Knox's Girl (Carmichael Series #1)✔️

Reunion

**ALL OF MY WRITING IS 100% FICTION. KEEP THAT IN MIND. I literally googled "common sororities" and picked the ones that I thought sounded cool. My sister is in a sorority so some info throughout the book will be from things she has told me.** 

**Edited**

Poppy's POV

I took a deep breath and released it slowly from my lips. I blinked and the last week had all but flown by. Between helping my mom get Tansy settled into her first week of preschool, and trying not to drown in the high-stress activities and decision-making that was infamously associated with rush week, I hadn't had a single second to just simply breathe. I felt like there wasn't enough time in the day for everything I needed to do, and it was starting to take a toll on me mentally and physically.

I rubbed my temples, an impending headache beginning to painfully throb there, as Kiara continued to rush around our little suite-style dorm. She'd been bustling to set random things up here and there all through the morning and into the afternoon. In true Kiara-fashion, she'd gone completely overboard like she always had a tendency to do. I would tease her for it if it wasn't one of the numerous reasons I loved her. Whenever she got excited about something, she gave it her one hundred percent all.

I hadn't really believed Kiara at first when she'd said the extra money her parents splurged for us to have a suite instead of a standard-style dorm would be well worth it; now taking in the over-the-top room-design while sitting on our leather loveseat, I knew she was more than right. Matter-of-fact, there wasn't a single doubt in my mind. The place was insanely nice. With that being said, though, I was still completely against her parents spending even more money than they already had on the both of us, I'm glad I eventually relented. The simple fact that I wouldn't have to share the space with anyone else, besides Kiara, had been the deal breaker for me. The place was basically like a little apartment for two but it resided within campus grounds and was considered student housing. Expensive student housing, but student housing nonetheless. This place was much pricier than I was comfortable with, but Kiara's parents had insisted.

"I was thinking a white faux-fur rug would look really cute under the coffee table with the decorative pillows I bought for the couch, don't you think?" Kiara's sweet, feminine voice floated to my ears. I pondered the question for a minute before replying.

"Whatever you think would look good. You've always had a better sense of style than me," I answered with a genuine smile. She flashed me her signature megawatt smile while nodding vigorously. I leaned over so that my elbows were positioned on my knees, my hands cupping my cheeks on either side of my face before speaking.

"Not to be a Debbie Downer Kiara, but what are we going to do next year when we have to live in our respective sorority houses?" I asked. I hated to be the one to address the elephant in the room - which showed up two days ago during bid day and had yet to make its leave - but someone had to do it and I knew for a fact that it wasn't going to be Kiara. She's always been one to avoid confrontation if at all possible, even more so than me and that was saying something.

She sighed heavily before saying, "I was wondering when you were going to bring that up. I just assumed that since we get along so perfectly when we're together, you would end up rushing Pi Phi as I did. It never occurred to me that since I've known you forever, you're completely different around me than you are with everyone else. The important thing to remember is that this isn't the end of the world and it's not like we'll stop being friends. That would never happen. Besides, Kappa is only a little farther along Greek Row in proximity to Pi Phi, so we'll still just be a couple houses away while we're living in," she assured me.