Romira

Chapter - 4

I crave to be your lightness,
In the world of your darkness,
To wet your dryness,
To fill your emptiness.
~ Akanksha Jaiswal.

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Akira

My annoying but helpful alarm wakes me up as its usual time kicks in. I struggle to not sleep again. Though I'm an organized freak but that doesn't mean I'm a morning person, in fact quite opposite. Maybe that's why I always wait for weekend, almost desperately. After some self motivational quote, I get up from my bed and shape it back to normal. Slowly and lazily I ease my way toward washroom, to prepare myself for a new start.

Suddenly I'm excited as the thought of new life crosses my mind, reminding me it's first day of my dream college and first step toward my ultimate dream.

After a quick hot shower, I wrap a towel around me and make my way back to the room. I open my wardrobe as I look through my choices of clothes. I pick out a blue top with full sleeves. I like full sleeves so most of my tops and shirt are of that type. I do a little debate on jeans and skirt but like I knew I go for jeans anyway. After putting my clothes on, I stand in front of dressing mirror as I analyze my appearance. It looks good on me. I don't use any makeup. At some occasions, yes but not on daily basis. Nada. I apply a bit of lip gloss and pick my hairs up in a pony tail.

I'm ready.

I drawl in living room or big room and wait for Sydney. She is going to show my locker and my first art class.

It doesn't take long before she comes out of her room looking beautiful like a model. She looks pretty. I'm not very short, but I'm surely shorter than her. My five point three feet length is not that short but it is short nonetheless. She glances at me and smiles immediately, a radiant smile, "Good morning, were you waiting for long?"

I shake my head, "No, just few minutes. Are you ready?"

She nods, "Yeah, just let me pick my keys." She goes back inside her room and returns as quickly.

We pad our way together on the busy hallway. Almost everyone seems busy in their own world. It's first day of new semester, some are new students like me some are old one.

"What's your locker number?"

I open my schedule paper that is on my hand. It says 786b.

"Its 786b." I show her my paper pointing on the number.

She nods pointing at other giant glass door, "Its in second hallway. Come on."

After few minutes of searching I finally find my locker. Opening, I stuff it with half my things in hurry, making a mental note to clean it after class ends.

I turn toward Sydney, who is who is waiting patiently for me. "Thank you. You don't have to show me the class, I will find it myself."

She playfully glares me, tugging my arm, "Hey now, don't be silly. I will show it to you. We have plenty of time before classes start."

I sigh in defeat and follow her. "This your second year right?"

"Yeah. Me, Luke and Lucas are sophomore. Adam is junior. King and Slade are in Senior."

Oh okay.

"Tell me about you and Luke, if you don't mind." I try to make conversation and I'm terrible at it. I always end up creating an awkward situation.

She laughs lightly, "There is nothing interesting here. We have been friends for our whole life, you know as our parents are friends so are we. When we were matured enough, we felt mutual attraction so we kissed and he asked me out hence here we are. We are dating for four years now."