Seventeen

Lenora

The knock on my door interrupted me from what I was doing, and I wondered who it was because Jovita had just left the room.

I opened the door and took a step back, surprised to see Killian.

"Killian. Hi."

"Hey ,Len, if this isn't a good time, I can head back. I was bored and decided to come see you."

"Oh no. It's fine. Come in."

He stepped into the room, and I sighed in relief that I had just cleaned up, the faint scent of lavender in the air.

"Nice place," Killian's gaze wandered across the posters on the wall and also my arranged desk beside my bed.

"I don't know if that's supposed to be a compliment, but this dorm is a shithole."

He chuckled and was about to sit on Jovita's bed when I rushed to stop him, startling him.

"You can't sit there. Please," I said and brought out a chair for him to sit on.

"Why not? Is there a snake under the bed or what?"

I burst into loud laughter. "You are so silly. I have a very problematic roommate, and she might come in here and cause a scen