Riches in Disguise

Chapter 16

Zack and Louis were taken aback. They seemed shocked that I found them distasteful. In their minds, someone like me-a vain, impoverished wretch-was lucky to be in the same dorm as them.

When they finally processed my words, they were offended. "Fucking hell! Do you think we want to share a dorm with you?"

"Damn it! If I had to choose between you and Joshua, I'd pick Joshua any day!"

"Get lost! And take your junk with you! If you leave anything behind, you can look for it in the trash!"

Seeing their reaction only fueled my satisfaction. I put on my headphones and played some music as I packed my things. I was done in no time.

With my bedding tucked under my arm, I made my way down to the third floor. Upon reaching the door of room 303, I pushed it open to find a guy yelling at his three roommates as if he were scolding children.

"Finally, I can get away from you three poor losers! Sharing a dorm with you is such a disgrace. You're all pathetic!

"You can't even afford to eat at a decent restaurant, always haggling over a couple of bucks. It's disgusting! Ugh!"

with black-framed glasses said quietly, "If you just paid us what you owe, we wouldn't say anything. We agreed to split the costs, with each person paying 38 dollars and 90 cents. Yet, you insist on only paying 38 dollars. That's just not

a fit of rage. "Can

bespectacled guy went silent immediately, visibly

on the door and

around. When he saw me,

the hell do you

by half a head,

"You four broke losers can enjoy your little dorm! From now on, this place

yelled, he

door, a bit exasperated, and turned

off an impression of being quite timid. They seemed startled by my earlier confrontation, and their eyes

tried to ease the tension with a smile. "Hey,

I introduced myself, I mentally prepared myself. This was my last attempt to blend into a normal university life. If it

bespectacled guy adjusted his glasses and said softly, "I'm