She made it. She was finally at university. She was going to miss her mum, Karim and Jazz more than she could even begin to describe but the thought of not being woken up by Jazz jumping on her stomach at 6 in the morning sounded mighty inviting at the moment. But Rae never had to share a room with anyone before and she wasn't entirely sure how she'd be able to share one with two people. What if they were bitches like that girl gang from college? Or worse, what if they had shit taste in music? Oh god, I don't know if I'll be able to live with listenin' to the bloody Backstreet Boys for a year. I managed to get away from the sounds of Barney for the past two years by lockin' myself away in my room but now my room is also these other girl's room. Oh, shit. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck…

"Hiya! You must be Rae! I'm Izzy!" A tiny bundle of sunshine with shining ginger hair came bouncing over to Rae as soon as she opened the door.

Before she could even process the fact that her suite mate's arms were now wrapped around her shoulders, she heard "The Girl In the Dirty Shirt" coming from the boom box perched on the open windowsill.

"Uh, are you listenin' to Oasis?" Rae asked as the girl, Izzy I think she said, let go.

"What? Oh, yeah. Chloe brought her boom box for us to share and I just happened to unpack this album first. Are you a fan, then?"

Rae opened her leather jacket to reveal her Oasis shirt underneath.

"Uh, yeah. You could say that." And the girls shared a laugh.

Rae thought Izzy's name suited her perfectly. Short, sweet, and spirited. In the few minutes of knowing her, Rae couldn't imagine her being unhappy about anything. Her curly red hair cascaded down her back and her sapphire eyes danced with excitement around the room as she showed Rae to the lone inhabited bed.

"Chlo just ran down to her car to grab her last bag. She should be up again soon. Is this bed okay for you?"

It was a shabby looking twin bed that sat wedged up against the wall that was closest to the in-suite bathroom. She had slept in a twin bed for the majority of her life but had recently grown accustomed to the queen bed her mom and Karim bought her a few years ago. A bed that allowed her to sprawl out all over the place, she wasn't entirely certain this bed was even long enough for her tall frame. This was definitely going to take some getting used to. The joys of being at university.

"Oh. Yeah. This is perfect."

Rae and Izzy sat getting to know each other while Rae was unloading her belongings. It looked as if Izzy had been there for a while since the majority of her side of the room was already unpacked.

"Are you parents here?"

"Oh, no. My baby sister is sick so my mum had to stay home with her and my step-dad just left before I came up here to get back to them. What about yours?" Rae asked as started to delicately unpack her cd collection.

"My parents left about an hour ago. They have a long drive home."

"Where abouts are you from?"

"Liverpool. You?"

"Lincolnshire."

Just then the door to their suite opened and a girl, who Rae assumed was Chloe, came bustling in with a giant duffle bag and shopping bag filled with shoes.

"Hiya! I'm Chloe," she said as she dropped her bags on the bed closest to the window.

"Rae," sticking her hand out for introduction.

"Oh, babe. We don't shake hands in this suite. We hug!" And Chloe wrapped her arms around Rae much like Izzy had done. They're huggers here. Not my favorite thing, but it's nice all the same.

Chloe was beautiful, there was no denying that. Her silky chestnut hair fell just below her shoulders and her tall, slender figure was the kind of body that made boys weak in the knees. Unlike yours... Stop that, Rae! You know better. YOU are perfect.

"This is so exciting!" Izzy chimed in, dragging Rae from her thoughts. "I've never lived with other girls before. I have two brothers so this will be like having sisters!" Chloe and Rae looked at each other and then to Izzy and the three couldn't help but laugh.

"Right," Chloe added. "Well, I have a sister, so I can tell you that it can be a lot of fun as long as we trust each other and we respect each other. Agreed?"

"Agreed!" Rae and Izzy chanted in unison.

"And since we respect each other now, I call first dibs on the bathroom in the mornin's." Chloe said with a cheeky smile.

"Oi, not so fast, missy," Rae rebutted with friendly scoff. "Why do you get first dibs?"

"Well, I'll take the longest. I just know it."

"Do you see this mane I have to deal with," Izzy giggled. "This thing alone takes about an hour."

"Alright, alright!" Chloe joked in mock defense. "We only use the bathroom to for the necessities and we continue getting ready out here in the common area. Agreed?"

"Agreed!" The other two chanted again and the three found themselves in a mess of giggles.

They spent their first night as "sisters" chatting and laughing until the wee hours of the morning. Each one of them nervous about what this year was going to bring but all anxiously waiting for it to start.

I have a really good feeling about this place. Everything is going to be okay.