Luca

A few weeks went by. Natalia and I only got closer and closer. My roommates knew I was seeing someone. I didn’t deny it when they teased me about it, and even my friends noticed that I was more distracted then usual.

The tuition problem didn’t magically go away, but after going to the office and making a case, I had enough time to pay it all up. I’d managed some of it by myself, and I was waiting on Dad for the rest, the worry that he wouldn’t come through for me, in the end, was still there, but I did my best not to let it get to me.

My phone vibrated in my pocket as I left a class with my friends, and I pulled it out, grinning when I saw that Natalia was calling me.

“Definitely, it’s the girlfriend calling.”

I looked up at Mark, one of my friends, with a frown. The others snickered at his words, but I didn’t bother correcting him.

“You guys go on ahead, I have somewhere to be.”

“Dude, we were going to go and watch the game, remember? You sure you want to give it up for a girl?”

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