Chapter 4
Piper read the journal over and over again. She loved Alex's handwriting. You can see from her writing that she is a tough and independent girl. Normally when this kind of things happened to her, she would go straightly to Polly and talk about it with her. But this time, she wanted to keep it to her own. She wanted it all by herself, even though she didn't even sure what this is. But she knew for sure that this might be the beginning of a beautiful something.
She didn't start writing though. She wanted to keep this excitement a little longer. She never felt like this before. No, not really. And she was very thankful that Alex chose this way. A little pen pal would not hurt her as Alex's TA.
She took out her notes and started to assign groups for her class.
Both Piper and Alex only had one class on Friday. It was the professor's lecture for this class. The professor asked the class to sit by recitation times and TAs to sit with their students.
Alex and Nicky was sitting on the second and third seats on the left. And when Piper spotted her class, Alex raised her eyebrow and gave Piper a look. She then pointed the empty seat next to her to Piper. She was holding her glasses in her left hand and Piper stopped breathing for a sec. Piper sat down and greeted her class.
"Welcome to the class," The professor started, "Welcome to the Introduction to Business Administration. I believe all of you have already attended two recitations. The recitations are designed to give you the opportunity to practice your skills in a smaller setting. You will have the opportunity to exercise your leadership skills, communication skills, as well as how to work with a team. The lecture, however, is for you to learn from the textbook. I will give you a lot of real world examples throughout the semester and give lectures. Your pop quizzes will be based on my lectures and the assigned reading materials."
"During the first four weeks, we will concentration on Organizational Behavior. Since this is the first week of the class, we will start with some episodes from The Office. There are a lot to learn from the series." The professor finished.
"Well isn't this convenient?" Alex whispered to Piper as the professor turned off the light.
Piper gave her a light smile. Sure she's not gonna respond in the big lecture room. But her smile didn't stop.
But you know the big lecture halls in colleges. The seats are so small and sometimes your legs would inevitably touch others. And Alex did not sit like a little girl. Her knee touched Piper's. Neither of them moved away.
Nicky slept through the entire class so she didn't notice her best friend was completely lost in her own mind during the one hour and half class.
Piper touched her hair and put her hand on the edge of her seat. And Alex followed her. Their skin touched. You don't need to hold hands to feel each other's warmth. And sometimes the subtleness is even hotter.
Piper's hand was so cold that Alex wanted to hold her and kept her warm. She didn't. The touch was good enough for her.
Piper closed her eyes to feel Alex's skin better. This is so beautiful, Piper thought.
They kept this position for almost an hour until Piper's phone buzzed suddenly. Larry's text appeared on the screen as Piper took it out. Hey Pipes, I was wondering if you would like to grab a bit tonight? We can talk about the case assignment for the class. Piper rolled her eyes. She was so disappointed that she had to move her hand and received this in return.
It was hard for Alex not to peek. "Boyfriend?" She asked.
"No. She answered immediately.
"Somebody has an admirer then." Alex joked.
"No. He really is nobody." Piper put her hand to where it was. Alex knew what to do.
Their skin touched again.
Nicky swore as the professor turned the light back on. The Lorna girl sat next to her started to laugh and Nicky turned to talk to her.
"Shit, Piper," Alex spoke as the class started to leave, "now I am gonna have to watch the episodes again over the weekend if the quiz covers it. My mind was completely lost when you sit next to me."
Piper stuck her tongue out at her and gave her a sorry look. Alex moaned a little.
"See you on Tuesday Pipes. I am looking forward to opening my locker before class." Alex stood up as Nicky's done taking with Lorna.
Piper didn't reply to Larry's text.
Alex and Nicky went to another party on Friday night. Their business was officially on track. They were surprised by the demand on college campus. It's like high school was a joke. They had to get more supplies over the weekend.
Piper went straight back to home on Friday afternoon. It was an hour drive from campus. Saturday was her brother Cal's birthday so she had no excuse.
Dear Alex,
It is Sunday night. And I just drove back from home. I grew up in Connecticut. I left here for college in Massachusetts, worked in New York for two year and went back here again for my MBA. New York is my favorite among the three. I think I will move back to West Village after my MBA. I loved sitting on the street corner Café in the afternoons and watch people pass by. I think that's where I belong.
I went back home for my brother Cal's birthday over the weekend. I had a nice meal. Even though my parents wouldn't stop fighting the whole time. They are always like that. But I'm glad that I got to spend the Saturday afternoon with my grandmother. She is my favorite. We read together. And she asked me if I encountered any interesting students in my class. I told her my class this semester is mainly girls. And they are diverse and are all very smart. She asked me to enjoy the class and told me that I will also learn a lot from you.
I hope you enjoyed your first week on campus. I know the shower line in the dorm may be a little long in the mornings and at night. My suggestion is go early or at dinner time. It is always empty at 6am or 6pm. And trust me, freshman 15 is something you cannot avoid. I suffered it and so will you. My friend Polly and I live on the north side so we sometimes go to north commons after class. Polly loves to watch undergrads eating. One time we saw a boy finished 50 Buffalo wings.
We also have very nice gyms on campus. I always go to the biggest one next to the main library. And yes, there are changing rooms inside so you can change your clothes there;)
College life can be very rewarding and fun. You should fully enjoy yourself. Go to some parties, and join some clubs. You will find that everything is possible on campus. And you can become anyone here.
Let me know if you'd like to know anything else about campus. Polly and I found so many secret places that only we know of.
My grandmother shared me a quote when we were reading and I love it:
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." –Oscar Wilde.
Until next time,
Piper
Piper finished the diary and went to bed.
