Then, I opened a shopping app and bought more secure curtains for my bed and the desk underneath my bunk bed.
No one in our dorm had such curtains.
When we first started college, all of us who stayed in the same room discussed this.
Jane had a look of disdain. “I don’t like those curtains. They’re so stuffy, and they’ll limit your space.”
I still wanted to install those curtains, but she told me, “Look, we just met. We need to spend more time getting to know each other. If you install those curtains, others might think that we have a bad relationship when they see it. Besides, our walkway’s already quite narrow. With those curtains, it’ll be even narrower. It’s going to be hard for us to walk!”
Our two other roommates agreed with her, so I followed the majority.
However, I did not care about them anymore.
I focused on studying in the library for over an hour.
Suddenly, I felt a shiver run down my spine.
As expected, I saw Jane looking around between two shelves.
I wanted to push my books onto the seat nearby to make it look like it had been taken. Unfortunately, it was too late.
Jane immediately sat beside me as she panted. “Rue, you’re too competitive. It’s so hard to find you!
“You were studying the entire night, weren’t you? I heard you! I even saw you turning on the night light…
“We’re roommates, so why are you hiding this from us?”
I stared at her expressionlessly and used my pen to point at the sticker on the table. It said “No speaking.”
She did not understand what I was pointing at. She thought I was indicating that I wanted to continue studying.
“Hey, I know you like to study, but it wouldn’t hurt to get some rest! Don’t tell me you’re so competitive that you skipped breakfast just to study?!”
I turned around and ignored her, as I wanted to focus on my book.
Jane took out her phone and gasped. She then started to tidy her hair.
