On November 1, 2013 the one roommate that I didn't know, threw water on my laptop. You may be thinking "Was it an accident?" Let me be the first to clarify that for you, no it was not an accident. I guess that I just rub her the wrong way. She called me out on facebook saying that she didn't like me because I thought I was "all that and a bag of chips", whatever that means. So Friday night my two roommates that I know from home were watching a movie with three of my friends. We had just about finished eating dinner when the one roommate comes home. She had been slamming doors all week and we were all just walking on egg shells around each other. I was in the wrong also because the two nights prior I hadn't asked if one of my friends could spend the night. However, we are all adults and I think it is kind of ridiculous that I have to ask my managers if I can have someone spend the night. Anyway, she came in and ripped off the sign on the door reminding us to lock it. She went upstairs and threw the sign down. We were all a bit confussed but we chuckled and contuined our movie. She then came downstairs and rudely asked my friend if she was spending the night again. My friend and I could have handled the situation better but basically it came down to my roommate threatening to call the police on my friend. That wouldn't have done anything. So my friends are all shocked by this so they laugh. My roommate then grabs a cup of water and goes upstairs. And not even two minutes later she comes to the banister and pours it on me, but mostly my laptop. It automatically goes blank and all fuzzy before the Grudge comes out of your tv looking. There was yelling and crying on my part, and some taunting from her. We then went to our managers apartment, but they weren't there. Luckily our assistant managers where there and they were able to help us. A mere 15 minutes after it all happened I call the police and filled a damage report. The officer came when we were talking stuff through with all the roommates and our assistant managers. I only agreed to not press charges on the grounds of her paying for the damages.
So a week passes and things are looking up, but then our mail key goes missing. Our roommate was the last to use it, but refused to believe that she had lost it. She flipped out on us and because of the previous incedent I had to inform our managers and someone at the school. With all that talking she is still very pissed at all of us, and refused to change her attitude. So one night when our manager was in our apartment talking to us I brought up the issue of her paying me. It was the second time I had done so, and I was trying to see what would be easiest for HER. She snapped at me with the meanest tone I have ever heard. Our manager had a talk with her and I guess they couldn't agree on things, and she is moving out on Friday.
I wish this whole thing had never happened, but I guess this is what is best for everyone. Personally I can't wait until she is moved out. That means I can have friends over again, and be myself and not worry about if my laugh is annoying someone, and I can play my music when I get ready in the morning and I can cook fish!
Through this experience I have learned how to stand up for myself, and how some 19 year old girls are more mature than some 27 year old girls. After everything kind of calmed down it made me consider going on a mission.
After all the hurt and fear was over, I could recognize that I have an amazing family, and I am so very grateful for the way I was raised. I don't ever remember being bullied in school before, and so being bullied in college was really odd, especially because I thought that we were supposed to be mature adults, however I have quickly come to realize with this situation and with interacting with the male population on campus that being in college does not mean you are mature.
I hope that my roommate, soon to be ex-roommate, will get the help that she needs to overcome her anger issues and the other things that she claims to be struggling with. I know the she is a daughter of God and that makes it a bit harder for me to feel angry with her still. I'm still pissed that she has yet to pay me back and that she murdered my laptop, but I have forgiven her of her involvement as much as I can at the moment.
Hopefully after she moves out the semester will go smoothly again.
Sydney
