I was born and raised in England. I lived there for nearly twenty years. I loved living there and still miss it; my small hometown of Warwick, my friends and even the weather, since I hate it to be too warm. So when I moved to America I had to change everything; new climate, new way of living, new house, new university. It was just like starting my life over again. I really didnât like it, but with my parents getting new jobs here, I could have either stayed in England and more or less have been in financial ruin, or move and be financially stable. It was a close call.
The part I was dreading was starting a new university. I had been at uni for two years in England and was very settled there. Continuing the course in a new uni seemed like a bad idea. I donât know why I didnât just start all over again. I knew I was in for a nightmare ride.
The first thing they did when I started my new university was make me live in the dorms for the first year. They made me live with all the freshmen. Absolutely no-one my age and no-one that would be on my course at my level. No-one to help me out to start with in terms of getting to lectures on time and in the right place. I kept telling myself not to panic. At least I had a roommate, a quite decent guy too. A freshman of course, but a cool guy, called Jay. He at least directed me where to go for lectures. Things were starting to look up slightly.
After a few weeks I had settled in. Jay and I were great mates. I had made friends with people along the corridor, and people on my course who were my age. I got familiar with the campus and things were okay. That is until one day, when I was running late. I was literally running to my lecture. I had barely made it out of my dorm when I crashed into someone. Books went everywhere. I fell down to the floor, as did the person I crashed into. I looked over to see who it was. It was a girl Iâd seen along the corridor from time to time. I didnât know her name, but I knew her face. She had a really cute round face with pretty brown eyes. She had brown hair which came down to her shoulders. I hurried to pick my books up and sprang to my feet. I apologised and offered the girl a hand in getting up. She took it, but then said, âWatch where youâre going, asshole,â before reaching for her books. I had no time to be offended. I apologised again and rushed off to my lecture.
I think I broke the land speed record, but I got to my lecture only two minutes late. Throughout the whole lecture I did two things; try to get my breath back and start to think about the girl I bumped into. It started to hit home that a lovely girl had just called me an asshole. However, that thought faded and I started to think of the girl herself. I wanted to know her, I wanted to be with her, hell, I just wanted her. Then I realised I had probably ruined any chance of getting with her. As I was brought back to reality, I opened one of my books and saw that it wasnât mine. It had nothing to do with my course at all. It dawned on me that I had picked up one of the girlâs books by mistake. I had to return it. At least I would get to see her again.
After the lecture I went straight back to my dorm. Jay was in so I asked him if he knew the girl I had bumped into after I described her to him. He said he knew her name was Jody and that most people called her Jo, but that was about it. From another friend, I found out her dorm number. It took a while to force up the courage, but I finally decided to return the book. I knocked on her door and she answered.
âHi, I think this is yours,â I said, handing her the book.
âThanks,â she said, taking it from me, but then she closed the door right in my face. It was then that I knew I had ruined my chances, but I still wanted her
Over the next few days, I always took my time when walking down our corridor, hoping to catch a glimpse of Jo. I did a few times, but we never spoke, or even made eye contact. Yet each time I saw her I knew she had to be mine. I wanted her so badly now. I knew I had to say something to change things. I decide the next time I saw her I would clear the air.
And so it was, two days later, I saw her heading to her room. I cleared my throat and hurried up to her. I caught her as she began to unlock her door.
âYouâve such a beautiful face, I wish I could see it smile,â I said. Yes, I know itâs cheesy, but it was all I could think of. Jo looked at me and smiled. Her smile was beautiful. Her face seemed to glow when she did. It brought out ever so slight, but really cute dimples in her cheeks. I felt myself melt a bit inside. She didnât say anything, but unlocked her door and went in. I decided to risk it and followed her inside. She didnât stop me. She sat on her bed, still saying nothing. She looked at me, still with that beautiful smile. I decided to move and sit next to her. Her hair was slightly covering her face. I reached up and gently brushed it behind her ear.
âYou should make sure you keep your hair away from your face, it hides your beauty,â I said. What I was saying was enough to make me puke, but it seemed to be working. I knew I wanted to make her feel special. I wanted to tell her what I thought, but surely I could be more original. She stood up.
âWant a drink?â she asked.
âGreat,â I replied, âjust a Coke will do me.â She got the drink, and then sat down beside me. âIâm sorry we got off on the wrong foot. I didnât mean to be such a jerk, I was in such a hurry,â I explained.
âForget it,â she said, âitâs history now. I can tell youâre a nice guy really.â She edged closer to me. âA really nice guy,â she added. She looked into my eyes and I looked back. Thatâs when something clicked. I donât know what, but we both felt it. I pushed her hair behind her ear again, but this time I let my hand carry on down her neck and rested it on her shoulder. We kept staring into each otherâs eyes. Slowly, our lips moved closer to each otherâs. They touched gently in a short, sensuous kiss. It lasted merely seconds, but her soft lips touching mine made it feel as if it lasted hours. No sooner had that kiss broken, then we kissed again, only this time our lips were locked. We wrapped our arms around each other and kissed with passion. There were no tongues, but there didnât need to be. This kiss was one from heaven. It was gentle, but as if we both needed it so much. When we finally broke free of each other, I reached for the base of the t-shirt she was wearing and started to pull it up. She did not resist. Suddenly, the door started to open. I let go of her shirt and it fell back down. Joâs roommate walked in and made straight for her bed, she looked shattered.
âHope I didnât interrupt anything,â she said as she collapsed on her bed, face down into her pillow.