Eliza sighed as she arrived at the wooden door to what would be her room for four years. She hesitated to open it, afraid to see who she would be soending those four years with. It wouldn't really matter, she told herself. After all, it's not like you're here to make friends. Eliza took one last deep breath and unlocked the door. Immediately, she noticed the dirty laundry in piles laying on the floor, the messy bed, and the dirty dishes in the sink. She stepped inside, resisting the urge to go on some maniacal cleaning spree. The TV was on some kids show, and Eliza scrambled to find the remote so she could shut off the annoying music.
She threw her luggage onto the second, cleaner, bed, and set off to cleaning the room. She found the cleaning supplies, tucked away under the sink, and started to sweep, mop, scrub, and dust everything in sight. After about two hours, the place was sparkling clean. After all of that work, she flopped down on the couch, sighing in relief.
"Are you the pizza guy? And why does my dorm smell like..." The girl who had just entered the dorm sniffed the air, her curly hair bouncing. "Lemons?"
"You must be Maria! I'm Eliza Schylur, your roommate!" Eliza stood up and offered her her hand to shake. "Your, I mean our, dorm was a little, messy. I put all of your textbooks and supplies on your desk!"
"Ah. Well, nice to meet you, Eliza. My name is Maria Reynolds, please call me Maria. Why are you here so early? Classes start in two months, y'know," Maria pointed out. She shook Eliza's hand, taking off her denim jacket and leaving it on a chair.
"I could ask you the same thing. I'm here early because my father made me, it's getting kind of crowded at home after Angelica had her baby."
"Cool. Well, do you want to stay for supper? I ordered a pizza, should be coming in 'bout ten minutes."
Eliza nodded, and they started to talk about their interests, life, and everything else. They became really close extremely quickly.