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In college

Not only that, Iteam and have added that to my list of accomplishments this year, too Wasn’t sure I’dthe basket toss, one of the101

A few of ht I’eneral—you kind of have to be when you’re a cheerleader, ju in front of thousands upon thousands of screaaood book on the beanbag chair I brought it with e and it’s in my dorm room parked in front of the small television set that rests on a chest of drawers

Built-in desk

Metal bunk beds

My roommate hasn’t arrived at school yet, but I know her na the microwave—and I suppose that’s another one of the reasons I caht: I’m too nervous to be in the room when she finally arrives

Classes start Monday

Practice began teeks ago

The first game is Sunday

I let out a loud sigh as I pee in the toilet of the baseball house, looking myself over in the mirror directly across from it My dark blonde hair that’s lost its curl because of the hu brown eyes, lashes coated in e by the tis

There’s a sound outside the bathroouilty of being a stoay on a floor the residents of this house didn’t want anyone to come to

Shit

What if soet in and finds it’s locked?

I frantically wipe and flush, washingfor footsteps

Or voices

All I hear is the music and noise from down below, muffled but loud

With bated breath, I turn the lock then twist the doorknob, inching the door open and peering through the sh and tiptoe back down the hall toward the stairway, pulling open the door at the top so I can disappear back into the merriment below

There’s so

I know this because I literally crash into him when I put my foot out to descend, followed by an “Oof!” and a profuse apology