Rose Garden

III

I walk into my dorm, holding the towel that is wrapped around my soaking, shaking body. I had planned on taking a shower this morning, to help my mind relax, and calm down from all my first day worries. But as I walked in, I realized that one, the shower curtains were almost visible to see through, two, there was a couple doing things in a shower, three, their is only three showers, and then two are put aside for the handicapped. Just my luck, the couple had to be in the middle shower. They just had to.

The shower space was nice, a bit larger than what I had expected. The wall that divided the showers, was OK. But right as I was about to wash the shampoo out of my hair, there was a thud, coming from the other side. And that is why I am holding my wet clothes, my underwear and hair products.

To make matters worse for me I was almost at my dorm when some male, called me 'babe.' I wanted nothing more than to disappear from Mikey but no. He had to walk over to me. At least I got in my room before he could say anything else to me.

I walk right over to the wooden vanity and grab a plan black bra and panties, which I know are mine because I insisted that we need to separate them, even though they will still be in the same drawer. I almost drop the towel from my shaking body.

"Lila why were you texting Frank?" Aubrey says, right as I was about to ask her to turn around so I can put my clothes on.

I look at my alarm clock. It's seven twenty nine. I need to be ready for my class, which starts at nine. I need time to prepare for the events ahead of me.

"Um... Can you please turn around so I can um.... Get dressed?" I ask her.

My roommate is sitting on her bed, all ready for her day. Her hair is washed, she is wearing my dress. Everything is ready. Gosh, I know my mother will approve of her. I am even sure that my mother would even want to have her as her only daughter instead of me.

"Why can't you just answer my question? Are you keeping things from me?"

I want to tell Aubrey that right now isn't a good time because I am standing here, with only a towel covering my body. I want to tell her that it has only been one day since me and Frank met, and that we have not had time to form any secrets, and I am sure we will never have that time.

"Aubrey please," I beg.

Seven thirty. Crap.

"You were basically having phone sex, and you want me to act like it is nothing?! Lila, Frank is a man you do not want to be around. Trust me. All he will do is embarrass you."

I want to tell her that she is being out of line. Way out of line.

"But you know, whatever!" Aubrey's says, stalking over to me. "Just throw away your collage career because you couldn't keep your genitals to yourself!" She says, ripping off my towel. Her tone is a minute of sadness and anger. Or as my mother would call it, disappointment.

I let out a small scream as my towel drops, and jump down to retrieve it. I stand up, the towel covering me but not wrapped around my body like I wish it would be. I am glad that only Aubrey is the one sharing a room with me, because then the other girl would be able to see my bottom.

"But you know what?" Aubrey's tone is more calm than before, which I am glad. I do not want to be exposed to her again. "I have taken care of it. This whole issue is gone, and will not happen again, thanks to me." Aubrey surrenders my phone, which I take. "Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go get some coffee with Chloe." Aubrey says, walking out of our dorm, the door slamming behind her.

I set my phone down on my bed, and get dressed. By the time I am dressed, my hair is done and I have gone over my routes for my classes it is seven fifty six. I go over what I have put in my book bag for the fifth time. I make sure that I have two pencils, my planner, my time table, the map with all off my classes highlighted, and a notebook that I plan to use for taking any notes on what I will need for all of my classes. I flip through the note book, making sure that I had everything written down, from my time table to some early prep notes that I copied down off of Google.