"Arthur, I'm pregnant!" A woman said, voice low and sweet.
"Fuck the sweet act, look what you did dipshit, how do you get four people pregnant....How??" Another woman spoke, her voice sharp and angry.
"Umm dont shout youre scaring him, please." Another woman spoke, her voice scarred and low.
"It's not his fault, who would have known that this would happen." The last woman spoke, calm and collected.
They closed in on him from all sides, 4 women circling him. "What are you gonna do now huh... answer Us now...."
*Okay, let's slow down for a few moments. Right now you're probably confused and wondering what happened.*
*Well lets go back to about 8 months ago to be exact....*
June 19th... 2025
Arthur had finally done it, after months of rejected applications, he had finally done it. He got into the most prestigious College in the State.
"Rogers College of Technical Excellence! I did it, finally!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
It was a dream come true for him, he always wanted to go there, some of the greatest minds have studied there and now so can he.
He looked at the email once more, smiling happily, tears threatening to spill out, he wiped them with the back of his hand.
"Alright, the only thing left is accommodation, it shouldn't be too hard, I mean, the school year hasn't even started yet." He told himself
He went on the school portal, searched for the accommodation form and clicked send. "Hmph, easy." But it wasn't.
An email arrived instantly, "We regret to inform you that all housing within the school is fully booked.
Arthur blinked once, "Oh no problem, I'll just get something outside the school, they should have boarding houses.." he said.
He submitted another application and clicked send. The moment he tried to upload another email arrived.
We regret to inform you that all housing outside the school is fully booked as well."
Arthur couldnt believe it, "okay maybe i can crash with someone for a few months, sleeping on the floor is too bad.." he told himself.
But before he could even fill in the application, another email arrived. "We regret to inform you that accommodating a student by another student in any of the school facilities is strictly banned!!"
Arthur looked at his computer and nearly threw it out the window, "who makes these rules!!" He asked.
An email arrived, "Management!! Sowwy." It read. Arthut just stared and turned around and fell to the floor.
"This can't be happening, I can't drive 3 hours everyday to school. There has to be another way!!!" He thought, then he remembered.
The College subreddit, where desperate people go to beg, was wrong on so many levels but he had no choice.
He took a deep breath and logged in, he searched until he found the Accommodation page, he swallowed hard as he typed.
"Freshmen looking for a place to stay, anything will do really, Im . I'll even pay three upfront. Please, I need this!!" He wrote, clicking send.
He was disgusted that he had to beg, but he had to do it, sleeping at the school was a big no and driving three hours, nope.
He waited patiently, minutes turned into hours, then he received the message.
"Please don't be a creep or some old man, please." He prayed, opening the message.
"Hey newbie, name Ashley, i got a spare room if you don't mind living with two people. It's a 10 minute walk and everything is already there. Dm me if you're interested."
Arthur felt a sudden surge of relief and mild fear, living with a girl was something he didn't think he'd be doing but at least she wasn't a man.
Three days later, he packed his stuff and said his goodbyes to his mom.
"Do be safe sweetie, and dont do drugs.." she warned him
"Yes mom I know." He said.
"And use a condom if you're gonna have sex. Don't forget that!" She told him.
Arthur blushed and turned red, he entered the car and waved goodbye. "Finally some peace and quiet." He said as the car drove off.
The drive was short, he arrived there earlier than expected.
Now he was standing on the porch of a tidy two-story house in the quiet suburban neighborhood, backpack slung over one shoulder and duffel at his feet, he felt... exposed. The door swung open before he could knock.
Ashley Connors stood at the other side, she was taller than he'd pictured from her profile picture, 5'9 maybe.
Legs for days in cutoff denim shorts, a cropped tank top that showed her toned stomach, dark purple hair pulled into a messy ponytail. Twenty-two looked good on her.
"You must be Arthur," she said, smirking as she leaned against the doorframe.
"Umm yeah that's me, Arthur Richards just like from the messages." He replied, stuttering slightly.
"Well come in, don't just stand there the neighbours will see." She said, grabbing his arm and pulling him in.