When I'm With You | TH

Chapter 3

I turned around to look at the girl in front of me. "Uhm, yeah. Are you Tiffany?" I asked.

"Yes! It's so nice to finally meet you!" she smiled as she took my hand and shook it.

Tiffany opened the door as we were welcomed by a cozy dorm room. It was not that big, but it looked pretty clean. There were artistic paintings around the white walls along with a long ancient-looking stitched rugs placed on the floor. She helped me unpack my clothes. She was very bubbly and friendly. The atmosphere around us was lively. There were no tension or unnecessary awkwardness.

"Let me show you around, Cassie!" Tiffany  pulled my hand as I was done packing out my things into the dorm. She dragged me around the building. The UCL dorm was bigger than what it looked like from outside. It had a basketball court, tennis court, library, cafeteria, laundry room, storage, swimming pool, gym and track field. According to Tiffany, UCL has had more than 100 years of history. They highly prioritized their students. They really do make newcomers feel at home, so they provided various facilities for the students recreation and leisure.

Tiffany seemed eager to make new friends. She greeted everyone they met in the hall. She was in high spirit, always smiling and laughing all the time, that was what made me had a great time talking to her.

As we strode along the corridor, I caught a familiar figure from the corner of my eyes. I lifted my gaze from Tiffany towards the figure walking in our direction, I couldn't help but to stare. He looked strangely recognizable.

Remnants of my past resurfaced. He was definitely someone I knew. Someone who was always with me all along, but no matter how hard I tried to remember, I couldn't put a finger on who it was. His messy, brunette hair spilled over his dark brown eyes. He was bobbing his head as he listened to the music playing in his headphones while shoving his hands into his pockets as he walked past us. The sound of his light footsteps resounded in her head. Tap, tap, tap.

"Cassie, are you listening?" Tif's voice snapped me out of my trance.

My head was blank for a second. "What was that again?" I asked while giggling.