Thanks to my editor Thomas.
All characters in the story are 18+ from here on. Also, these are fictional events any character likeness is purely coincidence.
I should never have had the luck I did and if it were not for the abundance of opportunities, I might be a 40-year-old virgin.
Freshman Year
For all intents and purposes, I'm an average freshman. Stuck with all the horrible early classes because the upperclassmen get to pick before incoming freshmen are even thought about. Clueless on the flow of traffic between classes and what's the most direct route. It doesn't help that I chose to go to a school in the middle of nowhere because they offered a full-ride scholarship, albeit not an athletic one. Nevertheless, I am here. The university is probably 95 percent white and three percent Black, one percent Latino and one percent exchange students from abroad. Naturally, being Black and not on an athletic scholarship in a small college out in the sticks was already a challenge. High school might've sucked but at least I had more friends.
For the first semester, I barely went out and was scared I'd lose my scholarship if I didn't pull in the grades. Second semester, I was focused on finding friends or I was going to go crazy. Every Friday and Saturday, being part of that minority, you knew who was throwing the party: the basketball or football team or a few select people who actually rented their own houses. The parties were crazy, hot and sweaty even in the middle of a bitter winter. Once you opened the door, you could see the clash of hot air create steam against the cold. I knew a few people just from the dorms and they were friendly but I mostly went to drink and held up the wall. I was hardly a prime choice, standing just 5'5" and around 300 pounds. At least I knew how to dress and bathe.
Occasionally I was tested and a girl would see me and grind against me on the wall. I instinctively knew how to grind back and every once in a while, there was a smile on the girl's face, a show of approval that I wasn't just a pervert but fun to dance with. This led to a few of the girls becoming friends and a few of the guys not liking me but it was better than no one knowing who I was. My roommate, who was white, and a few others who acted more Black than me were invited to a fraternity party. No, not one of the divine nine but an old mostly white fraternity and he brought me.