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I did it. I finally did it.

I was standing in my dorm. The one I paid to have all to myself. Boxes littered the floor, marked with different rooms on the sides. I wanted to squeal I was so happy. I was in America. I was in a university, or college as I heard some Americans call it. I had a dorm to myself. I was on my way to what I want to be. After a few minutes just looking around me. I did squeal. I jumped up and down too.

I didn't really want to unpack all of it right now, so I thought I'd have a look around campus. I grabbed my coat and skipped down the stairs, being way too energetic for the elevator. Putting my iPod headphones in, I bopped my head and went down the stairs in rhythm to the music. When I was in high school that would have been impossible, I was extremely clumsy then, but when I was with –my now ex-boyfriend- Jacob, I found my balance easily.

Ahh my Jacob. The one thing I didn't want to leave behind. But he was starting up a garage this year while I was over here. I didn't want to have to leave him. But getting the scholarship here was the best thing that ever happened to me. So I wasn't about to let it go. I just missed Jacob already…

I had reached the bottom level and tried to stop my dancing to the music, but it was hard, a good song came on. A few people were entering the dorm house but as soon as they passed me I was bopping my head again. I closed my eyes and kept walking for a little bit.

And then I hit a wall.

"Shit" I murmured, rubbing my head. Opening my eyes, I saw I didn't hit a wall. I hit a a box, that was being held by a person. A very muscular person. A very muscular attractive person. Fuck. What a great thing to do.

"I am so sorry." I said to him in my extremely Australian accent as I backed away, taking out my ear phones and putting them in my bag. As I backed away I got a better look of him. His muscles were defined but not to big, his face was straight and angular, he had a strange hair color… almost bonze. He was about a head and a half above me and his eyes were.. they were a piercing green. I like them very much…

My assessment had only taken a few seconds, and before long he was laughing. He threw his head back and laughed a very… attractive laugh. I didn't think a laugh couldbe attractive. But I guess he proved me wrong.

I looked at the ground and my blush overtook me. "Sorry." I mumbled again.

His laughter slowly stopped and he gave me a crooked smile. "That's a great way to introduce yourself." His voice was deep and flowing…

"I-ah I have to go." I almost ran past him and onto the lawn outside before running to hide behind a tree.

"Ah fuck fuck fuck! Your so fucking stupid Bella! Fucking hell!" I was angry at myself. Why couldn't I have done that to someone that wasn't at all attractive? Fricken hell. And I had to do it to someone that was gorgeous. Damn it!

After a couple minutes of yelling quietly at myself, I went back around the tree and saw the boy standing outside the dorm house, his back leaning against it. My heart beat a bit faster when he looked around and his eyes almost came to mine. But I turned away and started my search of the campus. I wanted to find their gym first. Since I had been with Jake, he had taught me how to play a couple of sports when I had gained my balance skills. But the one that he thought I was best at was basketball. So, hopefully if I found the gym. I would find a signup sheet. Which would be great. I was actually really good at it. In my old town in Australia, I had been a legend on the court. Well for my team.

I was wandering around the school, and it took my half an hour to find the gym. Which was way to long. But just inside the gym, there was a sign up desk for different sports. No one was there but me. So I just walked up and found girls basketball, before putting my name and email address down.

Since it took me half an hour to find the gym, I thought I would just go back and unpack. I needed to get it done seeing as tomorrow I wanted to go get some more clothes because I didn't bring many with me. The day after that was the first day. I was going to be so nervous, I knew it.

It was starting to get chilly so I jogged back to my dorm. I should have gone for a run this morning… but I didn't/

There was no good looking man when I got to the dorm house which I was grateful for. He probably had a girlfriend anyway. I took the elevator instead of the stairs this time. All my energy was gone. I got to my floor and started walking down to my room. But stopped when I saw a girl moving boxes into it. After a second, I started walking slowly up to her. I had paid for a dorm to myself. I had paid a lot of money. The girl was small. Her short black hair was spike up. She had curves in the right places and nice legs. She had a great face too. But at the moment I didn't want to compliment her.

"E-excuse me?" I asked, my heavy accent breaking the silence.

She spun around. "Oh! Hey! You must be Bella?" She smiled at me. "Could you help me with these? I saw that yours were already in there." She nodded her head in the direction of the dorm.

"I… would… but I think there's been a mistake."

Her head cocked to the side. "Mistake?" she asked.

"Yeah well, I spent like heaps on getting a dorm to myself… and you just appeared…"

"Oh… they didn't tell you?" she sighed. "I hate it when they make me tell people. Administration told me to move into here because they didn't have enough dorms. They told me to give you this." she reached into a bag on the floor and pulled out an envelope.

I took it and looked in. It had a check. Fucking hell. This was not what I wanted.

"Oh…" I sighed while looking into the envelope.

"I'm so sorry. But just because you don't have the dorm to yourself, doesn't mean we cant have fun. I'm Alice by the way."

"Hi…" I was kind of out of it. I walked over to a box and piled it onto another one.

"Oh, those ones are heavy, I wouldn't try lifting them at onc-" she cut herself off when I lifted them with ease.

I don't look it. Which is good cause I don't want to look like I have a lot of muscle. But I do have muscle. I am a lot stronger then other girls. I took the boxes inside and found her other pile of them. Mine where now pushed to the other side of the room. I sighed deeply, closed my eyes, and pinched the bridge of my nose. Alice only had one more box so I left that one to her and walked into my bedroom. Collapsing onto it and burring my face into the pillow. I wanted to cry. I wanted to smash something. I was angry. And I felt like I had been played. I was just. Pissed off to the max. I heard the front door close and mine open.

"Bella? I know we only just met, and I can tell your not, but are you okay?"

I laughed at her choice of words at the end. "Yeah, just a bit angry."

"They did this to my brother too." She laughed, "But he might have deserved it." When she said brother I instantly thought of a duplicate of Alice. Alice looked like a cute sweet pixie. So for a brother I just imagined a short, black haired, muscular pixie.

"It's just stupid! Why did they have to do this at the last minute?!"

"Well would you have rathered it to happen during the school year when you've already gotten settled?"
"No, not really."

"Well then its better then it could have been."

I shrugged. She sat on the very corner of my bed as I turned around to face her with my legs crossed. We were in silence for a bit until she spoke again.

"What do you want for dinner?"

That had totally gone out of my mind. It was already pretty dark. "Uh.. I don't know. Umm. Wanna eat out…?"

She grinned. "Yes! I know this great Thai place just down the road. Grab your coat and lets go!"

I crooked an eyebrow at her. She was getting way to excited over dinner.

Alice was standing up, a thinking face on her. "Wait, better idea. Lets call them and get takeaway. And then we can talk more?"

I nodded slowly. "Alright. Get me anything with chicken in it but not too spicy."

"Kay!" she put her thumbs up at me before going out the room.

I collapsed back into my bed. and looked on my bedside table. I had unpacked one box this morning. And it was the box with my letter stuff in it. I loved writing letters. They seemed more personal then emails. Grabbing a pen I started one to Jake.

Hey Jake,

How are you? Its beautiful over here. But missing you already. Just move over here? Yeah. I think you should. And I think you should think you should.

I had a bit of a hiccup with the rooms. You know how I told you I got one to myself? Yeah well that didn't happen. At the last minute a girl was thrown into the dorm. Stupid administration. But she seems really nice. I think you'd approve of her. So far she seems really energetic. Like me. But more. She's cute. So I think I should get along well with her. What do you think?

I signed up for BBall today (A.N BBall is basketball just if you don't know) there didn't seem to be many names down. But I'm hoping on the first day heaps of people will sign up. Cause you know how I love to work for my place in a team. Ah I bumped into this guy this morning. It was really embarrassing.

My accent feels so out of place here! I mean you don't notice when you're with other people that have the same accent. But when you're over here… its so much different! I'm a bit scared that people will think that because I'm different that they wont want to talk to me. I know that's probably just me being superstitious. But yeah. That's how I feel. I'll write another letter after the first day?

How's your garage going so far? You know the whole of Warooka is backing you up. (A.N. Warooka is a small town in South Australia) So you'll be fine with business. I'm sure Dad will be in a bit to get you to check is ute. Maybe I should just pay you heaps to get it fixed permanently. Cause it's been such a hassle.

I'm sure Dad and Emmet could use your help with seeding and the cattle. We always need your help. How's your Dad? I hope he's alright. Dad told me he's in a bit of a rough patch.

Anyway I'm off to talk to my new room mate.

I still love you, Babe. Missing you already.

Bella. Xxx

I ended my letter just as Alice called me out of the room.

"Hey, it's going to be about 15 minutes. What do you say to a game of twenty questions?"

I paused. "What's that?"

She looked me for a bit then started laughing. When she saw that I wasn't laughing she stopped. "Oh, you were serious. Sorry. Umm well, it's a game to get to know people. I ask you a question. You ask me one. You just go until you reach twenty."
"Oh, okay."

"I'll go first. Wait, do you want to sit down?" she moved some boxes off a couch I had never seen before. It was a big one. I was sure it hadn't been here this morning. But I sat down on it anyway and melted onto it. "Alright, Where do you come from?"

"That's easy, Australia."

"Well I wanted to make sure." She poked her tongue out at me.

I laughed. "Okay, umm… What do you want to be?"
"Fashion designer or fashion journalist."

I nodded slowly, then thought of an idea. "Hey Alice? I don't know anyone here. Except for you. And seeing as you like fashion. Could you come shopping with me tomorrow? I need clothes…"
She grinned. "YES!"

I laughed at her enthusiasm. " Okay your turn."

"Got any siblings?"

"Yeah, one, his name is Emmet and he's back in Australia. He's… 23 this year. What about you. You got any other siblings then your brother?"

She sighed, "No, I only have my twin Edward."

That just confirmed by thoughts on the image of a small pixie man. Because she said they were twins I just immediately thought of that.

"Is he here?"

"Yeah, he was helping me move boxes from one side of the campus to the other."

"Well that's nice of him."

"Yeah. He is a good brother." The doorbell rang. "That'll be the food!" She said enthusiastically. Alice got up and ran to her purse on the kitchen table… another thing that wasn't there when I got here… She paid of the food and brought it back into the living room. Passing me one of the oddly shaped boxes and chopsticks she started eating. I watched her for a second then tried to use the chopsticks. But they were stuck together. And I got nothing. After Alice swallowed she looked at me. And started laughing/

"Oh I'm sorry Bella!" she said while she was laughing. "I thought you would know how to use them." She took the chopsticks from my hand and pulled them apart then place them correctly in my hand. She picked up hers again. "Now just move your fingers like this." and I did. And it worked.

"So, your turn to ask me a question." I told her while putting some chicken and rice in my mouth. It was good even though I'd never really had anything like it.

"Oh, okay. Hmm… Boyfriend?"

I sighed deeply while picking at my food. "Yeah, but we got put on hold because of this." I motioned round me.

"Oh, because your so far away?"

I chuckled without humor. "Yeah. I mean we're still good friends. But I'm already missing him… Do you have one?"

"No… But! There was this really cute boy that I saw walking around campus this morning. I'm hoping that he's in one of my classes… you know that feeling that you get when you just seem to have to know someone?"

I paused for a second. "No, I cant say I have. Where I come from everyone knows everyone. So I've never had that feeling…"

She looked a bit disappointed. "Oh. Okay. What do your parents do?"

I looked down and a tear fell from my eyes. My mum had just died a year ago. And I know that a year is a long time ago. But it still hurt to think about her. "My dad is a farmer… and my mum-my-my mum." I broke down.

Alice looked shocked. "Shit Bella. I'm sorry. Please don't cry. I'll go get you some tissues."

She got up and got me a box from one of her boxes. "Sorry, it's just… it's a reaction I have of thinking about her."

Alice rubbed my back. "When did she go?" she whispered softly.

"Last year."

And just like that I knew I could trust Alice. She had been extremely nice to me. I mean we barely knew each other and she was comforting me. Once I had settled down, we continued with the questions until it was late and we should have gone to sleep. She gave me a hug and I went to my room. My letter to Jacob was still on my bed, so I folded if up and placed it in an envelope. I'd get a stamp tomorrow. I slipped into my covers and snuggled up into the thick quilt.

"Goodnight America." I whispered before falling asleep slowly.

A.N. Hey guys. I hope you like this. I just wanted to try out the whole campus idea. And I'm Australian. So I thought I'd put that in as well. I would like any feedback you'd like to give to me. I don't know if I moved to fast with Alice and Bella. Please review? I know that some people just add it to their favourites. And that just makes me a bit sad. Because the writer feels like the story isn't good enough. But please can I have some advice? Thanks for reading. Xxx Sas