Fall Passion || r.b. (DISCONTINUED)

1. First Day at Uni

"Jake! You liar!" I embrace him so he can't see my tears of happiness. 

Since the day he went back to his city after the school trip, we've been texting each other so we would keep in touch. He kept his promise of visiting me when he goes to my city taking advantage of Scott who wanted to see Amy.  But it all finished when they broke up in the middle of the summer and Jake had a hard time with his family and the fact he hasn't got a driving license didn't help but we keep talking anyways, not regularly but enough for us.

"I thought I'd not see you anymore!" I was about to say more things when my mentor approach us.

"Sorry for interrupting, but are you Giselle?"— she asks kindly and I nod. —"Do you mind if we go to ask for your schedule and keys now? I have other students to attend in 15 minutes. Your boyfriend can come if he wants to".

"Oh no, I'm not her boyfriend, actually, she wishes." Jake laughs and I hit him. He can be so cocky sometimes. "Anyways, I have to find my mentor as well, so I'll see you later".

"You'd better not lie to me this time!"—  I shout at him who is already walking away but he turns around to wink at me. I roll my eyes and start walking with my mentor who helps me with one of my suitcases.

"I guess you didn't see each other for a long time?"— I nod with a huge smile on my face. — "By the way, I'm Katie and if you need anything else once this is over, just call me". — I just smile at her and keep walking until we get to the secretary.

"Welcome to Warwick University darling, what's your name?"— I answer all her questions and she gives me my keys and my schedule which I'll study once all this moving and admission things are over and I'm relaxed in my bedroom.

- - -

"101...103...107... and that's my room" I whisper to myself standing in front of what will be my little home here.

How will be my roomie? A nice one? Please, don't be a rude and messy one. I breath deeply trying to clear my thoughts and be open minded about it. I can't be so picky in my first year, can I? I didn't choose a double room because it would be cheaper (which is and I'm thankful, of course) but the facility of making friends. I've seen a lot to people who got along with their roommates and they are friends for life now. Okay, maybe they exaggerated a bit but I truly want to believe it.

Finally, after getting myself together and reminding me to be more social and less shy, I open the door to find my room empty. Okay, I wasn't expecting that. Maybe she's busy and she's going to arrive soon. The only thing I know about her is her name which is Bailee because we couldn't get in contact before, so I asked it in the reception.

The room is pretty simple if I'm honest but big enough for two students. How much room will she want? Or which side? Anyways, it's the same, it doesn't care which side of the room you're looking at because you'll find a desk, a bed and a wardrobe with a mirror inside.

I pick the right side at the end and start to unpack my baggage full of clothes. I wish I could have brought more clothes because the weather is Coventry is colder than in Brighton but I didn't have enough room for that. In my other baggage I have some classic book, my technology things  and more irrelevant things. I was about to finish to keep my tops in the wardrobe when the door opens. I get up quickly from the ground and find myself in front of a brunette girl with a smile plastered on her face and it gives me some hope. 

"I'm Bailee, your roomie for the rest of the year!! Are you Giselle, aren't you?" — My eyes are wide open, not for the fact that she's hugging me now, but her knowing my name because that means she's asked for my name too before coming.

"Yeah, I hope you don't mind me already having the right side of the room... and sorry for the mess, it will be clean once I'm finished with the baggage". — She shakes her head and gives a look. 

"By the way, I love your outfit". — I praise her outfit and she looks down blushing. She's wearing a pale pink shirt and a black skirt. No complains about her for now, what is more, I think we'll get along and I couldn't be happier.

Once I finish to keep all my clothes in the wardrobe, I let myself fall on the bed. God, this is exhausting. Should I call Jake? Maybe he's free. I was about to get my phone to call him when I see Bailee looking at me nervously and I stop in my tracks. Neither of us say a thing and this is starting to get uncomfortable, so I decide to break the ice.

"Is there anything wrong? Have I done anything bad?" — I try to recall all the things I've said or done but all seem harmless to me. Maybe she thinks I'm a disaster? Wasn't I who she was expecting?

"Oh no! In fact, you're way better than what I had in mind! I don't want to sound like a mother but what do you think about setting some rules? It doesn't mind if you don't..." — She says alarmed and I can't help but laugh.

"Yeah, I agree. As a matter of fact, I was going to ask you the exact thing but later once we get to know each other better but let's do it now if you want to". We both sit in the same bed and she opens the Notes App and writes in bold "Roomie rules".

"Okay, what do you think about parties and boys?" Bailee asks right away.

"Well, I'm not a pretty fan of parties but I'd like to go to some principal parties like Halloween, Ball or going to some pubs, you know, student life but not much. Concerning boys... I don't have a boyfriend at the moment so you don't have to worry about it for now. And you?" — Please don't be a very party person who comes to her room drunk as hell.

"I agree with the party topic and if you want, we could be party-partners and set a time for leaving so we leave at the same time. And yeah, I has a boyfriend whose name is Blake but he's not going to come here anytime soon. In any case, I would crash at his apartment which he shares with his friends"— I nod happily and thank god because we agree in a lot of things. As we keep setting some rules, I discovered some facts about her: she's studying Film Studies, only child and loves fashion.

"What about going..."— I start to propose but her phone start buzzing. She shows me her phone and I see the name "Blake" on it and I get why she's smiling. She must be in love with him.

"Hey honey.... yeah.. Oh yeah I've met her already and she's pretty great..." — She winks at me and I know they're taking about me. — " Okay, meet you there in 10, bye love", she hangs up the phone and looks at me not knowing what to do.

"Go, we'll have a lot of time to hang out together"— I roll my eyes smiling and she hugs me. She look at his purse to see if she has everything and get out, not saying before: "We'll be great friends, I know it girl!".

This has been much better than I expected.