Hiraeth.Malik.

chapter 1

Arabella Roberts

College. This word was enough to make me panic any day. It wasn't that I didn't want to go, I was just nervous. Many what ifs running through my brain during the car ride. What if it's too hard for me ? What if i don't make any friends there? What if they hate me ? More questions run through my head before my dad interrupts my panic session. "we're here bell." I hear him say before he gets out of the car. My dad was excited for this day way more than I was. He said he wanted to see his baby girl grow into a beautiful successful woman.

"Here dad, let me help you." I say taking one of my bags from the trunk while my dad took the other. We hauled all of my bags on the floor before my dad slammed the trunk shut. "I'm so proud of you, Bella." my dad says, I can see his eyes starting to water. "I know, dad. don't worry about me, though. I'm a big girl now, aren't I?" I joke, trying to make him laugh because if he cries I'm gonna start crying as well. It won't be the best reputation for me "Girl walks in on her first day with panda eyes". How attractive! Not.

After we move everything into my room, I know it's time to say goodbye to my dad."This is it then ?" I hear him say. "This is it, I guess." I say trying to smile, but I'm trying my hardest to hold back my tears. Dad pulls me in for a hug, "Mom would be so proud of you right now." He mumbles into my hair. "I know dad. she would be proud of you as well." I say pulling back, smiling. " I hope so, sweetheart."

After I settle in a while after my dad left, I decided to take a stroll around campus.So far I only knew where the coffee shop and the library were. Okay, maybe i am a little bit of a book worm........ Fine a lot.

And it wasn't until I saw the handsome boy with mismatched vans that I felt that this year could be a lot more interesting than I initially thought. And it was doomed from the beginning, really.