There are two types of college students, those that struggle to pay for college and those who do not. Sadly, my family was not in any position to help me pay for college. If I wanted to go, I needed to pay for it myself. First semester was tough. I lived in the dorm and ate a lot of ramen noodles. I had a job at a local sandwich shop which provided me just enough money to live on. My tuition was a mix of scholarships and grants and a couple student loans. By the end of the semester, I knew I would have to find some additional income. The thought of a second job did not thrill me.
As I arrived back on campus for second semester I still did not know where I was going to get the extra cash I needed. I threw a bunch of applications at the local businesses around campus and waited for a response. Meanwhile, school started, and my schedule was very full. One of my classes was English 2. It was a typical first year class that met in a huge auditorium. There must have been two hundred students in that class. On the first day I sat close to the middle of the class as to not garner any attention from the professor. We were suppose to have read a boring book during the break which I had actually not even purchased yet.
The class filled up quickly and things began to progress. After a few minutes, I got that strange feeling that I was being stared at. I looked around and did not see anyone looking at me. As time passed, the feeling continued. Again, I looked around. Nobody was staring at me directly, however, one guy was looking down by my feet. I stared at him for a while and his gaze never came off my feet. At this point, I thought I was crazy, so I lifted up my right leg and crossed it over my left. His eyes followed my legs like a little puppy dog. Then, I uncrossed them and then crossed my ankles. He was enthralled.
I looked down at my feet and legs to see what he was staring at. There was not much to see. It was January so it was cold outside. I had on what I called my combat boots. They are black leather, low heel boots that resemble combat boots, except mine go up to my knee. I had a pair of Freddy's jeans on that were skin-tight, not a piece a flesh could be seen. I spent the rest of the class moving my feet and legs around just to see his reaction. His eyes stayed glued on them the whole time. I am not even sure he knew he was in English 2.
When the class finished, almost everyone bailed out quickly. I stayed in my seat until there was just a few people left. He stayed too. I got up and walked over to him and stood right in front of him and looked down at him. I asked him why he was staring at my legs. He turned really red and denied it. I pressed him harder and asked him if he liked what he saw. He hemmed and hawed for a moment then shook his head yes. I asked him what he liked. He said that he liked the way my boots looked on me. He thought they we really hot. I laughed a bit and thanked him, then asked him if planned to stare at my boots during every class. He responded with "I wish I could".