As I strolled the school field arm–in–arm with Jeremy, I told him about what Simone had been doing to me.
“What’s wrong with your roommate, Andrea? Why does she keep telling you that you need to suffer?” Jeremy asked.
“You saw her livestream, didn’t you? She’s been recording me,” I replied.
“What did you say? How dare she do this to you?
Jeremy’s face had turned red with anger, and it made me laugh.
“It’s fine,” I said. “I’ll teach her a lesson.”
Jeremy eyed me in concern, so I gave him a reassuring look.
“Andrea!”
Simone came running up to us. Then, from an angle that even I could tell was extremely awkward, she stumbled, and her body started falling in Jeremy’s direction.
Jeremy hastily dodged behind me, and Simone ended up falling flat on the ground. With great difficulty, she got back on her feet. Clutching her side in pain, she stared at Jeremy with tear-
filled eyes.
“What a coincidence, Andrea. Fancy running into you guys here,” she said.
Jeremy kept his eyes down the whole time as he toyed with my hand. He didn’t even bother looking at Simone. I had to take the initiative to make the introductions.
“This is Jeremy, my boyfriend. This is Simone, my roommate.”
As soon as Simone lowered her eyes, they began to flicker with schemes.
Jeremy and I were heading to the mall next. I thought Simone would leave us, but to my surprise, she shamelessly tagged along with us.
Ambrosia Mall was famous for catering to a wealthy clientele.
When Simone saw all the fancy stores, she was spellbound. She immediately started commanding a bunch of sales assistants and got them to bring her everything from shoes to bags. Both arms laden with clothes, she ran to the dressing rooms to try them on.
Thanks to this, Simone even attracted the attention of the store manager who waited on her in person. Many of the surrounding customers gossiped among themselves.
“She must be loaded. I bet she’s some rich socialite.”
“The rich truly lead different lives.
