Existence 03 - Ceaseless

a gig as big as the one Friday night,” Les said as he walked o ver to get a bottle of water .
    “She isn’t my girl , j ust an old friend. If it was my girl he wouldn’t have walked out of here alive.”
    Les nodded and took a swig. “Noted. You want to go ahead and run through cords while Loose entertains himself and we wait on the other two to get here?”
    “Yeah, let’s get it done.”

Chapter Ten

    Pagan
    Only my Literature and Calculus professors felt the need to start classes a week ahead of time. The rest of my classes didn’t begin until next week. We were welcome to go meet the professor and pick up our syllabus , so after I’d done that, my first week of college classes was over.
    I could reread Ethan Frome since it had been two years since I had read it. I could also go get coffee and go over my Calculus syllabus . Calculus scared the hell out of me ; I was not a math person and n ever had been.
    Miranda walked out of the bathroom dress ed like she was going out clubbing , but it was only one in the afternoon. “How do I look?” she asked twirling around.
    “Like you want to dance the night away and have free drinks brought to you all night long,” I replied.
    Miranda grinned, “Good. Because I do.”
    “Wait. What? You do realize it’s just one o’clock ? Clubs don’t open until eight and without Gee you’re never getting in.”
    Miranda shrugged and began posing in the mirror. “Not going to a club. I’m going to my very first frat party.”
    “At one in the afternoon?”
    Miranda gave me an exasperated look then looked back in to the mirror and puckered her lips. “No , silly. Nathan will be here to pick me up at six. We are going to get something to eat then head to the ATO house.”
    She still wasn’t making sense. “Then why are you ready five hours early?”
    Miranda stopped doing sexy poses in the mirror and turned around and looked at me. “This is a trial run. I have a couple more to do before he gets here. I’m seeing how I look like this. Then I’m going to change and pull my hair up and maybe use a little blue eye shadow --- or do you think that is too much? Maybe I should go with the silver.” She continued to ramble and I covered my face with a pillow. I was exhausted just thinking about getting ready once , m uch less a few times.
    “I think you are officially insane,” I replied.
    Miranda laughed, “I know you do. But I have to be perfect. This night has to be perfect. I really like him, Pagan.”
    I was glad she did , but honestly , did she have to play real life Barbie doll in order to impress him?
    A knock on the door interrupted us and I moved the pillow from my face and sat up. Miranda walked to the door and opened it up without asking who it was first. When I saw who was standing there I really wish she had. It was Victoria.
    “Can I help you?” Miranda asked when she re cognized her . She stepped in front of Victoria and put her hand on her hip. She was doing her protective stance. Like Miranda was big enough to take down anyone.
    “I’m here to see your friend,” Victoria replied.
    “This is not your day then , ‘cause that ain’t gonna happen.”
    I could hear the snarl in her voice . Miranda had just made an enemy. “You do know that Nathan is screwing my Kappa sister Siera ? They’ve been fuck - buddies now for over three months. He was with her last night after he left you.”
    I was off the bed and moving Miranda out of the way before the bitch could say anymore. I didn’t believe her but I knew Miranda did. I was good with reading people and I had seen the way Nathan looked at Miranda. I didn’t doubt he had once been messing around with this Siera but I didn’t think for a minute that he still was.
    “You came here for me. What do you want?” I demanded , wishing I had kept my distance from Jay. This was the kind of drama I hated and avoided at all costs . I was not into catfights ---e specially over a guy I didn’t want.
    “Whatever you think you and Jay are going to rekindle ; you need to think again. Back the hell off bitch. I’m not sharing. He is in my bed most nights. You’re just a new flavor. He gets bored with them fast.” The venom dripping from her tone was really uncalled for. She was upset over nothing.
    “I hope you and Jay have a long happy life in bed together. I don’t care. I’m not interested in him. He’s an old friend and nothing more. So take you r threats and go share them with the redhead down