Trust

Greet Me

I step into the dormitory and Toss my bag onto the empty bed. Another girl looks up at me from the other bed. Her eyes grow wide.

"Oh Em gee! I have a roomie! Yay yay yay yay!!! This is going to be soooo exciting! We can go to parties, do our nails, do makeup, oh! And flirt with cute boys! Like the ones from One Direction! Can you say DREAMY?!? I mean, I know I'll never meet them... But, wow! What if I did?!? They would soo have to fall in love with me, right? You are a directioner, right? Well, of course you are! Everyone is! Right? Right? Oh, I'm off topic! Welcome! I'm Anna Rose-Jane Thompson. But, I go by Anna Styles." The blonde-haired, green-eyed girl rants. I offer a small smile.

"Hi. I'm Aurora." I say, much quieter than her. I take a breath. "Tomlinson. Aurora Tomlinson."

Her eyes get wide.

"Oh my gosh! You're a directioner, too?!? I love them all the same, but I'd just prefer to date Harry. You're a Louis girl? hmm, good choice! i like you already! What's your real last name?" She says.

"Tomlinson." I answer.

"Seriously?!?" She asks. I nod and begin to unpack my things. "Wait. You aren't... Nah... Are you THE Aurora Tomlinson?!?"

"I suppose you could say that." I say.

"OMG. You, like, fell off the face of the earth after UAN tour! What've you been up to?" She presses.

"School and, well, boxing." I say. "But, please, don't leak that I'm here. I've never had good experiences with fans. Not to mention, I'm not that special. I'm completely normal, and I think it'd be nice to be friends instead of fan and celebrity."

She nods her head vigorously.

"Of course! Okay, I can totally do that. As long as you don't tell Harry that i'm absolutely in love with him... I think we'll be good." She says a little calmer. I smile.

"I promise." I say. I finish setting out and putting up my things. My phone buzzes in my back pocket. I pull it out and see dad is calling. I hit answer.

"Hi dad." I say into the speaker.

"Oh, this isn't Louis. It's Liam. He's been hysterical since you left. He already misses you a lot." Liam says. I smile sadly. I miss him, too. You never know what you have until it's gone.

"Can I talk to him?" I ask.

"Sure." Liam says. A little static goes on before I hear another voice.

"Hello?" Dad's voice rings out, bringing tears to my eyes.

"Hi daddy." I say, almost childlike. I hear dad holding in tears of his own.

"Hi baby. How are you doing so far?" He asks.

"Well, I've only been away for the whole of 20 minutes, so I've just made it to my dorm. I met my room mate." I say.

"That's great! How is she?"

"She's nice. Major Directioner." I say. He chuckles.

"Well, of course. They all are" he says jokingly. I laugh and roll my eyes. "But, seriously, I love you. I shouldn't keep you. You should go get your schedule and things. Be safe, behave, and call every day, okay?"

"Okay, dad. I love you too. And, I promise. Bye!" I say.

"Bye lovely." He says and the line clicks off. I look back over at Anna and her eyes are massive.

"You were just talking to your dad, right?" She asks.

"Yep." I say.

"Your dad is Louis Tomlinson." She says. I nod. She calmly picks up one of her pillows and not so calmly screams into it. I would be lying if I said I didn't see that coming. Realization strikes her and her eyes go wide again.

"Please don't tell them I called them hot!" She pleads. I chuckle.

"Don't worry. I'm not gossipy." I say. She sighs in relief. "I'm gonna go get my papers. Be back soon."

I stand up and walk out of the room and go searching for the desk. I soon find it and give the woman my name. The short, stout African American woman beams at me.

"Hello dear! I am Mrs. Tracy. But, all these girls call me cray cray tray tray. I am very pleasured to be your guardian for your stay at casa de uni!" She says. I flinch at the word guardian, but resist the beckoning flashbacks. "Anyway, doll! Here are your papers! There's a map, a schedule, and the rule book! Now, scatter off! You need your rest before classes start tomorrow!"

I obey and 'scatter' back to my dorm room. I see the sky out of the window and see the sun setting. I breathe in and out in awe. I've made it. I'm at uni. Now, I just have to find a gym or somewhere to work out. I walk back into the room and lay back on my bed, fingering through the papers. I unknowingly slip into a peaceful slumber.