Carrie Ryan - Unbroken Season 1

`Cause when the hammer falls and it hits my balls its cool, cause Im Unbroken

The two brunettes made their way down the crowded hall that fluxed with people ebbing in and out of rooms. With each open door they passed, the different stages of moving in could be distinguished by the sounds coming out of every occupied area. The noise from the assorted radios, CD players, or televisions could be heard blending into a cacophony of culturally tinged reverie that only the young can enjoy.

Trying to stay near her sister who was leading, the taller one took each bump or jostle that came in her direction and simply rolled her eyes behind her dark sunglasses in annoyance. Loaded down like a pack mule, she heard the smaller woman in front of her laugh although she couldnt see her.

What are you laughing at? The deep, contralto voice asked, obviously irked as she wiggled her nose trying to keep the dark glasses in place.

Come on, Brooke. Stop growling. I can hear you. This is the last of it and were almost there so dont get your shorts in a wad. And dont even think that I dont know youre rolling your eyes at me back there.

The older woman did what she did best when she was annoyed, she began to roll her eyes, only to stop suddenly, sighing in disgust as she realized just how well her youngest sister knew her. Im surprised you can hear a damn thing with all of this racket going on out here.

Yeah, whateverCome on, old lady, the younger woman teased as she unlocked the door to her dorm room, holding it open for her sister.

Brooke walked in and placed the boxes on the floor by the bed. She stood up, placed her hands against her lower back and leaned back to pop it. Yeah Ive got your old lady. Next time Ill just make you carry your own shit.

She removed her sunglasses and placed them on top of her head, forcing her blue eyes to squint against the bright August sun that streamed through the window. Glancing around at the rooms tight quarters, she wondered how two people were supposed to live in such a cramped space. Especially two people who hadnt even met or knew if they would get along.

Shaking her head, Brooke turned around to address her sister. C.C., why are you doing this? Youve got one year left. Why dont you just stay at Mom and Dads?

Oh really? Are you prepared to haul all of my shit back over there?

Brooke glared at her youngest sister. Dont even go there. You know what I mean.

Yeah, Brooke. I do know and thats just it. I have one year left here. I cant stay with Mom and Dad forever. Its about time I move out, C.C. answered as she began to unpack her clothes, putting them into the closet.

The older woman sat in a chair at the small desk in the room and picked at some imaginary lint on her jeans. You could always stay at my house if you had to, Brooke offered quietly. She looked up as C.C. rolled her eyes. The look on her face told Brooke exactly what she thought of that idea.

Oh yeah, right. We both know how well that would work out, C.C. answered sarcastically as she mimicked her sister with a jerk of her head. Id be looking over my shoulder every five minutes. God only knows when youd sneak up from behind and grab me by my ankles. Yeah, go on, laugh Brooke. Holding me upside down to bang my head on the floor while youre standing on the coffee table isnt my idea of fun. C.C. thought about Brookes favorite pastime when they were growing up.

Hey, I couldnt do that now. My coffee table is glass and it would shatter if I tried to stand on it. Besides, I stopped doing that years ago.

Yeah, three years ago, when I was eighteen.

Brooke held her hands up in front of herself defensively. Hey, it wasnt my fault. You told me I couldnt. I just wanted to show you that I still could.

Yeah, whatever, show-off. Go on. Get out of here. Go do whatever it is that you do so I can get unpacked.

C.C. offered a hand to her older sister to help her stand. As Brooke stood up, she was embraced in a sisterly hug.

Thanks, Brooke. I owe you one.

You owe me several. Call me if you need anything.

The younger woman forcefully turned her sister to face the door and began to push her in that direction. Okay, you big worry wart. Ill see you at Moms for dinner next Sunday.

Brooke turned around to smile at her sister. Replacing her sunglasses, she walked out the door, pulling it shut behind her.

Anxious to get through the hustle-bustle of new and returning students moving into the dorm, Brooke maneuvered quickly toward the exit doors. Her long stride navigated the obstacles in the hall until she met the petite blonde heading in the opposite direction, her arms full of luggage. The tall woman barely managed to get past her without being slammed into the wall. Brooke then made a quick detour to the right where she found herself on the landing of the stairwell. Looking down the length of the hall, she decided that it just might be more prudent to take the three flights of stairs to the ground floor than to try for the elevator.

Reaching the bottom, she forced open the steel safety door and ran to her car that was parked next to her sisters truck. She unlocked the silver Nissan 300Z and got in. After cranking the engine, fiddling with the stereo and adjusting her seatbelt, she headed back toward her office at the beach.

The young woman looked down at the small piece of paper in her hands and then up to the number over the door. She shifted her luggage a bit and tried to knock on the door. With the combination of her short stature and the amount of bags occupying her hands, she had no such luck. Hearing someone moving around on the other side of the door, the woman tried to knock again, this time with her foot. The weight of the bags pulled at her strength as she waited patiently. Just when she thought she was going to drop them, the door began to open. The tall woman on the other side was met by tumbling pieces of luggage that had seemingly been sucked right out of the shorter womans grip in the vacuum created by the open door.

Hey now. Let me give you a hand with those. C.C. offered. She grabbed a few of the bags to give the girl the opportunity to make it into the room before losing the rest of her load.

Thank you. I am so sorry, she apologized immediately. Im Samantha. Looks like Im your new roommate.

No sweat. I just got here myself. Come on in. The brunette backed away from the door allowing the small woman to enter.

I hope you dont mind but I went ahead and started unpacking on this side of the room. Pointing to the side with the windows, C.C. placed the luggage down on the bed opposite from the one she had chosen then turned around to face the shorter girl offering her hand. Hi, Im C.C.

Letting the bags that were still in her arms fall next to the bed, she turned and grasped the hand offered to her. Sam, she said with a smile, and this side is fine.

Nice to meet you, Sam. Releasing the handshake, C.C. smiled politely. Well, I guess Ill let you get settled in. She watched as the blonde nodded in agreement, then returned to her own unpacking.

Give me a chance to prove to you that youre Unbroken, too

The pickup truck slowed down as it pulled in front of a large house with immaculately kept flowerbeds trimming the walkways and outlines of the building. The sleepy little neighborhood was kept in much the same way; each house stood out from the one next to it by the varieties of color and landscaping techniques that was utilized in their development.

Last as usual, just like the birth order, C.C. muttered unconsciously as she saw Randis Durango and Terris Cherokee parked next to each other in the driveway, with Brookes 300Z parked in the grass. The young woman smirked knowing that her older sister had to have caught some grief from their parents over her impromptu parking space. Thats when C.C. decided parking on the street would be a lot safer.