Chapter Twenty-two

Amaryllis Lexington

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We finally arrived at Horebs, and I could barely close my mouth till we arrived at our destination. I thought we were coming to a hotel, but I was surprised to find that we arrived at a resort. There were multiple cabins located there, and it had a very homey feel to it. It was located very close to the woods and you could smell divine freshness. I would definitely recommend this as a honeymoon location!

"Gather round so you can get assigned to your cabins and get settled in.  There are four rooms in each cabin, so be excited to have roommates." With this, everyone groaned, but I didn't. I LOVED ROOMMATES! I remember when I went camping in fifth grade, my roommates were super fun and I gained a bestfriend/sister. Rosaline was always a girl I used to pass by on my way to class until we became roommates.

"Who knows, maybe we'll be roommates." Carlson said as we piled out of the bus and I glared at him. I wouldn't deny that the thought of it made me grin like a fool mentally, but I barfed physically. I lie so well!

"Boys, on the right side. Girls, on the left side, please." Another groan. Gosh, these guys are so dirty minded. Why would you want to share rooms with guys?

Like you weren't the one just fantasizing about how nice it would be to have Carlson as a roommate. Shut up, subcon!

"Quite unfortunate, for you that is." Carlson said, winking at me before walking away with his guys. They all waved at me. Well, all of them except David who also winked. Weird how I find David's wink absolutely insulting and annoying, but Carlson's is just divine! I have a problem.

The teacher on our side started with the grouping by calling names of people. Some were happy about their roommates, while some were totally repulsed. I would feel the same if I should get paired with Allison or Maya. Eww!

"The Lexington sisters, you guys will stay in the same room. I don't know if you guys will have a fourth roommate, but that's it for now." WHAT. THE. HECK? WHAT. IN. THE. ROTATING. WORLD? WHAT. HORRIBLE. FATE?

"The same room? Are you kidding? We can't say in the same room!" Allison beat me to screaming my disapproval about the sleeping arrangement. Everyone started murmuring amongst themselves and staring at us like we were clowns in a circus.

"Your parents asked for this arrangement because they think it's the best way for you three to bond." Seriously? Bond? More like tear each other apart and feed on the carcas of one another!

"Parents sometimes think they know what's best, but trust me, this is the biggest mistake they will be making. If you put us all in one room, someone's gonna die, and it sure ain't gon' be me." Allison practically spoke my mind and it gave me weird chills.  I didn't want to have anything in common with the hornless devil.

"It's not gonna be me either." Maya voiced out for the first time, glaring at me with a dark sinister smirk. What? Me? Uh-oh. I turned to the teacher with a pleading gaze, hoping she would be able to read my expression.

"I'm sorry guys, but you have to work out your issues between yourselves. I can't go against your parents wishes. If anything should happen to you outside of the room they want you to be, all the responsibility falls on me. However, if something goes wrong in the room they assigned to you, then it's their responsibility." Our dearest teacher said and I wanted to cry.

"Gee, thanks a lot teach. I'm practically drenched in the love and concern flowing from you right now." I spoke my mind, hoping she could feel the heavy sarcasm lacing my words.

"I can't believe this. This is bad luck. I have to spend more than a minute in the presence of these zoo worthy creatures. Gosh!" Maya said, snatching the keys from the teacher and walking away.

"Did she just call us zoo worthy creatures?" Allison's eyes blazed as she turned to me. Oh, so now she's talking to me? What's with the frenemy attitude?

"I want to believe she meant only you, darling. Sorry." I grinned devilishly and walked towards the room. Maybe I could get some alone time to talk some sense into Maya. I might really hate this side of her, but I want to believe there's still that sweet and angelic Maya I used to carpool with.

When I got into the sweet cabin, it smelt heavenly. It was really huge and there were four single beds in the room and they were arranged two by two on the sides, yet there was enough room for a huge closet divided into 4 parts, a mini fridge, a tv, and a reading table.

Maya had already picked a bedspace and was already unpacking her box. Seeing the box reminded me of what she did to mine this morning and I wanted to throw something at her, but I refrained myself. I'm going to be the mature one here. I dropped my box on the first bed opposite hers, and walked over to her.

"Maya, we need to talk." If she heard me, she didn't show. Instead, she passed her aggression to her clothes by throwing them out with more force and frustration. Poor little thing.

"Maya, I know your ears are in perfect condition. You can't ignore me forever." Same reaction. I was already starting to get irritated, but I wanted to try. At least, for the last time before I go full blown anti-Maya.

"Come on, May. Don't you think you're overreacting? I don't get why you're so mad at me for hugging Carlson. Mind you, he hugged me first and you saw it clearly in that video. Why would you jeopardize our friendship because of a guy?" That caught her attention because her gaze zoned on me, and boy, it wasn't friendly at all.

"Overreacting? Oh please, slut. I always knew you had your eyes on Carlson. I was just waiting for the perfect time when you would show your true colours. So what if he hugged you first? You couldn't break the contact? After everything I told you, you still decided to stay still and you even dared to hug him back." The only thing that registered was the fact that she called me slut. My peace-making hormone completely dried up in that instant.

"Also, don't think I didn't see you guys today. Getting all cozy with him in the bus? You must be so glad to find that you can finally cling to him now that we aren't friends anymore." I didn't even realize when I started laughing, and I could tell that my laughter irritated her, so I laughed even more.

"Were we ever friends? I think I'm starting to get the real picture of our relationship here. You just want someone you can control. Someone you can lure in with your sad little pathetic attitude and because I sucked up to you, you decided to take advantage of that. I've had a taste of real friendship thanks to my girl, Rosaline, and darling, you don't even come close." Her face turned stone cold, but I wasn't done talking. I had one more thing to clarify.

"Also, sweetheart, if I wanted Carlson, I would have gone for him. I don't fear you and I'm not under your control. So, don't start getting all special and thinking I stayed away from him because of you. You are not all that." She snapped her box shut with anger and walked out. Before I could turn back, I heard someone scream and I turned to find Allison holding her shoulder, a painful and annoyed expression on her face.

"I would have clapped for you for putting that thing in her place, but she busted my shoulder on her way out." She said, a wry smile on her face, and at that moment, she looked less than an enemy and more like a friend.

"The thought counts. Need help with the box?" I said, looking at her box lying on the floor helplessly. Without waiting for her response, I walked over to the box and carried it.

"Unfortunately, I have to be bed neighbours with one of you guys. You are less likely to smother me in my sleep, so I'll stay on your side. Which side's yours?" I grinned, carrying her box to the bed beside mine.

"What's her deal anyway? I used to think our parents had only one psycho as a daughter, I'm quite surprised to find that I'm the only sane one in the flock." She rolled her eyes, taking off the varsity jacket she was wearing.

"I believe we are all crazy, but it's going to help mum's mental health if she remains oblivious to the fact that none of her daughters are actually sane. And, I do not know her deal. All I know is she's a fox and seeing her makes me crave fox meat." Okay, I might hate this girl, but there's a little part of her I like.

"Actually, I'm getting snake meat vibe." Her mouth formed an O and she nodded in understanding, as if we were talking about something serious or important.

"Anyway, thanks for the help, but that doesn't mean we are friends. If you were on fire and I had a cup of water, I'd wash my hands with it." Sister goals, huh?

"Glad to know we feel the same way about each other. Except, I'd actually drink the cup of water. You know, to make laughing at you much easier." I thought she would be annoyed, but instead she looked impressed. I'm getting the Jade vibe from her. Jade was the most awesome of the Victorious crew.

Just as I started unpacking, someone pushed the door opened and Kayla walked in, carrying her box in one hand and holding her belly with the other. She looked very uncomfortable and before I could even weigh my options, I ran to help her.

"Are you okay, Kay? You don't look too good." I took her hand in mine, walking her towards the free bed in the room. My gaze flickered to Allison and I saw her watching Kayla with something akin to pity, but she quickly masked it when she met my gaze and turned away. I guess the devil has a soft spot.

"I'm alright. I just get very exhausted easily. Thanks a lot for helping me, Amari. I know you have every right to hate me right now." I sighed. She was right, but man, this girl is just too adorable and beautiful. It's very hard to stay mad, especially when she wasn't the one who offended me.

"It's fine. So, you're the fourth roommate, huh?" She nodded, a small smile on her face. This will be more difficult for her than it is for me. Why? Maya would almost kill her if she sees us together and Allison isn't exactly the best person to be around. I would never forget all she said to them in the cafeteria that day. It was pretty low.

"Welcome to hell, Darling. It's gonna be so much fun." Allison spoke up for the first time since she entered, and accompanied her words with a very scary smile. Kayla looked at me with the 'Help me' expression.

"She's all bark and no bite. I think the best way to survive in this room is to stick to Maya and not talk to us. She's pretty possessive."

"Oh, she's very good at that. She knows very well how to ignore others and obey her master." Okay? I looked between the two of them, wondering what to make of the situation. Sounded like someone opened a rotten can of past arguments and fights.

"Ally, do we seriously have to keep referring back to this? it's been what? Three years?" I guess I was right, after all. It was an old feud. One I would love to hear all about.

"Yeah. Easy for you to forget. I guess you pushed it all the way to the back of your mind because you don't want anything to taint the kind hearted image you have of yourself. The truth doesn't change, Kayla Davies. Once a shitty friend, always a shitty friend." Kayla's eyes were brimming with tears at this point and I felt really bad for her.

"Hope for the best, but expect the very worst, roomie." They had a stare down for about thirty seconds before Allison broke it and walked out, leaving me with a very sad preggo baby and a lot of questions on my mind.

"What just happened here? You guys know each other from way back? Obviously, you guys know each other. The question is, how?"

"She was my best friend." Allison, the devil and Kayla, the angel? That, I wasn't expecting.