Two weeks after the sorority party, me and Kaitlyn are getting coffee at the campus cafe...
"Hey, look, it's that barista guy Zack won't shut up about!"
"Not so loud, Kaitlyn!"
Brandon looks up from grinding expresso beans and walks over to our table.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you two come in."
"Don't worry about it. We're used to being ignored." -Kaitlyn
"Why do you say that?"
"Our friend Chris pulled a total disappearing act..." - Nicki
"He's been spending way more time with his football buddies and these girls from Kappa house." -Kaitlyn
"I know how that feels. My ex left me for a guy on the water polo team. Now his whole Facebook wall is nothing but pics with him and gym bros at frat parties. Tell you what. When you're ready to order. I'll throw in two cookies, free of charge. You look like you could use them."
"Thanks, Brandon."
As Brandon walks back behind the counter, Kaitlyn pats my hand sympathetically.
"You know, maybe it's good you have some space from Chris, Nicki..."
The door creaks open and a raucous crowd of football players and Kappa girls streams in.
"Barista. Iced coffee. Now." -Becca
"You'd better not get anywhere near me with that thing."
"Nicki, what a coincidence. I was just asking Chris about you."
"Oh! Hi, Nicki! I didn't know that you were, uh--I mean do you want to sit with us?"
"I've actually already got my own table over there."
"Oh...sure thing. Suit yourself."
Me and Kaitlyn sit by ourselves.
"Awkward..."
For the next half an hour, I sit in stony silence as Chris and his friends talk at the table beside me.
"...they said I was the first one who'd actually been able to eat the whole thing!" -Logan
"Wait... so are you saying they gave you thirty scoops of ice cream for free?" -Madison
"Well, sort of. I paid for it later."
A couple minutes later...
"Yeah... the ankle will heal in a couple of months. Just in time for the season to be over." -Darren
"I've never broken anything. Maybe I'm immortal!" -Madison
Another couple of minutes pass by...
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THE FRESHMAN (CLOSED - TEMPORARILY)
RomanceThe Freshman tells the story of a college freshman who finds herself caught between three different potential love interests, a rival Alpha Bitch, a demanding literature professor, and a score of kind and quirky friends and roommates. Who will she p...
