White Noise

1. First Night

It was like pulling teeth with my father to let me live off campus. My first three years of college I had agreed to go to the community college but I set my foot down when I got accepted to a university hours away from home. I could t wait to move away.

"Sweetheart, please. If you are going to be hours away I rather you be safe in the dorm rooms where there is supervision. It will keep my heart at ease" he tried to reason with me but I just kept quite. I knew my father and he would cave in.

"Elena..." he said before he ran his hiders through his hair and groaned in frustration.

"Fine, you can live off campus but if you live off campus I am going to make weekly visits Elena" my father said wagging his finger at me like I was a child.

"Sure, okay dad" I hugged him tightly and quickly went to search for apartments near campus.

Two weeks later, and 10 apartments my dad had finally agreed on one.

Tony and Alex, my dad's two most trusted men drove the eight hours to my new place to help me move in. My dad didn't even have the audacity to drive up with me; he had work to do but will see me at the end of the week. The six hour drive to the city was long and quite but I couldn't help but get anxious in my seat. I couldn't wait to live on my own and away from my father.

When we finally arrived to my new apartment the guys immediately started to unload. Tony was in charge of putting my bed together as Alex unloaded the mounds of boxes from the truck.

"Pinche IKEA!" Tony said from my bedroom and I couldn't help but bust out laughing

"Whatever you do not finish Tony I will; just need the bed to be put together" I peaked my head into the bedroom and saw that it was already made.

"Hey its already made; what's the problem?" He turned around with the directions in his hands and a look of frustration.

"The directions weren't working mijita...So I just put it together myself. Don't need no directiones" He threw the directions in the trash and finished putting my mattress on top of my new iron bed.

Alex came into the room to drop off a few boxes, looking overwhelmed and tired. "Good pendejo, now you can help unload the boxes"

An hour later most of my things were put away and my TV was hooked up thanks to Alex.

"We better get going mijita, don't want to hit that bad traffic going back" I felt like I was gonna tear up a little; these guys watched me grow up and where like dads to me; more than my actual dad.

"You guys come visit me often please; I am going to miss you" I said pulling them in for a group hug.

"You stay out of trouble now, we don't want to come mess up any cabrones cause they break your heart; we did enough of that back home" Tony said and I rolled my eyes

"No chicos Tony, only hombres" I winked at him and he rolled his eyes before walking out with Alex. I waved them off and finished unpacking my stuff, placing it where I wanted.

As night came I gathered all the trash and headed down the stairs to the dump where I saw a young girl about my age throwing away her trash.

"Hey, are you new here?" She asked as I threw my oversized trash bag into the dumpster. I smacked my hands together , slightly cleaning them.

"Uh yeah, I'm Elena" I held my hand out for her to shake and she took it. She had a big smile her face as she did. She was pretty, blonde short hair with bright blue eyes and blemish free skin.

"That's awesome! We need more young girls here; mostly lots of guys. Are you attending St Augustine's?"

"Yeah, just for my last year. Went to college back home"

"That's cool, well me and my friends are going out to the club in town if you want to come?"

I haven't been to a club in months, trying to make sure I didn't end up on my dads shit list and not let me move out.

"God yes, I haven't been out in a while"

"Cool, here let me give you my number"

We exchanged phones and I entered in my number into hers and she into mine.

"I'll call you when we are about to leave, around 10"

I headed back to my apartment and took a shower. I laid out a couple dresses before deciding on the white halter and white skirt with some heels.

I let my hair dry to his natural state of waviness and applied a little bit of makeup. Soon after my phone started to ring and I

Saw that it was "Shay" who I assumed was the girl I met downstairs.

"Hey girl you ready?!" I heard a couple giggles in the back and could sense that had pregamed.

"Yeah I'll meet you downstairs?"

"Yes! Our Uber just showed up. Black Escalade"

I hung up the phone and headed downstairs and got into the black Escalade where there was already five girls in.

Tonight was going to be a much needed night of drinking.