West struggles to pull her bags up the staircase to her dorm room.
West: Come on! Just a little bit further! Life please be on my side this one time!
Benny: Need a little help?
West turns around and sees Benny standing at the bottom of the stairs waving and smiling.
West: Excited Ben!!!!
She drops all her bags and runs down to tackle Benny with a welcoming hug.
Benny: Hey! I didn't think you were gonna be here this early! My parents just dropped me off.
West: Well yeah I had to get a little head start before all the other kids start pouring in ya know?
Benny: I know that's right. You need some help?
West: That would be amazing!
Benny: Great because I do too! So I'll grab the little travel sized ones and you'll get the—
Avery walks through the door.
Avery: Ugh! Benny there's literally no parking spaces outside so I parked next to this shady ice cream stand.
Benny: What was shady about it?
Avery: They made you sign wavers before you tried anything on the menu.
Benny: Uhhhhhh...
They look at each other and burst into laughter.
Avery: I probably shouldn't have eaten that cone.
West: Avery you didn't.
Avery: Avery did.
Benny: Okay well as your last act of kindness before you fall over and die, I recommend you give us a hand.
Avery: With what?
West nudges at their luggage.
Avery: Ohhhhh... yeah I can't move that.
West: Avery please! This shit is fucking heavy!
Avery: .... Uhhhhhh! Fine.
Avery and Benny help West drag her luggage upstairs. they eventually reach the top, but are interrupted by a loud scream from a distant dorm room.
Benny: Bitch what now?!
A half naked girl comes running down the hall yelling "fire! fire!".
West: Did she just say-
Avery: Fire!!
Everybody in the hallway begins to run towards the exit as fiery flames engulf a dorm at the end of the hall.
Benny: Wait my bags!!
West: Your bags or your life, Benny?!
West takes Benny by the arm and they run downstairs out of the building.
Benny: My Dior!!!
West, Avery and Benny join the crowd and head outside to the campus grounds.
West: Well this is just great! My first day of college and it catches on fire! AND I forget my ointment?! Is this a sign?
Avery: Babe we gotta stay positive- wait why do you have ointment?
Benny: That's just nasty.
West: Reasons for my ointment are unimportant! Our building is on fire Avery!
West gestures at the building.
Avery: Ugh whatever. I need cheese fries.
Benny: There's the food court! I need something with matcha in it and a goddamn advil.
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West Of Ordinary | COLLEGE SEASON
Short StorySeason Three Description: Get ready for a fresh chapter in Westenia's life! West, along with her two best friends, Benny and Avery, have graduated to college life at the University of Santa Monica. They're officially college freshmen, taking on the...
