Sweet and occasionally wild, Carmen Fuller never imagined how much her life would change once she moved into her college dorm room at the University of Miami with her best friend Eryn, but after meeting Fraternity members, Princeton Vance and Levi P...
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Time seems to go by so slowly here. When I was home I couldn't wait to arrive but now sitting here on my full-size bed scrolling through Instagram and waiting for Eryn to get out of the shower I can't help but feel anxious and wonder what's next. We were able to get assigned the two bedroom apartment-style room our freshman year, so we have a private bathroom and kitchen and full-size beds instead of a twin. Separate bedrooms was a must have because I am pretty sure Sterling will be here most nights with Eryn and I do not want to be a third wheel on their sexual escapades.
As I double-tap a picture of one of my cousins sitting on the bed in her new dorm room, Eryn walks out of the bathroom fully dressed with a towel wrapped around her head.
"Finally," I say, hopping off the bed and grabbing speaker for my shower.
"Well, sorry," Eryn responds in a goofy yet mocking voice as she walks into her room and plugs in her hairdryer.
Eryn always takes forever to get ready; her makeup alone takes about an hour. I always find myself waiting forever for her to make herself even more gorgeous. Sometimes I question if I should take longer to get ready; maybe I wouldn't give off such a careless vibe if I did. Perhaps I wouldn't be so lonely but of course, I always decide against it because in reality, I don't really care. Most days I despise the idea of guys staring at me like a piece of meat. The power surge of that feeling doesn't resignate like it did in my early high school days.
I rush into the bathroom turning on the shower and my speaker. My Alesia Cara playlist begins blasting through the speaker as I step into the shower. The warm water feels amazing on my skin and I step forward to let the water pour onto my head and down to the drain. I've always found water to be peaceful and relaxing. Ever since I was a kid I would sit on the edge of our in-ground pool and stare into the water imagining it was a beautiful ocean full of sea creatures.
As I begin to wash my body, thoughts of this morning's brief events flood my mind. Thoughts of Levi's desirable form burn into my mind but are quickly replaced by his quite rude demeanor. I wonder what his problem was. Why did he even decide to tag along with Sterling and Prince if he was going to just ignore us anyway? I decided it was best to just avoid him. Someone whose personality just screamed negativity couldn't make a good acquaintance, even if they were super hot. I allow images of Prince to enter my brain. For the first time in a long time I was blushing at the thought of a guy. I replay the look he gave me when our eyes met over and over sending a butterfly to the pit of my stomach each time. He was the definition of dreamy. I imagined myself running my finger down his cheek and across his plump, pink lips before moving down to his chin and neck. I am snapped out of my thoughts by a bang on the bathroom door.
"Hurry up in there," I hear Eryn shout. I let the water rinse away the soap from my body and hair along with the thoughts hounding my mind about Prince and Levi.
Walking out of the bathroom I immediately dry off and began lathering my skin in my favorite Cucumber Melon body cream. I decide to get dressed in my dark blue denim shorts that have tiny slits in them, a spaghetti-strapped, white, flowy crop top covered in small cherries and small buttons down the middle, and my sparkly white gladiator sandals. Stepping in front of the mirror, I realize how short my shorts are but decide to keep them on since I can see Eryn is ready to go.
