𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐄.𝐋 (𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘝𝘐) ✓

Chapter Two: The Father

OCTOBER 29TH, 2022.

— Lorraine woke up with half of her body out if her bed, face mask still on, and her Lana Del Rey playlist still on repeat. Apparently Charlotte went out with her shit-faced friends last night and forgot to tell her, because Charlotte usually wakes her up in these situations.

Which means, her face SERIOUSLY needed to be washed or her face was gonna feel absolutely numb for the rest of the day.

She rolled over and questioned whether she really wanted to look in the mirror over how she looked at the moment or if she could put it off for a few more hours, then ultimately decided to get it over with. She checked the clock to see 10:22 which meant she had exactly 38 minutes to get ready.

Lorraine got out of bed and slowly started her way to the bathroom to wash her face, change her clothes, and head off to her morning classes.
Lorraine washed her face, making sure to get everything off, and moisturized. She then picked out a pair of black underwear, white bra, white socks, & docs, to go along with her light denim baggy jeans, and a black turtleneck.

After she put her her clothes on, she put her socks & shoes on, and put all of her books and textbooks she needed in her bag. Then she went back on her way to her classes. Her classes in order were Economics, Writing, History, Music, Science, and Humanities class. Her favorite classes were by far Writing and Music. Writing is what she is majoring in so that she can be an author or editor in future job opportunities.

In Writing they learn about main story prompts, but also about poetry/poets, and the art of writing. Writing is her favorite mainly because it's a good way to express oneself without having to actually say anything.

Lorraine walks into Economics and sits wherever is free, that just so happens to be in the very front, beside the one guy that harassed her in the library. She say down and the guy beside her, thats she later found out that his name is Brad, turned to look at her but then grimaces, remembering the impact of the punch to the square of his nose, with a bandage wrapped onto it.

'Ethan really did some damage-" Lorraine couldn't help but think to herself with a smirk etched on her dimpled face.
Her mind then went to Ethan. She couldn't help but think of him after what he did for her. Nobody has ever just gone physical on someone for her. Yes people have told off the people she didn't like or did her wrong, but never punched someone for her.. yet alone someone she didn't even know. Never in her life has she just randomly thought of a guy she didn't know much about, and thought 'hey! he's a good guy!'

Her class then ended with her mind still on the curly brunette that gave her an awkward smile and wave. She walked back up to her dorm and saw Charlotte sitting on her bed with a concentrated face.

"Oh hey! Lorraine, can you he- Uh.. are you ok?" Charlotte was cut off by Lorraine falling face first on her bed without taking her shoes off, and for Lorraine that is very unusual.

"Lorraineee?" Charlotte drawled as she got up and shook Lorraines shoulder.
"What." Lorraine said while turning to be on her back.

"Whatcha thinkin' bout?" Charlotte looked at her with a small smile on her face and her hands on her hips while she looked down at her older friend.

"Nothing." Lorraine mumbled with a small smirk on her face.

"Nothing would be nothing. This, is something. You don't just smirk to smirk.. oh my god. Did you steal from my friends drug compartment again? BLINK TWICE FOR ME LORRAINE." Charlotte sputtered while doubling over to get a better look at Lorraine's eyes

"Hey, hey- Charlotte back the fuck up please- I'm fine, I'm not on drugs.".. "This time." Lorraine says with a dimply smile.

"What the hell happened to you? You're smiling. You don't smile Lorraine. Should I call Mindy?" Charlotte walks over to her phone, "NO! Don't fucking call Mindy she'll go into forty-five-year-old single mom with six dogs and a baby at home mode, where she'll baby me, and ask me if she has to make me soup-" Lorraine says with a pained look ok her face, while Charlotte chuckles at her description of Lorraine's friend.