Spending the rest of my summer away from my mother ended up being one of the greatest things that has happened this summer.
Other than meeting Laura
I ended up jumping from town to town, staying at hotels and enjoying the open road until move in day arrived. There was a constant thought in my mind as I went about my days.
I can't wait to see Laura again
Being five hours away from Silas was my own mistake due to me forgetting when move in day was until my phone told me that It's today at three. I cursed under my breath as my phone reads 11 A.M. I quickly rolled out of bed, threw my cleanest clothes on and brushed my teeth as I threw everything into my bag. With one more sweep around the room to make sure I didn't forget anything, I head out.
The roads are nearly empty with people off at work so the drive itself was a peaceful one. That is until my mother decides to call me. The sight of her caller I.D. is enough to make me want to throw my phone out the window. With a sigh, I answer.
"Hello Mother" I say as blandly as I can.
"Nice to hear from you too Carmilla, it's only been five weeks." She says almost as blandly as I do.
Only
"Well I've been busy." I mumble back, trying not to lose my temper and throw my phone out the window.
"Busy doesn't mean leave home and not talk to me for five weeks. I was worried Carmilla"
That's a lie
"There is nothing to worry about Mother" I say through gritted teeth.
"Well anyway, I hope to see you around the Holidays, Mattie would be disappointed" I can almost hear her smirk through the phone.
Why does she always bring my sister up?
"We will see." I say trying to get the thought of Mattie out of my head.
"Well I sent your things to the address the school gave me for you. Hope to hear from you soon Carmilla." And with that she hangs up the phone, leaving me with the open road and my thoughts.
Eventually after hours of driving, I make it to Silas. I park my car and grab my bag from the trunk before I find the welcome center.
"hi, I'm looking for Vampress hall?" I say awkwardly to the man at the desk.
"It's right across from the science building." The man says, not even looking towards me. I grumble a thank you and after aimlessly wandering I find it. I walk up the flight of stairs to the second floor and walk down the hall. I find my room is the only one with an open door, probably due to the fact I am almost an hour late for 'move in.'
When I approach the room my heart nearly stops when I catch sight of Laura. Her back is towards me and she is reaching down into a box.
Don't look at her butt
Don't look at her butt
I'm looking at her butt.
"Well aren't I the luckiest girl in the world" I say after a moment, causing her to jump. When she turns around she looks me up and down and I can't help but smirk.
Is she checking me out?
"Hey there Carmilla" She finally says after a moment of staring at each other.
She looks amazing in that…
That shark sweater
"Glad to see you gave me the window" I say as I move into the room and throw my bag down on the bed.
"That's all you brought?" She asks. I bite my lip to hold back a snarky remark, and end up chuckling to myself and shaking my head.
"No Cutie, my other stuff is being mailed to me"
"Where are you from?"
Oh she's interested about me
"Washington State" I say as I move to hang my surprisingly black wardrobe in the closet.
"Your parents didn't help you move in?" I feel my body tense at the question.
"My mom's extremely busy, what about you? Did your parents help you move in?" I ask as normal as I can.
Oh God, what if she doesn't have parents?
"My dad helped me move in; we live right by the university" She says.
"You don't have a mom?" I ask before I can think.
God Carmilla, what is wrong with you
"No, and you don't have a dad?" She asks. I end up clenching my jaw and shaking my head.
Am I afraid to speak about him?
Is Laura afraid to speak about her Mother?
Are we both plagued with the loss of a parent?
I begin unpacking and once I am done, Laura and I haven't spoken another word to each other, both lost in our thoughts.
"So, ready for class?" She asks.
She's adorable
"As ready as I'll ever be I guess." I say giving her a small smile.
I hope she doesn't notice how much I look at her
What if she thinks I'm creepy?
It's just how I flirt
Before we can continue our conversation, there is a knock on the door. I sigh as I get up and open it, revealing two gingers. One has shorter hair that covers their forehead and they're wearing suspenders. The other has shoulder length curly hair that bounces with every step the girl takes.
"Welcome to Silas University, I hope you two are settling in nicely. My name is Perry, and I am the floor monitor, and this the other floor monitor, LaFontaine." The curly haired one, Perry, gestures to the other.
"Hello friends and freshmen, I am so glad you two can join us! I hope we have an amazing year with no weird things like last ye- Oof." LaFontaine doesn't finish the sentence as Perry quickly elbows them in the rib.
Not even going to question it
"What Susan was trying to say was, we are glad to have you and if you need anything you can come and see us, we are in room C220" Perry then nearly drags LaFontaine out of the room before we can even respond to them.
"Well aren't they a strange pair cutie?" I ask.
Cutie doesn't even describe her.
Beautiful works better.
"Would it be weird to say that I have seen weirder?" She says causing me to laugh.
"You know Laura? I think we will get along just fine." I end up winking at her, which causes her to blush but before either of us have a chance to respond there is another knock at the door.
I swear to God…
"What do you two want?" I ask as I open the door, expecting Perry and Lafontaine but instead Danny stands there.
Oh how I miss the ginger twins
"I'm here to see Laura" She says as she pushes past me.
"Come on in Athena" I say in the sassiest tone I have. This causes her to glare at me but before I have the chance to say anything else Laura begins talking to her.
"Hey Danny, what's up?" She asks.
"Hey, I'm just here to wish you luck on your first day." She says, smiling. Her pathetic attempt at flirting makes me nauseous.
"Thanks Athena, means a lot" I say giving her a wicked smirk.
"I am so sorry you have to deal with her." Danny says angrily. I feel my own anger rise as I know what she's going to bring up.
She better not.
"Oh you don't know anything about her then." Danny says.
She better not.
"Don't you dare" I nearly growl at her.
She's going to
"What? Are you scared Laura isn't going to like you if she knows what you did?" Danny spits back at me. I feel my anger boil as the memories flow back.
It was an accident
"Guys, stop it. Now. Danny leave, please." Laura suddenly says causing me to relax. Danny looks upset but reluctantly begins heading out the door.
"Fine. I'll see you in class Laura." And with that she's gone.
Please don't ask questions.
"Carmilla" She says softly.
She's a journalism major; of course she's going to ask questions.
"I don't want to talk about it." I say in a voice weaker than I expected.
"We don't have to. Let's just forget this ever happened. Okay?" She says, surprising me.
"I'm fine with that creampuff" I say with a smile.
Creampuff? What the hell Carmilla
"Creampuff? That's a new one" She says with a laugh.
It's a new one for me too
"Well get used to the names cutie" I say.
And a cutie she is