No More Babydoll

CHAPTER 2

Two months, 3 weeks and 4 days. Thats how long I've been living in an apartment, working 3 different jobs 24/7 and been managing to save it all up for college.

Thats what I want to do, I just want to go to college. I didnt go to high school so I might aswell go to college, right?

I woke up that morning and began to pack for my new college life. I packed up everything (even though everything was clothes, movies and knick-knacks).

I wasnt really ready to go to college, well college is fine its just.......people. I have lived in the circus for christ sakes! I dont know how to adapt normally to regular people.

I mean my co-workers even think Im a freak. Only one person talks to me at my second job, which is a waiting tables, her name is Liza and she has... like... sezures in the middle of work.

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I walked into the front office and asked for my scedule and room key. I felt like SUCH a freak! Everyone was staring at me. Okay so when I was in the circus I had to where dresses that stood out as in: Poofy, colorful, corset, type dresses.

None of my regular clothing was clean so I had to where one of my favorites. It was red and had black ribbon rapped all around the waist, torso and chest. The bottom half was like a tutu and poofed out.

I wore a leather jacket over it with black combat boots and my hair in a messy bun type thing.

After that I grabbed my only 2 bags and headed off towards the eastern wing.

Great! I haf no clue where this 'eastern wing' was. Then I saw this guy. He was tall and wore a black hoodie with black pants. He had his earbuds in so he mustve liked music and I assumed he was okay.

I tapped him on the shoulder. He pulled out his ear buds and spun around to get a good look of me in my dress. He scaned me for longer than I would have scaned anyone. Then he realized he was staring and shook it off.

"Hi! Sorry to bother you, but can you tell me where the eastern wing is please?" He nodded the stuck out his hand towards me. "Shiloh Reece." He introduced himself. I took his hand gesture and shook it firmly. "Bab-" Uh!!! I hated that name now. That was my stage name back at the circus.

Everyone called me that! Its like that might aswell be my name! So I caught myself. No more Babydoll.

"Haven, Haven Stratford." Yes!!! It felt so good to use my actuall name.

He smiled then pointed right infront of me. "The estern wing is straight ahead." He said with a smile that would make some girls go weak at the knees. But not me. He was really cute, dont get me wrong, but Im not very "secure" in the boys department.

"Thanks!" I replyed with a smile then ajusted my bags and walked off.

When I reached my room I found 2 girls sitting on a bed painting there nails. "Hi, Im Haven." I introduced and shook both there hands. "Oh hey, Im Millie and this is Skylar."  A petite girl with brown hair in a loose ponytail introduced.

Skylar had long blond curly hair with brown roots. She wore a pink bandeau top and pink shorts. She kept puckering her lips everytime she would bring her round red lollipop to her lips.

Millie on the other hand, wore simple blue jeans, an orange wife beater with her suculent brown hair in a loose ponytail.

"So your are new rommie?" Skylar asked inspecting my outfit. "This is as good as its ganna get." I sat down my bags on the empty bed in the corner. I unpacked quickly considering the fact I had like nothing.

"Is this all your stuff?" Millie asked gesturing to my small packings. I nodded and Skylar let out a breath. "We need to buy you some good shit." Skylar spat as she scopped through my clothes. I ignored her and set up my bed.

After I did so, I layed on my bed and dozed off on my laptop.

While I was on Facebook, Skylar and Millie began to shuffle around. "You want to come to starbucks with us?" Millies voice seeped across the room. I looked over to them and nodded eagerly.

While we were sitting in Starbucks I kept hearing Skylar moaning. "What are you doing?" I asked looking up from my phone. I followed Skylar's gaze to see her staring at that 'Shiloh Reece' guy I met earlier.

"Is that your boyfriend?" I asked while sipping on my Choco Java coffee. "She wishes!" Millie exclaimed in laughter. "Shut up! But Millies right. I do wish. Shiloh is so fine! I can only wish that he would even look at someone like me."

I through away my coffee in the garbage can right next to our table. "Why? Your beautiful." Skylar let out a exhale/laugh thing. "Its Shiloh Reece. He goes for the suffer in silence types then just uses them." No wonder he was bieng so nice.

I just nodded and kept my head down.