Kaleidoscope Eyes

The Start of Something New

My alarm buzzed and I sat up fast. I can see myself getting tired of college very quickly, just like high school, but right now I'm excepting that I'm genuinely excited for college to start.

Hayley: "WAKE UP BRENDO ITS YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL"

I rub my eyes and laugh before realizing I hadn't told Hayley what day I started school.

"how the fuck did you know it was my first day"

Hayley: "your boyf told me. we're best friends now"

Ryan: "definitely"

I look to my side and see Ryan's spot on the bed is empty.

"where the hell are you Ryan come back to bed"

Hayley: "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)"

Ryan: "hayley no"

"BACK OFF THAT'S MY THING"

Spencer:"GUYS SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU WOKE UP JON"

Spencer: "oops"

Hayley: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

"HOME OF SEXUALS"

Ryan: "brendon shut up we just fucked last night"

Hayley: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

The door opens and I cover up my bare chest with the covers before I see Ryan's head poke through the door.

"Thanks for telling everyone that we fucked." I say sarcastically as I stand up out of bed to walk towards him.

"At least I didn't tell them who fucked who." Ryan shrugs and hands me a coffee. I stare at him in awe.

"That's right." he says with confidence.

"I'll tell them you have a small dick." I mumble before taking a sip of coffee.

"God doesn't like liars." Ryan instructs me in a tone that reminds me of my mom.

"We've been talking about gay sex for how long now and you want to bring up God because of lying?"

"Go get dressed, I'm driving you to school." He ignores me.

***

As Ryan pulls up towards the big buildings I see several people individually walking to the doors. It was a different than high school where everyone couldn't function without walking with at least one other person. If you walked anywhere alone it was weird. I'm not going to lie, I did that for a while.

I've been through my fair share of starting new schools. Transitioning from elementary school to middle school and then to high school, I've been there. But college is a different story to me. I'm responsible for myself now. My parents help with tuition, but books, food, living, and personal bills are all at my own expense. So everything isn't just about getting an education because it's the law, it's about getting a better education so you can have a good life. But that's optional, of course, so it costs even more.

I slightly regret not picking a focus major because of the rush I was in to leave. But, this year will be slower paced before I actually have the heavy-hitting career decisions. My first year of college will consist of general studies, then I will need to pick a major to take lower division classes for next year.