Louis Stevens stood on the warm pavement next to his best friend Alan
Twitty. It was the morning, and the sun was high in the sky. A cool breeze
swept past Louis' face and through his short brown hair. To his left was a
beautiful clock tower that read fifteen past twelve, and to his right,
about twenty feet away were the steps of his chosen university. Both Alan
and Louis were eighteen and living away from home for the first time. The
duo chose a college that was far away from their hometown of Sacramento,
California.
Twitty pushed the dazed Louis, and said, "Hey, Dude. Let's get back to the dorm." Louis who was caught in a dream turned around and followed his best friend who was carrying a book bag in one hand and a set of keys in the other. Louis and Twitty arrived at their dorm, and Twitty opened up the door. Twitty walked in and Louis followed. Their dorm room was small, but big enough for the two best friends. Both Louis and Twitty were happy to be on their own.
Louis thought to himself about senior year. It had been brutal. At the beginning of senior year his brother Donnie had been killed in a car wreck. The other driver had been on drugs and was driving illegally. Louis was absolutely crushed by his brother's death. His sister Ren admitted that she was pregnant and had an abortion, which pissed of their parents. Louis thought to himself that his home life was crushed. Louis for once thought that he was normal compared to his trophy sister Ren. In the middle of the year, his long-term girlfriend Tawny Dean dumped him for Zack Estrada.
Of course Louis was torn between the idea of staying at home or moving away to college. He weighed his options and decided that it would be best for him to move away. Yes, he loved his mom and dad, but they told him that he had to leave if he wanted to get a good education. Really Louis knew that they wanted him to live a 'normal' life.
Louis had to run, and college was his ticket out. Louis was now his parents' only son in their eyes; so naturally, they were to support everything he wanted to do, even if that included going away to college. That warm September day, Louis and Twitty set off for college. Being best friends, and close grade point averages and SAT scores Louis and Twitty decided the same college. Louis sat on his bed thinking all this when his cell phone rang. It was his sister Ren. He often spoke to his sister since their parents made her leave the house.
"Hey Louis!" "Hi Sis!" "Ruby just called me and said that she saw you and Twitty moving into the dorms. How's it going?" "Pretty good." "That's cool. Glad to be away from Mom and Dad? "I guess. I miss Beans." Louis said jokingly. At this, both Twitty and Ren laughed, followed by Louis "So what's up Ren?" "Not much really, just wanted to see how you were doing." "Great! How's Larry?" "Pretty good. We just moved into a new apartment. You should come see it." "I will in two weeks. That's when I'll be home again." "Alright, well I'll have to make you dinner!" "Great! I'll talk to you later Ren. Bye"
Louis hung up his phone and continued to work on unpacking his boxes. Ren and her boyfriend Larry Beale had moved out of their houses into their own apartment. Ren and Larry used to fight in junior high, but once in high school they started to date. Louis was happy for Ren that she found someone she loved; however Louis himself was not happy.
Twitty pushed the dazed Louis, and said, "Hey, Dude. Let's get back to the dorm." Louis who was caught in a dream turned around and followed his best friend who was carrying a book bag in one hand and a set of keys in the other. Louis and Twitty arrived at their dorm, and Twitty opened up the door. Twitty walked in and Louis followed. Their dorm room was small, but big enough for the two best friends. Both Louis and Twitty were happy to be on their own.
Louis thought to himself about senior year. It had been brutal. At the beginning of senior year his brother Donnie had been killed in a car wreck. The other driver had been on drugs and was driving illegally. Louis was absolutely crushed by his brother's death. His sister Ren admitted that she was pregnant and had an abortion, which pissed of their parents. Louis thought to himself that his home life was crushed. Louis for once thought that he was normal compared to his trophy sister Ren. In the middle of the year, his long-term girlfriend Tawny Dean dumped him for Zack Estrada.
Of course Louis was torn between the idea of staying at home or moving away to college. He weighed his options and decided that it would be best for him to move away. Yes, he loved his mom and dad, but they told him that he had to leave if he wanted to get a good education. Really Louis knew that they wanted him to live a 'normal' life.
Louis had to run, and college was his ticket out. Louis was now his parents' only son in their eyes; so naturally, they were to support everything he wanted to do, even if that included going away to college. That warm September day, Louis and Twitty set off for college. Being best friends, and close grade point averages and SAT scores Louis and Twitty decided the same college. Louis sat on his bed thinking all this when his cell phone rang. It was his sister Ren. He often spoke to his sister since their parents made her leave the house.
"Hey Louis!" "Hi Sis!" "Ruby just called me and said that she saw you and Twitty moving into the dorms. How's it going?" "Pretty good." "That's cool. Glad to be away from Mom and Dad? "I guess. I miss Beans." Louis said jokingly. At this, both Twitty and Ren laughed, followed by Louis "So what's up Ren?" "Not much really, just wanted to see how you were doing." "Great! How's Larry?" "Pretty good. We just moved into a new apartment. You should come see it." "I will in two weeks. That's when I'll be home again." "Alright, well I'll have to make you dinner!" "Great! I'll talk to you later Ren. Bye"
Louis hung up his phone and continued to work on unpacking his boxes. Ren and her boyfriend Larry Beale had moved out of their houses into their own apartment. Ren and Larry used to fight in junior high, but once in high school they started to date. Louis was happy for Ren that she found someone she loved; however Louis himself was not happy.