Hello everyone! I know I have a story in progress but this week has been crazy. Moving into college is really much harder than expected. I wanted to post something and had this typed out. I will update both of them soon, and I thank you for being so patient with me. As always, leave your comments because they are really important and tell me what you think about this kind of story. I hope you enjoy!

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Piper Chapman's week had not been going as planned. As a college freshman, she had decided to be smart about her decisions; avoid drinking, partying, guys and girls for the first few months. It was common knowledge that understanding people before partying with them was the smartest thing to do. For common knowledge Piper had resulted to "Do's and Don't College Edition". After thoroughly reading the whole book she had placed it back on the rack of the bookshop, too embarrassed to even consider a purchase like that. Being smart and well read was her forte; books like those would not be good enough. The pep talk from her parents the morning of the move in was also very insightful. Well, as much of it as Piper paid attention to. As she stacked her books in neat piles next to her bed, her mother was reciting the countless pieces of advice she could muster.

"Keep up with your homework."

"Yes mother." she said.

"Do not party."

"I won't mom" the response. Blunt and uninterested.

Of course Carol Chapman was way too oblivious to pay attention to her daughter's slow loss of interest as she had progressed to the closet in order to hang her sweaters.

"Keep away from boys. I am so glad we sent you to Smith darling. Romance won't be a distraction." After hearing that Piper smirked to herself and continued unfolding a green crew neck sweater.

Carol's oblivion was not only in Piper's interests and attention deficit. The department of her sexuality was also untouched territory.

"Yes mother, romance won't be a distraction." she said. Deciding to get a reaction she added "Unless of course I find a very cute professor for whom I'll drop out of college." Her famous Chapman smirk was etched on her face as her mother stared into her direction.

"Young lady. Do not even dare joke about things like those! I didn't raise you to run off with some college professor." She pondered on that thought. "Of course, they do get a decent salary and could be good with children."

"Mom that's disgusting! I am not going to date a 50 year old creepy man. Only creepy men would go for 18 year old girls." she spoke in a hushed voice."And I was joking. Just. Oh my god mom, go get a coffee or something. My roommate is coming soon." Carol left the room without further a due, dragging her husband with her who had been looking through his emails this whole time, not paying the slightest bit of attention to the on going conversation. When speaking to her daughter she was not in her element.

As if on queue, the moment her parents walked out, her roommate finally entered.

"Hey,Piper!" she exclaimed and cursed as her phone fell out of her hand.

"Can you please give me a hand with those? I am moving in by my own so,"

"Of course!" Piper interrupted.

A healthy relationship with your roommate will always be beneficial. Be respectful and as helpful as you can.

Another 'Do' from the big book of college.

"I am Polly by the way" she said once Piper had helped her set her things down. "Polly Harper." she extended her hand for Piper to shake.

"Piper. I mean, Piper Chapman. Pleasure to meet you."

"So Piper" she said as she plopped down on her bed.

"Do you party?" The disinterest of her roommates organization had Piper freaking out.

"Sometimes,"

Lie.

"but I do drink on occasion."

Even bigger lie.

"We are gonna have so much fun! I heard there is this one really good bar, a ten minute drive from here. They don't even card!" she exclaimed happily.

Pipers logical side was debating against it. If they got caught drinking alcohol and being minors, the effects could be hazardous.

"That sounds so cool!"

Saying it sounded cool did not mean she agreed to go right?

"We will go next week after orientation is over!"

Well, shit.

"Sure." she said and went back to tidying up her side of the room.

"So Polly, what are you studying?"

"I am undecided but will probably go into business management. I want to open my own store one day." she exclaimed happily.

"What would you like to sell?"

"I don't know. Maybe soap."

Piper nodded along and remembered all the perfumes she had brought with her.

"I am gonna go for a smoke. You coming?" Leaving her stuff down, she followed the brunette who grabbed a tiny purse and patted down her pockets in order to ensure she had a lighter at the giving moment. As she would come to understand later, a Polly who forgot her lighter, was a very unhappy Polly.

Piper made her way through the corridor and out into the botanical garden her school was so proud off. It was quite cold, and the shades of gold and red were surrounding her. Smith was mostly red brick constructed with a lot of green grass and a lake nearby.

"So," Polly asked as she was lighting her cigarette. "Are you seeing someone?"

She extended her pack of cigarettes towards Piper. "No I am good thank you." she replied. "And no, I am single as a pringle." Laughing at her own joke as Polly joined in she realized that maybe they could be friends.

"We are both single and ready to mingle!" she screamed into the open air, fist pumping her empty hand into the air, taking a drag.

"I think I might have to develop a pattern to smoke inside the dorm. It's so fucking freezing out here."

"Yeah that would be a good idea." Piper replied. She knew that having a friend was worth much more than inhaling some smoke from time to time.

"You ready to head back inside? I think my insides are freezing already." she laughed and grabbed Piper by the hand. It hadn't even been a few hours, and she was certain she made a friend.

The few remaining hours of the day passed by really fast. Polly started unpacking her boxes, Piper finished up hers, and the dreaded time to say goodbye to her parents eventually came.

"You promise you'll be good girl, right Piper?" her mother spoke.

"You won't party as we discussed?" she asked. Polly stifled a laugh from her lofted bed and Piper shot her a death glare. After continuous conversation she had come to the conclusion that her year would consist of a lot of partying. Now that she got to know Polly, she was sure that eventually she would get too drunk to function. But that didn't mean that her parents had to know about it.

"Of course I won't mom. I promise to call every Sunday. You can go now" she ushered them to her doorway.

"Take care of Carl. I love you."

"We love you too sweetie." they said with tears filling their eyes.

Piper was appalled by the emotions on display. Her family was never one for discussing their feelings. Once she managed to usher them out of her room and lock the door she plopped down onto her bed.

"Fucking sucks to have parents girl." Polly said as she opened the window and lit a cigarette.

'Polly! We haven't figured out the system yet!" Piper whispered angrily.

"What the fuck do you think I am doing then?" she smirked and took a big drag.

"I have to start from nowhere to get somewhere right?" she asked.

"Is nowhere getting us kicked out of the dorms for setting off the fire alarm Polly?"

Polly laughed.

"No Piper. They won't kick us out from here. Trust me."

Piper just nodded along as she began to drift asleep.

If they would get kicked out of the dorms, packing would be easy she thought to herself.

"I'll force Polly to do it as compensation for getting us kicked out" she thought to herself.

Good plan Piper. Good plan.

The rest of the week had gone by smoothly. She had become good friends with Polly, who dragged her around the campus, trying to find good smoking places. At the same time her newfound friend had managed to meet a guy named Pete who was a computer technician in the school. They had met at a campus tour, where the assistants were showing the students spots on campus that would come in handy.

From Polly's description it seemed like he was a a good guy. Australian born and raised, graduated from high school there, studied in Boston and got his first job on the campus of their college. It was low paying but the exact thing he needed to provide for himself at the age of 22; Piper was also positive that the fact that the campus was girls only, had to do something with his choice of a college.

On a Sunday morning Piper woke up to a shrieking Polly.

"What the fuck is going on?" she screamed and tried to make the screaming stop by throwing her a pillow.

"Polly stop! This is our last chance to sleep in before classes start tomorrow."

The screaming had stopped and Polly hoped into Pipers bed.

"He asked me on a date!" she screamed once more.

"I am going on a date with the man of my dreams!". A dance was performed right there and then next to Piper who was cursing at her luck. Understanding that sleeping in was no longer a choice she threw the pillow that was shielding her away from her face and sat up on the bed.

"Okay so tell me about the date." she finally told Polly, who once again began screaming.

After a good amount of time of Polly explaining how he asked her out, she heard the inevitable question she had been avoiding this whole entire time of this friendship.

"We are going to the bar I told you about! It is called Please Don't Tell. Will you please come with me?" she asked.

"I am not sure. I mean, how will we get back?" she asked, in hopes of getting herself out of this situation.

"Well, me and Peter are driving there. You can come with us. Come on Piper trust me, you will have so much fun!" she begged.

"Please?" as Piper looked at Polly she saw a puppy dog face etched onto her friends, with her eyes all sad and her lower lip covering the upper one.

"Pretty please? I will owe you one!"

Piper groaned in frustration.

"Fine." she finally replied.

"Oh my god , thank you, thank you, thank you!" Polly screamed once more as she shot up from Pipers bed and run towards her closet.

"What should I wear?"

"Polly, just chill. You have at least," she looked at her alarm clock

"Ten hours to get ready." her brows furrowed in anger.

"Polly."

"Yes Piper?" she looked at the blonde with guilt in her eyes.

"Why the fuck did you wake me up at seven in the morning?"

Polly shrieked and run outside of her room to shield herself from the pillows that Piper was throwing at her.

"You will not wake me up again until eleven. I will help you then." she groaned and laid back down into her bed.

Fucking Polly.