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The sound of Thomas's alarm blared through the quiet crisp morning air. He jolted up, quickly slamming his hand down on the snooze before taking a deep breath in.

Shit...

He thought while running a hand through his hair. It was his first day going to college. Gladers College. His body shivered as a wave of anxiety rolled through it.

He looked around his dimly lit room. The only light source being some light sneaking through the curtains. He threw his covers off and glanced at the clock. 8am. He had an hour before his first class would start. 9am to 2pm. Not too bad. Only 5 hours.

Thomas stretched before pushing himself out of bed. His feet hit the rough carpet with a thump, as he slowly made his way towards the closet. He stood in the middle of his small room, staring at his closet for a moment before picking out a pair of black jeans, and a random jacket. He then walked over to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

He quickly stripped out of his pajamas. Which left him standing in the middle of the bathroom in just his boxers. He then looked at the shower, his stomach twisting with anxiety.

He stepped a foot into the shower and turned it on. The freezing water hit his body, he bit his lip in a vain attempt to hold back the gasp that tried to escape his throat.

"shit!" he yelled. "cold, cold, cold, cold!"

He quickly turned the cold water off and turned the hot water on instead. Which quickly heated the water up. He stepped back into it, letting the heat wash over him. He took a deep breath in, slowly letting it out.

"it's fine, it's fine..." he muttered to himself. "You're going to collage, not a death sentence...."

After a quick five minute shower he got out, wrapping a bath towel around his waist before looking at himself in the mirror. He looked like a right mess...

He then sighed and grabbed his toothbrush. Putting a small bit of toothpaste on it before shoving it into his mouth.
While brushing his teeth, he started to think about the stupid life decisions.

Got kicked out at 16. Was homeless until 18, because he finally got a job. He only got his license all done and finished a month ago, and now he is sending himself to college.

He sighed, spitting out the toothpaste and rinsing his mouth. He put his toothbrush back in its place before drying himself off, and getting dressed.

He stared at himself in the mirror for a moment more, before walking back into his room. He took his phone off charge, stuffing it into his back pocket after checking the time.

"8:30am...should get going..."

He thought to himself, grabbing a pair of socks and shoving them onto his feet.
He quickly left his room, grabbing a hoodie on the way out of his apartment.

He made his way down the stairs, and out of the building.The fresh air hit his face, he shivered at the sudden change in temperature.

He took a deep breath in and walked over to his car. It was a little dark blue Honda. It wasn't the best, or the fanciest. But he liked it. He fumbled for his keys and tried to start the car, he failed about 3 times before actually turning it on. He was still getting use to driving.

As he began driving, he took a deep breath in and exhaled slowly. After about three minutes of driving and almost accidentally running over an old lady at an intersection, he approached the gates of Gladers college.

He took a moment to look around at the campus. It was quite big, lots of different looking buildings all grey and tall, lots of plants, and well-kept areas.