Forgotten

I woke up to the sound of my best friend shaking my body back and forth. My eyes flutter a few times until I'm able to see her clearly. I look over to the alarm clock on my wooden nightstand which reads 8:15AM. Today is the day me and my best friend, Addison, get to move into our dorm at Cambridge University. I've been dreaming about going there since I was 13. I can't believe I get to go to the collage of my dreams with my best friend in the whole world.

I get up off of my bed and walk across the hallway into my bathroom which I'm guessing Addison has already used because the mirror is foggy and the floor is drenched. I turn on the water to heat up and go back into the hallway to retrieve a towel from the closet. When I get back to the bathroom, I check the water temperature with my arm then strip off my pajamas. I wet my hair and wash it and shave the stubble off my legs. I turn off the water and wrap a towel around my body and another on my hair and walk back into my empty room to retrieve my red Cambridge University shirt, a pair of skinny jean shorts, and a bra and panties. I throw the towel into the small hamper in my room and slip on the clothes left on my bed. I brush out my hair and go downstairs to the kitchen where my mom and Addison are waiting for me. Addison is wearing the same t shirt I am and her long, copper hair reaches down to her shorts. Her face is covered with freckles and her hazel eyes are filled with excitement. She runs my way and wraps her arms around me as I do the same to her. "Let's take a picture!" my mother says in her American accent, very similar to mine, even though we live in Oxford, England. We moved to England after my dad left us so my mom could get a fresh start. I on the other hand was 14 and didn't really care. A few weeks later, I met Addison and things haven't really changed since then.

Addison wraps her arm around my waist as I put mine around her shoulder. We take a serious picture then a silly one. Afterword's, we pack the car and begin the 2 hour trip. Addison ends up falling asleep in the back seat. I sat in the passenger's seat next to my mother. I turn on the radio and her hand reaches over to turn it off. "I'm going to miss you." She says, breaking the silence. "I'll only be 2 hours away." I respond trying to make her feel better. A tear rolls down her check and I can't help but to let one escape my eye too. "Mom! Your making me cry!" I playfully yell at her as I wipe the tear from under my eye.

2 hours feels like 2 minutes. Before I knew it, we pulled into the parking lot of the collage. I shook Addison's shoulder and woke her up. A tall, dark man came up to us and offered us a luggage cart to put all my and Addison's boxes and suit cases on. We pile our boxes onto the cart and my mother volunteers to push the cart. I walk beside Addison as we discuss how big the campus is. My arm slams into another body, making a box fall to the ground. "I'm so sorry!" I exclaim as I bend down to retrieve the box. The green eyed boys says nothing as he takes the box from my hand and walks away. His mop of curls on top of his head bob side to side as he walks away. I look over to Addison as we both start to crack up and we sprint to catch up with my mother.

"Freshman orientation begins in 2 hours in the gymnasium." My mother says as she reads a piece of paper posted up on the bulletin board in our room. There are 3 beds in the room and the room is fairly large. I open a box that contains shirts and I place them neatly into the dresser next the bed I've chosen, which is in between Addison's bed and whoever our other roommate will be. Just as that thought occurred, a skinny, blonde girl struts into the room with a tall, dark haired boy following behind. "Hi, I'm Perrie." She says waving to me and Addison. "I'm Skylynn and this is Addison." I say introducing ourselves. "What lovely names! And what a lovely accent you have, Skylynn!" she says with pure excitement in her voice. This could end either good or bad. I'm hoping well. She tells us the tall dark haired boy is Zayn, her boyfriend and that she is a freshman but starting collage late. She says she is 20. After about 15 minutes, all visitors are asked to leave so everyone can get settled in. my mother walks Addison's way first as she gives her a big hug and a kiss on her forehead. She wishes her the best of luck then approaches me. "I love you, Skylynn." She says pulling me into a hug and I hug her back. She tells me to call her at least 3 times a week and to visit her often. I promise her I'll focus on my studies and I won't get into trouble and that's that. Zayn follows her out of the room.