Chapter Two

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Babe, sorry, couldn’t meet you today, had to go do an emergency project with Samantha, completely forgot, see you in class.

I looked down at my phone sighing when I was reading his text message.  There is always a routine that me and Zack do.  I get out of class at 10 am, I meet him at the university plaza at 10:30 am, we go eat breakfast, and then head to the library to go do our homework for our American Minorities class.

Oh well, i’ll just go ahead and print out those powerpoint slides I keep forgetting about.  I headed to the library and picked up a sandwich from the quick stand and entered the library.  Okay, okay... now to find a computer.

Man even though it’s super early in the morning, there are always students here at the computer station.  Nerds.  I laughed at myself, because i’m doing the same thing.

“Ariel!” I turned around to see Cindy with somebody that I didn’t recognize.

“Cindy, what are you doing here?  I thought you were going to be at Jester Hall?”

“Yeah, but then I bumped into one of my old friends from elementary school.  Tyler this is Ariel, my best friend in the whole wide world!  And Ariel this is Tyler.”  I laughed with the funny introduction, Oh Cindy, don’t ever change.

“Hi Tyler” I smiled towards him.  He looked strange.  Kind of in the goth section, but one of those kids that you didn’t know where to put him.

“Hey Ariel, really nice to meet you, heard so much about you!!”  Um..I think this goth guy is gay, I thought to myself.

“Oh, sorry about what i’m wearing, i’m trying out different fashion styles, you know?”  He said out loud then the librarian who passed by shushed us.

“Oh, no wonder” I laughed, “Your personality doesn’t go with that style, trust me.” He looked down at his clothes and then back at me.

“Yeah I know... I brought my extra regular clothes, I was gonna change back into them before I went home.”

“Anyway, I really have to go print out those powerpoint slides.”

“Ariel, you still haven’t done it, it’s already 11:15” she looked at me like she was ready to start World War four.

“I know but then Jake caught up with me and then Zack texted me that he was gonna meet me at class cause he has a project with Sa..” She cut me off before I was ready to finish her name.

“Samantha again?! What is up with that girl? You need to hold on to your man Ariel, cause she’s after Zack.”  I hadn’t seen it like that.  Zack and I were dating for almost 8 months and I guess I wasn’t paying attention, because he wouldn’t do something like that, would he?

“Yeah I guess..”

“No Ariel, she is.  Why are they always doing projects, it’s barely the beginning of the semester, whatever project they have is bogus!”  Oh shit.  I hadn’t even thought of that.  What if he is cheating on me?  Would I break up with him?

“Yeah you’re right... well maybe it’s an easy one?” I questioned myself and everyone who was around to hear.

“Go spy on them Ariel, text him where he’s at.”  I grabbed my phone out of my pocket and texted him.

Zack where are you? I was not patiently waiting for his response like I usually do.

At my dorm why?  Why would he be at his dorm?

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