𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖒𝖊

𝔬𝔫𝔢

not required but try reading the 'You With' series prior to reading this—it'll help understand a lot.

comment how you discovered this book. did you read You With...? or was it suggested?

01:43pm | 08/24

"that's everything?" Dad asked

"uh yeah I think so, just please remember to ship my coat"

"wow! you really grew up so fast. I'm proud of you son" He said looking at me all sad

"thanks pops. and thanks for just being there...but it's time for you to get out now" I joked

"oh I see lil man. get a little freedom and don't know how to act. remember school first okay? then friends. if you need anything call Storm or I. and don't forget to take your meds"

"okay dad!"

I walked over to the door and opened it wide.

"this is the thanks I get for raising you myself for almost 18 years? I can't believe it" He began to fake cry

He's such a clown, I can't with him.

"I love you dad, now hurry before you're late. you know how Storm is, she won't let you ever forget"

"oh...right. well then" He began to walk towards the door but then stopped midway

"almost forgot" He turned back around then went to my duffle bag laying on my bed

He opened it then pulled out a small bag, almost like a makeup bag or pencil case.

"my gift to you" He said handing it to me

"what is it?" I asked but then instantly realized when I heard the rustle of the plastic

"stay safe, love you kiddo but don't follow in my footsteps" He said patting me on the shoulder before finally walking out

I closed the door behind him then opened the bag to find it full of magnum condoms.

how big does he think I am? how big is he—nevermind, don't really want to know.

I walked back over to my duffle and stuffed the bag back into it. I looked around my room and admired it, even though it's small it's my new home.  

The room was pretty empty since I got here first. My roommate, Raleigh, won't be coming till tomorrow so the room is pretty much mine for the night.

I decided to start setting up my side of the room while I have time. My dad hooked up the TV and got my fridge set while he was here. He offered to help with the rest but I was ready for him to go. I love my dad with all my heart and respect him so much, but I'm just ready to be grown...even though I know I shouldn't rush it. He just likes to baby me, more than Storm which I understand sometimes but I'm not a baby anymore.

*Knock Knock*

I walked over to the door and looked through the peephole to see a hispanic looking guy standing behind the door.

I opened it and man was he fine.

"Hi" I said

"Hey uh, Micaiah?" He said with a half smile

"yeah"

"great! Welcome to Howard. I'm you're RA, Justin. I'm just going around and introducing myself. I live two doors from you so if you ever need anything don't hesitate to come knock on my door. I'm most definitely always in my room past 8pm so that would be the best time but you can check all throughout the day"

"cool, thanks" I said

"no problem. I hope you're transitioning well. we're having a barbecue later on tonight and then a bonfire so uh pop out—I mean please come"

I laughed at the fact that he was trying his hardest to sound professional, you could easily tell he was faking it but it's nice to see he's trying.

"yeah I'll surely 'pop out' if my room is all done and I'm not doing anything, which I probably won't be"

"great, see you then" He said flashing me a huge smile before turning to walk away

I closed the door and just stood there a second. He's that fine and is the RA. He got the room to himself, must be having different girls in his room every night.

I went to go turn on my TV to watch Netflix while I started to set my stuff up but then remembered we couldn't get the WiFi on it to work. maybe Justin can do it.

I ran to the door and opened it but he was already gone. I'll just ask him later.

In the meantime I put on some music, starting with the Queen of course, and got started on making my bed.

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3 hours later

"yeah I just finished setting up my room" I said as I played with my hair

"you don't need anything else?" Storm asked through the phone

"uh just some posters. maybe a bean bag chair, some lights for the walls like I had back home...small things though. oh and I also need to get my TV working, I should go see if my RA is available to help me"

"is he cute?"

"he's...interesting"

"oh my God, he's beautiful isn't he? you better ride pon his cocky"

"bye. he has straight written all over him. speaking of, tell me why dad gave me a whole bag of magnums earlier before he left. talking about he doesn't want me to follow in his footsteps"

"it's kinda too late for that. you guys are like twins, even relationship wise, you're both bi. it's actually weird now that I think about it. dad literally created himself again"

"and you took after mom, so we're both copies of our parents. anyways I'm gonna go see if he's there, I'll call you tomorrow" I said sitting up on my bed

"okay, stay safe"

"uh huh" I said then hung up

I got up from my bed then walked to my closet to slip on my Gucci slides before leaving my room. He did say he lived two doors from me if I'm not mistaken so I made a left and walked to the door after the one next to mine. Thankfully everyone's name was on the door so I was able to confirm it was his door before knocking.

"come in!" I heard from the other side of the door

I twisted the knob and opened it to see him sitting on his small sofa and playing a video game on his TV. He was shirtless and had on these shorts that went barely past his mid thigh.

His room was pimped out, but I guess having the whole room to yourself you can do as you please with the space.

"Micaiah..." He said pausing the game and taking off his headphones

"Hi, sorry if I'm interrupting"

"oh nah it's good. tryna get the most fun in before classes start"

"I feel you" I nodded

"so..."

"oh yeah so um my dad and I were trying to get the WiFi set up on my TV earlier but we couldn't figure it out. plus you said if I needed anything to come to you, so I figured maybe you would know how to"

"using my own words against me huh?" He chuckled "yeah I can help you with that, I know that shit is complicated. lemme just throw on a shirt"

"you don't need to do that" I whispered

"huh?"

"uh...you don't need to do it now"

"oh, nah it's no problem"

He got up and walked over to his dresser, pulling out a grey wife beater and throwing it on.

"aight let's go" He said

I nodded then turned around, walking out of his room. I waited till he walked out and shut the door before walking over to my room.

I walked in and held the door till he was inside before shutting it.

"you have a laptop?" He asked while walking over to the TV

"yeah"

"I'm gonna need it. you need to register the TV to the school's WiFi in order to get it to work"

"what, why?" I asked while getting my laptop of my desk

"truthfully I don't know. probably to monitor how many TV's are on campus. you also have to do the same thing with gaming systems"

I opened up my MacBook and entered my password before handing it to him.

"here go to the settings and find the serial number" He said while handing me the TV remote and taking the laptop

It was kind of a long process but we got it eventually. All I know is that it was all unnecessary.

"Thank you so much!" I said as he walked over to my door

"no problem, it's kind've my job. will I be seeing you at the barbecue?" He asked turning around to face me

"um yeah. I'm hungry so I might as well"

"cool. bring a friend"

"I don't really know anyone here" I said shyly

"oh...even better. make a friend then. it start's at 6, which is...in less than an hour" He said while checking his phone for the time

"I'll see you there" I nodded

He nodded as well then opened the door to leave. For some reason I felt like a weight had just been lifted off my chest.

I walked over to my desk and plugged in my phone to charge before starting to get undressed. I'm going to try and take a quick shower, which isn't possible for me.

I had my towel around my waist and my shower caddy in hand, about to open the door and walk to the bathroom all of a sudden there was a knock on my door.

*Knock Knock Knock*

I assumed it was Justin again for some reason so I opened the door even though I was half naked, and to my surprise it was some other boy.

"Hi. I know this is weird but I just ran out of command strips and was wondering if you had any. I'm you neighbor by the way—nice to meet you"

"nah I don't. I need to pick some up myself, sorry"

"nah it's fine. thanks bro" He said before walking away

anyways.

I grabbed my keys off my key hook then locked my door before walking to the bathroom. My room was conveniently placed because the bathroom was literally, directly across the hall from me. It took only 2-3 steps to get to it. That can be a blessing and a curse I guess.

The bathroom was very weird to me. I expected there to be stalls for the showers, that's how the bathroom in the hall I stayed in for orientation was like. This one though, it only had a curtain. Am I supposed to assume that college students are mature enough to not just open the curtain and do something dayroom?

I went all the way to the last shower and set my things on the little bench they had inside. I switched out of my Gucci slides into my shower slippers, then removed my towel before getting in.

My biggest problem with the shower was that the water wasn't hot enough. Yeah it was hot, but that hot is basically warm to me. I need peeling skin hot. Secondly the shower was to small. I was trying my hardest not to touch the wall or curtain but there was no room. Then the stupid water pressure which wanted to come out so gently like it was trickling down.

I probably sound rich and ungrateful but this ain't it. I was actually able to take a shower in under 10 minutes, that just shows how much I didn't like the shower.

I quickly dried myself up before grabbing my stuff and heading out the bathroom. On my way out, Justin was coming in, wearing his towel wrapped lowly around his waist and his shower caddy in hand. We just nodded at each other then went our separate ways.

oh the things I would let him do to my virgin self.