19 year old Yolanda Khan is lucky to be going into her 2nd year of the college she's dreamed of: Princeton University with her twin sister. After she gets a spot in her Zoology class, Yolanda is determined and would do anything to keep her spot and...
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I unlock the dorm room, one hand holding the key and the other struggling to hold the grocery bags. Ava texted me an entire list of food while I was going through the process of switching classes with my counselor. When I got dressed after running into Douglas on the street, my name was called on the intercom, telling me to report to the main office.
The first time I was looking for her room was my first year,and it took me nearly 30 minutes because of how big the campus is. I had to ask many teachers and students. Knowing how slow my brain works sometimes scares me, but I know no matter how bad I struggle at things, I will always come back around.
My counselor wanted to talk to me about my classes, explaining about how I will be placed in a harder course this year: Zoology 3. I was nervous at first because it's full of mostly college juniors and seniors. The girls are way more smarter at things and it bothers me.
I want to be Professor Ryan's favorite and will work even harder to prove it to him....actually,I don't really stand by that anymore. Douglas... Douglas out of the 48 students in that class is my partner for the Animal research project. I literally almost puked when he announced it. I begged her to change my classes, at least put me in another Zoology 3, but that didn't even exist. I guess this is what the rest of my semester will feel like.
Ava sent me a text when I was walking home from my part time job. I work for Mrs.Krane, helping her sort books in the Princeton library. It was a list of food and drinks we needed: fruit punch, granola, breakfast bars, etc.
I don't even know if our mini fridge can hold all of this. For her Culinary class, she makes so much food and brings it home for us to eat. I open the fridge to see foiled up plates and cups. One was from when she brought Pasta home with thick brownies. We ate some for dinner 2 nights ago while watching Adam Sandler movies, so It's not fresh anymore.
I nearly trip on the pile of clothes she left by the door. I murmur in annoyance, sitting the bags on my bed. She said she was going to take them to the cleaners today, but also said she was taking them a few days ago. I guess we will see what happens. The TV is on with cartoons from this morning so I turn it off to save electricity. We already have enough bills coming soon and I'm devastated to see the costs. My headphones are still on, blasting Clario so loud that I don't notice someone knocking on the door until the song ends.
I let out a breath, moving one headphone from my ear and open the door. Peyton comes bursting in with her after school hello kitty pjs on, speaking Japanese which I don't understand. She does it all the time when she's either super nervous or happy.
"Hello to you too," I say, shutting the door in confusion and moving the mat that she displaced while coming in. She's jumping around with her laptop in her hand, and that smile on her face and I immediately know what happened with her. I cross my arms.
"Hmm let me guess.. he asked you to go on a date?" Peyton shakes her head, eager to tell me. I think again. "He asked you to be your boyfriend?" She snorts as she sits on my bed that's too high, I have to put a stool on the floor. She claps, looking up at the ceiling fan. "Brady accepted my follow request." She barely gets the sentence out before flying her head back on my pillow as she twists and turns.
