"Ok, this is it, where you will be spending the next month at." said Rob, knocking on a door in an apartment block. Caige remaining silent, not really happy about the turn of events. Rob holding a bag from a bookstore.
"Hi Rob, come on in. Who is the girl?" asked the guy who opened the door. Tall, brown eyes and soft spoken.
"Sean, this is Caige.Caige this is Sean. One of the guys you will be living with." said Rob.
"Hi" mumbled Caige.
"Hi" said Sean to Caige before yelling inside "Yo J the flatmate has arrived."
"Hi Rob" came from the inside, with different voices. Rob proceeded to walk into the flat with Caige giving him her 'what a sod' look at the back of his head. She was fighting the urge to pull out her trusty water pistol and take aim. She had to concede that sometimes he was cool, like when he arranged for 2 extra days so she could do some diving but right now he was being a complete wanker. She was still recovering - NO PIZZA, how was she supposed to live!?
Following him in Caige said her last prayers silently, 'Holy Mary,mother of God.Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death'. The guy called Sean shut the door behind her as she entered. There was no turning back.
Sizing up the house, it was clean. Infact it was too clean for 2 guys living together. So clean that the last 2 guys she knew who had a clean place like that were gay. God what a let down, thought Caige.
"Ok guys this is Caige.She will be flatting with Sean and J for the next month at least. Caige in order are Scott, Rich, J, Abs and lastly Sean." stated Rob.
"Who opened the front door." muttered Caige before asking more clearly. "Which is my room?"
"I'll lead you there" said J getting off the couch "Do you need help with your bags?"
"No thanks. Just one thing as well,where is the bath room?" asked Caige as she started to follow him.
"You have an ensuite, I supposed you want to freshen up. You are familiar with them?" J teased.
"Yes" Caige was very curt in her response, rolling her eyes.
"Now I better be going,I told Martha that I would be somewhere with her so I will leave you to it and no fighting ok?" Rob was bailing on her fast. "And Caige, I mean it no fighting with the guys."
"Is the book bag mine?" asked Caige hopeful "Yes,it is that book you ordered, it is now on the table. Later guys" said Rob and a chorus of goodbye and see ya rang out.
"I'll leave you alone to get settled in, write down anything you need as we have to do a shop and we can pick the stuff up then." said J before leaving her in a room. She started to shut the door behind her, just picking up the start of a new conversation.
"She seems a bit high and mighty.�
�Snobby you mean?"
Closing the door she shut out their conversation and moved to unpacking. She hadn't told Rob that her dive gear was still wet and finish filling out her dive book, and sorting out her camera and knife problems. Going into the ensuite, it was a pretty good size with shower, bath, basin and toilet, she brought out a towel and put it on the bed doubled over for her camera and other equipment. It was all clean, just slightly wet from the night diving she had been doing to get certified. Pulling out her wet suit, she found one of her heavy duty hangers for it and walked into the bathroom and hung it up to dry. Slowly she did the same process with the rest of her dive gear, before starting on her clothes and toiletries. Finding a piece of paper and retrieving a pen out of her dive book, she started to note down what she needed�
In the lounge the guys were all giving the opinion that Caige was not the best person to move in with J and Sean.
"Um J how long till this month is up?" asked Sean.
"30 days time. Regrets already Sean?" queried J.
"Lots, like this was not one of my better ideas. Can we tell Rob that we changed our mind?"
Sean was trying to think of a way out of this mess that he had gotten him and J into.
"You know she could be like me when we first met" said Rich, "She may just be unsure of herself and not totally sure how she should take us all."
"Nice try Neville,it ain't going to work." said Scott.
"I say change the locks the first time she leaves" suggested Abs.
"That's right,what a loser your new flat mate is. Rich news flash not even you look as sour as she did when she walked in" said Scott.
"All I am saying is there could be a logical reason as to why she did not look exactly thrilled to see us all here." Rich was trying to get them to see another point of view.
"Like what?" asked J.
"I don't know, maybe she thought she was staying somewhere and then something happened and Rob made her change her living arrangements." suggested Rich.
"Or maybe Rob just made the decision himself and arranged everything then told her, I see your point Rich" said J. "But did she have to look like she was sucking a lemon."
"Maybe she only found out today" reasoned Rich, he was trying to come up with logical reasons as to why Caige may be unhappy.
"Guys how about we change the subject?" asked Sean. only to be answered by rest of the guys throwing cushions at him before moving on to a happier subject of how they were spending the rest of the days off they had�