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In a common room, six students have sat down to 'learn'. "Looks like your winning track is finally over, Branzy" grins one of the five sheepishly. "I have... A FULL HOUSE HAHA". he stood up, threwing the cards on the table. He was so sure of himself, grinning from one ear to the other. He dances around the tables they had pushed together in a square. Branzy looked at the cards before he let out a deep sight. "I guess that's it..."
"Finally the king has fol-" "If I didn't have a STRAIGHT FLUSH" and another pair of cards was thrown on the table. "WHAT", "what did you expect Skip?", mocked the only girl of the group as she collected the cards. But Skip didn't pay attention to her and fell back on his chair. He was confused and looking at the cards in disbelive, then up Branzy. He grinned. "I hate playing with you!" Branzy looked to the side, to the person sitting next to him. A young man with brown eyes and black curly hair, who also had purple ghost roots. "It's not that bad, wanna play another round Ash?" Ash frowned. "Very funny. Just because you win every time! I lost more than enough money today."
He leaned back, looking at the dyed red-head across from him. He could practical see a sparks in the eyes of his friend, even though he was wearing sunglasses. Ash rolled his eyes, blowing away a curl that just wouldn't stop getting into his eye. "But I think our addict here wants to play another round." "What addict, how dare you!"
Silence
"Come squiddo you heard the man." Both looked to there side, at the foot of the table where the girl stood. She had blonde hair that leaned more into the orange and round orange pink glasses. "Are you sure Redd? You've already lost a lot." She looked at him uncertainly, and then at the others. "I want to win at least one round against him." Skip had pulled himself together and pointed to Branzy, who was just grinning back.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think thats going to happen. A professor is coming." All heads turned to the door where the sixth person was standing and running towards them. Everyone moved, the chips and cards quickly disappeared into pockets, books and sheets were taken out. Just in time es the professor enters and asks, "Is everything okay here, I heard screaming?" He was suspicious, it was not the first time that he had seen these six behave strangely.
"No, everything is fine, a difference of opinions on results." Branzy was the fastest, he gave a friendly smile: "We solved it, sorry about the noise." The professor was skeptical but closed the door slowly before disappearing completely and a quiet exhalation went through the room. Skip was the first "thank you Rek" The addressed person, at the other end of the table looked at him, he had smooth brown hair and two different eyes, one was brown and the other blue, took a short breath "No problem, but I have to go. I have to finish my project." He packed up his things and gave the others an excusing look before waving and leaving.
"We have to go too" Ash stood up and waited for Squiddo, who also started to pack up. He held out his hand, when she finished to help her up. "Wait, I'll come with you." Redd got an angry look in return when he looked back up. "Come down, I won't stay long. i just go to the same direction and then you can go on your date."
"And then there were only two, do you have anything else too do?" Skip thought about it at first, before answering, but he stopped when he noticed that a photo had been taken. "Just a small trophy. What do you think?" Again, he couldn't say anything because the phone was shoved in his face. It was a selfie of the two, he unconsciously grabbed his hair, it was blond with a red undertone in it, was it so disheveled the whole time? It doesn't matter. The blue in his eyes was barely visible, because he was watch the others leave. He looked at the other person in the photo and then up unimpressed, Branzy had the same stupid grin as in the photo. Skip briefly straightens his square glasses "Will you send it to me?" "Already on the way" They also got ready to leave. Arriving in front of the elevator as they were on the third floor and too lazy to take the stairs, Skip broke the silence. "I think I'm going straight home, I don't want to be late on the road, what about you?" "I'll go back to Building 4 and look for Rek." Once at the bottom, they said goodbye and went different ways.
Branzy, Rek and Skip lived in a flat together. Speaking of which Branzy thought that it would soon be time to pay the rent again, then he thought of his bank account and had to sigh, that was it with the new camera he wanted to buy. He was so engrossed in thought that he didn't notice how the door in front of him opened in his direction without his help. The door stops in front of him, to the "Are you okay?" He tore his gaze from the door, there stood a man with jet-black hair that had slight waves and red tipps, dark brown eyes that could also be described as black and a... a black mask? Strange, sick perhaps? "yes! I'm sorry, wasn't paying attention." The stranger stepped out of the door, and now in front of him, they were the same height. "No problem, please" He held the door open "Thank you" and went quickly inside,before he embarrasses himself even more.
Arriving at the workroom, he hurried to Rek's station, on the way he took one of the free chairs and sat down next to the table "That was embarrassing" The brown-haired man only made a noise to show that he was listening "Downstairs, I wasn't paying attention and almost got a door in my face, luckily the guy who opened it saw me" This time he got a quiet laugh. After that, nothing more was said and they fell into a comfortable silence.
"I think I'm done for today" Rek stretched shortly after he looked at the clock, almost 6:10pm (18:10). He looks down again, the tablecloth was almost finished embroidery. Then he doesn't have to do anything for the rest of the semester and wait until he has to submit it. Branzy had already put away his phone and the chair back where it was before, when Rek was done organize and packing they leavt. Once outside, they walk towards their flat, which was only fifteen minutes away.
"Do you already have your share of the rent?" "Don't remind me, but yes, I'll send it to you next week." Branzy did not want to think about it again, this school would take everything out of his pockets. He was happy to have gotten a spot, even though so many wanted to get in. The university was one of the largest and most sought-after in the country. She had everything that was meant for art, from painting to fashion and much more. Art is very much in demand and also gives the best opportunities and preferably good money, which ironically the university is happy to take.
There are events and competitions that are being organizes, where there is also prize money, but the materials for these and also for everything else in general have to be paid for by yourself. Branzy had it a little easier, because he took photography and only has to spend a lot of money on camera and film, which can also be expensive if he wants something good, which he also needs slowly, now he has to think about the camera again, which he can no longer get. He has to get his mind off things "good that it is still earlie autumn and the sun hasn't set yet, I don't want to walk around here in the dark" his roommate nods "I can understand, did you know that another body was found?"