With his mind racing trying to think of the places that Chad could be Calvin walked out of his dorm room as nonchalantly as he could and made his way down the hall. As he passed Susie's room he heard the unmistakable sound of a girl pretending to laugh at a bad joke, a sound Calvin had heard all too often during his years hoping to be voted class clown at the end of his senior year, he eventually would have to settle for most likely to go to prison. When asked why people chose him for that superlative they all cited the noodle incident from elementary school. Some men just can't outrun their past.

"You are so funny Chad," The voice of a young woman said from the other side of the door. Calvin couldn't be sure but even with the voice being distorted with it passing through a door Calvin just KNEW that it was Susie. It was Susie…with Chad! Calvin couldn't help but begin to break down. He had only just realized that the girl he was in love with was within reach and now some weird looking guy she just met is stealing her away. Now everything he had thought could happen between them never will. The quiet walks after lectures, maybe a dinner or two, ah who was he kidding? He probably never had a chance with her to begin with. And now all that was left for him to do was mope over to his dorm room and-

"Get out of here!" Calvin was suddenly snapped back into reality by the sound of ANOTHER girl in the dorm room.

"Maybe it's Susie's roommate." Calvin thought to himself, "or maybe it's Susie! I mean I didn't really her the first girl that well, maybe Susie doesn't like Chad after all, and maybe we have a chance at something!" At that moment the door to the dorm room opened and out walked a very mad Chad.

"Uh, hey man." Chad tried not to be angry toward Calvin even though he was very angry in general. "What'cha up to?" Calvin had to think quickly.

"Oh y'know…goin for a walk." Calvin was quick to lie and no one could tell whether he was telling the truth or not, unless of course his lies made no sense.

"At one AM?" Chad asked in disbelief.

"Of course at one AM! It gets the blood flowing, gets you ready to learn." Calvin didn't realize that he was coming off as a huge dork until he was finished. "What are YOU doing?

Chad turned back toward the dorm he had come out of and looked back at Calvin. "Nothing, just, talking."

"Sounds like you were talking pretty loudly." Calvin said referring to yell he had heard.

"That? Ah, that was nothing, don't worry about it. On an unrelated note; she is crazy." He said, pointing to Susie's dormitory.

"Who, Susie?" Calvin asked hoping the answer was 'yes'.

"I don't know her name; she's got the short brown hair and sounds really smart." Calvin breathed a sigh of relief; this meant Susie didn't like Chad. "But in spite of that, her roommate is awesome." Calvin couldn't wait to hear Chad describe all the ways in which Susie's roommate was 'hot'. "She's nice, sweet, smart (but not too smart) and really pretty."

"I may be out of place saying this seeing as how I've only known you for one day but, that doesn't sound like you." Calvin said.

"Who cares if you're out of place, because you're right it isn't like me." Chad looked around the hall for a second. "This is kinda weird, talking in the hall. Do you wanna head down to the lounge and play a game of pool?

"Sure why not?" The two headed down to Student lounge where there was an open pool table. They played a couple games of pool together and talked. Chad talked about Olivia (he finally remembered Susie's roommate's name) and Calvin talked about Susie. He told Chad about how Susie and he grew up together and how she moved and Calvin realized how great it is to talk about his problems with an actual person instead of well…an enormous carnivore. The next morning Chad and Calvin arranged to have breakfast with Susie and Olivia. Chad hoped to make peace with Susie and win over Olivia while Calvin wanted to win over Susie, with his first day of college over, Calvin felt like he has a new adventure ahead of him. With his new friend Chad, his old friend Hobbes and his both old and new love Susie.