Rony's Greatest Gig #Wattys2019 [COMPLETED]

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She's also by herself, just kicking a soccer ball against the wall of the frat house.
She doesn't really look dressed up for a college party, or really any party for that matter.
Just a pair of generic shorts and a green tie dye tank top that says "Greenstown" on it.
But she is really something...

"Lost? I don't believe so." I say softly as I look in the girl's direction.

Her whole face lights up.

"Speak again, my child!" She shrieks, running into my arms.

"Woah!" I jump away from her.

"I...I just can't believe it!"

Oh no...I realize what she's talking about now...

"You are from Britain as well?!" She exclaims.
"I was feeling so awfully homesick last semester and I ended up coming back to the UK. This semester my mum and dad really pushed for me to give university another go here. I think I might feel a little less homesick if you want to be mates or something?...Sorry I don't mean to make you uncomfortable and I most certainly did not mean to scare you."

I just watch her talk to me in utter disbelief.
All I took away from that was the way she says the word 'uncomfortable'.
I would say..or at least a normal American speaker would say "un-comf-ter-bull".
Yet, this girl pronounced every syllable beautifully.
"Un-comf-er-tah-bull".
The way it should be said.
The most beautiful time the word "uncomfortable" will ever be said.
I better learn from her!

"So what do you say?" She asks, extending her arm.

"Pardon?" I peck an eyebrow.

"Mates?" She raises her eyebrows at me, arm still extended.

I smile at her, and accept the handshake, but I don't really say anything. Honestly I'm not sure what to say.

"I don't reckon I even know your name yet. I'm Rony."

"Rony?"

Ah, she said it correctly!

"That's a fun name." She says, looking down at her sneakers.

"I'm Jasper."

I kind of giggle to myself.
"Like the ghost?"

Jasper smirks at me.
"I reckon that's Casper..."

I stop myself from asking if they watch shows like that in Britain because I am supposed to be from there as well. Yikes.

"Sorry.." I laugh.

Jasper is gorgeous.
I don't even mean that in a sexy kind of way, I mean she is like a work of art.

She is dark, and you know by now I like dark girls 🤤
She looks like she probably has Indian roots, but she is definitely also something else except I couldn't even tell you what that something else is.
She has long and wavy dark hair and two pieces are up in a bun which has her looking like a queen straight out of "StarTrek" or something.
She also has indigo streaks in her hair.
I wonder if that's a reference from
Dear Evan Hansen.
Before you get your hopes up, I am not part of that fandom. I just know all the songs because Melle would not stop listening to the soundtrack for a few months straight and the voice actor in me couldn't not have a great auditory memory!

All the planning, the reading,...I honestly was never prepared for an encounter like this.
Meeting someone who thinks we are the same when we most certainly are not...
That's a lot of pressure!

"So what are you doing here?" I ask awkwardly.

Again, stutter or not, I will always speak awkwardly.