After hours of driving, we pulled into the Murston campus, and my dad parked the car. "Are you ready for this, Brie?"
"I'm more than ready, Dad. I can't wait to get started on my new journey," I replied as I looked out of the car. The campus was huge, filled with excited students and their families. They were all either moving in, greeting their friends, or saying goodbye to their loved ones.
I spotted Payton hugging her mom and dad. I guessed she'd arrived a while ago because all her stuff was already gone. I stayed in the car for a bit while she said goodbye to her family, not wanting to intrude while they had their moment. Once her parents had disappeared back into their car, I watched as she waved goodbye, before wiping her tears away.
My dad got out of the car and had started removing my stuff from the trunk, laying it on the grass bank. Payton saw my dad and immediately ran towards us. I got out of the car and while waiting for her to reach us, I spotted my dad sniffing the air. I narrowed my eyes at him, but he was more fascinated by someone over by the trees. I thought I heard him growl a little, but I couldn’t be sure as Payton yelled,
"Hey, Mr. Miller."
My dad snapped his head around and instantly greeted Payton.
"Hi Payton, are you excited?" he asked as he placed my suitcase onto the grass. I shook my head. My dad had some odd behaviors, but I was used to them. I’d often catch him sniffing stuff, and mom told me it was just one of his weird quirks.
"Yeah, I'm super excited. I can't believe we managed to talk them into letting us room together. This is going to be the best four years ever!" She squealed.
My dad chuckled and then locked up the car. "Come on girls, grab a box. Let's get you moved in, shall we?"
I hugged Payton, but we didn't have time to celebrate yet. We hurried over and picked up a box each, then my dad threw a duffle bag over his shoulder and grabbed the handles of my two suitcases, dragging them behind him. He followed behind Payton, and I trailed at the back. She obviously knew where our dorm room was, so letting her lead the way seemed like the best idea. With all the excitement she was practically jogging through the halls. My dad and I were finding it hard to keep up, even though he was pretty much running. Both were gradually moving further and further away from me.
I peered over the giant box in my arms and panicked when they turned a corner, instantly disappearing out of view. I quickened my pace, going as fast as my legs would allow while trying to balance the enormous box. I finally got to the corner where I saw them disappear and rapidly turned, trying to catch them.
"Oooff!" A guy let out a loud exhale as my box smashed right into his chest, crushing the cardboard between us and throwing me backwards. I staggered and fell to the floor, the box smashing even more and bursting open. I watched as if in slow motion as my clothes sprinkled the air.
Dazed, I sat still for a second, just staring at my underwear floating through the air until it gently settled on the ground like autumn leaves. My cheeks flushed with embarrassment as all my panties and bras were strewn across the floor for everyone to see.
"Are you fucking blind?" the guy yelled, not even bothering to see if I was okay.
"I’m so sorry; it was an accident. I couldn't see around the box. See, I'm new and..." I began to explain as I crawled around the floor, frantically gathering up all of my underwear.
"Watch where you're going next time, got it!?" he said through gritted teeth, somehow still managing an authoritative tone. Frowning, he squatted down and tried shoving my underwear into the box for me.
What the fuck is his problem? I already said it was an accident. Oh God, he's touching my panties. I'm gonna have to burn them now. Why did it have to be my underwear box? Why couldn't it have been my paperwork box? This is so humiliating, not exactly how I pictured my first day, I thought with a deep sigh, as I continued to pick up my personal items, shoving them back into the broken box.
I spun around on all fours, checking if I had left any behind, but I couldn't see anymore. I crawled back around and glanced towards the guy's feet. He had stood while I’d been collecting my belongings, and as I peeked around his ridiculously expensive sneakers, my mouth fell open in shock. Oh no, God no! Please don't let this be happening, please don't let him see it!
"I am so sorry. Thank you for helping me, but I think I've got it from here," I said sweetly, trying to get the guy to leave.
I didn't even bother to look up at him because I didn’t want to show him my face. Surely, I looked like a damn lobster right now. Maybe if he didn’t get a good look at me, he might not be able to hold this against me later on. I stayed silent and pushed my box towards him a little, hoping that he would move to the side, and then out of the way enough for me to grab what was sitting on the floor right behind his feet. But as I pushed the box toward him, he stepped backwards.
"Nooo, watch out!" I screamed, but it was too late. He stepped right on it, twisted his ankle, and fell to his ass with a thump. Dropping my head in embarrassment, I couldn’t bring myself to look at him.
"What the hell? What did I trip over? No, no way, that isn't what I think it is, is it?" he cried out, before releasing a chuckle.
My eyes fell on him as I scrambled towards him on all fours and reached for it, but as I did, he lunged forward and grabbed it first. Standing, a slew of chuckles came from him. I was absolutely mortified, but there was no hiding from the situation. It couldn’t get any worse, so I decided to act bold and confident. I gradually stood up and brushed my clothes down. Straightening my posture, I pushed my hair out of my face. My eyes on his baggy gray sweatpants, my heart pounding as my gaze perused how they barely hung on his hips, showing off his delicious v-line. Dragging my eyes up to his naked, muscular torso, I gulped. Why does he have to be fit? I'm a sucker for a six-pack, I thought.
My breathing became labored as my eyes scanned his chiseled chest. A mantra flitted through my mind, over and over again. Please be ugly, please be ugly, please God make him ugly!
I inhaled sharply as my stare reached his face. He was the hottest guy I'd ever seen. He had a strong jawline, high cheekbones, and longish blond hair that he wore slicked back. I couldn't see his eyes because he was wearing a dark pair of designer shades, but with everything else he had going on—even if his eyes were bright pink with yellow spots—I don't think anyone would give a crap. I gulped again, trying to pull myself together. He had a massive grin on his face and one of his eyebrows raised as he stretched out his arm, waving my vibrator in my face.
"Ugh, seriously? Yes, it's a vibrator!" I shrieked in frustration as I snatched it out of his hand, not caring who was around to hear me.
He chuckled at me, and that only made me stew in anger. I was fed up with childish bad boys—and yes, I'd already labeled him a bad boy—saying and doing whatever they wanted. Yeah, the guy was sex on legs, but that didn't give him the right to be rude or to talk to me like crap. I'd had two years of that from Kyle, and I wasn't about to let a pretty face and a great body throw me off my planned path. I wanted to be strong and confident again, so this guy was going to be the first to know that I wasn't about to take any shit.
"Oh, grow up douchebag! What's wrong? Does the idea of a sexually independent and confident woman scare you? Or is it the fact that my vibrator is more impressive than your own insignificant dick?" I held my little finger up and wiggled it in his face.
Both of his eyebrows raised at me, and his mouth dropped open, but he didn't say a word. I furrowed my brow at him, expecting a comeback, but he just grinned at me. I turned and shoved my vibrator back into my broken cardboard box, picked it up, and then faced him again. I raised both of my eyebrows at him, and he let out a low hum that almost sounded like a growl. Tilting my head at him, I cleared my throat and huffed while throwing my head back slightly, flipping my hair over my shoulder as I walked past him. As I strode away, I'm sure I heard him sniff me.
Fucking weirdo! I thought as I walked down the hall and towards my dorm room.
I remembered that our room was number thirteen, and I was hoping that it was all the way at the end of the hall, but sadly when I looked to my left, I saw that I was right outside of it. I kicked the door with my foot and my dad opened it, instantly taking the box from me. I decided to glance back up the hall, hoping that the guy was gone.
Standing at the next door and watching me, the guy called out, "see you around neighbor."
He waved at me and then opened his door and stepped into the room. I rolled my eyes, and exhaled in annoyance, knowing I was going to bump into the guy regularly. Ugh, this is going to be a long four years! I thought as I strode into our room and slammed the door behind me. I then exhaled as I pushed my back up against the door and let my head fall back onto it. I stared up at the ceiling and asked myself, what are the chances of me crashing into the campus version of Kyle, have my underwear fall all over the floor, and then watch him trip over my fucking vibrator?
"Brie? You okay?" Payton asked me from across the room.
"Yeah, I'll tell you about it when my Dad's gone," I muttered as I walked over to her.
My dad came out of the bathroom, drying his hands on a towel. He smiled softly at me. "Do you need me to stay and help you unpack?"
"No, I'll be fine, Payton will help me. Thank you for the offer, though, Dad. And besides, you'll want to be heading back soon or you'll hit traffic and won't be home until late."
"You're right, as always. You're intelligent, just like your mother. Well, Kiddo, don't forget to call your mother and let her know that you've settled in okay. And promise me, if you need anything, and I mean anything, then you won't hesitate to ask, okay?" he said, his voice choked with emotion.
I ran over to him and jumped into his arms. He hugged me tightly and kissed my forehead.
"I promise, Dad. I love you," I replied softly, trying to keep my own tears at bay.
"I love you too, Kiddo. Now I best leave before you have this old fool blubbering like a baby." He chuckled.
I reached up and kissed his cheek. "Goodbye Dad, text me later so that I know you got home safe."
"I will. Love you."
"Love you too, Dad."
And with that, he turned and strolled out of the room, gently closing the door behind him. Payton made herself busy while we said our goodbyes, and luckily had taken the suitcases off my bed, so I threw myself on it, bounced, before burying my face into the soft feather pillow while hoping that this had all been a bad dream.
“Are you going to help me unpack your stuff? Or are you just gonna lay there all day like a sack of potatoes?" Payton asked sarcastically while opening my suitcase."I would help, but we both know that you’ve already mapped out where all my stuff is going, and if I put it in the wrong place, or don't fold it the right way, you'll lose your shit." I rolled over on the bed, staring at the ceiling like it had all the answers."Ugh, fine. But at least tell me what happened to make you so flustered earlier. I'm bored of the silence," she whined while unfolding and then refolding my pajamas. I sat up on the bed and crossed my legs as I prepared to tell her what had happened.Taking in a deep breath, I held it for a minute before I began. "Well, I ran to try and catch up with you and my dad, but as I turned the corner, I smashed right into some guy that lives in the room next door.""Wait. Which direction was the room? Up or down?" she asked wh
When we reached the cafeteria, the place was packed. After getting our food we managed to grab a table that some other students had just left. We sat down and Payton introduced me to the girls. Erika was a slim, pretty girl with blue eyes, auburn hair and cute freckles sprinkled all over her nose. Gemma was also slim, with brown eyes. She had short hair, dyed bright white with a slight pink hue."So, Payton says that you were captain of your cheerleading squad. Are you going to try out for the team here?" Gemma asked as she bit into her pizza."Um, I haven't decided yet. To be honest, as much as I loved it, I'm trying to get away from that whole scene. I think I'm just going to concentrate on my studies, and have some fun," I replied while stabbing my fork into my fries."Aww, that's a shame. We're going to try out, you should come with us," Erika suggested.I glanced over to Payton, but she kept her eyes down while she poked her salad. A few seconds late
“Um, excuse me, but what are you doing in here?" I asked, my voice shrill even with the water running.I held the shower curtain to my chest and then poked my head out. I glared at him waiting for an answer, but he just stared back, his face flushed an interesting pink color. The shampoo on my head ran down my temple onto my cheek, and my bright idea was to blow at it, hoping it went away. Of course, it didn’t, and my gesture blew the bubbles right into my eye."Well?" I snapped, the instant burning in my eyes making me close them in hopes the pain would stop, but more bubbles fell and made it even worse. "God damn it! Hand me that towel, would ya?"I couldn't let go of the shower curtain, so I thought I'd wipe my eyes, put the towel around me, and confront him, which should make him leave. Then, I could finish my shower in peace.He handed me the towel. "Well, you're in the men's showers," he replied in a gentle voice, but I swore I heard hum
Payton stormed over toward me. “What the hell are you doing here? She isn't interested in anything you have to say, so leave!" Payton yelled at Kyle as she pushed me out of the way and slammed the door right in his face. I strolled over to the bed and dropped my towel, put on my bra and thong, and pulled my dress over my head."Fucking nerve of that guy! What is he doing here?" Payton spat."I don't know Payton, but the sooner we get out of here the better," I replied as I began to pull my dress over my tummy.I heard the door open, followed by Kyle's cringe-worthy voice. "Holy cow, I've missed that ass!"I closed my eyes and rolled them behind my eyelids. I promptly pulled the dress over my butt and turned to face him. Before I had a chance to say anything, Payton went crazy on him."Who the hell do you think you are, barging in here uninvited?" She poked him in the chest."Mind your business, Payton, I'm here to see, Brie. This
Chase took out a blue shirt from his closet, threw it on, grabbed his keys and wallet off the table, and then buttoned his shirt, all in the time it took me to stroll from the bed to the door. The guy was super-fast and extremely excited.On my way to the door, he ran in front of me to open it first, then held his hand out for me to exit before him. I gave him a sweet smile and stepped into the hall. My eyes drifted to my door, and a twinge of guilt and worry hit me for what might have happened to Kyle."Don't worry, he's fine. The boys and I just roughed him up a little." Chase placed his hands on my shoulders, spinning me around to face him. "Trust me, he will be fine. He's stronger than he looks. I had one of my boys drive him home, so don't worry. Just forget about him and enjoy tonight."I couldn’t stop it when my eyes drifted to my room again. I didn’t know why I was so worried, especially after what Kyle had done to me, but I could
I couldn't believe my eyes. Chase was hanging on to Bear’s back for dear life, while he thrashed and bucked around like a raging bull trying to throw Chase off. The guy had gone completely insane. One minute, I'm joking around with Bear, and the next, Chase tackled him, sending him hurtling into the food table, smashing the thing to pieces and making all the food fly into the air, like some invisible people’s food fight.Then, as Bear tried to get up, Chase jumped on his back, growling and snapping at his neck like some mad man. I shook my head at them while I watched them wrestling, and I decided right then and there that they were both as bad as each other.Connor and the guys that I'd seen earlier on campus came sprinting into the room, and it took twelve of them to pull the two apart. Chase had two people holding his arms, and one of the poor guys got flung across the room like a rag doll. Six of the others had pinned Bear to the floor and two of them wer
Knock, knock, knock.I began to stir, as the tapping on the door got louder and louder."Come in," I called out, not even bothering to open my eyes. My head was killing me, my mouth dry and tasted like cigarettes and beer. I heard the door open and someone came into what I guessed was a room. I could feel a duvet over me, and a pillow beneath my head, but I didn't know whose room I was in."How are you feeling?" Chase called out in a quiet voice."Not good. My head is killing me. What happened last night?" I asked as I sat up in the bed and tried to peel my eyes open. I winced at the light as it attempted to blind me. Chase reached over my head and pulled the curtains shut."Is that better?" Backing up, he sat on the bed across the room."Yeah, thank you," I replied as I opened my eyes after a few hard blinks.I couldn't remember anything from last night, so I grew suspicious of his behavior. I just assumed I'd drank too muc
We got into Chase's Lotus and drove to an incredible little bar/restaurant. We strolled in and Payton stood up from a table at the back and waved at me. I smiled and made my way over to them. Chase followed behind me and when we got to the table, he kindly pulled the chair out for me. I hugged Payton and then took a seat.Connor stood and asked, "What can I get you to drink, Aubrey?"I replied, "Um, I'll have a Pepsi please.""Coming up."Connor and Chase went to the bar, leaving me and Payton alone for a while."What happened to your nose? It looks swollen," Payton asked."Chase hit me with the door, and then I head butted the wall.""Oh my God, only you," she said with a chuckle."Yeah, I know. It’s gonna bruise like a bitch later. So, enough about me, where the hell have you been?" I raised a curious eyebrow.She blushed and bit her lip a little as she glanced at Connor. I turned in my chair just in tim