I'm officially settled back at my dorm in San Diego University and I couldn't be more happy. I'm getting back in the flow of school this week and I haven't met everyone in my classes but it's only Thursday. However, there is a boy that has caught my eye. His name is Ezikel, he has to be 5'11, with brown hair that's slightly curly, tan skin, and muscles for days. I sit two rows behind him in my religion class. Now and then he will look back at me. I think I may just be obsessed with the way he looks or how he looks at me. I know getting ahead of myself with a boy that I only see two days out of the week and this is my only second time seeing him but my god he did right by this boy.
    As the teacher is rounding our assignments up for next week he lets us know that the first semester we will need partners of three. I don't even have to get up when Eziekl and another boy named Valentine come to my seat and want to be partners with me. Valentine has blue-green eyes, his hair is colored pink and he is from Japan. I believe he is 6 feet or something because he is taller than Ezikel by more than a couple of inches. We introduce ourselves and start making plans to meet in the library on Fridays at 2 until we get a job and have to change the time. I created a snap group chat cause I'm not fully trusting of them having my number yet. The teacher dismisses us from the class. Side note, I need to learn his name instead of teacher. Valentine and Ezikel wait for me to finish packing and we walk out together. Valentine waves and walks in the opposite direction then we meet up with some other guys. "What's your next class?", Ezikel asks. "I have an online biology class." I say looking too deep into his eyes. They are like a honey brown when the light hits them and they become hypnotizing. He smiles at me and says, "What type of biology and which direction is your dorm?" "Earth and life science and no offense I just met you, can't let you know all my secrets and where I live quite yet." He gives me a look of interest and slowly starts to say, "Okay I get it stranger danger." I giggle and walk towards the library he follows and opens the door for me. "Coffee?", he asks. I nod and tell him, "Carmel macchiato with an extra shot." "Need extra boost there." I nod as if my head might fall off. He hands me my coffee and thanks me for the walk, then he is gone. I walk to my dorm and get on my computer. Dr. Sue is easy to remember because I had her last semester. She has the same rules that she had in her online class from last time. Cameras are on at all times. No side chats and must be engaged in the class. She sets us into our break-out rooms to introduce ourselves to our semester lab partners, who we will have to meet every Wednesday and Friday at 7 am. Which isn't ideal for me because I'm too much of a night owl but I will have to make it work. I have two people join me, the first person is Clarissa she is pretty, well through Zoom. She has red hair and what looks like purple eyes. They have to be contacted. She has tan California skin. Her voice is a little on the deeper end. The second girl to introduce themselves is Faye. She looks young, she has to be 19 if that. She has long black hair, and piercing black eyes and her voice is more on the high pitch end. I introduce myself, and then our last member comes in late. "Hello, I am Damian, sorry for my late presence but you know the life of the party." He says it's supposed to be a joke or something. I glare through my camera and you gotta be fucking kidding me. I was hoping to leave this asshole in the airport after, one he was an ass in Vegas, and two he stole my UBER because he had to rush to a family thing he said well throwing a fifty dollar bill at me like I was a hooker on the corner. I stay quiet as the girls reintroduce themselves realizing that I missed that I was right Clarissa is from Cali. Faye is from Salem. This information must grasp the dick head because he goes, "Oh, does that make you an original witch." She giggles and says something that I don't hear because I think my mouth hits my table. "Hey, don't I know?", his deep voice breaks me out of my thoughts and helps me shut my mouth close shut. "No, I don't think so.", trying my best to sound convincing. I don't know why I felt the need to lie. I mean we are going to see each other in person and most likely he will remember or I'm hoping he doesn't. I plan to stay far away from this guy. No matter how good-looking he is. He just nods like he ain't buying my bullshit and continues with his life story of how he travels around a lot as a kid and doesn't know where to call home. He never once mentions his parents or if he has any siblings just a whole lot of talking about himself. God get this guy a reality television show, just so he can keep going on about all his life and how everyone will always love him in the end. I think I want to throw up. He finally shuts up, well more like the time runs out on Zoom so we don't have to listen to him anymore. He breaks Dr. Sues's rule he messages us privately: let's meet tomorrow for an up-close introduction. Why does this guy sound like a fucking perv. Maybe that's the feeling I'm getting to stay away from a guy who most likely uses people for what he wants and disregards them like they are nothing. Dr. Sue calls him out and tells him since he was late and didn't get to hear the rules there is to be no private messaging in her class. He apologizes and nods his head. I swear Dr. Sue is just as memorized by this stupid attractive guy just like every other girl and some guys in the class. Dr. Sue goes on to discuss the syllabus and then we are dismissed.
I feel that Friday morning came too fast and not enough sleep. I stayed up till one something in the morning organizing all my classes in my agenda I didn't realize how late it was till I looked at my phone. I struggle to walk to the Labs and up two flights of stairs. I come through the door hoping to be the first person there but no, of course this guy is first and of course he looks well done. "I brought coffee, umm I didn't know what you like so have a pick.", he sounds kind enough to trust. There is only one Carmel Macchiato and I grab it like I may die without it. As the other girls come in I notice they are way more ready than I am. Clarissa is wearing a miniskirt and a big jacket. Her hair is curled. Faye has he hair straight and her makeup all dolled up. I look down at myself with sweats on, a big jacket and my hair thrown into a messy bun. I don't even remember washing my face or not. I sip my coffee as these two girls drool over this guy and listen to him plan what and how we should handle the Wednesday and Friday labs. I blurt out without thinking, "We can't just work around your schedule, I thought we were partners." The other girls gasp that I would say things in such a tone and he just leans in. "Well, butterfly tell me how you would change anything." His breath is hot on my ear. Then that word butterfly registers before I can feel anything at all. I look him dead in the eyes and stand up, "Don't you ever call me that again unless you want to lose your tongue." His eyes don't even flinch he just nods his head and throws his hands up like he fucking surrenders to me. I want to punch his square in the face right in his left eye. I don't take a deep breath. I think that we should do two labs for the next couple of Wednesdays and Fridays. This way we can have time to study for our midterm. I let them know that I have been in Dr. Sues's class before and her midterm is no joke. It's worse than the final and is a majority of our grade. I let them also know that we have the lab from 7-10:30 in the morning and that is enough time to get them done in time. They all agree, even Mister I get what I want. I pack my stuff up and walk out first. I don't even look back at them flirting with him and him just indulging in their presence. I don't know how I'm going to survive this semester when there is a tint of I think jealousy in my gut. That I don't quite understand why, that guy is a dick, self coincided, and too much for this world alone. He has trouble writing all over him