• f i n n •
i stared out the window of my parents car, summer break was over and i was returning to college, for the second year.
"we're almost there," my mother said
i sighed as i rolled my window down and let the warm air fill the car.
the campus sign came into view and i read it for what it felt like the fifteeth time.
the university of santa cruz.
my friend, gaten, was waiting for me by our dorm building.
i unbuckled my seatbelt as we slowed to a stop.
"bye mom, bye dad," i said quickly as i opened the door
they both waved goodbye and i got out to get my bags.
my guitar was the first thing to be unloaded, then my suitcase.
"hey dude," gaten greeted me
"hey, how was you're summer?"
"pretty chill," he laughed
i waved to my parents car as they drove off, as me and gaten walked to our dorm, i stumbled into a girl.
"ow," she said as she felt her shoulder
"i'm sorry, i'm not usually clumsy," i laughed under my breath
"so you're saying i'm clumsy?" she said while tilting her head
"no—, no, i'm the clumsy one,"
"okay well, goodbye?"
"goodbye," i smirked at her accent
she walked away and i fixed my gaze at gaten, who was laughing at a distance.
i picked up my guitar case and walked towards him.
"what's with the laugh?"
he began to catch his breath, "you should've seen the way you looked at her, you're completely infatuated with her,"
"am not," i denied
"are too, don't agrue with me,"
"whatever,"
•••
i began unpacking my bags and gaten flirted with the girls that dormed next to us.
i rolled my eyes in disgust, he talked to every girl on the campus.
i finished unpacking right when he walked into the room.
he had a smug look on his face.
"what's the look for?"
"we have just been invited to the welcome back party," he exclaimed
"are you joking?"
he shook his head, "nope, and you're beloved mystery girl might be there,"
now the party suddenly sparked my interest, "okay, fine, i'll go but i'm not staying for the whole thing,"
gaten rolled his eyes as he left the room, probably to talk to more girls i assume.
i walked to the main building to get my schedule.
before i could walk in, i saw the girl i bumped into earlier, i quickly turned around the corner to avoid her.
