Toxic Love

Chapter 1: Sex Session Intervention 

I stopped and took a deep breath as I stepped out of the elevator and walked down the row of apartment rooms. Room 314. That was supposed to be my new home for the next few months. Pay was tight at work since I had just moved into town not too long ago and I was starting out as a rookie. I knew the first few months of starting this new life weren’t going to be easy. I had enough grit and determination to muscle through it because I promised myself this new life, this second chance was going to be something different. I was tired of falling short. It was time for a change. 

As I approached Room 314, I silently stared at the door. The sounds of light rainfall behind me, cars driving by, and a faint noise of a dog barking somewhere afar surrounded me. I closed my eyes momentarily and raised my hand up to the door to knock. My stomach felt sick. Something was telling me this was a bad idea. I only talked to Alexis briefly over email. I had never met her in person. I had no idea what kind of person she was behind this door. I only came across this idea and went for it because the rent share she was asking for was cheap enough for me to afford. That and her ad was conveniently on a corkboard in front of me at the bar a week ago. After clearing my throat, I huffed and moved my arm to knock on the door. Then I suddenly stopped before making contact with the wood surface of the door. I was hearing something else now. The noises were growing louder and louder. It sounded like furniture and objects were being knocked over inside. Repeated thuds and crashing noises sounded on and off through the door. I was perplexed. I narrowed my eyes and dropped my arm, leaning in closer to the door. I leaned in and pressed my ear to the door to try to figure out what was going on. I remained quiet and focused…

“A-ahh…ahhh….n-ngh….mm!~” 

My eyes widened and I shot backwards gripping onto the railing behind me. I stared at the door. The noises now were growing louder and louder, and the sounds of a girl moaning accompanied the previous symphony of thuds and crashes. 

“Mmm!~ fuck!! …aaahh!” 

I covered my mouth and turned my head away from the door, staring at the night-lit city ahead. I wasn’t sure what to do. I have never been put in such an unusual and awkward situation. I held my head and thought for a moment. 

“Shit. What the fuck….this can’t be real. Maybe I stumbled across the wrong room….please let that be the case.” I thought to myself quietly. 

I quickly rummaged through my briefcase looking for a printed-out copy of the email detailing the info to the apartment I was supposed to be at. As I fumbled around looking for my paper, the volume of presumably Alexis’s moans raised. 

“Uuuugh!~~ fuck! Y-yeah!~ uuugh! H-harder baby!” 

“Mmm…fuck. Stay still bitch.” A new voice muttered out loud. 

The ridiculous symphony of my new roommate's wild love-making session was starting to turn violent. The sounds of this stranger slapping her around began pushing my nerves. I was rapidly fumbling and sifting around, finally finding it crumpled up and buried way down at the bottom of the briefcase. I unravelled it quickly and looked over it again, hoping I was just at the wrong room number. Sure enough, my luck wasn’t with me today and I was in the right building, the right floor and the right room. 

“Fuck….” I muttered under my breath. 

I sighed and stared at the door again. I had no other options. I got here on a bus so I had no car to stay in. I knew no one else in this city and it was already late at night. I thought about crashing the night in some alleyway but realized that wasn’t really going to be helpful in the long run. I really needed this room despite the shocking first impression of my roommate. 

I had nowhere else to go. So I mustered up my courage and knocked. It went unanswered so I knocked even harder. 

“H-hello?…hello!!….I’m Cody!…umm…I-I’m supposed to be your new roommate?… I reached out to you a couple of days ago over email…” 

Suddenly they stopped. 

“Thank fuck.” I thought. 

After a long pause, the door unlocked and slowly 

creaked open. I was expecting Alexis. Instead, the stranger answered. He was tall and a somewhat intimidating figure. His long hair was slicked back, he was physically cut like a diamond, and his exposed upper half was decorated with various tattoos. I stammered a bit to myself and took a step back as I stared at the stranger who resembled much of a gangster. 

He stared back at me quietly, as he raised a cigarette to his lips and lit it. The silence and tension were unbearably awkward. I stared at him like I was intimidated. I was. He stared at me like he was annoyed because I interrupted his wild sex with Alexis. He was. 

Finally, he broke the silence, speaking up with his cigarette tucked between his lips. 

“She’s getting dressed…give her a few. Yeah?” He spoke as he crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame, blocking any chance of me seeing her. 

“O-oh…sure sure…of course..” I stuttered as I averted my eyes. 

My patience was truly being tested. It was cold as fuck outside, this large meathead of punk was making me feel small, and I had to deal with the fact this whole experience was going to be burned into the back of my head. After a few minutes, Alexis came up to the stranger from behind. She wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging his back. She tiptoed up to the side of his neck and kissed it softly before eyeing me. 

I stayed still as a corpse and didn’t dare to make a squeak, keeping my eyes averted. 

Alexis rubbed at the stranger's abdomen with her palm and softly spoke up. “Let’s finish some other time yeah?… I need to welcome my guest….and new roommate” 

The stranger huffed and replied. 

“Fine.” He turned to her and paid her some cash. “I’ll give you the other half later…” he added before giving me one last stare and taking his leave. 

I wasn’t fully in the know of what was going on here but I had enough clues to make a good guess. I looked up at Alexis after clearing my throat awkwardly. 

Alexis leaned against the doorway staring at me with an intrigued expression. She observed me curiously, playing with the ends of her hair. I stared back at her gripping onto my briefcase handle tightly. To my surprise, Alexis was insanely gorgeous. She had long silk-like black hair, and her curvy and slender figure was loosely covered by the large dress shirt she had on. Her skin tone was a subtle milky colour, decorated with a variety of different scars and tattoos over her thighs and somewhat exposed left shoulder. It was a shame that such a beautiful complexion was littered with scars and tattoos. She blinked slowly at me and my eyes raised to meet hers. Her eyes were like precious gems of darkness that glimmered under the dimly lit hallway light above. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t attracted even by just a little. She was undeniably beautiful. 

“If you’re done ogling at me with those curious eyes of yours. Come in…you’re going to catch a cold from the rain.” She said as she stepped out of the way to welcome me in. 

I broke out of my trance and nodded a bit replying, “Umm…thanks…..” 

I stepped in and she closed the door behind me as she followed me in… 

- to be continued -