Being back in school while also sharing my apartment with someone else who tended to have guests over often (i.e. his band members) ended up being a lot more stressful than I had expected. My professors were giving my piles of work every week, and I had started feeling kind of bad because I had no time for Oli.

"Can't we go out for dinner tonight? I have cereal for dinner three days in a row!" Oli complained as we sat at the kitchen table.
"Maybe you should stop being so lazy and cook something. I have studying to do." I glanced over at him and then went back to my work. I could hear him sigh, contemplating whether or not to stop being lazy and actually make something substantial for dinner. Finally, he got up and retreated to the cereal cabinet as I had expected.
"Charlotte, we're out of cereal..."
I looked over at him, annoyed, and saw that he was pouting in front of the cabinet.
"For Christ sake! Go down to the store and get some goddamn cereal!" I threw my wallet at him, and he put his hands up to deflect it. His attempts failed, and the wallet hit him in the side of the head.

I loved Oli, but he had been getting on my nerves that week. I wished he'd understand that normal people have things they need to get done. We can't all be rich and famous. I was also upset because he still hadn't made up with Austin, despite my attempts to get him to talk and Austin's countless calls and texts.

Unfortunately, I lived very close to the grocery store, so Oli was back in minutes. He was carrying 2 over-stuffed grocery bags with him.
"I bought a lot of cereal," he said guiltily. "We should get high and eat a mix of all six kinds!" Oli's eyes lit up at the sound of the idea. I looked at my half written paper open on my laptop. Why the hell not? I thought to myself.
"Fine. I need a homework break anyway." I grabbed a bag out of his hand and started taking the boxes out and setting them on the countertop.

****

We spent the next three hours smoking from my favourite bowl, watching Family Guy, and eating cereal. Oli had bought the most sugary kind, so it satisfied our craving for food.
"We should do this like...every Friday or something."
"You know how little I would get done?" I laughed, smoke coming out of my nose.
"Yeah but so what? This cereal tastes too good to pass up." Oli grinned at me and shoveled another spoonful of cereal into his mouth.
"So, are you gonna talk to Austin any time soon?" I hoped talking to him high would get him to make some progress on his issue with Austin.
"I don't know. He's a big douche. Like he was all supportive and stuff when I was getting clean, and now he's being a huge cock, and I don't know why. I just want to be friends again." Oli pouted at his Lucky Charms.
"Well, why don't you tell him exactly what you just told me. And then everything will be fine and dandy again." I giggled and leaned into Oli, resting my head on his shoulder.
"Maybe that's just what I'll do." Oli curled up around me, and we fell asleep.

****

"Fuck, Oli, I'm gonna be late for my classes!" I pushed him off the couch and ran into the bedroom. From the floor, I could hear him moaning in pain from hitting the hardwood floor so suddenly.
"Can't you miss one class? I thought that's like not that big of a deal in college here," he yelled to me.
"Yes, but I have a lab today that I CANNOT miss. Getting high last night was such a bad idea."
"No it wasn't. You totally loved it. Don't lie." Oli smirked at me as I rushed back into the kitchen.
"Whatever. I have to go." I poured some milk into the remaining cereal in the Lucky Charms bag and grabbed my house key off the wall.
"Have a nice day, love. I'll see you when you get home." Oli kissed my cheek.

Notes

yay another short chapter
any ideas on where to go with this story?