Mr. Postman

Chapter One

The heat was prickling me. If that's even possible.

Walking across the campus just so I could get to class on time was really a bother and I hated it. It was like our professors wanted us to melt under the sun's rays, causing us to lose our train of thought.  I scrambled to my feet once Trig was over and now, I was walking briskly towards my Journalism class. I've always loved writing and I couldn't be anymore happy with the course I picked.

My feet were also burning since I was wearing these sandals that showed most of my skin. The tank top I was wearing didn't help either since my skin was burning. I shielded my  eyes from the sun and managed to get to the building with a few minutes to spare. It was a good thing that my classroom was only a few feet away. I would just die of exhaustion if my classroom was down the dwindling halls.

I pushed the oak door open and a blast of cool air engulfed me. What I liked about this classroom was that it was air conditioned and the people there were generally nicer than the ones I had in other classes. Our professor wasn't't there yet which left us on our own. Students chattered their hearts out about the latest movies they watched and the parties they have attended to. Unlike me, they had a social life. After graduating High School, I still didn't know how to mingle with others.

"Blair hey!" There are only two ways to make friends. It's either you approach them, or they approach you. In this case, Tessa Valencia was the girl who approached me and as time went on we became close friends.

"Hi Tessa." I mumbled as I sat down on the seat next to her. She gave me a warm smile and threw an envelope to me.

“Reece told me to give that to you by the way. Never knew people still wrote letters.” The latter was mumbled softly. I picked up the envelope gingerly and let a small smile form on my lips. Despite the fact that Catherine was in New Jersey and I was in Phoenix, we still wrote each other letters. It was a little odd though because she could have just sent me an e-mail but she insisted on writing letters instead. In the back of my mind, I couldn’t help but wonder if she wrote letters to Garrett all the time. I shook the thought away and placed the white creased envelope inside my bag, saving it for later.

“Thanks.” The letter was three months due though. She always wrote at least once a month and she never forgot to write me a letter, unless she was busy and things happened. What kind of things? I wasn’t sure.

I started to pull out the clutter I had in my bag which were a couple of books we were going to discuss, pens and pencils and paper. That was all we really needed. The letter still burned in the back of my mind since I told myself that I shouldn't dwell on the past but Catherine surprised me by sending a handful of letters on the start of the school year. My roommate, Reece, scolded me for not telling her in advance about the letters but how was I supposed to know that Catherine would even do such a thing?

"Any plans for this summer?" I heard Tess ask beside me. I shrugged and played with a loose strand of my hair. To be honest I was going nowhere this summer. I might as well coop myself up in my mom's house and read some books until I get back to school.

"None as of the moment." I replied which was really the truth.

She nodded and started rummaging through her backpack. She handed me another envelope but it looked fancy and it was obviously not a letter. It was pink and it smelled of roses. I crinkled my nose and quirked an eyebrow at her. She urged me to open the envelope which I did since she won't stop pestering me until I do so.

Inside the pretty pink envelop was a stiff cream colored paper. I gingerly took it out a little astonished that I was actually holding an invitation to a wedding. A wedding. I gulped and read the contents slowly, making sure I wasn't dreaming or any of that stuff. Sure enough, the name Ms. and Mr. was written on it in very legible script. The date, time and place was also scribbled neatly below. I stared at it wide eyes and looked at Tessa with an open mouth.