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“SHORT A ROOM?” Hilary stamped her foot like a child as she bellowed her indignation. “I won’t stand for this. Do you know who my parents are? Who my sponsors are? How much they donate to this school? You cannot force me to share a room with this . . . this . . . disgustingbrokeomega.”
I had heard enough. I stomped over loudly, proclaiming, “Hilary, you are right. No one should be forced to live with such a disgrace to the omega designation.”
Hilary preened under my words and from the corner of my eye, I saw the other omega curl into herself farther. I turned my attention to her. Her honey-and-green-tea scent tickled my nose, and I found it quite pleasant. That was a good thing.
“Ms. Druman, I apologize that she acted like the spoiled brat she is. I promise you that we are not all like this. Why don’t you move in with me? After all, my room is plenty big andIdon’t mind sharing.”
I could see that I had stunned the omega when she looked up from the floor, her violet eyes wide with shock. Her mouth gaped open as she stared at me in wonder. Behind me, I heard Hilary’s affronted gasp. She realized I had been insulting her, not the newcomer. The staffer appeared relieved and almost worshipful that I had offered a solution.
“Do you mean it, Ms. Vareth? You would allow, um, someone from the scholarship program to room with you?”
I was about the same height as the worker, but I still looked down my nose at her. “And what is wrong with being here on scholarship? Yes, I am sure. I would hate for anyone to be subjected to that one’s vitriol all year. Please, Ms. Druman, come with me.”
I turned and strode toward my room without waiting for a response from any of them. Just as I was about to reach my door, I heard the pitter-patter sound of the omega running to join me. A small, pleased smile stretched across my face and morphed into a wide, victorious one when I heard Hilary shriek behind us.
Pressing my finger to the pad outside the door, I pushed it open after the quiet click let me know it was unlocked. I held the door open and motioned for the frightened omega to precede me inside. She glanced at me, as if seeking additional clarification, and I raised an eyebrow at her. She rushed past me and into the room.
Right before I entered, I lifted my eyes to meet Hilary’s. I tossed my hair over my shoulder and smirked as I mockingly saluted her. My door closed on her outraged screaming of how insulted she was. I could hear her demanding “compensation for her emotional damage.”
“Fuck, I hate that woman,” I said aloud.
Ms. Druman jumped and spun to face me. I really needed to learn her first name.
“I-I’m sorry,” she mumbled.
“Sorry?” I asked, confused. “Why are you sorry? You didn’t ask for that out there.”
“Well, no . . . but you didn’t expect to share your room with . . . well, with anyone. And now you got saddled withme.”
“Are you a serial killer? Going to murder me in my dreams?”
“What? No!”
“Okay then. I fail to see the issue.” At her slack-jawed expression, I continued, “Look, if I didn’t want to share with you, I wouldn’t have offered. No one makes me do anythingIdon’t want to. Now, let’s get your things situated then we can go see about getting you some furniture.”
I marched over to my—our—closet and swung the door open. I had it crammed full of my outfits and uniforms. If I was honest, I wasn’t sure how I had gotten so much inside there.
“Hmm,” I said, chuckling. “Well, this is embarrassing. Let me just make some room.”
I shifted the hangers around, trying to find a few extra inches somewhere.
“Oh, it’s okay. I don’t need the closet. Just, um, a drawer will be fine?” She said it like a question, not a statement. “I mean, if that’s okay?”
I turned to her, my brow furrowed. “Adrawer? One drawer for the entire school year?”
She shrugged, her face beet red, her eyes cast to the floor. “I-I didn’t bring a lot. I planned on using the laundry service. It’s just this bag.”
If the poor thing hadn’t seemed so embarrassed, I might have made another comment. But I could tell it had taken her a great deal of bravery to even say that to me. “Well, alright. For now, I can clear out a drawer for you. I don’t need separate ones for my socks and underwear. We’ll have to go shopping soon, however. Get you some more things for the year.”
Chapter4
Riley
What was my life right now? When I opened the door to room 534 and saw the rude omega from outside, I had almost fainted. What were the odds? I vaguely remembered reading in the welcome packet that scholarship students would share a room, but I never in a million years thought it would be with anyone other than another scholarship recipient.
I had seriously been contemplating finding a phone and begging my family to bring me home. I would just go back to attending the local omega school. It would be worth it to not hear Hilary screeching some of the worst insults I had ever gotten called. It wasn’t a secret my family wasn't as rich as the others here at the ORA, but to hear someone spitting with anger over that fact had thrown me for a loop.
When the beautiful omega in front of me stormed out of her room, I was terrified. I had tried to make myself even smaller behind the staff worker, but she’d still seen me. She had come charging over, her hair flying out behind her, eyes blazing. It obviously displeased her that the quiet of the school was being disrupted. I had felt so guilty, and it wasn't even me that was screaming. Then, she had completely decimated Hilary in a few choice words and left me in awe.
