College Girl

Chapter 45

Liberty
"This is how you CT people party?" Rihanna asks as she spins around on my computer chair.

"No. I just thought that maybe you guys would want to rest from the long ride." I say before taking a bite of my fried chicken.

"Girl, please. We can rest after the party."

"I'm not partying the day before I graduate. I need to be cute and well-rested." I reply.

"She's right. No CT party for us tonight, Rih." Gabby says from the bean bag chair on the floor.

Rihanna rolls her eyes and mumbles something under her breath.

"What was that?" I ask.

"I said I can't stand y'all sometimes!" Rihanna says louder.

"Shut up." I say while wiping my greasy fingers on a napkin,"You need to get yourself a man."

She looks at me as smirks,"Who needs a man when I can just chill and be single and have fun?"

I throw a pillow at her and Gabby and I begin to crack up. She picks the pillow up ad jumps on my bed in anger. Still laughing, I throw my hands up in defense as Rihanna hits me repeatedly with the pillow. I hear Gabby crying her eyes out in the background.

"Okay okay!" I yell,"You win!"

She throws the pillow down and smiles in triumph. I get up off my bed and put on my slippers.

"Let's go bowling, hoes." I say.

Trey
I jump awake at the train jolting to a stop. It takes me a moment to remember where I am. I check my phone for the time. 12am.

"You snore loudly" A male voice says next to me.

I turn my head quickly and almost snap my neck. The man seems to be in his 70s and black. He has his face in a newspaper.

"Excuse me?" I ask.

"You snore loudly, young man. I could barely focus on my paper." He says again while reading.

Really? I know I snore.

"Oh. Sorry." I mumble.

He grunts in response and is quiet again. I stare out the window into the dark night. Two more hours of this crap.

"Where you headed?" The man asks.

"Connecticut. You?"

"Boston. I'm a grandfather again." He says proudly.

"Wow. Congratulations. How many do you have?" I ask trying to keep the conversation alive.

"Seven and counting." He replies with a chuckle.

He puts the newspaper down and rearranges himself in the seat. He makes it seem so painful that I almost cringe. He turns to look at me in interest.

"What's in CT for you?" He asks.

"My girlfriend. She's graduating from college."

He chuckles,"That's good for her. And you. Not many people make it through college."

"Now I know that's right." I reply.

We continue to make small talk the rest of the ride until I arrive at my stop in CT. It's 2am.

"Well, it was nice meeting you, Mr. Garret. The best of luck to you and you family." I say as I grab my duffle bag from the overhead compartment.

"You too, Tremaine. Good luck." He says with a nod of his head.

I walk down the aisle and off train into the warm Ct night air. I inhale and smile. Passengers brush past me to get to their destinations. I walk through the train station and towards the exit as I call a taxi.

I stand and wait and the dark before the car finally pulls up. I hop in and tell the driver my hotel. I take a snap of myself and post it.

"Love will make you do crazy things." I caption.