RIVER

"Come on in," Javier said as he opened the door.

"Javier, is that you?" a voice called from one of the rooms.

"No, it's the spirit of Christmases past," Javier yelled back to his roommate as he rolled his eyes.

"Of course it has to be; I was wondering who else had keys to freely enter our apartment," he replied, and soon a boy with brown hair and gorgeous pale green eyes appeared in the doorway of the room, staring at me, who was still standing awkwardly at the door. "And of course you ...