Roommate Bonding

Once Morgan and Rachel were in the room, Morgan practically ran over to the dresser, which had a tee shirt on it.

“No way! I wanted to get one of these, but they were a limited time offer, and I was busy filming. Your boyfriend is really cool, you know that.” Rachel sat on the bed, her legs shaking.

“Yeah, he is. So cool that he's willing to sleep with a bunch of other women to protect me.” Morgan looked at her roommate and saw the tears in her eyes.

“What has become of us? I was so sure he was going to propose tonight, but then all this shit happened. All I wanted was to be with him, to be his and for him to be mine. But now that can't happen.” Morgan walked over to the bed and wrapped her arms around Rachel's shoulder.

“Yes, it will happen. I might not know him, but I can tell that David loves you very much. Do you really think he'd be willing to play along with all of this if he wasn't trying to protect you? He gave you that transformation path, because you are his soulmate. You have nothing to worry about.” Rachel took a few deep breaths and nodded.

“Thanks Morgan.”

“Of course. We're in this together.”

…

Fiora basically skipped into the room and was checking everything out.

“This room is so pretty! I love it.” Hailey glared at her roommate.

“How the fuck are you so happy about this? We were kidnapped, transformed, and are trapped here for who knows how long! And yet you’re acting like a kid in a candy store! What the fuck is wrong with you?” As soon as the words left her lips, Hailey wanted them back. For the first time since arriving here, Fiora’s smile fell. In its place, was a deadpan look.

“I know all that. I know this place is wrong. I know this isn’t going to be all sunshine and rainbows. Life never is. Trust me, no one knows that better than I do. I got cancer at the age of 5, and again at 12. I lost my entire childhood to sickness. I watched my family spend every dime they had to keep me alive. But guess what, I survived. So yes, I’m going to enjoy being here, because I’m alive. I’m going to enjoy every minute of my life, because I’m lucky enough to be able to live it.” Fiora stood up and pointed a finger at Hailey, who was stunned into silence.

“You don’t know what you have until it’s ripped away from you. I’ve had everything ripped away from me. But I’m not giving up, I’m not giving into despair. And if you think I’m stupid for that, then that’s your problem.” The two women stayed like for a while, Hailey being too shocked to speak and Fiora waiting for a response. After a few minutes, Hailey pulled her into a hug.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.” Fiora’s smile returned as she enjoyed the embrace.

…

Just like Esmeralda promised, as soon as Stella walked into her room, she felt her nervous rush in.

“Oh god.” She fell to her knees, and was assaulted by a panic attack. Frankly, this was an appropriate reaction given everything that has happened recently. Olivia didn’t hesitate and brought Stella into a hug, resting the woman’s head against her chest. Olivia started to gently hum a soothing song, and slowly but surely, Stella calmed down.

“Thank you,” she said weakly.

“Don’t mention it. I’m just glad that you’re ok.” Stella sat on the bed and Olivia went over to her side of the closet.

“I know this is a lot, but I’m here for you. The only way we’re getting out of this shit show alive is if we work together. And I mean with both as contestants, and with David. This has to be a team effort,” said Olivia as she changed into pajamas, staying in the closet out of respect for Stella.

“Yeah, I can see that. And David is a good man. He’s going to try to help us. The one I’m worried about is Rachel. She has every reason to be pissed about this whole thing, I don’t think I can blame her for standing against us,” said Stella. The two roommates switched places so that Stella could change.

“None of us can, but I don’t think she’s going to be a problem. From what I know about her, she’s a good person. At the very least, she’ll make it so no one gets eliminated.,” said Olivia. Stella came back and climbed in bed.

“I’m too tired to think about all of that right now,” she said, making Olivia chuckle.

“Me too. Although I’m going to warn you, I’m a cuddler.” Stella shrugged, and the two cuddled up for the night.

…

Angel and Jennifer were sitting on their bed, looking around the room. Every time one of them tried to start a conversation, it died pretty quickly. In the end, they went to sleep in awkward silence.

Not every interaction is interesting.