Breathe
Chapter 1: New Year, New Day
"Quinnifer, time to wake up sweetie," said a soft voice from behind a closed door. The girl sprawled out across her queen-sized bed uttered a groan before allowing herself to shift over onto her side. The Sun licked the tips of her eyelids and allowed her let a smile escape as she began to think of what was in store for her.
Casually slipping off of the bed and landing with a quiet thud on the carpet, the brown haired girl named Quinn swiftly moved out of her room and across the hall to her bathroom. She stopped in front of the mirror and glanced at the reflection in front of her. When did she start caring about her she looked? When did it matter that school was starting again and she had to leave the quiet comforts of her home? Oh yea, she remembered, it was when she started to care what the seemingly dumb and egotistic rich boy thought of her. It was the moment when his laugh caused her heart to skip a beat. It was the first time she was annoyed with Mark's boring tone that never revealed any hint of passion. It was the moment when she defied everything she ever believed in and let herself slowly fall in love with the boy named Logan Reese. Smiling at this memory, Quinn slipped into the shower and let the hot water drench her.
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"Quinnifer Pensky?" asked a tall, red headed girl in a light blue dress.
"Yes?" answered Quinn, unsure of what was going on.
"Don't be so scared, I'm just here to assign you to your room. I think you've had it before; room 101? And your roommates are Zoey Brooks and-"
"Lola!" Quinn emitted a scream.
"Yeah, that's her. Here's you key. And welcome back!" the dorm assistant said with a smile before calling the name of the next girl. "Stacey Dilson?"
Upon hearing this Quinn made a b-line for Lola; not only because she missed her, but because she was hoping to avoid the ever so annoying Stacey Dilson.
"Hey!" Lola said. Her face beaming with a smile that stretched to her dark brown eyes. She embraced Quinn into a tight hug; she hadn't realized how much she actually missed her best friend until now. Quinn hugged back with the same realization.
"Wow, you look so great, and oh my God; Lola, did you cut your hair?" Quinn gasped.
"Only a few inches," Lola smiled and flipped her hair that now rested a few inches above her shoulders; it had been Vince's idea.
The two girls hugged again before grabbing there things and walking to their dorm since Lola had been assigned a bit before Quinn.
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Two hours after unpacking, hugging Zoey (she'd arrived about 30 minutes after them), and decorating their room, the girls found themselves exhausted.
"Zoey, go get me a coffee, please?" begged Lola.
"No way! You have two legs, go it yourself! And while you're there, pick up a biscotti for me?" Zoey asked before being attacked by a fluffy blue pillow and Lola. Zoey's screams and laughs could be heard throughout the dorm. Quinn looked at the two with amusement on her face and was about to get up and leave when the two pounced on her.
"Let me go, let me go!" Quinn cried before receiving a tickle-attack. She tried to reach for her zap watch, but it was grabbed and thrown across the room by Zoey, who then began to tickle Quinn even harder.
"I told you we should have gotten the camera! This would have made a great hit! "Physco Girls Officially Go Off the Deep End'" laughed a familiar voice. The three girls looked up to see their best friend, Michael Barrett smiling down at them.
"Michael!" they all chorused before tackling him in a hug.
"Hey, what about me?" asked Chase, who'd been hiding behind Michael until he was tackled. The girls immediately added Chase to their pile, except for Zoey who soon got up, pulling Chase with her, and planting a soft kiss on his lips. He smiled, having not seen Zoey for a whole two weeks was torture to his soul. The friends on the floor rolled their eyes before getting up and crashing down on an available seat.
"So, where's Logan?" Quinn asked, realizing he wasn't there.
"I was wondering when you'd miss me," the brown haired boy said running into the room and picking her up. Quinn's laughs filled the room instantly and make Logan's heart melt. He leaned in and kissed her before pulling away to tell the group his exciting news.
"You guys will never guess who's here!" Logan said, ecstatic.
"Who?" asked Michael, clearly intrigued.
"Dana, Dana Cruz!"