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!"

"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

in a fit of rage. "Can you just shut up? Your

bespectacled guy went

the

around. When he saw me, he immediately started to

the hell do you think

strode up to him, towering over him by half a head,

shouted before leaving, "You four broke losers can enjoy your little dorm!

yelled, he

the door, a bit exasperated, and turned to face my new

of being quite timid. They seemed startled by my earlier confrontation, and their

to ease the tension with a

last attempt to blend into a normal university life. If it didn't work out, I'd give up and move off-

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