Carly, with her eyes red from crying, bit her lip and hesitated before speaking.
"Janessa, how about we move out next month and let her rent on her own? Aleena definitely won't want to pay five thousand dollars a month for rent."
Of course, Aleena wouldn't want to, or she wouldn't have insisted on sharing the apartment with us in the first place.
But why should I be the one to move out when she was the one in the wrong?
Besides, this was my mom's place!
I stood up abruptly. "I'll contact someone to throw all her stuff out as soon as I finish my exam tomorrow!"
Then I sent Aleena an ultimatum on WhatsApp.
"You don't have to pay next month's rent. Move out tomorrow!"
But a red exclamation mark popped up on the screen.
I had been blocked by her!
I was so speechless.
The next day, after failing to catch Aleena, I headed to the exam location with my anger boiling.
While rummaging through my bag, I realized my admission ticket was missing.
I rushed back home, and as soon as I opened the door, I heard muffled, strange noises coming from my bedroom.
Suppressing my fear, I kicked the door open with a broom.
In the next moment, my pupils dilated.
Two naked bodies were entwined on my bed.
The air was filled with the nauseating smell of sex.
It was Aleena and her boyfriend!
In that instant, many things I had overlooked became clear.
For example, when I left, my underwear was neatly folded, but now it was all messy.
The bed linens, which were always neatly made, were now wrinkled and had a faint smell of smoke.
It was clear that they had taken advantage of my absence to do disgusting things on my bed!
There were five bedrooms in the apartment, and they chose mine!
Who would believe it was unintentional?
Seeing me, Aleena screamed, clutching her chest, and pushed her boyfriend away, rushing back into the room.
Her boyfriend looked me up and down with a sneer, and then disdainfully grunted.
"Didn't your mom teach you how to knock? You lowly woman!"
After cursing me, he swaggered past and entered Aleena's room.
"Bang!"
The door was slammed shut with force.
I was so enraged that I felt dizzy.
If it weren't for the fact that this exam was crucial after a long time of preparation, I would have confronted them at the moment.
Suppressing my anger, I looked at the disheveled bed linens stained with dark marks and the used condoms scattered on the floor.
I finally looked at the bedside table.