COLLEGE DAZE
Chapter 4
I roll into the parking lot a few minutes before nine in the morning, over an hour and a half later than usual. I had found my clothes sitting on the washing machine when I went into the laundry room to find a clean shirt. Proof that last night happened and not just a dream, an extremely erotic dream. I am lucky that I don't have any classes on Tuesday (today) or Thursdays, otherwise I would have missed my 8AM class and barely be on time for my 9:00 class.
As I turn the corner into the hall where my office is located, I see a girl sitting on one of the couches with her legs pulled up arms around them and her chin resting on her knees.
'Hi Brandi,' I say as she turns her head towards the sound of my footsteps. She is in my Intro to Engineering class this year, having taken both Physics classes last year. I take in her form, tiny, 5'2" and 115 pounds, strong, a member of the gymnastics team, dressed in fitted sweats. Her long brown hair is pulled back severely into a ponytail.
'Hi Dex,' she replies. 'I need to talk to you.' I need to talk to you, that phrase last year meant she was horny, but now, without the mischievous look of angst on her face, I feel that she really needs to talk. I guess I am a sucker, I can never turn a girl with a problem away.
My nickname Dex came about in a funny way. My riding buddies started calling me Poindexter after the cartoon character on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. They called me Poindexter because I always had the answer to their questions, just like one of the cartoon characters. The problem is, though, Mr. Peabody, a dog, was always answering the questions and Poindexter, a kid, was asking those questions.
At the same time, my friends in college during my undergraduate year, started calling me Dex after a yellow pages commercial where people would ask an actor, supposedly the phone book, questions and he would give an answer. The Yellow Pages byline was Dex knows, thereby I became Dex.
The funniest part is I never told either group about the nickname the other gave me.
'Come on in,' I say to her as I unlock the door. She grabs her gym bag and follows. As I hang up my leather jacket and helmet, she perches on the desk. As she leans forward, I can see what looks like her workout leotard.
I sit in my chair as she announces, 'I have been asked to join the national team.' Even though the news is exciting, she says it with a dour face.
'That's great,' I respond, standing and giving her a congratulatory hug. Her return hug is lacking luster, I notice. 'What's wrong?'
'I have been working out with the team all summer,' she states. 'And I have been invited to join the team again.'
'That's understandable,' I state. 'You were ranked number one last year.'