“So… tell me about yourself,” Marcus grinned as he sat across from me. “Oh… I don’t really know…” “Well, do you like to party at least?” He didn’t give me a chance to answer before he spoke again. “There’s a little welcome party in like two hours, you should come.” “Yeah, I don’t really think I want to.” “Amanda will be there,” he smiled, tilting his head to a side. “Who?” “Amanda… the orientation girl?” “Oh, you know her,” I got up from my bed to scan the room one more time. “Yeah, we all got here on the first day. I’ll introduce you to some other new friends. You’ll love it here, Alex.” There was a tone to his voice that I couldn’t quite place but I nodded. I lay flat starting at the ceiling until my phone buzzed an hour later. It was a text from Liam. “Hey, Dad’s making me and Sofia have another family conference but I promise it means nothing to me. I’ll still call you at night before we sleep. Promise.” I tossed my phone aside and let out a sharp breath. I wo
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