around Nia, resting Nia’s head on her shoulder.
“Rhee, I think that I have finally found someone. But you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.” Nia almost sobbed.
“Nia, honey, who is it that has you so ripped up like this?” Rhee nudged her to sit up.
“Rhee, it’s Ridley. If I go back, I want you to go with me. I think I may know of a way to get back there without the trance.” She sat back up so Rhee would stop elbowing her.
“Honey, that job has you to stressed.” Rhee thought that Nia was nuts.
“I’m not crazy. If you don’t believe me, then fine. I’ll just go back alone. I won’t need you to go with me. I just thought that you might like to get out of here for a while, possibly get some. But see if I help you get a guy anymore. I’m sick of it when you berate me like that.” Nia was pissed off; Rhee could tell. But Nia wasn’t about to take her roommate’s criticism like that. She just got off the couch, went to her room and slammed the door. Rhee came trotting after her, knocking on her door.
“Nia, honey, it’s not that I think you’re crazy, because I don’t. It’s just that…well, it’s kinda hard to believe.” Rhee leaned against the wall by her door.
“Rhee, I really love him.”
“I can tell.”
“Rhee, he’s so…”
“He’s so what?”
“Well, he’s a good kisser.” Oops!
“Hah. You kissed him. Did you guys…you know?” Busted!
“If you’re asking if we slept together, no we didn’t. You’d be able to tell if we did. I’d be acting a hell of a lot different than this.”
“Honey, open the door.”
Nia didn’t answer. Rhee turned the knob. ‘That’s funny. She never leaves her door unlocked.’ Rhee thought. She stepped inside Nia’s room, the scent of pizza and perfume tickling her nose. She called out Nia’s name, Nia answering back from the closet. Nia had a full-length body mirror in there. What the duo didn’t know is that it is the portal to Ridley’s world. Nia opened the closet, moving a lot of the clothes out of the way. Rhee stepped into the full closet, not believing what she was seeing in the mirror. In the mirror were Ridley, Norda, and Empress Savina. Savina pointed to Rhee.
“Who is that, Nia?”
“That is Rhiannon, Empress.” She looked over her shoulder at Rhee, then back at the mirror.
“When are you coming back, Nia?” Ridley put his hand against the mirror.
