Charlie's Exception: A Narrative Fiction

Charlie was beaming the entire way to his room but in the back of his mind, he still had that small bit of fear there. As he was walking to the elevator, he heard someone calling his name.
“Hey Scarlett, great timing,” Charlie smiled at her and held the elevator.
“Hey,” she smiled brightly back at him, but didn’t look him directly in the eye.
The elevator doors closed and they were silent the entire way up to the fifth floor.
“She’s having doubts. I’m betting that she’s terrified. Hell, she’s probably a virgin…” Charlie pondered as Scarlett stared directly forward at the door.
“Are you ok?” Charlie finally asked as the elevator passed the fourth floor.
Scarlett was silent for a moment like she was thinking of an answer.
“A little nervous, I’m not going to lie,” she chuckled foolishly after a moment and Charlie couldn’t help but …show more content…
“Well yeah, your room is so much bigger than mine. I remember when I went into your room in the house across from mine and I was so shocked because it was spotless. It looked like no one was even living there and now I understand why. It’s because you weren’t living there,” Scarlett thought and made connections in her mind.
“Yeah…” Charlie chuckled and ran his hand through his hair.
Scarlett walked deeper into his room and she looked absolutely fascinated with everything. There were the two queen sized beds that were on either side of the room. Although they were big, there was still a lot of space left over. There was a black couch on Charlie’s side of the room that looked like it was leather and brand new. There was a brown desk on the other side with papers all over it.
“Wow, I really like your room,” Scarlett said finally as Charlie rummaged through his bedside table.
“Really? Even though you can’t tell what color the carpet is with all the clothes on the floor?” Charlie chuckled and stood up with a little black box in his hand and a smile on his