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Show open. This time she shot off the bed. But it was only her roommate, Mimi. For a second, Kim thought the eyes in the washroom might have been Mimi's. But Mimi's eyes were blue and she wore round glasses that matched her long, honey colored hair. Her long bangs had been sliced sharply across her forehead and touched the tip of her glasses. She was definitely not the owner of the eyes. Mimi kicked the door shut with her foot because her arms were filled with plants. "Mind if I put these here?" she asked, setting the plants down in front of the window. The narrow oblong window was all that had kept Kim from feeling like she was in a jungle, but what could she say? There wasn't another, free spot in the room, except in front of'the dresser and bunk bed, and she didn't want to get tangled up in plants every time she got out of bed. "No. I-I guess not." "The science teacher gave these to me this afternoon. I'm going to re-pot them. " Oh. " "You'd probably like to meet your new roommates, wouldn't you?" Without waiting for an answer, Mimi pointed to a plant with long pointed leaves. "This is a Zantedeschia and these are Zebrina. The tree in the corner is a--" "Feicus benjamina," said Kim, displaying her one bit 41 |
