Eighteen-year-old Cahlia Robinson is starting a new life at the prestigious Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. She is miles away from the people she's grown up with and the family who has always supported her. Lia rarely gets to visit the lo...
The cloth of my t-shirt rises when I shift on the bed. I ease my way over to the nightstand, seeing it's 10 o'clock in the morning. "Ugh," I grunt when I sit up from the bed.
For some reason, I'm super tired. I slept the entire car ride last night. We arrived at Bryce's apartment around 12 this morning and went straight to bed. I have zero idea how he made his 8 am class, but he will be gone all day. He doesn't finish until 1 this afternoon. Jayden and Levi also have classes for the whole day.
In short, my day will be uneventful.
I stand up and take my phone off the charger. I smile when I see a text from Bryce.
😍Other Half😍: Good morning, Lia. I'm sorry I won't be able to spend a majority of the day with you, but I don't want you to stay home. Take the house key that I left on the kitchen table and go explore the campus. Go visit the Ferguson Center or go layout on the Quad. I think you would really enjoy it. I love you and text me when you can 😘
Bryce was right. I did a lot of research about Alabama's campus before I came here. The pictures on Google looked beautiful. I did bring some schoolwork, so I wouldn't get behind. I decide to go to the Quad to work on it.
Me: You're right. I'm going to do some work on the Quad. Have fun in class. Love you 😘
I take a brisk shower in Bryce's bathroom while completing my other tasks. My outfit of choice is simple and gives off a college vibe. I'm wearing a yellow crop top, distressed high-waisted blue jean shorts, and my high-top white converse.
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I grab my backpack and phone, heading downstairs. After finding the key where Bryce said it was, I left the apartment; locking it behind me. The sun is shining bright, but there is a comfortable breeze. There are people walking down the sidewalk with backpacks on. Assuming they're going to campus, I follow them.
It takes me 20 minutes tops to get to campus. Finding the Quad was not difficult, considering its smacked dead in the middle of campus near a lot of green grass. There aren't that many people laying out. I spot the perfect area that is in the sun, but a little shaded by a tree.
I start my Put in Work playlist as I get my laptop and notebook, starting to work. The music booming in my ears silences out nature.
The dash, a digi', the schedule busy. My head in a hoodie, my shorty a goodie. My cousins are crazy, my cousins like Boogie. Life is amazin', it is what it should be.
I'm in the middle of finishing up my Econ assignment when I feel someone touch my shoulder. A guy with tanned skin and dark brown hair comes into view. I take out my plugs to hear him.
"Um, hey. My name is Evan and I was walking by, but then I saw you. You're incredibly stunning." His nervousness is somewhat cute, and he has guts. "Well, thanks for the compliment. I'm Cahlia." I shake his right hand while giving him a friendly smile. Evan bends down, glancing at my Economics 101 work.
