FRIENEMIES?
Soon , we find ourselves in front of Hampton university . I and mary (thats her nick name bytheway) get down from the car,and wait for George to park the car , even though we dont want to.
We are 18 for god's sake , it is actually embarassing being escorted by your brother on the first day of college but still we wont exhange it for anything in the world . That's Howard siblings for you.
George has not ever treated us like a burden on him , even when we were in high school . He is the best brother one could ask for . Since our parents left us , he has taken the role of our guardian more seriously.
As he comes , we walk together inside the building and see all girls staring at us , some with awe and some are point out glaring. Mary comes closer to me and hisses in my ear "are you thinking exactly what I am thinking?"
"And what are you thinking exactly?"
"that all these girls think that our brother is a god and we are his girlfriends?"
"eewww ,that would be gross mary" I say with disgust but actually agree to her because we three look nothing alike though I and Mary are twins we could not be any more different. Mary has blonde hair and blue eyes , thanks to the marvellous genes of our mother.
Wherever she goes,she has boys wrapped around her finger ; as for me , despite the intelligence that I inherited from both of my parents,with a 4.5 gpa i wont call myself beautiful . I have black hair and dark brown eyes that people often mistake it for black , all thanks to our father.
However , George and Mary never agree with me and say I have an alluring charm and beauty and that my eyes are like a hook into the souls of others that people cant help but be bewitched by . Back to George , well lets just say he got the best of the both worlds with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair and has always been an enigma to girls . How the hell Jane could cheat on him I will never know.
We head to the office and take our respective routines. George insists on leading us both to our classes but I refuse and tell him to go with Mary . For we both know , he has nothing to worry about me but Mary on other hand has always been in trouble with boys , I on other hand had never been inclined to involve myself in relationships.
There was this friend of mine Henry Percy , back home. He said he liked me and wanted me to be his girlfriend . He was goodlooking but I just could not see myself in relation with him. My parents had a good loving relationship. They adored each other. But i could never see myself puting my trust on one person , giving my heart only for him to break it . It has always been me and the dreams i have been having since I turned 17. It seems fitting doesnt it ? That i would fall for a guy who comes in my dreams and i havnt even seen his face.
I walk to my first class after saying a quick goodbye to George and Mary. Just as I am about to enter the class I collide with a rock.
"ouch!"
"are you okay babes?" oh,so the rock speaks.
Not rock exactly,but a rock hard chest and a handsome face to match , okay i said i dont do relationships,but it doesnt mean i am prude . I do apreciate a fine looking man , but that is where I cross the limit.
"Yeah I am okay ,I think", I answer him while rubbing my forhead where I think it has already started to swell.
"Here , let me look at it. He moves my hands away from my forehead and takes a good look at it himself . "It does not look like it would need stiches , glad to know my forehead didnt hurt such a sexy girl."
" Seriously ? Are you flirting with me right now ? "
" Calling a hot girl , sexy cannot be called flirting , can it be baby ? Anyway , if you need help with the pain just wait for me after the class . I swear you will forget all about it and I will make it worth your while ."
"God , seriously ? Get out of my sight you moron !" I push him and go to take a seat , these playboys get on my nerves , who thinks girls are only toys to play with.
"That's Brandon for you baby , even though you can call me God later . Later babes " he laughs and goes out of the class.
I am glad he is gone or else i would had killed him on my first day. And i thought he is handsome . Jerk!
" Looks like you have put yourself in the hit list of the third god of Hampton ."
I turn back on my seat and see a girl in a cheer leader's uniform looking at me with one raised eyebrow and fanning her nail varnish. I said confused ," excuse me ? Third god?"
" yes , Brandon , He is the greek god and he has set his eyes on you . You are fortunate ." , she answers me while taking out her make up and doing a touch up.
" please.. I will call it anything but fortunate . But wait , who are other two gods then ? "
" You will meet them , soon enough . Meet me at the cafeteria at lunch? I am Jane More . And you are ? "
" I am Anna , you can call me Ann " , I deliberately leave out my surname . I do not want anyone to treat me differently if they realize I am George's sibling . Jane seems nice , but i dont know why I feel something odd in my chest as if I am drowning , suffocating . Perhaps the whole change in country and meeting people is finally taking its toll on me . I push it out of my mind as being the result of first day jitters .
Jane smiles sweetly and says " So Ann , I think we will be great friends . "
I smile back , though hesitantly.
