Returning to campus feels like dragging a hundred-pound weight on my chest. I can’t breathe, and all I want to do is go back home to ma, climb into my loft bed, and cry. But I started something that I have to finish. Pop-pop would have insisted. So here am I, back at student housing….
Alida’s story wouldn’t have been the same without Quincy Wade Jr. (Day 12 – Day 8.3). His calm, relaxed demeanor was the perfect contrast to Alida’s more forceful ways. Together they did a fantastic job of raising the next two generations. A fitness enthusiast, music producer, and freelance photographer – Q’s passions helped shape and…
Meanwhile, in Strangerville… Kai’s Uncle Merit and his long-time girlfriend, Roni, sit at home just after midnight – seemingly too tired to go to bed. Veronica: You’re quiet tonight. Merit: I’ve run out of things to say. Veronica: *deep sigh* Roni gets up and takes a few steps closer. Veronica: Are you upset with me?…
I’m incredibly nervous as I step towards her. If I ask for her number and she says no – I’ll be crushed. And what if she has a boyfriend? I haven’t seen her with any guys here on campus, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have anyone waiting back home for her. Maybe she’d still…
I wake up in desperate need of a shower after having a series of interesting dreams last night. It might be time also to change my sweaty sheets, but that’ll have to wait until later, or I’ll be late for class. A few of my roommates are already up when I make it downstairs. I…
At least, I think I’m ready until I walk around the corner and see Melisa sitting there at my usual table. How many times can I approach her in one day without seeming weird? So I pretend not to see her and sit down at the other end of the table to start my homework….
It’s a miracle, but I manage to wake up early enough to not only get ready for class but head to the student center for breakfast. The only issue is, I arrive too early. I approach the cafeteria worker. Kai: Good morning. Can I get an order of French toast? Cafeteria Worker: Good morning. I’m…
Annette wants to meet up at a nightclub in Windenburg. I rush back to my room to change and meet her there right on time. Annette compliments my haircut right away, and I respond by telling her that she looks pretty. It’s my first time going to a club, so I try to play it…
I arrive at the Foxbury campus and make my way to student housing. I will not be staying in the dorms for my first term. Instead, I’ll be at the edge of campus in Maritime Manor, which happens to be for guys only. It’s also a remodeled version of the daycare that I attended back…
New year, new look – let’s just say I had a lot of extra time on my hands on New Year’s Eve, so I decided to make a change or two. I make the mistake of stepping out into the hallway shirtless and run into ma there. It appears that she just returned home, and…
