I Love You, Mr. Goldsworthy.
Chapter One.
I was in a cab, sitting in the back, my knee bouncing impatiently. I had yet to call Alli, I didn't know it'd be this hectic getting out of an airport and to your destination. Thankfully, they had a special taxi service for the college and they only went to and fro the college. If someone was smart though, they could always lie and say they went to Avery U, when they just lived close by.
The taxi stopped and I nearly jumped out of the backseat, which wasn't smart because I just missed a car speeding by that could've easily hit me. I sighed, not used to the environment. The taxi driver popped the trunk and I pulled out my three mismatched suitcases, and my carry on bag, having had most of my things shipped here last week so that they'd be here tomorrow.
I took in my surroundings before paying the taxi driver my student discounted taxi fare and made my way up the front stairs, two bags over my shoulder, rolling, or attempting to roll the three suitcases behind me. This was more of a struggle than I thought.
I sighed, things just couldn't go my way?
"Hey, let me help you." I looked up and saw a girl, maybe a few years older than me and I graciously accepted her offer.
"Thanks, I never learned the definition of 'light packer'." She chuckled and took one of my suitcases and a bag off of my shoulder, making it much easier to get up the remaining steps.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Dominique Andrews, but everyone just calls me Domo,"
"Nice, like the little brown slurpee Japanese guy? Oh, I'm Clare Edwards."
"Yea, exactly like that. I think you're the only one to pick it up so quickly Clare Edwards." I chuckled.
"Well what can I say? I'm a slurpee addict. I have never spent more than a week away from a 7-eleven. I even google mapped the nearest one to here."
Domo started laughing at me, and I just shook my head and chuckled.
"Well where are you headed?"
"Um, registration? I have to get my dorm room number and what not, all that extra stuff."
"Oh okay well then lets go! I already have a dorm, it's my third year here and I'm in need of a third roommate, lets hope it's either you or no one!" I laughed and we both started walking into the building, towards the whole slue of freshman and transferees.
I went to step in the back of the line but Domo shook her head. She grabbed my elbow and pulled me to the front ignoring the complains of everyone else.
"Hey Dalton, this here is my girl Clare Edwards, give her the package deal." He chuckled, shook his head, but did what he was told anyway.
He looked down on his clipboard, flipped to the 'E' section and then found Edwards.
"Edwards, Jace, Edwards, Camille, Edwards, Bradley, Edwards, Clare, Clare! Here we are. Clare Edwards, you'll be staying in dorm 016, first floor you lucky, lucky freshman, and your schedule is... here!" He handed her a package of papers with her name on it and then went down in the organized key card box and pulled out a laminated room key with the number 016 in big bold black letters, and a date on it.
"You'll have to go take your freshman photo to get your I.D. card, just bring this with you and they'll be able to make your student I.D. card also your key card, this is just a temporary one that deactivates after the first week of school so I suggest you hop to it!"
I nodded, "Thanks so much!" He smirked and went to the next person in the mob they call a line.
"Okay so where is this I.D. place?"
"Well it's right there and no matter what I'll get you in first or close to it so we might as well go and bring your stuff to your room so that it doesn't get lost or breaks my back any more."
"Oh! Yea, that's probably smart."
"No biggie. I'm just surprised that you got a first floor room, in dorm house 1 of all places." Domo said, shaking her head.
"Why is it such a big deal?"
She scoffed; as if it were obvious. "Not only do you not have to take the stairs, but Dorm house 1 is made up of mostly the over achieving seniors, so you don't have to worry about loud noises, or parties."
"Thank god, I am not a big partier." She chuckled.
"Clare Edwards you are a special kind of badass."
"Thanks... I think." She laughed and shook her head, pulling me along to find 'Dorm house 1'.
"Okay so here we are! De la casa!" I pulled out the laminated piece of plastic with the room number on it out of my pocket and slipped it in the little card slot. Once the red light turned off, and the green one lit up I took that as my queue that the door was unlocked.
I pushed open the door and was surrounded by darkness. I sighed, fumbling around for a switch, I finally felt it and when the lights turned on I was in heaven.
The ceilings were semi-high and they had beautiful intricate designs on it. It was a pale peach color, and the designs were just a darker shade, making it impossible to make out what the beauty was. But I had a feeling that's how it was meant to be. The walls were white but they were engraved with a checkered pattern making the shadow look grey.
The furniture was perfect. The living room area had a nice pale beige leather couch, with a matching plush looking autimen. Adjacent to it was a matching chair that had a pull out autimen type thing and three glass side tables, one on either side of the couch and one by the chair. The TV was a huge flat screen TV posted on the wall for all to see and it had a huge DVD/VCR type set up and a radio sound system. The carpets were plush white and perfect.
I looked across the huge room to see the dining room set up. It had a smaller circular glass table, matching the square side tables, but bigger. The legs came out elegantly and the chairs were satiny smooth pale matching the living room furniture.
I walked a little ways and saw a kitchen area. It was scaled smaller, just as the rest of the place but it had all stainless steel equipment. The small double doored fridge with the freezer on the bottom. The counters were marble and the floor was white and and off white tiles, while the walls were a clean white.
I practically ran to the bathroom. No surprise it was just as elegant as the rest of the place. It had a opaque glass shower, a claw foot tub, and double, slim, sinks. The walls and floors matched those of the kitchen.
I sighed in admiration and made my way to the bedroom door. I noticed there was two but no one said anything about a roommate so I just chose the closer one. Pulling the door open I realized too late that it was occupied, no less by a guy.
I should've guessed. Coed dorms.
The guy turned around and I instantly recognized that once-was baby face and round eyes.
"Adam Torres! What is gods name are you doing here!" (_A/N: Adam is a Senior in College in my story for necessary reasons._)
He looked up and a shit eating grin spread across his face.
"Clare Edwards! How did I not know you were going to this college!"
"I haven't seen you in years!" He came at me and picked me up in a huge hug, a huge manly hug.
"Adam what happened to you?"
"It's noticeable? Yes, I was hoping so, it's pretty recent for the whole thing to take effect but I, Adam Torres, former Gracie Torres, am officially a man."
I was so happy for him, I ran at him and hugged him harder.
"I cannot believe this! I am so happy for you! When did it happen? When did your mom actually approve of this?"
"Woah, woah, calm down, one question at a time. One, It happened two years ago, I just wasn't sure if you would notice, my sophomore year as a student here. Two, mama Torres saw how angry I was as Gracie, and she accepted me finally. I knew it would take a while because she had to say goodbye to her baby girl that I wasn't. But here I am, living proof!"
"Well listen, I gotta run, put my things away and then I have to go get my student I.D. card. We have to catch up, sit with me in the dinning hall for dinner?"
"Well, actually I already sit with someone but I doubt it'd be a problem if you sat with us." I nodded and ran out of the room, and into the other room. It was the same as Adam's minus the clutter.
There was a naked bed pressed up against the wall, a window adjacent from the bed. It had a big wooden dresser, wardrobe type thing against the same wall all the way on the other end. The closet took up half the wall opposite of the bed and it had a bed side table right underneath the window.
I threw my things down by the bed and grabbed the bedroom key and put it in one of the drawers. Adam was my roommate, and I trusted him. I shut the door and saw Domo and Adam chatting.
"You guys know each other?"
"Yea, actually. I totally forgot he was in this dorm room but voila, here goes my example of the over achieving seniors." I chuckled and we said our goodbyes to Adam while we headed back to the main building.
The line was more organized for Student I.D.'s considering there were more people running this stand. You had the photographer, the girl at the computer and printer, and the person scanning things. All that equipment was sure to be expensive and easily broken.
Domo walked me up to the front of line, and just like before people groaned in complaints. Of course I understood considering I'd be doing the exact same thing if it was the other way around.
"Hey guys, Clare this is Darcy on the computer, Melinda on the scanner and Tris on the camera. Girls this is Clare Edwards."
"Hey, I have a sister named Darcy." The girl named Darcy smiled but in all honesty she looked to be the complete opposite of my Darcy. My Darcy was a stuck up yet lovable girl while this Darcy seemed to be more nieve of her surroundings. She had short pixie blonde hair and bright green eyes with pale skin. My Darcy was a tan brunette with long locks and brown eyes to match.
"It's nice to meet you Clare." Melinda said, putting her hand out. I shook it, and was about to say the same when I heard a throat being cleared.
"Okay nice little meeting with the freshman can I take her picture now so that we can move on?" Tris asked, in annoyed tone.
"Er.. sorry, lets do it."
"I don't want an apology, I just want you to sit your ass down so I can take the picture." Everyone looked at her shockingly and I gave her a bitter smile before sitting on the stool.
"Try not to grimace, it doesn't look good on your face and I usually try to make people look better than they do. You're making this extra hard."
I fought off a groan and smiled a small smile, she took the picture and all but shoved me out of the chair. I walked over to Melinda on the scanner. I handed her my room key card and she scanned it, while Darcy did something on the computer. I went to Darcy who was at the printer and she handed me a fresh, more tear resistant card with my room key, name and picture along with all the other small important information.
She gave me an apologetic smile and waved me off. Domo groaned and pulled me along.
"Alright back to your room so we can get you dressed for Dinner and showered!"
"Great, I also have to call my friend, I promised her I would already."
"Alright, so you go do that and I'm going to get ready I'll meet you in the dinner hall, it's impossible to miss."
"Oh! Wait, I promised Adam we'd catch up at dinner."
She gave me a one over, and smiled.
"Well dress nicely because his ... friend... you're sitting with is a hell of a looker."
"Oh, I'm not interested in dating anyone right now."
She smirked but nodded, as if I was in the dark about something.
I sighed, ignored it and walked over towards Dorm House one. Once in the bathroom I turned on the shower, and went to get my clothes while I called Alli.
"Alli Bahndari, best friend ever calling." I said, once she answered. I heard a loud squeal, it sounded like a tire but I knew that sound.
"Alli calm down I am just telling you I've settled down. I'm about to take a shower and head to dinner. Can you handle that?"
"Clare I can handle it. I'll let you go but I am going to imagine that you're crying your eyes out missing your one and only friend. I'm pretending everyones mean to you so that you can carry your sorry ass back home and run into my open arms."
I chuckled.
"Have fun with that Alli, I've got to go." She hung up after saying their goodbyes.
I hopped in the shower and let the warm water surround me. I guess I was dressing up tonight.