Enemies With Benefits

EWB 27

Hailey

I can't believe it. I was actually here!

I mean sure, I was away from my family, my friends, my boyfriend, and my comfort zone.

Not to mention the smell of pee in every block, and the loud sound of sirens blaring at 3am, but I didn't care.

I was gonna live my Elle Woods fantasy! Well, not entirely, of course. I don't think I'd be able to slay that much pink like Elle would, but I was gonna be my own version of Elle Woods in one of the most famous, tourist-filled cities in the world.

I was a huge fan of suits, but I am, without a doubt, a die-hard for HIMYM, and what better way to honor my love for that show than to actually go to the law school of the most-loved character in the entire show, right?

I know I was extremely excited to be here—and don't get me wrong, I still am—but as soon as the realization hit me that I was all alone in this city, the excitement piped down a bit.

My professors sent us the syllabus via email beforehand so we could get a head start on the readings for class, and as I stared at the ten-page, font size 12 syllabus per class, I started to panic and worry if I was really cut out for this.

I literally spent five years of my life in college to pursue this career, yet here I was, completely unsure of what was bound to happen.

As soon as I reached the last page of the syllabus for my Constitutional Law class, I sighed.

I'm already here anyway, so might as well get started.

Of course, saying something isn't as easy as actually doing it because as soon as I was already burned out, I decided I'd close my eyes for five minutes.

And before I knew it, my alarm was already blaring, and the sun was already up.

Long story short, I had just spent the night asleep on my desk.

And if I didn't get ready soon, I would be late for my first class. And that's saying something considering that I lived just a couple of blocks from campus. You know me, I'm always in a rush in the morning.

I guess I wasn't used to living alone again.

Like, back when I still lived with Dean, he's the type to wake up early and get the day started already, so at least there was someone who'd wake me up earlier than my alarm would so I wouldn't have to rush waking up in the morning. Getting a head start on waking up was actually more refreshing than rushing to get ready.

But now...

I shook the thought of missing Dean out of my head. I had to get used to this life now, since this is what I wanted and I was doing this for myself.

Of course that didn't necessarily mean that I wouldn't give Dean a call to tell him know that I miss him.

Unfortunately, Dean seemed busy at the moment and my call went straight to voicemail, so I sighed.

"Hey, babe. I was just calling to say that I'm on my way to school now for my first day" I began "And basically just to tell you that I miss you already. Ok. Bye"

I say before taking another deep breath to prepare myself and leave my small dorm-like apartment.

After fast walking through the busy streets, even almost bumping into someone who was carrying a shit ton of coffee, I decided to stop by the sidewalk and catch my breath.

While I did that, I heard my phone ring from my bag, and let me tell you. Having books on one hand while trying to take your phone out from your bag with the other was just too much work.