All Chapters of My Roommate is a Boy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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MY ROOMMATE HAS ABS?

RIVERI stare at the house in front of me and then at my phone again; it is exactly the house I had rented for my four years here. I look around the place and see similar houses lined up around the street. I take a deep breath and walk up to the door. I had been told by my roommate via chat that she was going to be around but might not be in when I get there, so I just need to go in with my key that I had gotten delivered.I dig through the bag slung over my shoulder for the key. "Oh my goodness!" I exclaim as I search. I know you had put it in here; why then was it not there? I squat and search through the bar until my fingers finally glide through a slippery, silver-like metal. I pull it out and plant a kiss on it before I push it into the keyhole and open the door.The door clicks open, and I am left with a huge space right in front of me. This must be the living room. I push my bags inside, glad I only had to struggle with one suitcase for now, since my other things will arrive la

TAYLOR IS NOT A GIRL

RIVERI stare at the boy standing in front of me; there is no way the mysterious Taylor I had spoken to over text was a boy. It made no sense. The automatic system had paired us together, and when I saw his name, I assumed that it had to be a girl. The university systems have never made mistakes like this ever. They were the best and have proven it for years now.I stare at him again, hoping this was a dream, even though I would never dream about a boy as gorgeous as this; it being a dream was the only explanation for what I was seeing right now."Are you going to keep staring at me, or are we going to sort this out?" I stared at him, the tone of his voice leaving me confused."You’re in the wrong house." I managed to say, gathering my strength and walking to the room, digging through my bag. I take out the file containing all of my documents, and I search through until I find the rental agreement. I walk back out, and he is still standing there shirtless; he didn't even think of putt

HALF-TRUTHS AND AMERICANO

RIVERTaylor was quieter than I would have loved to be during dinner, and I could not be happier. When I offered to pay for what I had eaten, he waved it off. I did not like being indebted to him, so I planned to leave him a few bills when I moved out by tomorrow. I have no idea how long the wait would be at the housing agency, but I must get it done by tomorrow so my life can get on track, and I have no reason to lie to my father.I look down at my phone. I had promised to check in with him before I went to bed, but now that I could not be honest, it was hard. I wonder if there would be other things I couldn't be honest about with him. Was this going to be the reason that I drifted from him? I try to focus my mind on the present and stop worrying about what has not happened yet.I take my phone and call my father. I hear screaming and muffled sounds in the background. "Dad," I groan into the phone."Kiddo, I am just taking one drink," he defends almost immediately."And one drink wou

SHARED HOUSING, SHARED HEADACHE

RIVER"How did this happen?" she asked me, taking the agreement from my hand as she began to tap on the keyboard. I calmly explain the situation to her, and she looks up at me after staring at her screen for a while. She looks at me as if I am being ridiculous or maybe joking with her; when she sees I am waiting to hear from her, she drops the papers on the table."You had me worried for a second," she says as if she had solved everything, but in reality, she had done nothing."Well, shouldn't you be? I am supposed to have a girl roommate, but...""You have a boy," she nods, and I tilt my head, trying to understand what she meant."And you don't think that's an issue?""Of course not, how can it be? The house you chose is a shared house, meaning that both genders can cohabitate there," she explained, and even though that should be enough to clear the air, my mind still can't understand what she meant. "You did not specify in the agreement that you wanted a girl, so we went with the ne

CALL ME RIVER. JUST RIVER.

RIVERI was even surprised that he asked me to make the rules. I had thought he would have been against it, but then maybe this was a good thing. He knew boundaries and decided to accept them. I take out a notebook and open it to an empty page before I begin to write in it. I wanted to believe that somehow I might find a way here before the end of the year. Who knows, my luck could just turn around all of a sudden, and I could get lucky.'HOUSE RULES' I write boldly at the top of the paper and draw a line underneath. I hear him snicker, but he does not say anything about it. "First rule, you can't be shirtless, especially in shared places," I say, and he smirks with a head shake. He is quiet as if he had agreed, and since I did not get any refusal from him, I scribble it down and go on to the next."No morning noise, at least before 9 am," I say, and because he is just sitting there quietly as I recite all of the rules before scribbling them down. I tear out the page and hand it over

THE LIE I JUST OPENED

RIVERI am sitting alone, munching on my chicken, when I see a familiar figure pass by me. I don't know where I know her from, but it is etched in my memory."River?" The voice comes out, and I recognise it at once. I look up at the girl as she slides into the seat in front of me, and her face forms in my head. "You came here? I swore you were going to go to Harvard or maybe Oxford; I never thought that Adlerbridge would be your choice. Her eyes are twinkling with excitement."Same here, Lana." Lana was a classmate at my high school, and we did not really talk; it was a surprise to see her here. I never imagined she’d make it to Adlerbridge. Not because I thought she wasn’t smart, but more because I never paid attention."Oh my goodness, what are you in for?""Pharmacy," I murmur, wishing she would leave me alone."Same," she shrieks as if she had gotten big news. "We can be study buddies," she adds with excitement. I am not sure if I need a study buddy, but I am hoping that would be e

NAKED TRUTHS AND LOUD MUSIC

TAYLOR"Don't call me that," River glared at me as she walked up to her room."Oh come on, you look like a sweetheart," I say, smirking again. I don't know why, but she looked like those nerds we had while in high school who knew nothing more than to study and read."I. DO. NOT. LOOK. LIKE. A. SWEETHEART." She turned to me, picking every word with annoyance written over her face. "In case it is tough for you to understand, rule number one says you can't be shirtless in the house," she said, running her eyes over my chest slightly before throwing me a deadly look."Why do all the rules only apply to me?" I ask in a whiny voice, mainly to get on her nerves."Because you look like someone who wouldn't know the basic rules of life, and see how right I was," she adds sarcastically with a frown directed at me. "I know I wouldn't walk into this shared space shirtless.""Hey! Who says you can't? I won't complain," I say with a shrug, a smile still plastered on my face. She does not seem too pl

THE ART OF AVOIDANCE

RIVERTaylor had ruined my morning already, and I hated how smug he was about it. I had finished up my morning routine and was already taking my cereal when he stepped out of his room, looking very different from all the other days. He had a t-shirt and a black jacket thrown over him, a cool vibe. His jeans were the cool kind, the kind that the athletes and jocks at my high school wore."No breakfast for me?" With the expression on his face, I was not even sure if he was teasing me or if he was being serious about it."I don't share my...""That's fine." He does not let me say what I have to say; I will just make a plate for myself. He opened the cupboards and began to pour from my cereal box. Into a plate. I want to stop him, but it sounds like I am being petty about food, and it was not a good look on me, so let it go."To pay you for the cereal, I'll give you a ride to campus," he says as we step outside. At least he has a conscience, but when I see him climb onto his motorcycle, I

THE LIE THAT ATE MY BRAIN

RIVERThe day is finally over, and I have never been so eager in my life to curl up in my bed and think about how to take control of my life once again. All through high school, I had been a loner who did not care what people thought of me, and Lana knew this, so I wonder why she thought it was a good idea for her to try and act friendly all through the day. I had barely gotten a moment of peace without them hanging over my head and chatting loudly.Lana's insistence on us talking to other boys in the department with hopes that someone would be living close by and would be willing to drive me to and from school was sweet, but I saw it more as a burden. I could hike up the hill, catch a bus, and be in school before any of them. I have worked on a tight schedule once in my life, and I am sure I can work on one now. How hard could it be?"There is a faculty welcome party for all freshers," Elise said happily. From the moment I saw her, I knew she would be the kind of girl who would like p

DINNER, NICKNAMES AND DISAPPEARING ACTS

RIVER"I will pass on your offer," I say as if my stomach were in tune with me. I let out a long rumble. I was used to eating thrice a day even though it was never a proper meal, but today after eating cereal, I had spent the rest of the day moving from building to building trying to get all of my classes sorted out at once."I don't understand why we are doing this." Elise had complained, but at the end she had been grateful that she could spend the rest of the week indoors and not bother about the admission process again. All she had to worry about was schoolwork, and until schoolwork began, we were free."Your mouth is saying something, but your stomach is saying another; who should I believe?" He asked as if I were to answer the question. I just stood there, my bag still slung over my shoulders, as I stared at him."I really do not..." I stop at another rumble from my stomach."Oh geesh, you must be real hungry," he added, making me even more annoyed than I was. "There is no rule t

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