Coffee Beans and Video Games FIRST WRITING

Chapter One

"Merry-go-round of Life" plays through my phone when the clock strikes 6:00 am. I groggily grab it and hit snooze, wanting to sleep longer. But my brain kept me worried that I will wake up late, so I got out of bed and turned off my alarm. It's a dark, fall morning. I can already hear people outside my dorm driving by and walking to their destinations. It's the first day of classes, and the first day of classes at this university. I am very stressed. I've heard it's harder than trade school, which is my biggest fear. I barely got through my associates degree with my sanity. But then again, Mikasa is the one who usually says that, and she's never actually attended any trade colleges. 

I walk out of my room into the common area of my dorm. There are four rooms, a living room, a kitchenette, and a single bathroom. I share this dorm with my three closest friends; Eren, Mikasa, and Armin.

Eren, Armin and I all attended different trade schools, getting our associates degree while Mikasa went straight to our new uni. She had a full ride scholarship and then some. Armin also got a full ride, but he instead started at a trade school to decide what he wanted to study. Eren, however, got almost full ride on a football scholarship, but he didn't have the money to attend right away, so he finished up his credits from high school in the trade school, worked full time, and trained with our uni's football team. He never complained. But then again, he doesn't really tell us when somethings wrong. He always talks to Mikasa, though, but they are siblings.

I walk out and Erens sleeping on the couch, our TV still on playing static. He must've fell asleep watching one of his VHS movies. I start to put the kettle on the stove as Mikasa walks out of her room. She sees Eren, rolls her eyes, and goes over to pull a blanket over him. 

"When is his first class?" I ask as I pull out two mugs for both of us.

"I'm not sure, I'm pretty sure it's not until noon though," She checks her phone "Yea, not til' 12."

The kettle starts to hiss and Mikasa grabs our tea as I put water in our mugs. At this point, we hear Armin trip over something in his room, whisper "Crud," and stumble out of his room. I grab another mug as Mikasa greets him.

"Black or Chai?" She asks him.

"Oh boy I don't know. Pick for me you guys." He responds and looks over at Eren. He blushes a little.

We sit at our small coffee table, Mikasa leaning against our fridge since we only had two chairs. Suddenly, Erens phone plays a song about banana's which sounds like is being sung by Minions, as loud as his speakers will get. Armin and I cover our ears as Mikasa sets her mug down to plug hers, walks over and nudges Eren with her foot. He moves a bit, and then shoots right up to turn off his alarm.

"I'm sorry guys was my alarm too loud?" He asks, looking concerned. We laugh, sleepily.

"Ya think?" I say, sipping my tea.

"Listen, it's the only thing that gets me up! And sometimes it still doesn't," He stands up and stretches "Good thing I have my big sis here to wake me up!" He goes to hug Mikasa.

She scoffs. "It's not like I'm gonna move in with you to make sure you're awake on time. The only reason why we live together now is because it will be cheaper for you."

I pout. "But what about us?"

She gives me a look as a way to say "you know what I mean," and Eren passes by her towards the fridge to grab his chocolate milk. We all sit and chat for a bit, discussing our schedules. Today, I have chemistry at 8:45am-10am, graphic design at 12pm-3pm, and my only night class, geometry, at 6pm.

"Hey, I know this really awesome cafe that's right down the block from the math building. We could go there after your graphic design class? I get out of my physics class around 3." Mikasa said.