Closeted Pleasure

5- Flashbacks and memories

September 20th 1971

Inez's POV.
Today is my first day at college. I'm kind of nervous but I think I'll be fine. I studied my ass off to get in but I finally done it. I don't know what to expect but I'm sure everything will be great. My parents are proud, my friends too and I am proud of myself.

I smiled to myself as I walked to the campsite. The camp was huge; Hundreds of dorms to the left and in the middle was the main building. I walked forward to the main door and gasped in awe. Lockers left and right with different colors, students all around chatting, laughing, gossiping and some of them, separated to groups. The Jocks near the restrooms, the gamers and emos on the floor, cheerleaders across from the jocks waving and flirting at them and then; there was me, right in the middle observing everyone like a stalker.

I walked slowly passing everyone quietly not to annoy or bother anyone until I found the principal's office and got in. A 40 year old woman, black hair with square brown glasses greeted me smiling "hello dear, are you new?" she asked as she opened a big blue binder; "Yes My name is Inez Karkarov, I'm from Yekaterinburg Russia" I said sitting down and putting my bag on my lap. She nodded leaning down on her computer screen and typed something. A few minutes pass and she finally looked up to face me smiling "what are you here to study for dear?" she said ruffling the pages of the binder making me wonder what's in there; "writer" I said smiling back. She nodded and typed something on her computer then looked back at me and hand me a key "welcome to Saint Petersburg Inez Karkarov, enjoy your years here and a side note, you'll be living with a roommate if that's okay" she said closing the binder and putting it in the drawer next to her.

I stood up smiling "I think I'll be fine miss, thank you" I said and got out bumping into a boy by accident "oh god I-...izvinyayus'"(sorry) I said standing up and giving him a hand "It's okay muchacha rosa"(Russian girl) he said in a weird soothing voice and took my hand getting up smiling. I looked at him and soon as I met his eyes, my cheeks flushed a deep red; he was so beautiful. Curly hair, dark skin, charming green eyes. "U-uhh...excuse me?" I tilted my head cracking a smile. He dusted himself off giving me a smile back "I said, it's okay Russian girl" he said and hand me my book "I believe Romeo and Julieta is yours amor" he smirked a little. I blushed more smiling like an idiot holding it close to my chest like it was a newborn baby "y-yeah umm....I-I'm a nerd" I said looking down. He came closer to me and raised my chin up gently making me meet his emerald eyes "who said that's bad?" he said, almost whispering it to my ear whilst my legs became too wobbly to stand; he was making me weak and his touch made me melt almost instantly. "I-I-I....uhh t-thank y-you...umm-" "Mateo" he interrupted my mutters smiling and took a step back. I took a small breath as soon as he pulled back; it felt that while he was so close to me, I forgot how to breathe.

"I-I'm Inez" I said and started walking down the long corridor and felt him following me until i felt his arm touch mine "beautiful name, sounds a little Russian" he said putting his hands in his pockets. I looked down to check my locker number and smiled "yes I'm Russian, you must be Spanish" I said as i found the locker and unlocked it "is it that obvious?" he said making a few steps to the right and leaning against a locker.

I smiled "you called me amor and muchacha Rosa, I think i figured it out" i chuckled and started arranging my locker whilst he kept looking at me with a side smirk making me blush. I added my books in the locker and some other stuff like binders and pictures of my family. "Did you get your dorm key?" he asked after he was done checking me out. I turned to face him "yeah I did. Dorm A17" I said closing the locker and started to walk outside and look for my dorm. Mateo ran to me and stopped me midway "hold up, A17?" he said with a slight excitement in his voice not understanding why at first but then it hit me "I suppose...your my roommate?" I said still not sure if I got his message or was hoping it was him. He smiled and nodded "yuuup" he said excitedly which was adorable to be honest. I gave him a warm smile "I'm glad I bumped into my roommate then, now we're friends" I said reassuringly to him making his eyes glow more from happiness.