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BACK IN THE DAY

It turned out that Steve was very much interested in being friends, but just afraid to show it because he was afraid of being rejected.

“No, I was fine. I just had some shifts to cover before I resumed school fully. If I don’t complete them, I won't get paid, you know?” Steve replied to Derek’s question.

No, Derek didn’t know, as he had never had to work in his life, and neither had Damien, but of course, neither of them told Steve that.

They struck up a conversation, and before Derek knew it, they were all laughing and conversing with each other as though they had known themselves for a very long time.

Derek was relieved, because he did not want a belligerent person for a roommate, and he had every plan of staying in the dorm during his first year in college, at least.

The three fast became good friends, with Derek and Steve being even closer to themselves than Damien was to them since they were roommates.

Derek found out that Steve and his twin, Dave, had both run aw