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Two months had passed and I had missed seeing her every day. I missed talking to her and telling her things that I couldn't tell others. I talked to Frost frequently but I was still feeling nervous about leaving home. I decided to call him before I left the house. A few rings were heard until Frost picked up.
"Jane! Hi! I was just thinking about you and how you're going to college! How are you feeling?" He asked, waiting for my response.
"Honestly, scared and anxious. I feel like this all came so suddenly. I mean am I even ready to go to college and be on my own? What if I hate it and I don't make any friends." I asked, my voice shaking.
"Well I think you'll like it there, you've planned to go for a long time. This year you couldn't go a day without talking about this college. You'll be great and I hope that you will enjoy it as much as you think you will. The thing about the friends, did you have any friends going into high school?" Frost asked me.
"Um, no. I didn't think I would make any friends." I responded.
"See! You didn't have any friends but you soon made some. We became friends really quickly and I think that you will do the same thing at college. If not, at least you'll have one friend back at home." He said, laughing at the other side of the phone.
"Frost! You're supposed to make me feel better!" I laughed with him until I heard my name being called.
"Janie! Are you almost ready to go? I'd really like to miss the New York traffic as much as possible." My mother called up the stairs, followed by her footsteps coming up the stairs. I go back to my conversation with Frost.
"Frost, my mom is coming up the stairs and she's ready to leave." I said.
"Okay. I hope you have a blast this week and the rest of college! Call me when you get to your dorm room." He said, smiling at the other end. My mother comes into my room with boxes on the floor.
"Jane, are you ready to go?" She asked me picking up a box from the ground.
"I will call you when I get there. Good luck with the police academy! Bye Frost" I said while hanging up the phone. "Yeah. Let's go." I picked up the last box and had one last look at my room before I turned the lights out and closed my door. We drove for four hours, my mother trying to get me to talk, but I was scared to be on my own. When we drove through the entrance of the college, my brothers were looking at all of the people outside, commenting on all of the attractive women.
"Oh, Janie! You'll find a cute guy here, just open your eyes and be more feminine." My brother Frankie said while laughing. I looked out the window thinking about how little they know about my sexuality.
"Yeah, there sure are a lot of guys here," I mumbled. My mother decided to change the topic.
"We're here! My mother said. We pulled into the parking space closest to the dorm. We spent a couple of hours unloading and setting up my room.
"I can't believe that she was able to have a single room! That's not fair! When I go to college, I want to get a single room too." My younger brother Tommy spoke up.
"That's if you even get into college" I responded.
"Janie! Be nice to your brother. This is not a way to speak to your brother." My mother gave me a look and I rolled my eyes. They left after we had dinner and I went back to my dorm. The people on the floor were having a hall meeting run by the two R.A's on the floor. I sat next to this guy who looked like he would have been one of the popular football players in high school. He turned to me and started to speak.
"Hi, I'm Ryan." He smiled and I felt this instant connection.
"Hi Ryan, my name's Jane. Are you a freshman as well?" I asked, feeling proud that I was able to talk and make a new friend.
"Actually no, I'm a sophomore. I'm a transfer student from California." He responded and we continued to talk until the hall meeting and after. He gave me his number and we planned to meet for breakfast the next morning. When I got to my room I decided to call Frost to let him know how the first day of being on college was. He answered the phone.
"Hey, Jane. Tell me all about the first day. Did you make any friends? Is the food good? Is the campus as great as you said it was?" He had many questions.
"Hey, Frost. Yeah, the school is actually pretty great and I did meet someone who could possibly be a friend."
"Oooh! Tell me all about them!" He pushed for more.
"Well, his name is Ryan. He's a transfer student, so he's a sophomore and he lives on the same floor as me. He's like the football player from high school, but he's actually really cool." I told Frost all about Ryan and the first day of being on campus. The first few months have passed and I had become friends with many people. I had become especially close to Ryan and spent as much time with one another. I thought that I knew a lot about Ryan, but there was something big that I wouldn't know for another few months.