maybe i just want to be yours {zion kuwonu}

~5~

it is officially the first day of school. thankfully, i do not have an 8am class, i would have died. last year i did, it was another reason why i did not have the "full college experience". today i have psychology and it starts at 3pm and ends at 5pm. right now it's 12pm, lydia is already gone because her class starts at 12pm. i am actually very grateful to have a class at 3pm because i don't like waking up early in the morning. then again, i do not think any normal person likes to wake up early in the morning. my class is not too far away. i am just happy that it is not on the other side of campus. it's only about a thirty minute walk, so it is not that bad if a distance.

i roll out of bed and go to the bathroom. i usually don't like taking showers in the morning, i like to take showers at night so that i don't have to worry about my hair drying in time. but since i have all the time in the world to get ready i decide to take a shower. i brush through my thick, long hair and hop in the shower. right when i finish, i wrap a towel around my hair. i actually already have my outfit planned for today.

i sit at my desk where my makeup mirror is located. i am not that into makeup, and may i add i am not great at putting it on. if i want to look good i let lydia do it for me. in this case, it's just school. first, i put on eyeliner. i just create a simple winged look, nothing crazy. then, i curl my lashes and apply some mascara. luckily, my skin is very clear so there is not need for me to put on foundation. but i do wear concealer under my eyes when i don't get enough sleep. last night i got so much sleep so there is no need for that today. i apply some highlight to my cheekbones and lastly, lip gloss. i am going to wear an off the shoulder dress and some wedges. i put my clothes and i stare at myself in the mirror. as i keep staring at myself, i decide that it's too fancy and i the last thing i want to do is look like a try hard. so instead, i pick out some high waisted shorts with a red crop top and i will pair it with my white vans. i put those clothes on and stare at myself more. yes, this is it. it's not too dressed up or dressed down.

it is 1:00pm, i have two hours. i grab my backpack and leave my dorm room to go grab some food. i go to a café and order myself a cup of coffee and a sandwich. once i finish i walk over to my class.

there are new faces here every day. you never really get to see the same person when you walk by, unless they are your friends. or if they are on a sports team, or just the popular kids in general. i arrive to my class and it is not that big of a room. there are already a few people and the professor has not arrived yet.

moments later, a guy that i recognize that walks in. he is about six feet tall, has blonde dreads, and sparkling brown eyes. he is wearing a yellow graphic t-shirt with distressed jeans. his arms are perfectly toned, not too muscular. i get a closer look at him... i cannot believe it, it's zion. oh boy, hopefully he doesn't recognize me. but damn he looks so good. i am actually very ecstatic right now because never in a million years i would think that i would ever see him again.

he starts to walk towards me. "shit. please don't sit next to me," i whisper under my breath.

he sits right next to me. "hey," he says.

i turn around, i am so nervous, "he-y."

"you look familiar, you're the girl from starbucks. you're even more good looking up close."

i can feel myself turning red, my face starts to get warm. did he really just compliment me? oh my gosh! so i was right, he did look at me when i walked past him. "thank you. you're um- really attractive too," i say nervously.

"well my name is zion by the way." yes i already know, "my name is analise, but i go by ana."

"cute!" he says.

a short middle aged man walks in and introduces himself and starts the class, "good afternoon everybody! i am professor davis and i will be your psychology professor for this year."

"well he seems like he'd be an easy teacher," zion says.

"yea." i giggle. what the hell ana, yea you suck at this.

professor davis continues to talk to the class and zion continues to talk to me.

"so yea, um i'm a junior. i've never seen you here before. are you a freshman?"

"nope, i am a sophomore and yea i have never seen you either."

"well, want to hang out sometime? i'll take your number."

this is actually happening! "i would love to hang out!" calm down ana, someone's too excited. "um sorry, yea i will hang out with you."

he laughs and runs his hand through his hair. he takes out this phone and hands it to me so i can put my number in it.

"now that you know a little bit about me. i will take attendance," professor davis says. "one thing i do in this class is call everyone by their last names," he continues.

he starts to call out people from their last names, he gets to me, "miss castro." then he says, "mr. kuwonu." which is zion's last name.

"well, analise castro... fancy," zion says.

"zion kuwonu, complicated." i snap.

"sass, i like it," he says.

the class went by very quickly. professor davis did not teach, i mean it is the first day of school. for the most part, he let us do anything he wanted. so that meant, zion and i talking. i feel very comfortable around zion, it is like those scenarios where you only know someone for a day but you think you know everything about him.

zion and i walk out of the classroom together and it turns out that both of us don't have any other classes today. he walks me to my dorm and comes with me to my room. we walk inside my room and lydia and nick are casually making out on her bed.

"hey guys!" i exclaim.

lydia and nick turn red, "you could've knocked," lydia says.

"excuse me, this is my room too," i say.

"wait who's that?" lydia asks, pointing at zion.

"his name is zion."

"oh the guy from starbucks. wait i thought you didn't-" she realizes what she's saying and stops.

zion looks at me with a huge smile on his face, "you talked about me."

"guilty," i squeak.