Reading in the Morning

It was the weekend. No classes, no schedules. This made Riley feel uneasy. Her obsession with perfection grew from an early age, her mother was a neat freak and that probably didn't help. So the girl made herself a routine for the weekends. Wake up early, take a book, and go down to the common room to read. It wasn't that the freedom of the weekend frightened her, she just enjoyed following a program. She took her latest book from her bed and left the girls' dormitories, into the common room where there were comfortable chairs awaiting. She walked across the common room to her favourite place and sat down. She began reading at the page she had left at the night before. She was almost finished the chapter when she looked around, noticing that somebody had joined her in the room, "Oh, hello."

Andy loved the weekends. It meant that he got a good chance to sleep in, something that he loved, but never had time to do. He planned on sleeping well past Breakfast and if he was lucky, he'd just make it to lunch.

Cracking an eye open, he yawned and leaned over to check what time it was, expecting something around 11, perhaps noon. He groaned when he saw the hour hand pointing to the 7 on his watch. What ungodly hour was that for a Saturday? Andy knew that, now that he was awake, he'd struggle to fall back asleep. He swung out of bed and got dressed. Being wide awake now, he'd have to make the most of of his morning.

Andy left the dorm and headed down to the common room. He figured that being up early on a Saturday, he'd find the Common empty. He was mistaken, however. Andy saw a blonde head behind one of the chairs. He immediately thought that Bri had decided to get up early, and walked over to the girl.

Andy immediately recognised that the girl wasn't in fact, Bri, but someone he hadn't even met yet. He took a seat in the couch nearby, seeing that she was immersed in whatever book she was reading. He didn't want to disturb her, so he starred at the flames of the flickering fire, and jumped slightly when he heard her voice.

Andy turned to her. "Hey. Sorry to disturb you," he apologised. "Whatcha reading?"