With a sigh of great relief, Lucy Camden woke up to the sound of her alarm clock telling her to get up and start the day. Life wasn't always easy, and Lucy had just experienced that in her horrible dream. In this dream, Lucy had been in a car accident and was in ICU. Luckily, she had been dreaming, and was now fully aware of her surroundings. Moving was not an easy task, especially when you quit college for a year and end up broke and living back at your parents house. Finally, Lucy had gotten her act back together and was now attending college at Christ for the Nations in Dallas, Texas. Her roommate seemed to be in the bathroom and Lucy wasn't in the mood to get up, especially on a Saturday. She looked at her clock and saw that it was nine-thirty. She rolled over, trying to wake herself up, fighting off fatigue. Her roommate came out of the bathroom.
"Lucy, are you awake?" Her roommate, Kinsey, asked.
"No," Lucy replied. Little did Lucy know, but her roommate was dingy.
"Are you sure?" Kinsey asked.
"Positive," Lucy replied.
"Ok," Kinsey said. Lucy sat up.
"Fine, you got my attention. What?" Lucy asked.
"Do you want to go to the Ice Cream Shoppe with me and my friends?" Kinsey asked. Lucy didn't bother to correct her grammar, that's what teachers were for.
"Sure," Lucy agreed, after much deliberation.
"Great! I'll tell Lily and Hannah," Kinsey replied.
"Are they your friends?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. They're really great," Kinsey said.
"Ok. I'm new around here and I don't know where everything is in town. Do you think maybe we could cruise around?" Lucy asked.
"You California natives use such big words. Sure we'll take a drive. We can drive around campus too. None of us know very much about that, we're all freshmen," Kinsey replied.
"I went to college in California for a year and then took a year off. Now I'm here. I can't believe I have to start all over again," Lucy explained.
"That stinks," Kinsey replied.
"Yeah, I know. It does," Lucy agreed. She finally pulled herself from her bed and opened her suitcase. She hadn't had time to unpack yet. She was dreading orientation on Monday. Monday would be a packed day. Getting classes, orientation, getting her books and the list goes on. Lucy's head was nearly spinning with questions about where stuff was, what to do, etc, etc. She got out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that said Varsity on it. She went into the bathroom to change. She looked at the bathroom. It was small. It had a shower, a toilet, a sink, a trashcan, and a laundry basket. As she changed, she looked at the toilet. It was clean. The shower was clean. The sink was clean. She hadn't expected her dorm to be this clean. She'd heard that college students behaved like pigs, and she decided that that wasn't true. She threw her pajamas into the laundry basket and looked at her hair. It was a mess. She smiled and her teeth were grimy. She still had bags under her eyes from the long trip. She realized that she looked horrible. Disgusted with her self-image, she walked out of the bathroom, went back to her suitcase and began to scramble around for her hairbrush, toothpaste, and toothbrush. She found her hairbrush and her toothbrush, but her toothpaste was nowhere to be found.
"Could I borrow your toothpaste?" Lucy asked.
"Sure, it's in the cabinet," Kinsey replied, as she did her make up. Kinsey was pretty, but a little overweight. She had straight, light-brown hair that fell several inches below her shoulder. Her big eyes were a hazel color that reflected her long, black eyelashes.
Lucy went into the bathroom and opened the cabinet. She got out the Aquafresh toothpaste and shuddered. She hated Aquafresh! Her favorite kind of toothpaste was Colgate, but the taste in her mouth was bitter and she couldn't stand dirty teeth, so she flipped the lid and put some on her toothbrush. She wet her toothbrush a little, so it wouldn't be too dry, and then began to brush. She walked out of the bathroom, still brushing and stepped on a tack. She jumped in pain and sat down, looking at her foot. She could see a little prick, but nothing more. She picked up the tack and put it on the desk, as she continued to brush. She went to the bathroom, spit out the toothpaste and rinsed her toothbrush, not to mention her mouth. She picked up her hairbrush and picked out the hair and began to brush her hair. Her hair seemed to be flat today, and very straight. She brushed it and decided that it couldn't look much better on a day like it had been so far. Kinsey walked in.
"You better do your make up," Kinsey said.
"I will. I just got up," Lucy replied. She went back to her suitcase and got her soft pink colored eye shadow, blush, light brown lipstick, foundation, powder, and black mascara. As she put on her foundation, she wondered why she was. She thought, "Why do I have to wear all this make up? Just to impress people?"
Within twenty minutes, Lucy had her make up on and was almost ready to go. There was a knock on the door. Kinsey opened the door to two girls. One of the girls had shoulder-length red hair with blond high-lights, brown eyes, and a shirt that said Diva clearly written across the chest. The other girl was a bit taller and thinner. She had long, straight, brown, brown eyes and a dark complexion.
"Lily, Hannah, this is Lucy Camden. She'll be coming with us," Kinsey said. Lucy was tying her shoes. The taller girl was Lily, and the red-haired one was Hannah.
"Hi," Lucy said, shyly.
"Hi Lucy," Lily replied.
"Where are we going?" Hannah asked.
"Why don't we go to the Ice Cream Shoppe?" Kinsey asked.
"Ok, sounds great," Lily replied.
"What do you say, Lucy?" Hannah asked.
"Fine with me," Lucy replied. She was up for a little ice cream.
Lucy grabbed her little bag and threw it on her back and followed them out the door. They got into Lily's Jeep and headed out. Lucy watched as they pulled off campus and headed on the street. They drove for several miles passing churches, restaurants, and even a school. They finally pulled into a little run-down ice cream place.
"Lucy, are you awake?" Her roommate, Kinsey, asked.
"No," Lucy replied. Little did Lucy know, but her roommate was dingy.
"Are you sure?" Kinsey asked.
"Positive," Lucy replied.
"Ok," Kinsey said. Lucy sat up.
"Fine, you got my attention. What?" Lucy asked.
"Do you want to go to the Ice Cream Shoppe with me and my friends?" Kinsey asked. Lucy didn't bother to correct her grammar, that's what teachers were for.
"Sure," Lucy agreed, after much deliberation.
"Great! I'll tell Lily and Hannah," Kinsey replied.
"Are they your friends?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. They're really great," Kinsey said.
"Ok. I'm new around here and I don't know where everything is in town. Do you think maybe we could cruise around?" Lucy asked.
"You California natives use such big words. Sure we'll take a drive. We can drive around campus too. None of us know very much about that, we're all freshmen," Kinsey replied.
"I went to college in California for a year and then took a year off. Now I'm here. I can't believe I have to start all over again," Lucy explained.
"That stinks," Kinsey replied.
"Yeah, I know. It does," Lucy agreed. She finally pulled herself from her bed and opened her suitcase. She hadn't had time to unpack yet. She was dreading orientation on Monday. Monday would be a packed day. Getting classes, orientation, getting her books and the list goes on. Lucy's head was nearly spinning with questions about where stuff was, what to do, etc, etc. She got out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that said Varsity on it. She went into the bathroom to change. She looked at the bathroom. It was small. It had a shower, a toilet, a sink, a trashcan, and a laundry basket. As she changed, she looked at the toilet. It was clean. The shower was clean. The sink was clean. She hadn't expected her dorm to be this clean. She'd heard that college students behaved like pigs, and she decided that that wasn't true. She threw her pajamas into the laundry basket and looked at her hair. It was a mess. She smiled and her teeth were grimy. She still had bags under her eyes from the long trip. She realized that she looked horrible. Disgusted with her self-image, she walked out of the bathroom, went back to her suitcase and began to scramble around for her hairbrush, toothpaste, and toothbrush. She found her hairbrush and her toothbrush, but her toothpaste was nowhere to be found.
"Could I borrow your toothpaste?" Lucy asked.
"Sure, it's in the cabinet," Kinsey replied, as she did her make up. Kinsey was pretty, but a little overweight. She had straight, light-brown hair that fell several inches below her shoulder. Her big eyes were a hazel color that reflected her long, black eyelashes.
Lucy went into the bathroom and opened the cabinet. She got out the Aquafresh toothpaste and shuddered. She hated Aquafresh! Her favorite kind of toothpaste was Colgate, but the taste in her mouth was bitter and she couldn't stand dirty teeth, so she flipped the lid and put some on her toothbrush. She wet her toothbrush a little, so it wouldn't be too dry, and then began to brush. She walked out of the bathroom, still brushing and stepped on a tack. She jumped in pain and sat down, looking at her foot. She could see a little prick, but nothing more. She picked up the tack and put it on the desk, as she continued to brush. She went to the bathroom, spit out the toothpaste and rinsed her toothbrush, not to mention her mouth. She picked up her hairbrush and picked out the hair and began to brush her hair. Her hair seemed to be flat today, and very straight. She brushed it and decided that it couldn't look much better on a day like it had been so far. Kinsey walked in.
"You better do your make up," Kinsey said.
"I will. I just got up," Lucy replied. She went back to her suitcase and got her soft pink colored eye shadow, blush, light brown lipstick, foundation, powder, and black mascara. As she put on her foundation, she wondered why she was. She thought, "Why do I have to wear all this make up? Just to impress people?"
Within twenty minutes, Lucy had her make up on and was almost ready to go. There was a knock on the door. Kinsey opened the door to two girls. One of the girls had shoulder-length red hair with blond high-lights, brown eyes, and a shirt that said Diva clearly written across the chest. The other girl was a bit taller and thinner. She had long, straight, brown, brown eyes and a dark complexion.
"Lily, Hannah, this is Lucy Camden. She'll be coming with us," Kinsey said. Lucy was tying her shoes. The taller girl was Lily, and the red-haired one was Hannah.
"Hi," Lucy said, shyly.
"Hi Lucy," Lily replied.
"Where are we going?" Hannah asked.
"Why don't we go to the Ice Cream Shoppe?" Kinsey asked.
"Ok, sounds great," Lily replied.
"What do you say, Lucy?" Hannah asked.
"Fine with me," Lucy replied. She was up for a little ice cream.
Lucy grabbed her little bag and threw it on her back and followed them out the door. They got into Lily's Jeep and headed out. Lucy watched as they pulled off campus and headed on the street. They drove for several miles passing churches, restaurants, and even a school. They finally pulled into a little run-down ice cream place.