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Kenneth
College: Freshman Year
“I can’t believe we made it here,” Joseph, my best friend for over a
decade, says as he throws his arm over my shoulder. “It’s great, right?”
I don’t respond, having put up with this enthusiasm weekly since leaving
Lionheart. Instead, I roll my eyes and shrug him off before taking a long sip
from my Solo cup, grimacing when the pink, fruity concoction glides over
my tongue.
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“Gross.” My lips smack involuntarily and my gag reflex works overtime,
wanting to reject the shit I’m forcing past it. “Who the hell likes this crap?”
I tip the cup to peer inside, trying to figure out how something called
Tropical Delight can taste so damn undelightful.
“Can you lighten up? I swear. You’ve been so moody lately,” Joe scolds,
nudging me hard. “We’re in college, at our first party, and no longer trapped
at Lionhell… Enjoy it!” As if to prove his point, he tips back the rest of his
cup before grabbing mine and doing the same. He sputters a bit, wincing,
but still manages his trademark smile in the end. “Delicious.”
My lip kicks up despite myself. “You sure? Because your watery eyes tell
a different story.”
His face drops instantly and he shoots the cup a glare. “Okay, fine. The
drink is shit, but everything else still stands. College party, no curfew, no
uniforms, no one breathing down our necks. It’s nice and worth
celebrating.”
He’s not wrong, but there’s comfort that comes with familiarity. The same
halls, same people, same rules. That was my life. Every single day was a
merry-go-round of lackluster predictability and I was okay with that. That’s
not to say I loved the strict rules or the pressure Lionheart pushed on us, far
from it, but I’m a creature of habit and after thirteen years of boarding
school life, I feel completely out of my element here.
Adjusting is proving to be the hardest part.
Unlike Joseph, who has become a social butterfly, making friends and
talking to new people every chance he gets, I get tongue-tied and twisted up
when it comes to asking for simple directions around campus. It’s the total
opposite of how I used to be and it’s unsettling. I feel like I don’t even
know myself, this version anyway, and I don’t like it.
Maybe we can try tomorrow? Maybe we can sneak back to our dorm, the
only place that gives me a bit of safety, and see what comes of tomorrow?
But when I eye Joe, taking in his hopeful, smokey gray eyes as he
practically begs me to let loose and have a good time, I’m flooded with
guilt. It’s not his fault that I’ve been feeling like a socially awkward hermit
lately, one who doesn’t know how to function in normal society.
I suppose I can chill out for a night. For him.
I plaster on the best smile I can manage and nod. “Fine. Let’s go get a
drink.”
“Yes!” Joseph grabs my arm and tugs me in the direction of the frat house
kitchen after pumping a fist upwards.
“Not that tropical crap again though,” I add.
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