6

Hayven's Pov

I slammed the door shut and stood frozen in the doorway, my heart shattering into a million pieces as I imagined Seraf with Estelle in bed, giggling and making love.

I felt betrayed, and my skin crawled at this thought. He seems to have forgotten the delirious day and night of passion we have once shared. The thought of him moving on so soon makes me heartbroken.

I felt a stinging sensation in my eyes as tears began to well up, but I refused to let them fall. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of making me cry. I took a step forward, my heart heavy with grief as I tried to face my new life ahead.

I walk further into the room to perceive a peculiar scent. Immediately I stopped and waited. My roommate isn't a werewolf or a Fox. She is different. The aura in the room is different. Calm and soothing. I headed further into the small comfy room that has two beds. Each beside the wall and facing one another.

There I saw the most beautiful young woman. She looked up from her books, and our eyes locked. She has blue pairs of eyes and plump red lips.

Never have I seen someone so beautiful and elegant. Without being told I know at once which race she is from.

" Hi. I am Siren. A mermaid. I study health and cures, "She introduced, and I nodded. Yes. A mermaid. That's who she is.

Slowly, I shifted my gaze from her stunning, beautiful face to her legs, and I smiled unconsciously.

" How do you change to a mermaid? " I asked her without reasoning and she replied with a small chuckle.

" When I sing "

I smiled again, but then I returned to reality. I walk towards the empty bed, which I believe is mine, and I inform her.

" I am Hayven, your new roommate "

" Yes. The counselor told me I would have a new... Wait a second. You are Hayven? You mean... Seraf's ex-girlfriend. " She asked as she got up to her feet, and I stepped back, wondering what had gotten into her.

She gazes at me for long, and at last, a wide grin appears on her face.

" Oh my goodness! You are Hayven, right? "

" Yeah, I am "

" Seraf's Ex-Girlfriend? "

I hated the word ' EX ', but I guess I should take it now and start getting used to it.

" Yeah "

" Wow. This is so great! I mean, I have been a fan of Seraf all my life. I never knew I'd meet and stay with his ex now "

" Uh... His fan? "

" Yeah, He's quite famous in Ocean City. We all love him "

" Ocean City? Do you mean ... Down under the water? "

" Yes, exactly. We love him there "

" Ah "

" I heard what had happened between you two. Isn't that so unfortunate? "

I didn't reply. The heartbreak is still fresh in my heart, and I would rather not talk about it, but Siren won't let me be. I started to unpack and she helped too while saying.

" I am transferred to Shapeshifters College for a reason, Hayven "

I stop abruptly to ask.

" What reason? "

She looks up at me and smiles very brightly.

" You will know soon. In the meantime, let's get along. Okay? I will appreciate it if you take me under your wing and show me around "

" You sound as though you are just arriving today "

" Yup, I am. It's uh... " She checked her wristwatch. " I arrived an hour ago. I just finished unpacking and setting my luggage "

" Oh. You are fast "

" I have to be. My mother will have my head if I am not. Oh, I got a night meeting with my partner in the assignment Mr Train gave you guys days ago "

I stop abruptly in making my bed.

" Mr Train? "

" Yeah "

" But I thought you study Health and cure. Besides you are just arriving today. Who else will you partner up with for the assignment? "

" I visited Mr Train's office a while ago and he said I should team up with Seraf since he has no one to pair with and yeah I study health and cure which is better because the assignment is about why wolfbane hurt werewolves so it's about finding a cure as well as studying health, right? "

She is smart and she will be with Seraf during their partnership. Somehow, I felt a pang of jealousy, but then I smiled and nodded.

" Yeah "

" You can give me his contact? I couldn't reach him in the class group. He was offline three days ago "

Again I swallowed hard. Here I am trying to forget about him and my new roommate keeps repeating his name.

" Uh... I deleted his contact information days ago but you can reach his twin brother in the school group if you wanna get in touch with him "

Siren stops to stare at me for a long time. At last, she nodded and silently fell. She and I ended up unpacking my luggage and setting up our room.

The refrigerator was packed with veggies and I guess she is vegetarian. When I brought up my seafood, she made a face, so I quickly unpacked and went out to gift it to some classmates downstairs. When I returned to room 0028, I overheard Siren speaking to someone on the other end of her cell phone.

" Sure. Let's meet up at the school library tonight. Thanks "

She disconnected, and I walked further into the room, wondering who she would be meeting up with when she just got to the college.

As though she had read my thoughts, she asked.

" Oh, Hayven, I will be meeting up with Seraf tonight in the college library. Do you know where the library is located? "

Bile rose in my throat but I decided to wave it off by gulping.

" Yeah. I also have to meet up with Bastiano tonight in the college library. We can go together. How about that? "

"Sounds like a good idea! Now what would I wear? I need to look good for Seraf," I heard her say in a singsong voice as she disappeared into the closet room.

I was left dumbfounded by her last words. ' Look good for Seraf ' why? Is she... Wait a second. Is she in love with him?