“Why are you out here this late?”I hummed and looked up distractedly. Jennifer, who was in the same class as I, had walked up to me without me noticing, but I was a bit preoccupied at the moment. I smiled at Jennifer, pretending like nothing was wrong.“Oh, I just felt like stepping out of the room to catch some fresh air, you know? It’s not good to stay cooped up all the time. Besides, we just finished exams, so there’s no need for me to be studying right now.”I would rather be in my room by myself than be out in a crowd. Even if it wasn’t studying—which I did plenty of, to begin with—I wanted to be in my room. But I just had to have a roommate, and it just had to be Dana.Dana and I were best friends. We met in our first year at college, and we got along. First, we lived in separate dorms, but we shared the same major, and during one group assignment, we got to know each other. For the assignment, we depended mostly on each other, and that’s how we became close. She was smart and
“Did you find anything yet?” Logan asked.I could tell by his snappy tone that he was starting to grow impatient. He probably wanted me to leave so he could get on with what had initially brought him over here. I had my back to them, and I could occasionally hear their muffled breaths and the sheets rustling as the two of them made out on the bed, probably wanting to do more. I’d here a breathy moan and a hissed curse; then Logan would ask if I was done.We’d been like this for half an hour already, and even I was getting tired of it.“Do you think it’s easy to find anything in here?” I complained. “This girl is too fucking clean, okay? There are no strange files on her computer. It’s all movies, music and school work, and not even any good movies. What the fuck is X-Men?”“You don’t know X-Men?” Logan said from behind me, sounding shocked. “Dude, how could you not! I’ve loved that shit since I was a kid. It’s a big franchise with a bunch of comics, cartoons, and movies.”“You know I
I woke up feeling groggy the next morning, and cursed both Logan and Dana out, but only in my mind.Why did they have to do it here? Couldn’t they just go back to Logan’s dorm instead?I felt lucky that it was the weekend already. The last time they did something like this had been the evening before I needed to be up ridiculously early to attend an early morning class, and I’d dozed throughout the whole class and even got in trouble with the lecturer over it.I stretched out under my covers then rolled around, blinking my eyes open. I was facing the other side of the room, and I was surprised to find Dana’s bed empty. I searched under my pillow for my cell and squinted at the screen, surprised to note the time.Shit. It was a few minutes to eleven in the morning. I rarely ever slept in this late.This is all their fault, I thought with resentment.I wasn’t sure how long I’d lazed around outside of the room before I thought it was safe to go back, but I did know it was quite late. The
Logan and I walked out of our last class for the day. It was still early in the afternoon, so we had plenty of free time for the rest of the day, and I was thinking about how to spend it.“Hey, do you wanna go get lunch?” I asked, glancing over at him.He was texting on his cell and didn’t bother looking up when he answered.“Nah, man. Besides, there’s still some snacks in the dorm room, right? Go eat by yourself.”I did remember we’d bought a bunch of stuff and left it there for when we were going to have a study night. It was a week until we finished exams, and I did most of the studying while Logan slacked off. Though I’d only lasted so long before I started playing games myself, my grades were steady. Logan…didn’t seem to care much about his grades as long as he didn’t fail, but he still managed to be average, so it wasn’t like he didn’t know what he was doing. I still thought he slacked off too much.“Wait a minute,” I said, narrowing my eyes on him. “What exactly are you going t
I finished writing down my notes as the professor closed the class. I ignored the students rising to leave immediately after he moved toward the door. I took my time, humming to myself as I wrote. By the time I was done, the room was mostly cleared, and I picked up my books, set them in my bag, and headed out as well.Did he send me a message today?The edges of my lips rose naturally into a smile at the thought. Student X, the guy I’d found on the dating site, had sparked my interest. I didn’t know the person behind the username, and honestly, he seemed too good to be true, but after talking to him for about two weeks now, I was only getting more and more curious about who he was.I wasn’t so naïve to believe unconditionally that just because we got along well online meant we would be the same way if we met in real life, but I was feeling a little hopeful.If only he’d agree to meet, I thought wistfully.I hadn't asked much after the first time when he’d said it was too soon. To be h
I lay back on my bed with my hands behind my head and my legs crossed. I had another free afternoon, and I didn’t feel like doing anything. Logan was busy with Dana, so I was on my own. I was starting to get used to it, though.It had been a few days already since I last saw Sophia, and I wanted to see her again. First, because I wanted to apologize. I didn’t know smoke bothered her that badly, and if I had…well, old me would have been a bastard and done it anyway, but when I saw her coughing, her face red and twisted in discomfort, her eyes misty, I’d felt a stirring of guilt.Still, I couldn’t help but think she was hot, looking especially fierce when she glared and argued with me.So…in the end, what am I going to do?I had been thinking over and over what I was supposed to do about our online relationship. I’d tried to talk to her like I did online, but I’d forgotten she hated my face. Even when I tried to be reasonable, she could only act disgusted with me.It bothered me. But, t
I waited impatiently for class to finish up. I’d barely heard what the professor said the whole class because I was so excited.Today, I finally got to meet him.The moment class was over; I was one of the first to get up and struggle through the crowd to get outside. It was so unlike me. Usually, even when I was sitting down doing nothing, I tended to wait for the room to clear up a bit, but I was running late, and I still had something I wanted to do.I need to go back to the room first and get ready there…When I woke up, in my excitement, I’d just pulled on whatever clothes I got my hands on, even knowing the meeting time wouldn’t be until after my second class of the day. I didn’t look terrible; if anything, I was dressed the same as I was every day. But I was meeting a guy I was hoping to date, so I should dress up a bit more, right?I hurried back to the room. I found it empty, but I did remember Dana said she had something to do. I was in jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers. I pulled
At the end of the game, both Logan and I got caught up in the celebrations after our win. I’d played extra aggressively, and just barely managed not to injure someone, so things worked out well. But I couldn’t leave immediately like I wanted to, either, and Logan got surrounded by girls from the cheerleading team, looking completely happy to be in that position.By the time I could get my hand on my cell and open the dating site, quite a while had passed. Sophia had messaged me a few times, letting me know she was waiting for me.Shit.I sat down in the empty locker room and held my face in my hands as I tried to think. Sophia wouldn’t be happy, and it had been hours already so I doubted she’d still be there waiting for me. I cursed myself over and over in my head for being so careless. After a long moment, I got up and picked up my stuff.I didn’t have much hope, I still passed by the main entrance of the library on my way to my dorm room. Of course, she wasn’t there, and I just move