Ella’s Pain

Today had been rather slow with so many off on vacation, visiting family or off at parties. I had stayed at the apartment for the holiday season. My family had gone off on mini vacations on their own so I hadn’t really anyone to visit right now and money had been tight. Even as I waited for my clothes to wash I had planned on hanging them to dry in the apartment. At least my roommate would be gone otherwise she hated clothes hanging in the living room. I was so preoccupied with my own thoughts I hadn’t heard the two men come in until I heard one of the dryer doors close. Looking back at them they had seemed friendly enough as the one waved at me.

“I see you’re stuck here during vacation like us? I don’t remember you, what part of the dorm do you live?” He seemed rather nice when he asked.

“I live on the second floor with Sanice. She’s with her family in Aruba which is where I wished I could have been or at least anywhere but here. My name is Ella” I wasn’t really sure what to say to them except I had wanted to be friendly back.

“We live on the third floor; I have extra clothes hangers and pins if you’re interested? I didn’t really want to throw them away but then no one seems to be using them anymore.” As he spoke my washer had finally stopped, pulling my clothes out into the basket right away.

“You hang your clothes also? I usually only do when my roommate is away. I have enough but thank you.” Grabbing my basket the other young man had opened the door for me. I hadn’t thought any more about the two as I had gone upstairs now in my apartment hanging my clothes.

After getting comfortable with a bowl of popcorn, clothing already tended to I had turned on the television to one of my favorite shows when I heard a knock at the door. Getting up I had looked through the peephole. I wasn’t expecting anyone but then it had been the two young men from the laundry room.

“Hi, we wanted to see if you had plans for dinner, we would invite you to our place but it’s a mess and our third roommate had a girl up there right now if you catch my drift we were hoping you wouldn’t mind some company?” Even though I hadn’t known them I thought it might not hurt to watch a few shows or something. Besides what they had in their hand actually smelled pretty good.

“Sure why not, it’s the holidays its nice not to be alone, come on in.” opening the door both men had come in while the one put the food in the fridge the other made his way to the couch inspecting the show I had one. His name was Mark; he was rather built with short wavy brown hair while his friend was slightly shorter than him with blond hair and the bluest eyes I had ever seen.

“I’ve actually watched this show before it’s a pretty good mystery. At least we won’t miss the beginning.” Not having much seating I sat down and now had one of them on either side of me. Making the occasional comment about the show or about the apartment during commercials the dark haired gentleman had excused himself to use the restroom. The show had already started when I felt something a bit strange. My slacks had been a bit loose around the waist from my losing a little bit of weight recently.