4:30 pm, Thursday. Hotel Lobby.
Cherry just could not believe it. They've only been in Singapore for a full hour and already she's having a bad day. This tournament is really starting to look bad. It's the World Universities Debate Championships, the mother of all debate tournaments, where she is participating as an adjudicator, a judge for those who are outside the loop. As an adjudicator for Ateneo de Manila, she is expected to be one of the top adjudicators in the entire tournament, yet right now, she's just not feeling it.
"What kind of a room assignment is that Alex?!" she wailed at their President, Alex, who just told her of their room assignments.
Her usually pretty face turning crimson. There were three teams, two persons per team and two adjudicators. There were 5 girls and 3 guys. She was complaining about her being assigned to a hotel room with Paul, a guy, the other adjudicator.
"Cherry, we all agreed, you included, that the two adjudicators will be in one room. What's your problem?" Alex retorted.
"Yes I agreed! But that was when the adjudicator was Layka! Not Paul! Paul is not Layka! That's not what I agreed to!" replied Cherry, her full 5'2 height seemingly leering taller than she actually was.
"Cherry please don't give me this problem right now. Layka got sick at the last minute remember? We're lucky to get Paul or else we would've been disqualified. So now, there's five of you girls and three of us guys. We have four rooms. What do you want me to do? All the other rooms are set already. They're okay, they're good. I can't change things for you!" Alex exasperatedly replied. He's the best debater in the team, yet he can't seem to get through Cherry's head.
"Fuck this Alex! Why can't I stay with Rica and Joanna? I mean we're small, we can fit... I'll talk to them if you want," she said.
"We can't do that here, Cher. They have strict rules here in terms of number of people in a room. We might get scolded by the management. Could throw us out. That would be embarrassing and that will be on me,"
"No, that won't happen, can it? We'll keep it a secret, ok? Please...," Cherry pleaded.
"Cher, I have many more things to think about. The tournament starts tomorrow. I really don't have time for this..."
"But..."
"The room is big enough for both of you. Two queen-sized beds, separated by a big study table. It's big, okay? I've seen it. I swear. It's not like you'll be sharing the same bed. Besides, we'll be in National University of Singapore most of the time anyway. We'll practically use the room to sleep in only. So please, go with the room assignment," Alex grabbed his bags and went to the Front Desk.
Rica, who was watching the entire seen unfold, approached Cherry.
"Don't worry Cherry, I'll be right across your room. One call. Okay?" Rica said, putting an arm on her friend's shoulder.
"Thanks. It's just so unfair. Of all the people to be roommates with, it had to be Paul. Seriously", Cherry shook her head.
Rica just shrugged her shoulders.
It was no secret in the Ateneo Debate Org that Cherry didn't like Paul. Paul at one point, tried to court Cherry. She was 3rd year then and Paul was in 2nd year. He didn't get past a couple of text messages inviting her out for coffee before the entire courtship was shot dead and buried six feet under. Cherry made it known to him that she was just not interested and alluded that he was not in the same level as she is.
Cherry was by no means part of high society. She was decidedly upper middle but carried herself as if she was from a higher class. Paul was straight out middle class who did not care too much about carrying himself in any other way than middle class.
The Debate team is probably the snobbiest group of people in the University and Paul was an absolute aberration. Unlike the others, he was not obsessed with debating. He did not care too much for it. Instead he was a regular guy who played basketball at times with his buddies and drank too much beer in the weekends. At 5'7, he was just of average height. He was good looking although most would agree that if he put more effort to his looks, he could be pretty hot. But he didn't care. In any case, Cherry disliked him at one point and now she loathes him.
"Heads up, Paul's here," said Rica.
"Hey guys! Sorry... I got lost on my way here... Where's Alex? I want to know my room number," a disheveled looking Paul said.
Cherry walked away without saying a word after giving him a piercing look which Paul caught.
"What the hell's her problem?" Paul asked.
"You," Rica said.
"Me?? What did I do?" Paul asked.
"That's your roommate," Rica turned around to pick up her bags. She was wearing short white shorts and matching white tank top. At 5'9, she was, hands down, the hottest girl in the team. Her family was part of Manila's elite although she herself was very down to earth. As she bent down, her shorts separated from her tank top revealing white silk panties. Her ass was absolutely perfect. Very shapely indeed and it perfectly matches her long milky legs. She wasn't blessed with having big breasts but her butt and legs more than made up for it. She was single, although she had the reputation of dating men who were older than her by at least 5 years.
Paul just looked, biting his lip. Oooh that butt... he thought.
Rica got up and looked at him strangely. "Hey, what're you looking at? Let's go. Please help me with these." She handed him one of her bags.
"Okay,"
They went up to Alex who was waiting for them. After handing out the magnetic cardkeys, the three of them headed for the elevator.
4:45 pm. Room 507
