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was hard to ignore what was actually between us. At least
for me it was. "Yeah, yeah I did." I started fidgeting with my
notebook and then finally decided to leave. My hand was on the door handle when
Tristan finally spoke again.
    "Is that all you see me as, Riley?"
    I couldn't believe what he was asking me. Shouldn't
he be the one answering that question? I took a long strangled breath as I
turned to look at him. "Honestly, I'm not sure. Of course I consider you
somewhat a friend now, but...it..it doesn't matter." The entire
conversation had taken a turn for the worse, and I really wasn't ready to talk
about this with him. Not now at least.
    I quickly exited the room and headed back to my
bedroom. I knew that there was a definite possibility that Blake would be there
and want to talk, but I would rather deal with her than Tristan at this moment.
I could hear Blake's voice coming from down the hall along with a male's voice,
but I wasn't sure who it could be. I was shocked when I walked in and found Mr.
Rollins, sitting on my bed chatting away with Blake.
    My horror must've been quite apparent on my face,
because Mr. Rollins was quick to jump up and make his way over to me. I took
the opportunity to see how Blake was reacting to the whole situation. She
seemed calm and unfazed, but I didn't know her at all, so I suppose I wouldn't
have been able to tell anyway.
    "Hi Riley. I was actually coming to speak with
you, but I caught your roommate instead. Guess it's my lucky day."
    Had Mr. Rollins always been this creepy, or was I
just so hung up in my own misery to not notice until now? I tried to walk past
him, maybe thinking he would get the hint, but not so much. He seemed to be
completely oblivious to the fact that I really didn't want to talk to him.
    I knew if I didn't answer him, that it would only
prolong his stay, so I quickly replied. "I guess so. What did you
need?" I tried to take the disgust out of my voice, but I wasn't sure I
achieved it.
    "Do you have a second to talk in
private?"
    I did not want to be alone with this man ever
again. "Sure, how about in the hallway?"
    "I suppose that'll work. After you."
    My nerves went into hyper drive as Mr. Rollins
ushered me out of the door. My body went rigid as his hand made contact with my
lower back. Once we were in the safety of the open hallway, I turned and made
eye contact with him.
    "I feel like I need to apologize for what
happened a little while ago. It was very unprofessional of me to touch you or
even try to get involved in your personal issues. I don't want things to be
awkward between us, so I wanted to clear the air before tomorrows group
session."
    What a load of shit, "Really it's not a big
deal Mr. Rollins. Let's just forget it ever happened."
    Relief washed over his face, "Oh good. I just
want you to trust me, Riley."
    "Thanks. I appreciate it and I will try. Are
we done now?"
    "I suppose, yes." I could see the
confusion written all over his face, but I didn't care. I didn't need to answer
to him or anyone for that matter.
    "Okay. I'll see you in the morning at
group."
    "Sounds good. Have a good night, Riley."
    I nodded my head and then turned to go back into my
room. As the door closed, I let my head fall back against it with a loud thud.
    "That's probably going to hurt later, ya
know?"
    I rolled my eyes before looking over at Blake,
"I'm sure." I walked over to my bed and instantly felt exhausted. I
guess it's true what they say; dealing with your emotions will definitely drain
you. Blake moved somewhere across the room, but I was too tired to care. My
eyes fluttered shut as I heard the door shut, and I was suddenly thankful that
she had finally gotten the hint. This whole roommate thing wasn't agreeing with
me and I suddenly couldn't wait to get out of this hellhole.

CHAPTER EIGHT
Tristan
    It couldn't have been any later than six in the
morning when I woke up. The sun was barely coming up over the horizon as I
wiped the sleep from my eyes. I didn't do