Author's Notes: Well here I am with Chapter 2! I've written a few more chapters in reserve and have mostly planned out this story, its too early to say how long it'll end up being but I have a rough idea. Anyway, I will say that future chapters will include potentially triggering situations, so if a chapter contains one I will be sure to note it clearly at the beginning so you can skip if you need to. This chapter doesn't, but I've decided to include this for future reference.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy chapter 2, this time from Krista's perspective!

Krista: Corner of the Sky

I couldn't believe it. The day was finally here. The day I would start living my own life and finding my place in the world! College seemed to have endless possibilities open to me, something I had never gotten to experience before. All my life I'd been sheltered by my family, but now it was my time to live!

"Krissy?" my granddad called from the front seat of his truck. "We're almost to your school. Did the email say where to drop you off?"

"Huh? Oh, let me check," I answered, caught off-guard. I pulled out my phone and searched through my emails until I saw the one about move-in day. "It says to park out back by Shiganshina Quad. There should be someone out there directing traffic."

"Alright, thanks sweetie," Granddad replied.

As much as I loved my grandparents, I couldn't wait to live away from home, although it always seemed like they were worried about me leaving. My mother left home at an early age but got pregnant at nineteen so she moved back in and had me. I guess they were worried I'd end up like her, but I doubt it. I mean, I'm the first one on my mother's side to go to college, so that's a good start.

My grandparents had been against me living on-campus because it would cost more and they don't have as much money as they used to, but I had been given the Reiss Scholarship for Academic Excellence, which granted me enough money to cover what they couldn't pay for. It would be different living in the dorms, but I was excited for it. Plus my roommate didn't sound too bad. Her name was Sasha Braus and she was studying education. We'd texted a couple times before today and added each other on Snapchat and Instagram and Facebook, and from what I could tell she seemed really nice and outgoing. I was excited to finally meet her in person!

I looked out the window and saw the campus. It looked beautiful, a lot of the buildings are an older style since the school was built about a hundred years ago. A bunch of families had already shown up, I'm pretty sure we were one of the last to arrive. Granddad found a parking spot and got out of the truck along with my Grandma, and they started unloading my things from the back. I got my phone out again and sent a quick text to Sasha to let her know I was here before going out to help my grandparents.

"Krista, can you take your clothes? It's a little lighter than the other boxes," Granddad asked.

"Mmhm," I replied, grabbing my box of clothes. "Oh, my roommate Sasha says she's already moved in and it's ok for us to come up now."

"Is she going to be bringing any boys by your dorm?" Grandma asked.

I nearly dropped my box and gasped. "Grandma! I've told you, I'm not interested in dating!"

"Krista, sweetie, we just worry about you is all. We don't want you to get hurt or anything. Boys can be wild, especially at this age," Granddad replied.

"I know. But I'm not really interested in dating, I didn't date in high school and I'm not anticipating on dating here," I sighed.

"Good. Boys cause nothing but trouble. If your mother ever bothered to visit she could tell you firsthand that they're trouble at this age," Grandma grumbled.

Granddad glared at her and I could sense the awkwardness growing, so I quickly changed the subject. "Come on! Let's head up to the dorm!"

We walked up to the dorms. There were three buildings surrounding a central quad, with two statues of Titans on the far end of the quad. I never really got why Trost University chose a Titan as their mascot, especially a really ugly one. Colossal Titan, as he's called, is this creepy looking human-thing which just has muscles. I guess it intimidated other schools?

"Which building is yours?" Granddad asked once we reached the quad.

"Maria Hall, which should be the one on the right," I replied, looking at the school map on my phone. "I'm on floor three."

We continued on to the building. We really were some of the last people to arrive, most of the people I saw were parents and families who were leaving. Thankfully that meant the elevator wasn't full, so the ride up was pretty pleasant.

"I'm in room 322A," I said to my grandparents.

"Why is there a letter in your room number?" Grandma asked.

"It's a suite, so there are two rooms that share a bathroom," I explained.

Grandma nodded. Once we reached the dorm I gave my grandparents a look.

"I promise I'll be safe here. I'll call you every week and let you know everything that happens, and I'll do my best with grades," I assured them. "But I'm an adult now, and I need to be able to have some freedom in my life."

"Alright sweetie, we can hold back a little if that's what you want," Granddad replied. "Would you like us to walk you in?"

"I can get all of my stuff inside, thank you though," I insisted.

"Okay, so I guess this is goodbye for now," Granddad said, hugging me. "Be good, stay safe, stay out of trouble."

"I will, I promise," I sighed.

I picked up my stuff and did my best to balance it, then used my foot to knock on the door.

"Gimme a second! I have some ramen in the microwave right now! Sorry!" Sasha called from the other side.

"Oh...uh it's okay..." I muttered.

A few seconds later the door opened and Sasha greeted me. A ramen noodle hanging out of her mouth and her hair was tied back in a messy pony tail. She had an old t-shirt on and her fingers were...orange...

"Come on in!" she said cheerfully, slurping the ramen noodle. "You want some help unpacking? I'm already unpacked!"

I looked down at her orange fingers again. Gross...

"Um...no thanks!" I said, faking a smile.

I entered the room and began checking it out. Her side looked surprisingly neat, considering how slobby she'd presented herself. She went back to her ramen cup once I was completely inside and started loudly slurping it up. Oh gosh...I thought to myself. She's such a slob, how am I going to put up with this?

"Oh! I was gonna tell you, there's a party at the athletic center tonight! The RAs are putting it together," Sasha exclaimed.

"Oh. I'm not much of a party person, sorry," I said as I unpacked.

"Come on! It'll be fun! Besides, we'll be able to meet everyone!" Sasha insisted. "It's school-sanctioned too so there won't be alcohol or anything!"

"Um, maybe. What sort of stuff is going to be there?" I asked cautiously.

"Food I know for sure! I love food, especially free food! I think there's music and dancing too, and introduction activities," she said, thinking.

"I'm not sure," I mumbled. "I might just have a quiet night here."

"Oh come on Krista!" Sasha laughed, grabbing my shoulders. I looked down at her orange fingers and gulped nervously. Gross gross gross! My shirt is going to have orange stains if she doesn't let me go!

"Okay I'll come," I sighed, faking another smile. "I'm sure it'll be fun!"

"Yep! Plus it'll be a great way to meet new people! I can't wait to start meeting people!" Sasha enthused.

"Yay..." I said weakly.

Oh gosh...I thought. This is going to be a lot to take in. College is already harder than I thought. I sighed again and started to unpack my things, dreading going to my first college party.