Chapter one: Moving Day

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This the the first chapter of the book and this is my first time writing a book. Please if you read dont be afraid to speak you mind on what needs improvement but in a mannerly manner.

This chapter is dedicated to chaparkuli for being the first person to voluntarily read my book. Thanks boo.

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Catherine P.O.V

"Cat come downstairs!" shouted my grandma.
"Coming." I answered back, as I looked in the mirror at my reflection. My dark skin glowed as the sunlight hit it from my window. My big hazel eyes looking bright as ever and my golden tips of my hair wrap in a puff with my unruly edges sladed to perfection.

I looked at my room one last time taking notice of the my childhood bedroom I'm no longer going to be staying in.

Walking down the stairs I notice my grandma with teary eyes staring down at a picture with my mom, her and myself at only 3 years of age.

"Oh grandma please don't cry. I'll call you every night before I go to bed. It will be like nothing change." I say as I hugged my grandma.
"But everything will change I'll be all alone. If feels like your mother is leaving me all over again."

I sighed, my mother died a year ago from cancer. I took care of her the best of my ablites but I guess the person upstairs says it was her time. When she died I felt like she took apart of me with her. I was moping around crying until my granddad told me a story that made me want to do everything that I can to make my mom proud.

She never went to college giving she was a black woman in America and came from a poor family but they made it work somehow. When she found out that I got offer a scholarship to The University of the Bahamas to study the Tourism Industry she smiled the bigger she ever since being diagnose.
"Grandma i know you and granddad miss mom just as much as I do, but she wouldn't want us to miss opportunities because she's not there to celebrate them." I say wiping her tears and mine.

Hearing that my cab reach, I hugged my grandma the tightes I ever had whispering I love you. I ran outside with my grandparents following me to help me with my luggage. I looked back at them one more time for a final goodbye until I see them for Christmas.
"Bye pumpkin" my granddad say pulling me into a hard soul crushing hug. "No boy young lady. Go there to make us proud." He said smirking my way until grandma punch him in the arm.
"Leave her be I want great grandbabies and boys are the way to it." She told my granddad off making me jealous of their relationship. They weren't your average grandparents, sometimes I still hear them. I shivered just thinking about them having, yh you get the picture. They still have their little fights and before the nights out they'll be back to kissing like they're some teenager who can't keep their hands off one another. I'll never trade my life for the life style of living with money if I get to experience what real love is.

My ex who just happens to be my neighbor, ranned outside with no shirt or shoes looking as hot as the day we ended things.
"Try not to miss me to much when your over there." That stupid smirk showing up on his thick pink lips.
"Its the other way babes." I reply going into the cab while ending my statement off with a wink and blowing kiss to my grandparents who were smiling the biggest of smiles with tears in their eyes.
"I love you." We all sayed at the same time.

As I arrived at The University of the Bahamas it was your average college. Filled with freshmen, sophomore and senior year students all around. I walked around looking down at the paper with my dorm room number and passcode are on. After a few trys I consider walking to the office to ask for a map of the place, that is until BRAM! I fell on the ground screaming making everyone turn to look at me and start whispering.
"Omg I'm so sorry I didn't see you there." The girl I bummed into said as I got up from the ground picking up my luggage as well. "It's ok I was looking down trying to find my dorm room, instead of paying attention to where I was going."
"That's right your freshman aren't you? I knew you looked new and out of place." She said laughing surprisingly nonhigh pitch. She very beautiful now that I'm looking at her from and almost eye to eye level. She a little shorter than my 5'8 frame. She's a little brighter than I am. With puffy hair that is style in two with rubber bands that are in the front of the puffs.

 With puffy hair that is style in two with rubber bands that are in the front of the puffs

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I figure some wouldn't know what I'm meaning sooo. Anyways back to the story.

Her eyes are green but held so much wisdom. As for her frame, I myself would personally do her. She's not that curvy but the way she carry herself turns me on. She's wearing a capri white rip jeans and a plaid blue shirt opened that is showing the white lace bra and white tennis shoes.
"Hello?" She said waving infront of my face. I guess i got caught up with her beauty and style that i spaced out. "I'm asking what's your dorm room number. Maybe I can take you there. This is my second year here so i pretty much know where everything is." She said wearing a smile that's genuine and wants to actually help.
"If it's no trouble. I don't want to take you out of your rout." I try explaining.
"No its not. My boyfriend is already on my black list so let's make him sweat by thinking I'm talking with other boys." She grabbing one of my suitcase as we began walking in the opposite direction. "Which I don't do by the way. I love that stupid boy so much it hurts." She's say flashing her pearlly whites as she smile just thinking about him.

Damn where do people find that kind of love. That's the kind I'm willing to pay money for. If I have to order him offline, eBay, Amazon, any shipping site I will but sigh people like me don't get that type of love.

People like me fall in love with people who we know isn't in love with us but because we're so blinded by the idea of love we look pass it. Maybe I can love him for the both of us. Only for 4 years into the relationship you found him in bed with not one, not two but three men enjoying himself may more than he ever did with you. Then you blame yourself for never noticing it before and swear off love forever. You won't be able become a cat or a dog lady because you allergic to both so you have to get a stinken fish that dies every week because you forget to feed it.

"And that's how he made me fall dangerously in love with him." She said pulling me out of my worst nightmare.
"Oh that's cute." I say playing along as if I was listening.
"Anyways here we are, room 567." She looked at me like she want to say my name but doesn't know it.
"Catherine."
"Catherine right. My name is very different so if i tell you promise you won't laugh." She says with a serious face but there's twinkle behind her eyes.
"Girls honor." I reply raise four fingers in the air.
"It's Oxy short for Oxygen. My parents are scientists and name all their children elements of the periodic table. They're crazy I know." She rushes out and I stare at her and strug my shoulders.
"It's different. I like it Oxy." When in reality I wanted to laugh but not try to scared away the one person who talked to me since arriving.

I turned to the door, punching in the keycode for the room and walked in staring at the small but opened room.
"I'm jealous." Oxy said. "My room isn't this beautiful." She says as she pulls out her ringing phone with a smirk like she already know who's on the other line.
"Hey babe." She says answering it with a flirtatious voice.
"No, I'm not cheating on you." She rolls her eyes.
"Yes, I know you love me." She sigh.
"No, I'm not getting pregnant in college. She rolls her eyes again.
"Because I'm to young." She says as she walk towards the door with a face that says this was something they've already talked about.

Before she leave she turns around covering the microphone "oh wear something hot tonight we're going clubbing." Was her final words to me before she turns back to her boyfriend on the phone. Saying something along the lines of no sex for him tonight because he's being annoying. Then I'm left all alone with nothing to do.

"Happy Moving Day to Me." I said closing the door behind Oxy.

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-Stephy

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