Wait it Out

I didn't leave my room for the next few days for multiple reasons...

First: I'm so tired of people.

Second: I didn't want anyone asking me about my neck and if I've been bitten.

And third: I didn't want to run into anyone from the Ping Pong club.

At some point on the night after I quite the club. It suddenly dawned on me that I had signed that dang contract. I searched my drawers and under my bed for the stupid contract. There had to be some kind repercussion if I wanted to quit.

~I bet I just have to pay some money, which I wouldn't mind. I have money saved up that I would gladly use as a way out of that god forsaken club.~

But the problem is, I can't find the stupid contract anywhere.

On the third day of not leaving my room, my scar is starting to heal.

I could probably go out in public again, especially if I wore a scarf. I just don't want to.

A knock on my door startles me, and when I look through the peephole I see Zen and Candace waiting in the hallway.

~Nope. I'm not answering.~

I silently walk back to my bed and pick up a manga I've been reading.

Another knock.

I pretend like I can't hear it.

"Tia!" Zen calls, "We know you're in there!"

~No you don't~

If Anna was here, I'd send her to the door to tell them to go away.

"C'mon Tia," Candace says, "We just want to talk."

~No, you just want to convince me to come back to the club.~

Nearly everyone from the club, except Luca, has tried calling my cell at least 10 times over the past few days. I know they don't want me to quit. Not just because I signed a contract, but also because they need a certain amount of players to join the European Ping Pong convention.... Or whatever it was that Charlie kept talking about.

~It doesn't matter... I'm done with the club.~

I start looking for my headphones to block out the sound of their voices.

"If you don't come out." Zen begins, "Then Candace and I are just gonna camp out in front of your dorm room for the rest of the day."

~They wouldn't...~

"Hope you won't need to use the bathroom anytime soon!" Candace calls and I hear the sound of them sitting down and leaning their backs against the door.

The bathrooms of our dorm were down the hall. If they're sitting there, then that means I can't go to the bathroom without having to talk to them.

~I can hold it.~

***** 3 hours later *****

I pace in front of the door.

~They're seriously still there.~

Candace has been doing homework and Zen has been sleeping, for the past three hours.

~This is ridiculous! Jeez, why did I have to drink so much water? I watched a youtube video that said it was healthy to drink a whole jug of water a day, but why did I decide to start that today?~

I pace in front of the door again.

~I can't hold it much longer.~

I hear Zen outside my door, she must have woken up. "Jeez, she doesn't need to pee yet?" she asks Candace with a yawn.

"I guess not." Candace responds.

"Well, lets see if I can change that." Zen says, and I silence to see what she'll do next. "Luckily, I brought this just for a situation like this."

My curiosity gets the better of me and I go to the door and look out the peephole again. Zen has two empty cups and she's filling one with water.

~What is she doing?~

"I heard," Zen says, "that when you hear running water, it makes you need to pee."

~That can't be true.~

Then Zen holds the cup full of water up above her head and pours it into the cup on the floor. The stream of water makes a loud obnoxious sound as it transfers cups.

And I-

I throw the door open and it sends Zen flying across the hallway and her water spilling all over the floor.

~I have to pee RIGHT NOW~

I run to the bathroom.