Steps {Sequel to Patience} | Charlie Jones

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Another three hour journey lay ahead of us to get to our dorm, where we would set up our rooms and introduce ourselves to everybody. My whole body was trembling. I had to make new friends, and I don't know how to. I never made any friends back at my last school, hence why I only stuck around with the boys and well... Darcy. The dorms are strict, girls aren't allowed to go to the boys dorms, and the boys aren't allowed in the girls rooms. This meant I had to share a room with three other people, and try and make friends with them. I understand that Charlie is in the same boat as me, but everybody loves Charlie. He's outgoing, attractive and the nicest person you will ever come across, he'll be attacked with friends. Whereas I...I'm shy and awkward and don't say much. I don't know how I'll cope.

Charlie was sound asleep in the car, I struggled to close my eyes, even for a brief second. My thoughts were occupied, as to when I was going to be able to talk to Reece, and the rest of the boys, and also if I'll make any friends. That didn't phase Charlie one bit, as I said. He would cope well. I just hope we're able to actually spend time together. I hope he wouldn't go out every night with his new friends, and I'd have to stay in a talk about girly things, which I really had no interest in. I wanted Charlie to stay with me, and not leave me alone with everyone else. I didn't want him to forget about me that easily.

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Three hours later and we arrived at our dorms. Charlie was beginning to wake up, he stretched his arms out and I smiled widely at him, pulling me into an amorous hug. "This is it." He quoted, and I nodded. I wasn't quite getting the same hype as Charlie was. I couldn't do this, it was just too much.

"C-charlie. I can't d-do this." I whimpered my voice kept quiet as I try to hold back the tears. His hand rested on my arm as he stroked me soothingly, his eyes were wide, as if he understood what I was feeling like, as if he also felt the same way, in some sense.

"You can Autumn. You have to try new things, this might be the best decision you've ever made, but you'll never know unless you try it out." He asserted, and I nodded, braving a smile towards him.

We hopped out of the car into the evening breeze, which was warming by surprise. Charlie took hold of my hand, clasping it in his larger one, intertwining our fingers together.

At the moment, the main court-yard was empty, and I guess that's because everyone is having dinner.

We walked inline to the main office where we checked ourselves in. My dorm was on the left hand side, and I was room 94. Charlie's dorm was directly opposite, but he was room 8. The receptionist seemed polite. She was stick thin, with vibrant orange hair. Her face was screwed up and sour, and her red glasses balanced on the tip of her abnormally large nose. But she appeared a sweet lady. She placed the keys in the middle of of my palm, using her wrinkled, prune like fingers. I smiled as I clutched onto it tightly.

Charlie and I exited the office, and stood outside and stared at each other for a while. Charlie's eyes shone blue, his pupils growing larger. His cheeks were hinted red, and his golden locks were a mess on top of his head. He took a step closer to me, his arms open, as he embraced me in yet another warming hug.

"I'll make sure I see you tonight. At 10pm when there lights are suppose to be out, I'll sneak into your room to check that you are completely settled. Just let me know if you don't like it, and we'll fly back home straight away." He spoke, his voice hushed in case of any lurking teachers.