So my name is Anna I'm a 21 year old studying for my teachers degree in textiles in university, I started Uni when I was 18 and been here for the past two years, I start my third year tomorrow and I just can't wait.
I wake up to the sound of my next door neighbour on full and it was only 5 in the morning, I get up get dressed and by the time it got to six I was wide awake, thinking that there's no point in going back to sleep I got something to eat and was out the door. When I got to the Uni no one was there no cars parked outside in the car park, lights were all off but there was one that was always on in the print room, sometimes when my flatmates are too loud I would come in and help my technician with things like the cleaning putting everything out for the first lesson of the day she would also sometimes let me fall asleep if I was too tired.
Her name was Janet, it was always nice to have someone that was the same height as me for ones, all my family and friends are really tall somehow I got it from my mum well that's what my dad said but she also left me with my dad when I was only two so I don't really know who she is or what she looked like. My dad loved me mostly because I looked just like her but I'm just like him in most ways than one, for example, we both have blond hair but you couldn't tell as he dyed it brown a couple of years back and we both have the same colour eyes bright blue, he is the best but when talking about sex and kissing someone or just being in a relationship with another person was not his good points but I'm me so he must've done something right in the world ha-ha.
When I got into the print room Janet was sat in her office doing some paperwork, her name's really Miss Walker in class as sometimes I forget but no one seems to know other than her but know and an again the teacher would hear and give me a knowing look, not that I like the technician or anything no way just that we get along well, in class we don't talk as much but out of classes we mostly do.
You must be wondering how we ended up knowing each other, well it started when on my first year here I'm not one for talking to people and keep to myself the teachers didn't mind back in college as I would get my work done to my best, when sat in my print classes and knit sometimes my phone will always be in my back pocket and she would take it out or most times try but I could always tell and do it before she could put it in my bag she would always say "I'll get you one day" and give me a big smile from then we would mess around and talk.
"Hello," I said walking into the small boxed room setting on the chair and hanging my jacket on top of her coat on the hanger from the back of the door as always but then I would have to take it off with my bag when the class really started.
She didn't really say anything back too into reading the papers and working on how much money has gone out over the last year to how much the textiles and fashion are allowed to spend this year.
Laying my head onto the tablet pulling my legs to my chest closing my eyes for a couple of seconds, I got woken up an hour by Janet.
"Come on wake up it's almost nine" she said shaking my side to get me up "come on go to class" I sat upright and then said my goodbye and walked to the other side of campus to my first class doing knit, sitting down and getting all my yarns ready I started looking up new patterns that I could try before the class really started.
After making a little square with different patterns, the class start coming in with the teacher in front, I sit upright and get ready to start the day.
Some days I really would not want to be in class, let's say I'm not one for wanting to sit down for a long time and spending over 7 hours in a chair trying to Knit and most of the time it falls off can drive someone mad and it's going to be me if I don't stop and take a break anytime soon.
After sat or around 5 hours already and have one got 3 samples done when I wanted to get more than six, Janet comes in and starts telling us that we have to get our samples steamed in the next hour or we would have to wait till tomorrow as she will be closing the print room down, not really paying attention I keep on with my work changing the colours and yarn types, when the next thing happens and a box of sandwiches are on my table with a hot chocolate, turning around Janet was at the door with a smile on her face giving me a small wave and leaves the room smiling to herself, my friend Jake as you all know is gay giving me a knowing look passing me a note that was on the sandwiches telling me to put it in my pocket with the food as the teacher was coming over, picking it all up and shoving them all in my bag Jake laughed and the teacher looked at us weird
"I hope you too have been getting your work done, remember there's not long till you have to have all your designs ready to show the class in a couple of months don't leave it till the last minute"
"Yes Kay" we both say at the same time till she leaves to talk to the other student.
She does know we will get the work done well really we are the only two out the whole class that may get it all done and even more, most of the others won't even know what they want it to be about and based on.
"So have you really talked to her yet" I look back at Jake hitting his arm.
"Have you forgotten I know you like my brother?" Jake looks at me and tells me to shut up, I smile knowing I got him and get back to doing my work thinking I'll eat when I get home.
On the way home I and Jake went into town to get a movie as we always do movie nights every week, walking into the shop we have a look around.
"So Disney, horror or love" Jake as picking up movies like 'Lady and the Tramp' and 'Notebook,' thinking in my head which ones were the best and we ended up going for the lady and the tramp.
"So what are you going to do then, you can't go around liking her and walking away without her knowing," Jake says as the movie is finished.
Laying with my head on Jakes legs looking up at him, I give him a small smile knowing that he knows I would never do it. "Never if she's gay or not why would I want to lose a friend to find out and I would never get to talk to her again"
"Well you have to try, you won't get to see her after university anyway you only talk at the min because you're in Uni" Jake says, knowing that he's right I curl up into him.
"And you keep telling me you don't have a boyfriend" my dad says walking into the room, I sit up and give my dad a death stare "he is not my boyfriend dad, he's more of a brother than anything" looking at Jake I could tell he was not liking this anymore.
"Mr. Styles 'he says turning his head around to look at my dad as I lay back down' I'm gay" I look at Jake with bright eyes, he's never said that not even to his family "but I would like it if my family didn't know or I'll be kicked out" my dad stands there for a bit looking at the two of us.
"So you're gay and Anna you still don't have a boyfriend" both me and Jake nod together " ok then and Jake I won't but if anything you can just stay here we have a spare room," he says leaving into the kitchen.
"Did he just say I could stay?" Jake says with a pleading look on his face, I nod curling back into him closing my eyes.
About 10 mins later I feel Jake move and pick me up, as he walks up the stairs I hear my dad say goodnight before the TV goes on.
Jake takes me to my room and puts me to bed, "night Anna sleep well" before going to the sofa and using the blankets I always leave there for whenever he stays. Tomorrow here we come.
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RomansaFeeling like you are the only one in the world and everyone looks down on you, well that person is me a 21 year old living on my own trying to get my life together. My names anna and this is me.
