I was still standing there, breath uneven, when the doorknob rattled again. This knock was different this time. Messy, rushed, almost apologetic. Then the door flew open.A smaller, wiry boy stumbled in backward, dragging a suitcase nearly his size. One wheel caught on the threshold, nearly sending him sprawling. “Ugh, stupid stairs! I almost died hi!”His curly hair stuck out at impossible angles, glasses sliding down his nose as he puffed. He froze when he noticed me, I blinked and he blinked back. “You’re… Eli, right?” he asked between breaths.I nodded cautiously, “I’m Miles,” he said quickly, shoving his glasses back up. “Your roommate.”Relief hit me so hard my knees almost gave out. He wasn’t intimidating, wasn’t watching me too closely, and he definitely wasn’t dangerous.He was… safe. “Well, um,” Miles said, glancing around the room, “it’s not much, but it’s home. Bed on the left is yours. Bathroom’s down the hall don’t use th
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