College Affair

Chapter 4

Hope's P.O.V.
    After we had breakfast we headed back towards campus and back to the house to grab our things for classes. Once I had everything, I headed out to my first class, not even saying anything to anyone. I can't get over how annoying that guy was at the restaurant. He kept flirting with everyone but I could tell he was mainly talking to me. He probably knew who I was because most people in New Orleans knows of my father and the Mikaelsons, which means they most likely know of me as well. I love my family no matter what, but sometimes being someone that people know of, can be annoying. If no one knew of who I was, I know my life would be different.

    I went throughout the day, going to my classes and trying to forget about the guy from this morning. My next class was with Keelin, my aunt's wife. I walked in and I scan the room and my eyes land on Josie sitting near the front. We have the same class? I knew eventually we probably would but I didn't think it'd be this one. I try to ignore her sitting there and walk over to Keelin to talk to her a bit before class. "Hey Hope. How's your day been so far?" She asked and I smiled slightly at her. "Hey Keelin. Besides a waiter hitting on me and my sorority girls, pretty good." "Guys can be very persistent when they are looking for one thing." She said and rolled her eyes. I know that even though she's with my aunt Freya, she has probably had her fair share of guys being dicks. "Well no guy is getting anything from me. They can try all they want but it's not happening." It's not because I'm not attracted to guys, it's because of my problem with trusting them or anyone. "Well I hear you have two new girls in your sorority?" She said to change the subject and I rolled my eyes. "It's not even been a day and that's already around the whole campus? What is it with people and gossip?" Keelin chuckled and smiled at me. "Ask your classmates." How can someone spread gossip around this fast? Knowing my girls, it was probably Jen who spread it out everywhere. Kym is bad with gossip too but not as bad as Jen. And then there's Cleo, she doesn't really care much about spreading gossip but she does enjoy hearing it. Me on the other hand. I usually ignore it completely and never spread anything around. I glanced over at Josie and then looked back at Keelin. "See that girl, near the front? The brunette?" I asked without pointing her out because then Josie might figure out I'm talking about her. "You mean the one who keeps looking down here at you?" Wait what? I glanced back towards Josie and our eyes meet this time. She quickly looked down at her book and acted as if she didn't just see me. "Uh, y-yeah.. that's her." I said and shook my head, thinking maybe I was imagining things. Was she actually looking at me? "That's one of your new members?" She asked and I nodded my head. "Yeah and let me just say, she can be very stubborn." I said, remembering last night and how she wouldn't let me leave with the golf cart alone. "She seems like a nice girl." Keelin said as if she was trying to convince me. Ever since I started having trust issues and pushing people away, my family keeps trying to get me to give someone a chance, but it never really works. I'm not even that close with Cleo even though she considers me her best friend. I will say that we are friends, but that doesn't mean I trust her completely. I've learnt my lesson to not trust people so easily. Cleo is probably the first person who's gotten this close to me, ever since high school. Keelin could probably tell that I didn't want to talk more about it, so she changed the subject again. "Why don't you go ahead and find your seat sweetie. Class will be starting soon." I nodded my head. "Yeah alright." I said and she gave me a hug before letting me go to my seat.

Josie's P.O.V.
    Throughout my classes, I couldn't stop thinking on how Hope intrigued me, wondering how someone like her could have this effect on me. I know I'm curious on how she became this way, because there is no way she was born this way right? She's not just a bitch because of her privilege around here right? It can't be just because of who her father is. I don't see her using her own father that way with how she was with Marcel. So there has to be a reason, right? I mean she has to have been through something to have such trust issues. It is obviously the trust issues that makes her bitter and bitchy towards people. It looks like her way of keeping people at a certain distance. And maybe that's why she intrigues me.. because I want to know why someone so beautiful could be so ugly on the inside.