All right my loyal readers, I have brought you another chapter. I just watched Juno so I'm a totally chill mood right now, which is why I have brought up the inspiration to write another chapter. Enjoy.
Yeah, I totally wrote the above thing like, 2 days ago before school started..got about two paragraphs in. Anyway, NOW I am writing this. I'm pretty proud of myself too. You see, today (my first day back :/) I was assigned AP Calc homework and a research essay, and I have worked 6-10 (though it was fun, considering business was slow. I even decided to work overtime..you know, just to talk and shiznit) and have completed both of these assignments AND this. Yay! I have alos just finished a giant expresso, so if you're reading this (and I bet you're going WTF? right about now) this could be a likely reason.
All right, NOW you may enjoy.
Alessandra walked into the cafeteria, looking around for Nadia. The room was filled with round dining tables, the whole area dimly lit. The food was placed at the very back of the room, a-la-cart style, everything placed on silver platters. She walked further in and noticed one of the tables in the far back, Nadia presently sitting there. She quickly strode over to the empty chair next to her, setting her purse down on it. She looked over the table, 4 other girls present. Next to them was a table full of guys, currently intreracting with the other girls at her table. She nudged Nadia, causing her to look up.
"I'm going to get some food, and then after perhaps you can introduce me to your friends?" Nadia nodded and smirked.
"Of course. Now go, hurry." Alessandra left the table in favor of food, taking the few steps over to the long table. She picked up a glass plate and started down, picking up some grilled chicken and risotto, a piece of bagette on the side. She made it to the beverage section, choosing a flavored water. She was amazed at the amount of various selections they had at the place. The school was definitely not tight on money. She left the table and headed back over to the table of talkative girls, and she also happened to notice one of the guys at the other table wasn't talking to any of them, he was actually reading (and occasionally participating in conversation when brought in). She took her seat and got Nadia's attention.
"So, going ot introduce me now?" Nadia nodded and cleared her throat loudly, gaining the attention of both the girls and guys.
"Hey guys, we have a new girl in our dorms. Say hello to Alessandra." She wuickly waved to her new peers, and they all smiled at her, eager to introduce themselves. Nadia beat them all to it, though. She pointed to the first girl, sitting on Alessandra's left.
"This is Kamilla Nowak, she's our resident alcohol guru." Alessandra looked at the girl, taking in her every detail. She had medium length brown hair, cut, shined, and straightened to perfection. She was in a tailored black pencil skirt and a light pink silk long-sleeved blouse. She could comewhat see her pointy-toed stilettos. The girl had a makeup choice that was somewhat mature, her eyelids painted with grey shadow and eyelashed with dark black mascara, highlighting her dark brown eyes. She had a healthy amount of blush on and dark red lipstick on. She was currently painting her nails metallic gold, and glanced up at Alessandra.
"Hey honey, I'm Kamilla. You should try this polish, it's all the rage right now." She winked at Alessandra and went back to painting her nails. A guy Kamilla had been talking to before tore away her nail polish, causing her to get up with held out hands, trying to manipulate him to get it back. Nadia rolled her eyes at the scene. She pointed to the guy.
"That douche bag right there is Rance Depaul. He's into the latest fashions - seriously, when I first met him I thought he was gay - and his dad is richer than god. Oh, and he's french." The guy turned to Nadia at the sound of his name and then to Alessandra, whom her gave a crooked smile. He was of average height and had light brown hair and subtle stubble. He had light green eyes and wore a nice navy Ralph Lauren weater with khakis and brown leather shoes.
"Hey there. So new, huh?" Alessandra nodded.
"Yeah. Just decided to take up the offer on an academy." He sat back down, still holding the nail polish out of reach.
"Sweet. You'll like it." She smiled at him and then turned back to Naida.
"Next?" Nadia turned to the next girl, seated next to Kamilla. The girl was pale with short dark hair and dark blue eyes. She had on a dark blue plain cut dress and blck mary-jane heels. She gave herself a dark smokey eye, and nothing else but a light pink gloss. She was sitting and reading a text book, most likely studying.
"This is Iris Demetriou. She's our little bookworm, definitely a go-to when you need homework help." Iris looked up and smiled at Alessandra, and then turned back to her work. Nadia then pointed to the next, and last, girl of the bunch. She had long curled blonde hair and chestnut brown eyes, her makeup consisting of light brown shadow and black liquid liner, black masara adorning her lashes. She had on moderate blush and shiny gloss. She was wearing a rose colored v-neck long sleeved cashmere shirt and dark blue tailored bootcut jeans. She had patent leather black peep-toe stilletos on, and she wwas preoccupied by her iPhone, texting left and right.
"This here is Abbie Brickner. She is the biggest talkaholic/ socialite I know. She knows pretty much everything that happens around here." The girl smacked her gum and grinned widely at Alessandra.
"Hey! I'm Abbie. I heard you were coming soon, and your dad is like, some kind of mysterious worker? Sriously, what does he do?" She leaned forward slightly, her eyes inquiring. Alessandra chuckled.
"Sorry. Confidential." Abbie scoffed and waved a dismissive hand.
"Yeah, yeah, fine. That's all I've been hearing. But anyway, nice to meet you." Alessandra nodded, and then was startled by a guy pounding a fist on the table, smiling at her.
"Yo, I'm Palmer Allwright. Nice to meet ya, newbie. Trust me, you want to know me. I'm pretty much the coolest guy here." He pretended to pop his white and blue striped button-down's collar, leaning casually against the table. He had on some dark jeans and sandals. Nadia sighed.
"Yeah, as he said, this is Palmer. He's pretty much a freaking manwhore. Yu're better off not knowing him." Palmer rolled his eyes and left, flipping off Nadia. Suddnely a guy walked to the table, seemingly just getting in to the cafeteria, coming up behind Naida and kissing her neck. She giggled and playfully slapped him away.
"This is my boyfriend, Larson Erling. All mine, back off." Alessandra smirked and rolled her eyes. Like she would steal someone's man, she was here for education. Plus, she already had her eyes on someone..over at the other table. Nadia's boyfriend had dark brown hair and hazel eyes, shaven. He had on a black blazer with a red tee under it, jeans on and some black shoes. He smiled at Alessandra and held out his hand.
"Hey, nice to meet you." She took his hand and shook it.
"Likewise." She then turned away from them and glanced at the other guy at the table that had yet to have been mentioned. She turned back to Nadia.
"Hey, who's that kid?" She pointed to the guy. Larson was the one to answer.
"Oh, that's Campbell Gordon. He's pretty cool, keeps to himself a lot. Hey, Campbell! Come see the new girl!" Alessandra turned to see the guy glancing over, and then slowly standing up to walk over to them. He ws wearing a simple North Face half-zip sweater and regular jeans, worn sandals on his feet. He put his hands in his pocket and smiled warmly at Alessandra. He had messy dirty blonde hair and a rustic look about him. He had forest green eyes and a light complection, his body seemingly well-built.
"Hey. It's nice to meet you." She smiled at him and played with her hair. God, he was attractive. She watched as Larson leaned over and whispered something to Campbell, and he smiled. He turned back to Alessandra.
"So I hear that you have Calculus II next? Me too. Hope to see you there.." He rubbed the back of his neck, looking somewhat uncomfortable. He cleared his throat.
"And, ya know, maybe we could get to know each other in there? Gotta love new friends, right?" She laughed under her breath and nodded.
"Looking forward to it." He nodded quickly and blushed slightly, walking back to his table and sitting back down. She turned to Larson and saw him shaking his head and smiling. She raised an eyebrow.
"What did you say to him?" He waved it off.
"Oh, nothing. Just that I noticed you looking at him a lot and that you were in his next class..that you were cute and he should make a move for once. I guess he tried." He winked at Alessandra, who groaned.
"Thanks." He smirked.
"No problem. Anyway, dinner is almost over. See you girls later." Nadia nodded and gave him a kiss, him leaving promptly after. She turned her gaze back to Alessandra and crossed her arms with a smug look.
"So..you into Gordon? Seems good, he needs to get out more. Ya know, get with a girl. He's only been here for one year, always really secretive and stuff. You would do him some good." Alessandra merely nodded. She hadn't anticipated getting into a relationship so early. She sighed and leaned back in her seat, looking toward the door. She then sat up, picking up her purse.
"Hey, I think I'm going to get a head start back to the dorms. See ya later." Nadia glanced at her and nodded.
"Yep, see you." She then turned her attention to Abbie. talking about the newest cheating scandall. Alessandra bussled awawy from the table and out the door, happy to get away from the suffucation it seemed to bring on. She breathed in the crisp fall air, making her way down the large white sidewalk. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the sound of her footsteps, using it as a form of meditation. She was so engrossed in her mind that she didn't even notice someone was walking toward her until she collided with them. Her eyes snapped open.
"Oh shit, I'm sorry." She felt embarrassed of herself for not kicking in her heightened senses like normal. Her father taught her well, and she felt ashamed. She looked up and was met with a pair of Sapphire eyes. She took in the rest of his features. He seemed to be in his mid to late thirties, around her mother's age. He had short messy black hair and a warm smile. He wore a cable-knit collared sweater and khakis, with black polished shoes.
"It's fine. I should have been looking where I was going." She smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of her neck. She suddenlly felt uncomfortable as he seemd to study her, an almost recognizing expression on his face. She glanced around uncomfortably.
"Uhm..so yeah, sorry." She began to walk away until he called for her to wait. She turned to him, beckoning him to continue.
"Uh, nevermind. Your eyes just reminded me of someone, but it's not important. Sorry." She turned around slowly, a confused look on her face. She began to walk slowly back to her dorms, contemplating his words. She had her mom's eyes..did he know her before? Her mother never really talked about her past, so she decided to ask about the man next time she called her.
She finally made it to her building and got out her key, openeing the door and running up to her room. he unlocked the door and hurried in, grabbing her winde glass and the bottle, pouring a healthy amount in the glass. She sighed and relaxed in her bed, enjoying the warmness that seemed to come with the alcohol.
All right, there is the chapter. Pretty much just a alot of introductions of important characters. I'm also pretty sure you all figured out who the guy is that she ran into, and before you think on it; NO he will ntobe having a big part in this story. This is probably the only time you will see him. And as for the reason he was on campus, he was good friends with one of the professors (an old friend of his guardian) and was visiting for the weekend.