It was a hot muggy night with very little activity in the three dormitory buildings on the north end of the university campus. David made his normal rounds patroling through the sparcely populated halls. It was summer school, there were not many students living in the coed dorms during the summer session. Most universities have a much smaller student population during this time. It is a time for students to make up some ground academically or for graduate students to continue their education towards an advanced degree.
The main floor tv lounge was the focus of social interaction by the summer students. It allowed them to take a break from the rigors of the concentrated classload most of them had. There were a wide variety of students attendingclasses, but one and all generally came downstairs at some point during the night.The lounge was a good hangout between rounds. It was a way to be entertained and scope out any potential trouble makers at the same time. Most of the students knew who David was. The nightclerks were the students' contact for any emergencies or maintenance issues and the campus police's eyes and ears after normal office hours at the desk.
David was hard to miss as he patroled the halls. He stood 6'3" tall and went about 225 lbs. with blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a very athletic build as a result of love of any and all intramural sports on campus. He was very amiable and was able to handle most any sort of situation encountered in the residence halls. Whether a couple of drunks fighting or an overflowing toilet. He was a student too and knew what it was to want to have a good time and yet be able to study when it was time to focus. He tried to be fair with everyone. Warning the loud ones to be conciderate and the potheads to do something about the "smell" coming from their room.
He had met Amy in the tv lounge earlier in the summer. She was a frequent visitor to the lounge, usually late at night. She would often come in at one a.m. and stay until four or five in the morning. David's shift got over at five a.m. so he got to know her pretty well. He had found out that she was an elementary teacher in a small Eskimo village in Alaska. She had graduated five years prior to that summer and had accepted the postion at the school right after graduation. She had come back to the university to complete her bid for a Masters of Education degree. They often talked about her students and life up in Alaska. David was fascinated by her tales of life in the isolated Eskimo community. She was funny and very captivating. She was 5' 5", medium build. Her shoulder length black hair framed her brown eyes and enticing smile so well. He was flattered an older, intelligent woman like Amy would seek out his company. As the summer progressed, she would offer to let him throw his mountian bike into the bed of her pickup truck rather than peddle the two miles home every morning. He was grateful for the ride after walking up and down the halls and stairwells of the three buildings every night. Plus, it gave them an innocent excuse to spend more time together when he was off duty