xX... WHAT DO WE WANT? PEAAACE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOOOOW! Sorry folks, just saw Hair the Musical and I am freakin speechless! It had so many Broadway folk in it and the sets and the music (it's my fourth all time fav. show!) so I was exited but it was... WOW! So, anyways. Yes, this story is... interesting... as a reviewer so aptly put it! But, what can I say; being normal just wouldn't be any fun! So... enjoy! ...xX
"Yeah, Hi!?" Katie responded, a little unsure of herself. It was a middle aged woman with dark hair, she sat at a table sipping tea and flipping through Vogue.
"Isn't she gorgeous?"
"Who?"
Katie went over and looked over the Miss Notre's shoulder,
"Gwyneth Paltrow?" Katie asked, looking at the blonde grinning stupidly in the photo.
"I wish I had thighs like that woman!" Katie was silent. The woman took that time to leap up and grasp Katie's hand warmly.
"It really is marvelous to meet you! I'm Miss Notre, the matron! I serve the meals, two a day, breakfast from seven to nine and dinner from seven to eight. The computer lab is free but you must have your NYU NET username and password? Do you have it? No!? I must give it too you!" She waddled off and returned with a shiny brass key and a slip of paper folded over twice,
"This," she said, handing Katie the key, "is your key and this is your username and password. You can change both when you log in, don't loss either! Come, let's get to your dorm room! Do you have a job lined up?"
"Uh... No," Katie blushed.
"Don't worry, you'll have one in no time, there are many around campus."
They went down the stairs to the third floor. They opened the frosted glass door and they were no standing on a narrow strip that served as the entrance for two doors. 5 and 6.
"You're 6 dear," Miss Notre said. Katie bid Miss Notre goodbye as she turned the key in the lock. 6 held three girls but one bed wasn't occupied. It was a sparse, two bedroom place. With a kitchenette/living room. Katie went into the unoccupied room. There were two twin beds, so when the next person came, Katie would have to share. The other girl was out, Katie put her stuff in the closet that was empty, made the empty bed and explored the apartment. There was a small balcony looking out over Washington Square. Two desks, one for Katie. And a third desk, tucked inside a closet, waiting to be rolled out. She than took to inhabiting her desk. She unloaded her IBook, began charging her Ipod, through her book bag and other school stuff on the top and went to the kitchenette. Attached to the small fridge was a small dry erase board. Scribbled on it was the following:
Katie, HI! I'm out, I'll be back later, my stuff is marked, feel free to fill the fridge with w/e u want. See ya tonight or later today.
Below it was written a small to-do list. Katie smiled and went over to the course list. She decided she would take all the mandatory courses on Tuesday and Thursday and all the optional ones on Monday and Wednesday. Leaving Friday, Saturday and Sunday free. She tried to keep her classes in the same buildings as best she could. The electives she would choose would be: writing for the screen/stage, music 1-on-1, and she would decide either on performance art or New York history later. Both sounded interesting. Suddenly a knock on the door woke her from her thinking she got up and opened the door. Outside stood a tall-ish girl with dirty blonde hair that feel on and over her shoulders. She wore a tight, white shirt and black pants. She was beaming.
"You must be Katie? HI! I'm Kirsten! Sorry, I forgot my key, being so stupid as I am," she laughed and went to the kitchen where she got a Gatorade and began chugging thirstily.
"So? How are you adjusting? What classes will you be taking? Have you been to NY before?" Katie laughed, nice roomie!
"I'm lonely, I'll just start with a couple non optional classes and no, I've never been to NY before except to see the campus," Katie replied, she sat down at the peeling wooden table.
"Oh well, you'll adjust. Takes everyone time, plus, I come from Kansas, I'd never been to a city with buildings over ten stories. Now look at me! A city gal!" she laughed again. Katie had come all the way from Florida.
"I graduate next year!" she tossed the bottle into the recycling bin, "But we really are lucky to be in such a great dorm! You'll appreciate it soon!"
Katie was silent, she missed home, and she missed everything she had left behind,
"CHEER UP! Tonight, I'll take you to some of my favorite spots! I'll show you around, anyway, I'm whooped! You better go to the bookstore and turn in your course selection sheet to the office 1A. I'll meet you in front of the building at 8 tonight!? Kay?" Katie nodded. Kirsten left and Katie went out, it was 6 and Washington Square was almost deserted except for a geeky-ly cute guy with glasses sitting on a bench reading a book. Katie bought a Snapple and moved closer to the guy, he was wearing a faded green shirt. Katie looked at her booklist. 100 bucks for a textbook! GEEZ! Katie wasn't sure if she could afford that. She gasped, the guy looked up. Desired effect.
"Hmm?"
"Hundred dollars for a stupid book?" The guy chuckled,
"Yeah, they get you from all the angles." It was Katie's turn to laugh, she sat down beside him.
"What courses are you taking?" the guy asked. He looked at her sheet and nodded.
"Some of the books are over 100 and some below, for example: the history of NY Is 125 while the performance art one is 65."
Katie nodded, "thanks"
"You like NYU so far?" he asked.
"How'd you know I was new?"
"I can tell from the way you act," he smiled.
"It's so big, the city is so huge," Katie responded. Looking around.
"It takes a little while to get used to it, but we all manage, and no I've finally got an off campus job! After a year of fucking night classes at some grimy bar I got my tenders degree and I work nights a club called the Vortex, a couple blocks south. You should come by, money gives you all types of freedom..." he stopped and blushed a deep crimson, "I'm sorry for gushing. I just have no one to talk too, my roommates are nasty jerks and all my friends live off campus, plus... my boyfriend just broke up with me," Katie held back her surprise, this was the first.... Him... she had ever met.
"That sucks, well, at least you've had a boyfriend, I've never even kissed a guy!"
"NO!" the guy said, as if it was blasphemy.
"YES!" Katie laughed. He was a lot of fun.
"Well, we'll just have to find you a boy friend, how many straight guys do I know? Any hot enough for you! You gosh!" the guy was calculating in his head, he stuck out his hand,
"Christopher, Dartyore Dorm, you?
"Katie, Abbey,"
"That's a nice dorm, mine doesn't even have air conditioning!"
"NO!" Katie was getting into this.
"I better go turn in my sheet before it gets to late," Katie said, throwing away her Snapple bottle and turning to leave, Christopher called after her,
"I'LL FIND YOU A BOYFRIEND!"
Katie smiled, waved and kept on walking.
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The books had cost her a ton but luckily, Kirsten was buying drinks.
"C'mon!" Kirsten had said when she saw Katie outside the building. Kirsten looked amazing, Katie thought, I could never be that gorgeous she thought.
"We're going to my favorite spot, THE VORTEX!"
Katie lit up and off they went, laughing.
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The Vortex had the loudest music from the hottest live college bands and right now, a group called: METRIC was jamming loudly. The Vortex was an oval shaped club on 5 tiers. The bar on the rim and dance floor, tables and other stuff around. Katie and Kirsten jumped right in.
DRINK 1: Great music
DRINK 2: This is as strong as they make 'em here?
DRINK 3: Lovely lights, the spinning colors are GLLLOOORRRIIIOOOUUUSS!
DRINK 4-8: I feel dead!
DRINK 9:
Katie's world was spinning and Kirsten was going strong. She motioned to Kirsten she was going outside. Outside, the weather was nice and a breeze blew calmly through the buildings. A figure approached her.
"Katie?"
"Huh?"
"It's me, Christopher!"
It took Katie a while to realize, than it clicked and she laughed a 'hi'.
"I've found a guy for you!?
The noise was so loud.
"WHAT!"
"I SAID! I'VE FOUND A GUY! FOR YOU!"
"OOOHHH!"
A figure stepped out of the shadow. Katie gasped, and shrieked.
"WHAT THE FUCK!? LAWRENCE!?"
Than Katie passed out.
xX... ok, more later. PEACE! ...xX