It didn't take long to unpack Rocky's stuff. But when they were done, her room looked like she had been living there her entire life.
He bedsheets were a lush blue colour with orange pillows. Above the bed, there was a huge pin board. The table beside the bed had a light and two pictures on it. One of Logan and her, in front of the London Eye, the other of Ty, Deuce, Dina and herself. Before Logan, when she had looked happy.
The bookcase was only partially filled with books. The other space held pictures from her life in England and one special one of her parents.
On the shelf, there were some boxes containing pens and stationary. The desk was decorated with notebooks, a diary and post-it notes.
In the bathroom, the was a green shower mat that matched the green towels and red and white bin that sat proudly in the corner.
"It's perfect!" Rocky gushed when it was done.
"It looks darn amazing!" Ingrid agreed.
"Come on guys, we have to get to the lecture hall." Oscar said from the doorway. He was spiking up his hair. The girls giggled at this. He grinned at them.
"There are going to be a lot of cute girls there. I just wanna be prepared." He shrugged.
"Meet the real Oscar" Ingrid whispered to Rocky. "Complete flirt and ultimate charmer."
"I prefer 'Lady Killer'" Oscar retorted, trying to look offended. But as he turned his back on them, he broke out into a broad smile.
"Let's go!" Gunther yelled from the main room. Rocky quickly grabbed a jacket then closed her door.
Like Oscar had said, it took about ten minutes to get from their flat to campus. One the way, Rocky admired the sights of Boston College.
(This is all made up)
The area around the flat was lush and green. There looked to be about three acres of fields and a small forest. The path they walking on was littered with little pebbles that skittered and bounced whenever you kicked them. The side of the path had a long flowerbed that stretched on for what felt like miles. In reality, it was probably only about four hundred metres. After that, there were car parks and a small garden. By this time, the small group had reached the main campus of Boston College. The buildings were tall and elegant. Rocky could just about read the name plates above each doorway.
Sciences
English
Languages
P.E. department
Gym
Sports facilities
Rocky was amazed that somewhere like Boston could be so beautiful. Ingrid, who was watching her smiled.
"You never seen a school before?" She joked. Rocky grinned.
"Not one this beautiful" She replied.
To get to the main lecture hall, they had to enter a huge building that looked about one hundred years old. When they managed to reach their destination, they were out of breath from laughing and running down long hall way, trekking up steep, stone stairs.
But the best part was when they got to the lecture hall, people were streaming into the room through two wooden doors that looked like the lead out onto the college green.
"If I had known that we could have gone in there, I could have saved us the journey!" Oscar joked. While everyone laughed, Rocky took in the view.
The main lecture hall was enormous. It had at least three hundred seats with acacia wood desks stretching around the width of each level. Most of the other students were already there, but there were still a few empty chairs. Rocky was engaged in a conversation with Ingrid and didn't notice Dina and Ty waving frantically. They were sitting in the third row and had saved a seat for her. Ty frowned, but shrugged it off, happy that his sister had already made friends. Dina, however, scowled at Rocky. She didn't know who Rocky was talking to or why she had ignored her but she decided that if Rocky was going to act like that, she was too.
"Aren't you annoyed that Rocky ignored us?" She asked her boyfriend. Ty shook his head.
"She didn't ignore us, she was just distracted" he told her, smiling. Dina huffed and was about to make a snarky comment but the lights dimmed and a short man walked into the room. He stopped just in front of the stairs that split the rows of seat in the middle.
"My name is Doctor Malgar."
"His name is Malgar?" Ingrid scoffed. "That be crazy bro!"
The rest of the speech lasted for at least half an hour. (Sorry, I'm only fourteen so I have no idea what would be happening at college/university)
Most zoned out while a few listened intently.
Rocky, Oscar, Ingrid, Ty and Dina all slotted into the first category. Gunther was in the middle.
When Malgar was done, everyone left in a hurry. Rocky tried to stick with Gunther and Ingrid but they were swept away. Rocky had no absolutely idea where Oscar was and suddenly felt very alone. She had no idea where the door was and all she could see were hundreds of people, pushing and shoving to get out. She was almost knocked to the ground as some boy knocked into her. A fist caught the side of her head and the world spun. A foot slammed into the sensitive part at the back of her leg and her knees buckled. Pain flared from her ankle and she almost passed out when a firm hand gripped her around the waist and guided her outside.
"Rocky! Are you OK?" Someone said urgently. A blurry figure reared in front of her.
"Rocky!" her vison cleared and she smiled when she realised the person standing there was;
"Oscar?"
"Sweet chili sauce, thank my lucky headphones you're ok!" he sighed in relief.
"What?" Rocky asked. Her head was clearing.
"Never mind." He replied flapping his hand dismissively. "What happened?"
"I don't know. I was being pushed and shoved then someone pushed me over and something hit my head" she explained. "Then my legs buckled and now my ankle really hurts."
"I agree it was frantic in there" Oscar sighed. "Are you OK to stand?"
"Yeah, I think so" Rocky wheezed, wobbling to her feet. Oscar wrapped an arm around her waist to help take some weight off her feet.
"Thanks" she said.
"It's nothing. Come on, let's get back to the flat."