Chapter 2

BPOV

The rest of the week went smoothly. I got settled in and went shopping for anymore missing necessity. I spent a lot of time exploring the area so that I would know where all the food places were. When I finally went on campus to see how it was, I was stunned by how beautiful it was. There were already students on campus. Some probably were finishing up their summer classes. But I loved everything about it. I loved the college vibe I was getting from the campus and cannot wait for school to start.

Irina moved in yesterday... To say I was nervous was probably an understatement. I was never fond of meeting people so when I heard someone fumbling with their keys outside the door, I ran into my room and hid. She came in with someone and they were unloading her stuff.

"Has any of your other roommates moved in yet?" a male voice asked. I pressed my ear to my door.

"Bella should have. She's probably out right now so I'll meet her later," the voice I'm assuming was Irina's answered.

"Okay. Let's go eat dinner before I leave," the man said. I heard more footsteps and boxes moving around before finally the door closed and locked up.

That was a close one. I knew I needed to meet her soon, but I was just so nervous! She was going to be one of my roommates and I would really want us to get along. I decided dinner would be a smart idea before I face her later tonight.

I put on my red hoodie because even though it was August, it was still a bit chilly at night. I got my keys and purse before walking to a nearby Thai restaurant. After filling my stomach up with some fried rice, I walked back to my apartment. I stopped outside the door when I saw the lights.

I can do this. I can do this. I thought to myself. I unlocked the door.

Let me tell you this. It was awkward!

Irina appeared to be Russian. Her blonde hair ended around her collarbone and her 5 feet 2 inches height and skinny frame made her look like she was still in high school.

"Hi! You must be Irina! My name is Bella. It's so nice to finally meet you," I stuck my hand out for a handshake. I did not know how to approach this so I figured formal was the best option.

"Hi, Bella. I'm Irina," she said and shook my hand back.

And then we just stood there. No one said anything for about a minute. We were standing in the living room looking anywhere but each other. Oh kill me now.

Irina broke the silence. "I came back from dinner and I had leftover chicken wings if you would like some," she said while pointing to the take out container on the counter and then sitting down on a nearby stool.

"Oh thanks, but I just had dinner as well," I replied. More silence. I moved to sit on the couch. "So where are you from?" I asked hoping this would lead to some conversation.

"I'm from Alaska actually. My family moved there from Russia 3 years ago. How about you?"

"Born and raised in Washington. I'm from a small town named Forks. It's a few hours from here," I answered her back. Okay. This is getting somewhere. We're asking each other question. We just need to find more things in common to talk about.

I was going to ask her a few more questions since the conversation kind of ended there, but Irina surprised me by getting up from her seat, going to her room, and closing the door. I heard the inevitable click to confirm that she had in fact locked her bedroom door. What the heck. Why would she do that? It was not like I was going to do something bad to her in the middle of the night. She did not need to lock her bedroom door. And we were trying to have a conversation, missy!

Whatever. I just went into my own room and locked my own damn door and proceeded to call Angela. Need to tell her what just happened!

Well that was yesterday. Today was not much better. When I finally had the courage to face Irina again this morning, she kept her responses to only a few words. I was not sure if she simply did not like me or she was just not a people person. I decided to just call her antisocial to make myself feel better.

I hope my other roommates were better.

A/N I hope you enjoy the story so far! Chapter 3 will be out sometime this week. Please leave me a review~