The Learning Curve

First Day

                    Up top is Abigail

I still can't believe I was accepted into one of the most popular medical field schools, Buskekin University. Even standing here now on campus is so surreal.

Chillbane, Maine is so different to my hometown of kadale, California. Instead of being sunny, bright and open, chillbane is small with woods, gloomy, and cold. Its everything I have always wanted since i found this school when i was 13. Being here is a actual dream come true, and I worked so hard for this.

The only down fall is I'm starting 2 weeks into the first semester. Finally, I've it to the main building where the counselors are to go over how I'm going to be able to pass my classes since I'm starting late.

As i walk through the doors i see this enthuastic red headed women bouncing in her seat and I'm just wondering where this women is getting all this engery from, she has got to be at least 50 years old. As I'm thinking tbis she comes bouncing up to me.

"Hey, you must be Abigail, I'm Veronica. I'll be your counselor for your Freshman year. Now I understand you are worried because you are starting late, may I ask you why you weren't able to start on the first day?"

"Oh yea I um had to have surgery"

"Oh my, honey what happened?"

"Well i was showing my replacement for the lead on the track team how I did things, just showing off and somehow my heart just didn't want to do what was needed. Turns out I have a small hole in my heart that was never found until then."

"Aw, you poor thing, well enough with that how about we go into my office and we can talk about how you can make up all your missed work in there."

"That sounds good to me ma'am"

"Please don't call me ma'am honey it makes me feel so old. Please take a seat. Now onto your missing school work. The teachers are going to give you in class credit when you were gone so you don't miss those points because those are definitely a major part in the gradebook for most of the classes we have you signed up for. Now for the homework and essay portion, how do you feel about a tutor?"

"A tutor is fine with me Veronica, as long as it helps me catch up and not fall behind even more."

"The tutor I have in mind is a junior here and double majoring in biochemistry and is a premed student so he's taken the classes that you need help in. I see here that he has an open appointment on Thursday of this week, at 2'oclock. You have an opening in your schedule at that time. I will update him to notify that that time is filled as of now"

"Thank you Veronica, this means a whole lot to me and I'm verythankful for everything you guys are doing for me."

"Its not a problem dear, I've seen your application for this school and not only were you an honourable athlete, but a scholar student and we are happy to have you here. Now hurry on your way, you have classes starting tomorrow and I'm sure you are just dying to see your new dorm room."

"Have a great day!"

"You hon, oh and be safe there was a girl that went missing two days after the semester started. We aren't sure yet if she went home yet and just didn't say anything."

"Oh I will and I'm sure that's exactly what happened with the girl Veronica."

"Just keep an eyeout darling."

"Okay, I will. I'll talk to you soon"

-time skip to entering the dormroom-

As I opened the dorm to my new room, my nerves start to get the best of me, but I decide to shove those thoughts to the back of my mind. I pushed the door open and as i walked in I can tell exactly what my roommates personality is just by the posters she has hanging up on the walls. While I'm looking around at my new room with my stuff behind me i feel someone run into me and i can hear a girl squeeling.

"Oh my god, oh my god, you are finally here! I can't believe you're here i was told you wouldn't be here for another two days. Don't look at the room!"

Does this girl breath is the only though going through my brain at this moment, like why? Maybe i over jumped into thinking i could tell who she was just by the posters on the wall.

As i go to move her off of me she puts her handsover my eyes blocking my sight of the room. My hands go up automatically trying to pry for fingers off of them and for some reason I start laughing. Soon she joins in and we both fall to the ground in hysterics. Everything is just so awkward and I'm not even sure how to respond to this girl as of now.

She releases me from her grip and we both look at eachother and then i realise, oh shit I know this chick! We went to the same high school and was sorta friends in 8th grade. I can't believe I didn't notice when i first came in.

"Damn it, Demeter! Why the hell would you do that, trying to give me a damn heart attack!!"

"I'm sorry Abigail, I was just excited that you were here and that I knew someone that also went here."