Through You, I Found Me

Chapter 1

" Olivia hurry! We are going to be late!", my mother yells at me from downstairs. I grab my suitcase, my backpack and I go to the living room where my parents are waiting for me. We get in the car and go. We have to arrive in Pittsburgh as I will start college this month. My parents decided to move with me there as they say I am only 18 and I can not be by myself in a big city at my age. This decision wasn't hard for them to make because we are from Bedford which is not too far and money was never a problem for my parents. I can not say that I am upset with them moving with me in Pittsburgh because I lived with them since I was born and going to college is already a big step, I am glad I don't have to do it all alone. But at the same time I would like to experience my college life which I don't know how much I will be able to experience. My parents are pretty strict, I always was a good girl, they taught me to be hardworking, respectful, kind... so I always did well in school, in my after school clubs, etc. Even if they have a lot of rules, I wasn't the kind of kid that felt like breaking them, I am in introvert so I don't like socialisation too much. I like spending time alone doing something productive. My parents taught me the value of time so I don't like wasting it with activities like dancing, listening to music, drawing, singing... And I think they are right, I mean, kids at my school always talk about what kind of music they like or what kind of movies they like to watch, but I can't find the purpose of doing these things. Instead i like reading, like a lot (that's what I do for fun), I also like watching documentaries or anything that can bring me new information. I seem like a nerd, maybe because I am, but I don't have a hard time making friends as I am friendly and respectful. Is right, at school there are some kids that don't like me, but not because I did something to them, is just they assume I am mean just because I study a lot, but they never tried actually talking to me to see what kind of person I really am. But there were some people that gave me a chance and they are my real friends. We also use to hang out once in a while during school breaks, we use to go the cafe and talk about what's going on. Or, we used to... now that I will be gone for college we won't see each other. I am scared because I will have no friends in Pittsburgh, I am also afraid I am not going to make any. But I will try my best.

We arrive after 2 hours at our new house which is very close to the University. We unpack and arrange our things around the house. I like it, is a little more big than the one we used to live in.

*Two weeks pass by*

It's 6 am and I have to get ready for my first day of college. I dress elegantly, grab my purse and go. I drive to the University. There are so many people here, it makes me anxious but I manage to control it somehow. The opening starts, and I already like it. We get to know each other and I am happy that the other students seem pretty nice. I get to know a few girls that have a couple of classes that I will attend as well, so as we are going to see each other kind of often we decided to be friends. They are very friendly, I think we will get along very well.

One thing I love about college is that no one knows me here. At my school there were a lot of kids that assumed I am an annoying nerd so they never wanted to talk to me. Especially guys... But I know it's not my fault, I know too well that I am friendly, smart and pretty. For real, I do look good, I have long blond hair, green eyes, a few freckles, I am tall but not too tall and I have an average weight. I don't like to brag because I know that everyone is beautiful, we are all human beings and we look pretty, but I have to have self esteem, I have to know my qualities, my talents that make my special so that I will never have doubts about myself. And about the boys thing, I was never bothered that they didn't like me in a special way, because is not like they bullied me or something, just I never had a chance to make a boyfriend. I mean, I wanted to, is normal to want a boyfriend, but at the same time I wasn't the kind of girl that uses to have a lot of crushes, I find that too stressful so I told myself that I don't want to be the one that chases a boy as my friends used to do that and they always ended up getting hurt. And it's not like my parents would ever approve with me having a boyfriend. They made themselves very clear: "no boy until you finish college". I think it's a little too much, even for them, I am 18 after all, I think I am allowed to have a boyfriend. But I will have to wait for that, I have high standers, I want to be treated right, so until I find a guy like that I will stay single.