My foot tapped impatiently on the GameStop floor. It's not like I meant to look like I was angry or to imply that the salesgirl was too slow, it's just, I had been waiting for this game since it had been announced two years ago. The hunger in my eyes was undeniable. It was a long day of school and all I wanted to do was play Dragon Age: Inquisition. My roommate agreed to keep her distance from the dorm room so I had the entire space to myself. I was just so ready. Mind racing, I began to go over the character customization in my head. What would my inquisitor be like? Would she be an elf? What was her name? What would she look like?
That made the wait even worse.
"What was the name on the reservation?" The salesgirl came back from the backroom and the question made my heart race in panic. Had they lost it? Had I come to the wrong GameStop? Did I call the wrong GameStop? "Tiffany." I answered, trying not to reveal my anxiety over the matter. The girl had probably had a long day as well. I don't want to stress her out more by having her think I'm angry at her or any negative feeling towards her.
It felt like hours when the salesgirl finally reemerged, video game in her hand. I won't lie. The sight of the video game, MY video game, put this huge grin on my face and the salesgirl, whose name I found was Joey, smiled in return. It was obvious she was happy that I was happy. I paid for the game, thanked Joey, and made my way to the train station back to the dorms. It took all I could to wait until I got on the train to open the case.
Once aboard, I grabbed the nearest spot and tore open the plastic. I opened it as if my life depended on it and smelled the most amazing scent: new video game smell.
I felt eyes on me and forgot what I had just done. I dared not stare back as a blush spread across my cheeks. It was time to put the game away to avoid further embarrassment. After all, it was only a fifteen minute ride back.
So my thoughts drifted to the game and what I was gonna do. I already decided who I was going to romance. Cullen was the obvious choice. Sure, every other girl would romance him, but I had already had a certain crush on him from my Origins play through. My female mage had caught the eye of Cullen and I found him unbelievably adorable. And a forbidden romance between a mage and a templar? I was hooked.
The sudden jerk of the car I was in brought me back to earth. People gasped around me and we all looked at each other, all thinking the same thing: what was going on? It was calm for a moment, but then another jerk, even stronger than the last, through me out of my seat onto my knees. Other people had fallen on the floor as the lights in our cabin flickered. The sound of metal scarping against metal screamed through the air and many people, including me, covered their ears. Then, out of no where, a force stronger than I have ever felt, threw us all to the right side of the train. The pain as the seat dug into my back made me cry out and wince. But the train was still moving, it was starting to roll on it's side and i couldn't catch up. The last thing I remember was screaming and putting my arms in front of me.