AN: Hey there! Once again thank you so much for all the support through your reviews, subscriptions and favourites, I deeply appreciate it.
Btw, I didn't actually go to Med school so all subjects and classes names will be invented by me.
I hope you enjoy this one, have fun reading :)
P.S.: Apologies for any mistake, but it's almost 2 AM over here and I'm tired. Good night to you all!
CHAPTER 3
Sara groans upon hearing the sound of her alarm; she opens her eyes slowly and adjusts to her surroundings. It feels strange waking up for the first time in a room that isn't hers.
"Wait..." she whispers, voice still hoarse with remnants of sleep, "This isn't my bed."
Then she finally remembers the previous night; she realizes that she might have fallen asleep while watching Netflix with Ava. Speaking of whom, where is she? Her roommate probably felt uncomfortable for having someone sleeping next to her and must have switched to Sara's bed. She curses herself for that and turns around seeing the other bed vacant, surprised when she sees clear signs of it not having been used during the night. Either that or Ava had made it before going to class.
Sara sighs and grabs her phone turning off the alarm. After checking the time she decides it's best to get up and get dressed for her first lecture. She really doesn't want to start the year off by turning up late.
After she's ready, she puts her phone on the pocket of her jacket and grabs her backpack, locking the door behind her when she leaves.
She walks for a few minutes searching for the lecture hall she's supposed to be in and smiles when she finds the plaque saying "History of Medicine".
She looks around until she finds a vacant seat in the middle of the room, setting her backpack on the ground between her legs. She takes out a notebook and pen and starts to draw some doodles for fun while she waits for her teacher to arrive.
"Excuse me," she hears someone say. A tall boy with brown hair and a polite smile, "Is this seat taken?" He asks, pointing to the desk to her right.
"Nope, go ahead," she says, smiling back, turning her attention back to her doodling.
"Thanks!" He says, sitting down and taking out a notebook and pencil case. After a couple of minutes in silence he turns to her, "I'm Nate by the way," he introduces himself, extending his hand, "Nate Heywood."
She looks him up and down for a second, thinking to herself that he's actually good looking.
She shakes his hand back, "Nice to meet you Nate, I'm Sara," she tells him with her charming trademark smirk.
"Cool!" He immediately says, staring at her for what seems far too long.
"You can let go of my hand now Nate," Sara says, still smirking at him.
His eyes go wide when he realizes that he's still holding her hand. He immediately retracts it and straightens on his seat, turning his attention to the front of the classroom, "Right! Sorry!"
The blonde chuckles at the boy's behaviour and thinks to herself, "the Lance charm never fails".
After a couple of minutes the teacher finally arrives. He introduces himself and starts the class.
Ten minutes go by until Sara leans towards Nate's seat, "Is it me or is this boring as hell?" She asks in a whisper.
The boy turns to her with a surprised face, "Boring?! Not at all. I love everything that has to do with History."
"Hm... I get that, but wouldn't you prefer to be learning actual things about the human body?"
"There will be plenty of time for that," he whispers back, afraid of being caught by the teacher even though he doesn't move his eyes away from him not even for one second.
Sara shrugs her shoulders and sighs, "I guess you're right," she ends up agreeing, turning her attention back to her notebook to at least write some bullet points down.
When the lecture is over, she packs her things and throws her backpack over her shoulders preparing to leave. But before she can do it Nate turns to her, "Hey Sara?"
"Yeah?" She asks, looking up at him. He seems a bit nervous, one hand scratching behind his neck, "Do you maybe, I don't know, wanna hang out sometime?" He asks, averting her eyes.
She smirks at him, thinking for a second before speaking, "Sure," she says and Nate's looks up at her with a smile on his face, "Really? Cool! Can I have your number then?"
"Of course," she says, "Just give me your phone and I'll type it in."
He nods and grabs it from his jeans pocket, unlocking it and handing it to her. When she's done she returns it back to him, a smirk on her face, "There you go."
"Thanks!" He says, a goofy grin on his face, "I'll see you around Sara."
Sara nods and starts to leave, but before she's out the door she looks over her shoulder and winks at him, "See you around, pretty boy," she says, leaving Nate without reaction at the sudden nickname.
After that, she checks her schedule and sees that her next class is only in the evening. She decides to go back to her dorm to leave her backpack there. When she arrives she notices that the door is now unlocked, contrary to how she left it. She knocks on it twice before she hears Ava telling her to come in. She sighs in relief at hearing the girl's voice.
"Hey!" She greets her with a smile while entering the room. She sits down on her bed and lays her jacket next to her, dropping her backpack on the floor.
"Hi!" Ava says, smiling at her. The taller blonde is sitting at the desk, going through some textbook. She looks up at Sara when she's done, "You know you don't have to knock right? It's your room too," she tells her, a smirk playing on her lips.
Sara rolls her eyes at her words, but a mischievous smile takes over her face and next thing Ava knows her roommate is right next to her, leaning over to whisper in her ear, "I just wanted to make sure you were proper before I came in," she says with the best husky voice she can muster.
Ava's eyes go wide and she swallows down hard, feeling heat running quickly from her core into her cheeks. She knows she must be red as a tomato and she hates it. To make matters worse, something unknown settles in her stomach, feels like a revolution down there and she can't come up with a plausible explanation as to why. She closes her eyes for a couple of seconds and tries to shake the feeling aside.
"Very funny Sara," she says with sarcasm in her voice. The smaller blonde chuckles and gets back to her bed.
Silence settles between them after that and even though Ava is glad that Sara isn't so close to her anymore, she still feels uncomfortable. She decides to start a conversation to distract herself, "So, how was your morning?"
Sara looks up from her phone and shrugs, "Had something called "History of Medicine"", she says with a funny voice, earning a small chuckle from Ava, "I take it you didn't like it very much."
The blonde sighs, "I just don't get the point! I'm here to learn about organs and how they work, I want to look at people's insides and figure out how to fix them, not spend time talking about which physician started it all and during which time period."
Ava scrunches up her nose at the image of open bodies settling in her brain and Sara laughs at her reaction. She finds it kind of cute.
"Don't worry, I promise not to open you up to take a peek," she says, winking at the taller blonde.
"Great! Otherwise I would have to tell my parents they were actually right on being afraid I might end up with a psychopath has my roommate," she states, earning a throaty laugh from Sara, "And I really don't want to give them the satisfaction."
"Hm... I don't think they would be very happy to be right about that particular thing though," Sara says and Ava laughs, "Yeah you're right."
"Anyways, enough about that. How was your morning?"
"It was nice, I had "Introduction to Psychology". We didn't approach much yet, but it seems like it's going to be an interesting subject."
"More than mine I bet," Sara says with a bit of a defeated voice.
"Hey don't feel discouraged just because of one class you had. It's still the first day and I'm sure you'll have many more subjects you'll find interesting and look forward to. Besides, History can be kinda cool sometimes!"
"You sound a little bit like Nate," Sara says smiling.
"Nate?" Ava asks confused.
Her roommate nods, "Yep! He's a guy I met today. I told him I was bored during class and he said something similar to what you just said."
"Oh I see."
"He was actually nice and kinda pretty, I even gave him my number."
"Uau! Already?" Ava asks, a frown suddenly on her face.
Sara looks strangely at her, surprised by the blonde's reaction, "Yeah... What's the big deal? He asked if we could hang out sometime and I said yes."
"Well you said it yourself, you just met him," Ava pressures, surprising herself. She doesn't understand why she suddenly cares so much about who Sara hangs out with.
"Yeah and I want to get to know him better! Why do you care so much anyway?" She asks crossing her arms, "If I didn't know better I would say you are jealous."
Ava scoffs at that, "Jealous?! Why would I be jealous Sara?"
"You tell me."
The tall blonde goes silent, unable to come up with an answer. She doesn't know why she reacted the way she did, and the more she thinks about it the more she realizes that she did sound a bit jealous. Which in reality doesn't make any sense at all, why would she be jealous of Sara hanging out with some boy? Sara didn't owe her anything, in fact she and her had also just met. They were barely acquaintances let alone friends.
"I'm sorry," she finally says, breaking the awkward silence between them, "I don't know what came over me. The way I reacted was purely stupid."
Upon hearing that, Sara's stance relaxes and she uncrosses her arms, "You're right, it was."
Ava looks up at her with regret evident in her shiny green eyes and something tugs at Sara's chest, "But it's okay, apology accepted. Just don't do it again, I hate when people judge me about who I choose to spend time with. I had enough of that at home."
Her roommate opens her mouth slightly at that, but closes it quickly, "Okay, I won't," she simply says.
"Good," Sara says getting up from her bed, "Now, I'm gonna have lunch with Zari at a diner near by, do you wanna come?"
"Really?" She asks, surprised that her roommate would invite her after what she just did.
"Yeah," Sara says, smiling genuinely at her, "Unless you already had lunch?"
After the question they hear a low growl coming from Ava's stomach and the girl feels herself blushing all over again.
"I guess I just had my answer," the smaller blonde says, stifling a laugh. She then receives a text from Zari telling her she's almost at the diner.
"Okay Zari just texted me, we should go before she eats all the food available there."
Ava chuckles and grabs her bag and phone before following Sara outside.
Once they get to the restaurant they are invaded by the smell of fried food and coffee. The tall blonde sighs happily, her mouth already watering. Sara is busy looking around for Zari until she spots her seating on a booth by the window and a smirk takes over her face when she sees a big plate with a burger and fries in front of her friend.
She sits beside her and plants a kiss on her cheek, stealing a fry from her, "Of course you're already eating without waiting for us."
Ava sits down in front of both girls, placing her bag and jacket on the seat next to her. She can't help but smirk at the interaction between them.
"Hello to you too Sara!" Zari says with her usual sarcasm, "And who said you could steal my fries?" She asks, playfully swatting the blonde's hand away.
"That's what you get for being impolite," Sara retorts back, "You should have waited for us," she says motioning between Ava and her.
"Whatever," the brunette says, rolling her eyes with a smirk, "Just order your own food please so I can eat mine in peace," she asks, taking a sip of her strawberry lemonade.
"Fine," Sara says, dragging the word out. She goes over through the menu and hands it to Ava when she has decided what to order, "Oh thanks but I already know what I want," the girl tells her.
Sara nods and signals at a waitress, waiting for the young woman to reach their table. Once she gets there they place their orders.
"I will have a double cheeseburger with fries on the side and a coke please!" Sara says, smiling brightly at the woman, who then turns to Ava who says, "And I will have a tuna sandwich with a glass of lemonade please," the blonde asks with a polite smile.
"Coming right up sweeties!" The waitress tells them, making her way quickly to the counter.
"You ever been here before?" Zari asks Ava, cleaning her mouth with a napkin.
"Yep. I came here yesterday with my parents for breakfast before we went to the dorm."
"Ah okay, that's why you already knew what was on the menu," Sara concludes and Ava nods.
They stay in silence for a couple of minutes until the smaller blonde speaks again, turning to her friend, "How's Amaya? You seemed to be having fun at the party last night," she says with raised eyebrows and a smirk.
The brunette glares at her half-heartedly, "She's fine, thanks for asking," she answers, completely ignoring Sara's remark about the party.
"Why isn't she here then?"
"She only has classes in the afternoon so she took the chance to sleep in."
"Lucky her," Sara states.
In the meantime their food finally arrives and they start to dig into it.
"What about you ladies?" Zari asks in between bites of her burger.
Sara puts down her food and takes a sip of her drink, "What about us?"
"You left the party pretty early. I don't know about you Ava, but it isn't usual of Sara to do so. Did something happen?" Her friend asks with a bit of worry in her voice.
The blonde looks at Ava who's now gazing down at the plate in front of her. Sara recalls the night before and how relieved her roommate was when she appeared by her side before Liam could do God knows what. The thought itself makes her stomach churn and she swallows her food with a grimace. Even though this is her best friend asking, she still decides that what happened is something that should stay between Ava and her. It doesn't seem to her that Ava would be too happy if she shared it with Zari.
"Nothing happened Z, we were both just tired from the moving that's all," she says gulping down her drink, "Besides we had to get up early for class anyway."
Zari's eyes move from Sara to Ava, noticing that the girl in front of her is awfully quiet, but she also knows when not to pressure someone into conversation, so she decides to let go of the subject for now.
"Okay," she nods, "How were your classes by the way?"
"Boring."
"Interesting."
Both girls say at the same time, making Zari chuckle at that, "Seriously Sara? You just started and are already finding it boring? That's gotta be some kind of record time."
"Very funny Z," Sara shakes her head, "I was just expecting something different that's all."
"Yeah well I don't like all my classes as well but you just gotta push through it, don't you agree with me Ava?"
Ava was about to answer her when she feels her phone vibrate. She fishes it from her pocket and frowns when she sees the caller's name, "Sorry I have to take this," she tells both girls, getting up quickly to take the call outside.
"What do you think that was?" Zari asks her friend.
"No idea," Sara says shrugging her shoulders, "But it seemed important."
They continue to eat, talking between them about meaningless things and teasing one another like they usually do, until Ava returns to the table.
"Sorry about that," she apologizes sitting down, "I really had to answer it."
"No problem!" Sara tells her with a small smile and Zari nods in agreement.
Ava thanks them and gets back to finish her food. She tries to focus on the conversation going on between both girls in front of her but she finds herself unable to do so. Her mind is racing about another particular subject.
The tall blonde is suddenly pulled from her thoughts at hearing Zari's voice, "Hm?" She turns her attention back to the table, "Sorry, what did you say?"
"I asked if you had any more classes today," Zari tells her, frowning slightly, "Are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," she puts a forced smile on her face, "I was just thinking about some stuff," she says with a wave of her hand, "And to answer your question, I have only one more class today. At around 3 P.M." She informs her, glancing at her phone afterwards.
"Right..." the brunette says, "Would you like to come by my apartment after? We were thinking of watching some movies and having some popcorn."
"Who's we?" Ava asks with curiosity.
"Only Sara, Amaya and I. Call it a girl's night if you will."
"Sounds fun, I'm in!" The tall blonde tells her, a smile on her lips. Sara feels a smile making her way to her lips as well at seeing that her roommate seems to be perking up a bit.
"Do I have to bring anything?" Ava asks, "Drinks or snacks?"
"Nah, don't stress about it, we have plenty of that at home."
"Okay," the blonde smiles at her.
The three of them settle on finishing the rest of their meals. Once they are done, they ask for the check and pay their respective orders.
Sara and Ava part ways from Zari since they have to get back to their dorm, while the brunette decides to take the chance to tidy her house a bit before having her guests over.
Both blondes arrive at the dorm after a few minutes, since the diner is located close to the campus.
They hang their bags and jackets on the coat hanger by the door and Sara plops down on her bed while Ava sits on the chair at the desk, staring at the view outside the window.
"Ava," Sara says with a gentle voice that doesn't go unnoticed by the blonde. She turns her head to look at the smaller girl, "Yes?"
"I don't want to pry, but you seemed a bit off after you received the phone call."
When Ava doesn't say anything, Sara turns on her side so she can be face to face with her roommate, "Is everything alright? Did something bad happen?"
"Everything's fine, it was just my mom," Ava says in a rushed voice, turning her attention back to the window.
Sara is not convinced by her answer but decides not to bother her with more questions. She grabs her phone from her pocket and scrolls through the internet, entertaining herself with some videos of cute puppies.
"Thanks for not telling Zari by the way," Ava says after a while of being in silence, making Sara pause whatever video she was watching and return her attention to her.
"About what happened at the party I mean," her roommate adds, a grateful smile on her lips.
"It wasn't my place to tell, Ava," Sara states, smiling softly at her.
"Still, thanks for respecting that."
"Sure."
"I better get going now, don't wanna be late for my next class," Ava says, getting up and grabbing her backpack from where it's placed on the bed. Sara gets up and grabs her things as well, "Care for some company?" She asks.
"My next class isn't until 4 P.M. but I'm gonna take the chance to explore the campus, maybe check out the Library."
"Sounds great," Ava says, approaching the door, "At what time are we supposed to be at Zari's place?" She asks turning to Sara, who is busy locking the door behind them.
"Around seven I think, so we still got plenty of time to get ready after class, don't worry."
Ava nods at the information and makes her way through the hallway with Sara by her side. When they reach the place where her next class is gonna be, her roommate turns to her, "Do you want to give me your number?" Sara asks her, "In case something comes up and you need to contact me," the freckled girl adds.
"Yeah, sure," Ava says, telling her her number.
"Okay, I'm gonna text you so you can also save mine," she sends a quick message to her roommate, "There you go, all done," Sara says smiling up at her.
"Thanks! I'll see you later Sara," the taller blonde says, waving goodbye before entering her classroom.
"Later Aves!"
AN: I hope you liked it! Reviews are always appreciated :)