The Bad Boy Next Room (Charlie and Taylor) novel Chapter 9

As Taylor had promised, he was up early and about to leave for basketball practice at seven a.m. He was already in his basketball jersey, but given the bad weather, he wore a jacket over his frame. He was really tall. At six feet, he towered over Charlie.

Taylor caught Charlie having another food delivery. He frowned and said, "It's not healthy, you know. You should cook on your own. There are a lot of videos on You*Tube."

Charlie unpacked her food and said, "Oh, I can cook. I just haven't done my groceries yet."

That was a lie. Charlie wasn't good at cooking, but she knew it was about time to learn. She had to admit it: Sofia and Ashley somewhat spoiled her by doing most of the cooking. Her contributions to the previous apartment were mostly cleaning and washing the dishes.

"Anyway, I have to go," Taylor said, his voice still a little hoarse. I'll be back at noon."

"I won't be here," Charlie said.

"Good!" Taylor said before leaving.

Well, she did not die. Thank god. Charlie concluded she might just survive the rest of the semester as Taylor's roommate.

After breakfast, she took a bath and got dressed. Then, she checked with her professors to see if there were any classes she could swap times with. Charlie successfully changed the times of three of her classes.

One of the classes Charlie had successfully changed was marketing. Instead of attending it in the morning, she switched to the 4 p.m. class. She was pleased with this change as it meant she would not have to see Luke. However, when she entered the classroom, she was surprised to find Regina there instead.

The entire class stared at Charlie. They all knew her, of course, but they also knew Regina. The word had gone out that Luke had a new girlfriend.

"What? Charlie is in our class? But Regina is here too."

"This is awkward."

"Charlie is going to see Luke pick up Regina."

'Great,' Charlie grumbled. She ignored the stares and the gossip and simply focused on the class.

There was a time when the professor excused herself, leaving the class alone. Charlie diligently read her book when the girl beside her whispered, "Regina Wyatt. That's her name. She is a transferee from Braeton City. She is in her third year of taking marketing. Just in case you don't know."