My Crazy Housemate

2Chloe knew from last night that staying up late wasn't going to do her any good the next morning. And she was suffering from the consequences now. Her eyes were heavy and she felt really drowsy. All she wanted to do was to sleep. Even when the lecturer was in class, she found it difficult concentrating especially since some certain things she had read last night refused to leave her head.      0

Last night, when Ellie offered to show her the letters, common sense told her to ignore it and go to sleep. She had had a busy day— From class to Mrs Wesley's place to Jeremy's place. She needed to rest but curiousity got the best of her and she stayed awake instead.     

Ellie hadn't been exaggerating. The letters had been much that she had gasped loudly when Ellie overturned a bag and the contents fell on the bed. If anyone had told her people still sent out love letters, she would have thought the person was probably still stuck in the nineties. But she saw it with her two eyes. Letter after letter. She had thought she would be amused by the contents, but she had been annoyed instead.      

Some of his admirers had even made it obvious that they wouldn't mind just being in a sexual relationship with him if he wasn't interested in being committed just yet. There were also some letters from men also!     

"You read all the letters?" She had asked Ellie with a frown. She couldn't imagine the girl's reaction reading all these letters about a lot of girls wanting to sleep with her brother.      

"Yes." Ellie nodded before looking at the letter in Chloe's hand which she was frowning at.     

"That was Stella. I dislike her. She's always touching Jeremy whenever she sees him. I knew she was up to something and got my answear when I read her letter."      

Chloe was embarrassed talking about this with Ellie. "So... you understood what she wrote on this letter?"      

"Of course! Can't you see it? She said she wants them to be friends with benefit. How could she even ask that? Everyone knows Stella doesn't have a lot of money. She would be the only one benefiting from Jeremy.  She is expecting him to work and give her all the money because they are friends?" Ellie fumed angrily.      

Okay..  Chloe was confused. "You mean?"      

"Isn't that what Friends with Benefit means? Giving gifts and money to your friend? Jeremy earns more than Stella. She is trying to trick him since Jeremy would give her more than she would give him. I'm glad Jeremy doesn't like her. She is a thief!"      

Chloe laughed so loudly she feared the neighbours heard her.  At times like this, she remembered Ellie was only a child.      

"I'm so sorry dear." She quickly kept her voice down and apologized to the little girl who was wondering why she was laughing so hard.      

"Why do they send him letters when he has a phone?"      

"He doesn't like to give out his number to people. And he told me not to give them either because they always call him. So they send letters instead. Some do send it with chocolates though." Ellie said with a smile.      

"Let me guess, you eat them?" Chloe raised a brow at her and Ellie gave a girly laugh.     

"He stopped me from receiving letters a long time ago. But because they are fun to read and some sends gifts with it, I always accept them and read them with my friends during our Friday meetings."      

"What meeting?" Chloe asked in confusion.      

"ASFPN."     

"ASFPN?"      

"Association of the siblings of the Finest People in the Neighborhood. I am the President." She said with a grin.      

Chloe facepalmed inwardly. Their conversation continued into midnight until Ellie slept off while she continued to go through the letters. The more she read, the more uncomfortable she became. She was glad that at least, Jeremy no longer read the letters. Not because she was jealous, of course, what was her business with his private affair? But because he needed to focus and didn't need distractions like these.     

No one was more grateful than her when they had an hour break before the next class.      

Her eyes subconsciously moved to where a certain boy was seated, and just then, she noticed a girl approach where Jeremy was seated alone.      

Katie again! Chloe frowned. She didn't like that girl. Why was she always bothering him!?     

Katie smiled at Jeremy and whispered something to him.      

"What a flirt!" Chloe hissed.      

She saw the look on Jeremy's face turn to panic after she whispered something inside his ear. He said something to her also and quickly looked at Chloe's direction who quickly turned away.      

Ellie had said Jeremy didn't give out his number to people, how come Katie had it? She had even called him last night!      

"Who cares anyway?" She asked herself but her eyes went to the two again.     

Katie gave him a coquettish smile and leaned forward as if to whisper something to him, but she kissed him on the cheek instead, an action which seemed to draw out a reaction from both Jeremy and Chloe. While Jeremy jumped in surprise, Katie turned to look at Chloe who was staring at her with wide, angry eyes.      

Katie winked at Chloe and blew Jeremy a kiss before walking away, swaying her hips seductively.      

"What was she doing here again?" Mia asked when she returned from the Dean's office to find Katie leaving Jeremy.     

"She..." Jeremy tried not to look at Chloe's direction. He sighed. "It's a long story."      

"Well.. we have time." Mia reminded him before taking her seat beside him.      

"You were with Chloe last night right?" She suddenly asked Jeremy.      

"Yea. How did you know?" He asked, turning to give her his full attention.      

"No one could reach her yesterday. We guessed you knew where she was."      

Jeremy moved closer to her and whispered. "She slept in my place."     

"Oh!"      

"Do not give me that look. Nothing happened! But... Katie seemed to know we were together last night." Jeremy explained how Katie had called and had heard Chloe's voice in the background. "She mentioned seeing us come to school together and said she noticed Chloe wore the same dress she wore yesterday."     

"So?" Mia asked, raising a brow.     

"She's trying to say we are secretly dating and spending the night together. Chloe won't be happy if the news spread."      

"Did Katie tell you she wanted anything?"      

"She only said she wanted to let me know that she knew we were dating. She said nothing else. Makes me even more worried."      

"She won't do anything. Relax. If she tries any silly thing, let me know. I'll handle her."      

"Woooow! You sound... fierce!" He said with a grin.      

Mia raised her hand to show off her 'biceps' and smiled smugly, "I am."      

They both laughed and once the laughter died down, she asked,     

"Are you going to ask Chloe to go with you to the talent hunt tomorrow?"     

He finally remembered and turned to look at Chloe, only for him to meet her eyes which were glaring angrily at him.