Chapter 1

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It was really late in the night but I just couldn't fall asleep. Even my roommate who stays up really late had fallen asleep but I just couldn't. I laid there on my bed with my eyes wide open. I had curled up my blanket into a ball and placed it at the foot of my bed as it was too hot. 

I guess a little walk outside could help me..

I sat up in my bed and looked at Cara. I really didn't want to wake her up. I stood up and stretched my arms but I froze when I saw Cara shuffling a bit on her bed. But then I just ignored her and proceeded to take my phone with me before leaving the room. I didn't mind going out in my pajamas. I stepped out and made my way out of the building. A little breeze hit me and I immediately regretted coming out in shorts. I ignored it and walked slowly around the campus. Then I saw a little bench and walked up to it and sat down. 

Maybe now I could think about why I couldn't fall asleep... I don't even know what I'm doing with my life, ugh... Mom was great, she made me feel like I didn't need a father but now I feel like I-

Then I heard a few footsteps nearing me. I thought it was some guard but when I looked around I saw the tall figure of a girl. 

I guess she is also having trouble sleeping.. like me. Please don't come and sit here.. I'm not in a mood to talk to people.. 

"Hey!"the girl said while waving her hand.

Well.. bad luck Karlie...

"..Hi,"I replied not very enthusiastically. 

"So, let me guess, you can't sleep,"she said.

"Yes, it's like sleep hates me.."I replied blatantly. She walked up to me while smiling and sat down on the bench. 

How can one sit down so gracefully? I mean if sitting down was some kind of sport I swear she would own a room full of gold medals.. She is so beautiful!

"Ditto! So I'm Taylor,"she introduced herself. Her smile never leaving her face.

"I'm Karlie,"I said before just taking a good looking at her for a very small duration of time. 

I swear it was like a fraction of a second.

"Hey!"she snapped her fingers in front of me.

"Oh! I'm sorry..."I apologized while blushing.

Why can't I stop blushing??? God!

"No, don't apologize.. So I'm guessing you're a junior,"Taylor said.

"Yeah, I am, how did you know?"I asked her with my eyes wide.

"Hmm... I just think it was a lucky guess!"she exclaimed.

"Well, you must be a senior,"I said.

"Bingo!"she was oozing some kind of energy.

"Okay..."I replied.

"So.. If you don't mind.. Can I ask you why you couldn't fall asleep?"she asked me.

She doesn't know me and I don't know her.. Then why is she asking me this? She is being nice.. Maybe I should tell her...

"Life is just really complicated for me right now,"I began. She nodded her head and listened carefully.

"As I was saying, life is complicated, my dad left our family when I was two,"my voice was cracking. She sensed my difficulty in speech and started rubbing small circles onto the back of my hand. 

"My mother took care of me and my older sister, she made us feel like we didn't need a father to live a full life, and I thought the same until I was 14 and.."I began tearing up.

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