The morning sun traveled through the blinds and hit his eyes directly. Dylan groaned and stood up from bed to close the blinds. He noticed he was still fully clothed and then remembered what had occurred the day before. That perfect Jacob who had taken Sofia away right in front of him. He fell down on bed again and pulled the blanket on top of him. He knew he would not be able to sleep anymore, yet closed his eyes anyway. He laid on bed for quite some time, until he heard his room door open. He rolled over to see who it was and rolled back when he saw it was Corey. "What?", he said brusquely. "Sorry, I didn't know you were still asleep", said Corey's annoying voice, "But you didn't clean the kitchen yesterday and it's fucking disgusting. Could you clean it?". "Fuck off," was his only response. He waited for the sound of a closed door, but rolled over again when it did not come. Corey still stood on the threshold, unsure about what to say. Not this again. "What? Just close the door, alright?" "Dylan, you really need to help out with chores as well. It's also your house and I..." "Fucking wanker. Just fuck off, alright? Are you deaf?" "I.. The kitchen is a mess and..", Corey stammered. "Just fucking clean it yourself when you're bothered by it. Ain't that difficult, innit?" "But you need to.." Dylan sat up straight in bed and looked furiously at Corey, who flinched. "Fucking leave my room and close the door, alright? I'm sick of your whining." Corey hesitated, but then did as Dylan said and left the room like a dog with its tail between his legs. Dylan fell down on bed, but was too frustrated to become tired again.
A couple of minutes passed, until the room door opened again. Dylan was ready to shout, but right before he opened his mouth, he heard Samuel's voice. "Hey, man. Why are you still in bed? It's half past one already. Have you been out?" Dylan wished Samuel would just leave, but he could not get mad at him. However, he did not want to talk about what happened either. "No, just tired", was his only response. "Really? Normally you're up and training already. Did you do your morning workout session already?" "No." Dylan heard Samuel walking around the bed and then the Spanish model entered his sight. He looked at Dylan with a smiling face. "Why are you still wearing clothes? Did you sleep like this as well?" "None of your business", Dylan responded, but regretted it immediately. Samuel frowned, but kept smiling. "Man, what happened to you? Eres dramático. It's time to get up, Dyl." Dylan just groaned and lowered his eyes. Suddenly, Samuel pulled away the blanket. "Fuck off", was Dylan's response. He looked up, right before he saw Samuel jump on his bed. He bounced around while laughing, to Dylan's great irritations. Dylan decided he was done with it and grabbed Samuel's legs after which he fell down on bed. He looked at Dylan with a big grin on his face. "Oops. It seems you're awake now." Dylan resisted a faint smile and rolled over to try and ignore him, but Samuel immediately jumped on top of him. His curly hairs playfully hopped around in the air while he grabbed Dylan's shoulders and shook them around. "It's time to get up, Dyl. You need to work out!" "Just fucking leave it, alright?" "I'll leave if you promise to get up." "Sure", Dylan said after rolling his eyes. He waited until Samuel got away from his lap, which he did not. "So? Get off?" Samuel smiled. "Sorry, I lied." He continued to bounce around and shake Dylan's upper body. With two hands, he managed to push off Samuel who fell off the bed. After a second, Samuel stood up and grabbed Dylan's leg. He started pulling him off the bed and Dylan had nothing to hold onto, so he started kicking.
He looked up at Samuel's face, who was grinning the entire time. He was clearly struggling to grab onto Dylan's swinging legs. Finally he succeeded in pulling Dylan off bed. He fell down on the cold floor and gave up. Samuel was breathing heavily and looked proud about his victory. Dylan stood up, while Samuel encouraged him. "Time to get up, Dyl! You have to start working out. How are girls gonna love you when you never get that sixpack?" A blurred image of Jacob's body whizzed by. "It won't matter", he mumbled. Samuel frowned. "Why not? How did you get all those girls already?", he asked with a heavy Spanish accent. "I don't know." At this moment, he truly did not understand why girls would go for him. He was nothing. He heard Samuel sighing. "C'mon, man. Are you fishing for compliments or are you just playing the victim?" "Fuck off. Just let me through, alright?" Samuel gracefully moved aside and Dylan got a towel from the cupboard. He went to the bathroom and locked the door. When he looked into the mirror, he had to admit Samuel was partially right. He was probably being overly dramatic. Why did he let a girl influence him like this? It was a fucking waste of time to think about her and Jacob. He would not need her. He was better off on his own. Dylan shook his head and turned on the hot water. He undressed himself and took a long shower.
He dried himself off and wrapped a towel around his waist. When he left the bathroom, he felt renewed. All of his pessimistic thoughts were replaced by a careful feeling of confidence in which he was able to ignore all thoughts regarding Sofia. When he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, he noticed Samuel had already set the table. He did not want to show Samuel that he had been able to change his mind, but could not resist a faint smile either. Samuel observed him with his glowing eyes and gave him a cup of coffee. "Feeling better, Dyl?" Dylan shook his shoulders and sat down. "What are you going to do today?", Samuel asked enthusiastically. "Don't know, mate. You?" "Last week when I was walking through the centre, I saw a really cool vintage store. They had a very nice collection of clothes. It might sound kinda gay, but I'm really looking forward to shop some clothes. I don't have a lot right now anyway." "That's fine. We all need clothes anyway." "It seems you don't. You're naked half the time", Samuel said jokingly while pointing to Dylan's upper body. Dylan looked down. "No, I'm not? Only in the morning." "That's not true. Also in the afternoon or evening when you return from shopping. Or when any girl is around, you undress immediately", Samuel said and added cheekily: "Or when you masturbate in the shower". Dylan looked up and frowned. "Fuck off, mate." "Sorry, I was kidding." "As if you never do that." "Being naked? Sometimes." "No, wank one off." "Right. Not really to be honest. I used to, but then I did not really see the point in doing it, so I stopped." "The point? It just feels fucking good, innit?" "I prefer if someone else does it." "Well, you don't always have the luxury, innit? Sometimes you gotta help yourself, mate." Samuel shrug his shoulders. "You go ahead, I don't blame you." "So what do you do when you're fully loaded, but don't have anyone to unwind with?" "I just wait. I don't mind the waiting." "That's fucking stupid." Samuel shrug his shoulders another time. "If you say so."
They continued eating in silence, until Corey came from his room. Dylan could see he hesitated to enter the kitchen when he saw Dylan. He quickly grabbed a plate without saying anything. Samuel's eyes followed his movements. "Hey Corey, what's the matter? Are you alright?" Corey did not look back and only responded with a mumble. He took a knive and some food out of the refrigerator and went back to his room. Samuel looked worried at Dylan and whispered: "Did you see him? He looked very sad. It looked like he had cried. He had those red eyes". "Didn't notice." "Should I go and talk with him?" "I'm sure he's fine. He doesn't like to talk anyway." Samuel hesitated, but then continued to eat. "If you say so.." Dylan noticed Samuel's worrying expression and quickly changed topics. "Did you see Ashley lately?" "Eh.. Yes, I saw her a couple of times! But I think it's done." "Why?" "I don't know, really. I really like her, but we're both a bit too dreamy for each other, you know. Then we only make it worse, while I think we both want someone more down to earth." "But the sex was good, wasn't it?" "Yes, of course. You have experienced yourself, man." "So why would you quit it?" "I would feel guilty if I continued it just for having sex." "Well, when you both want it, there's no problem. She wants you as well, innit?" "That's true.. But sometimes it's not as simple as that, Dyl." "Sometimes there's no need to make it more complicated either."