Ghostories: Journal [Been ON HOLD]

Entry #5

The math professor was late again. As I sat, by my designated (by me) seat by the long windows, I saw a little grey mouse skitter across the cement outside. The sun was starting to glimmer through the trees that made up the little shade there was beside the building. A light breeze fluffed its fur. As it dashed across, almost in a hurry to reach the safety of the grassy shade beside the next building, I noticed it was tracking a little trail of white paw prints. As if it had stepped in paint and had run from the sheer surprise of seeing a tsunami of white paint bearing down in it. Then the hallway echoed with a flurry of tennis shoes (again) and class began in a hurry.

Class ended early and the professor left in a rush, so I was able to have a leisurely lunch. I saw some more squirrels but they made no attempt to be friends and I didn't either, so I kept walking. Music in my ear, as usual. Starbucks beckoned to me, and I settled down in a chair. And decided on the usual skinny vanilla latte. Hot, today. I needed something to warm my hands. And got a bagel too. And saw the squirrel hater again, knit hat and headphones and all, ordering a tall caramel latte. Hmm. Caramel.

English was a poetry festival. We read poems, we analyzed them, we wrote our own, and the most dreadful part, we presented them to the class. I like the writing and all, but presenting. Please. I get goosebumps and sweat a lot. And can't speak at all. It took a while before my voice box decided to remember how to move.

As soon as I got back to the dorms, Mel came rushing at me, a flyer in hand. She waved it in my face and was trying to talk but seemed too excited. I was surprised (lol). When she finally calmed a bit, she burst into talk. There was going to be a get together of freshmen, somewhere, and we were all invited (I suppose). The location on the flyer appeared to be a coffee shop in the downtown area, a few minutes, by car, from the university. I wonder how the entire freshman class will fit inside of a coffee shop. Unless its some place that can. Mel seemed so excited. I think I got her bug hehe. I will tag along with her, tomorrow, to this said coffee shop. I hope its not anything bad...

Signing off,

Naomi