Getting a roommate wasnât Willowâs idea, but she needed a place to stay that was cheap. Well, as cheap as living in the city could be. So, she found a listing online and was checking it out. The place was small, clearly meant for only a single occupant to reside in- but the rent was manageable and she was used to having no space. âYouâre Willow, right? Teagan, itâs a pleasure to meet you.â Teagan outstretched her hand before taking a seat on the couch and motioning for the nervous girl to join her.Â
âOh, no thanks. Iâm good standing,â Willow assured the bold woman in front of her. Teagan looked comfortable. No, it was more than that. She was rocking a confidence that was fairly new to Willow. Someone like that, she wasnât sure, would make the best roommate. Maybe thereâd be too many demands, too many questions.Â
âAlright, suit yourself. Anyway, tell me about yourself. Why are you looking for a place to stay?â Teagan asked.Â
âI need a warm place to stay at night and an address that I can get my checks mailed to,â Willow answered honestly. âThere isnât much more to it than that.â
âWhere do you work? Can you afford the rent?âÂ
These were all basic questions Willow had answered a million times before. Nothing changed, except the look of disappointment on the faces of people who couldnât get more than Willowâs usual mundane and vague answers. âIâm a grocery store clerk. Minimum wage, but itâs enough. I donât eat that much and I keep to myself. Plus, Iâll do any of the chores you need me to.â
âWell alright,â Teagan said, standing up and extending her hand towards Willow. âYou can move in whenever.â
âWhat?â Willow asked, pulling on her earlobes as if she hadnât heard a thing. âNo more questions?â
âNope, nothing. Weâre good.â And yet, Willow wasnât so convinced of those words. How could this girl be offering her a place to stay- a nice place to stay- for dirt cheap out of the kindness of her heart? There had to have been something more than that, right?
Teagan was made by @dstarsims.