I first noticed Brenda the weekend before school started when we both moved into the dorms. Her room was across the hall from mine. I thought she was sexy as hell; apple green eyes, curly brown shoulder-length hair, firm C-cup breasts, and a great ass, especially for her frame. We had made small talk from time to time during the semester but I never really paid her much attention. Based on the fact that she was Homecoming Queen at her high school and her Abercrombie and Fitch attire, I just figured she was the average stuck up chick. On the first day of the second semester when I saw her sitting in the front row of my African-American Studies class, I realized I was wrong. She noticed me in the back and smiled, I smiled back. In the small class of 25, she was one of three White students.
It's a strange phenomenon; white people love Black rappers, Black athletes and Black comedians but when it comes to taking classes on the Black experience in America, they're nowhere to be found. Brenda was not one of these people and for that I was grateful.
Before dismissing the class, the professor assigned a project for which we were to work with a partner. As I gathered my books and turned to leave, I saw Brenda approaching me.
"Hey, neighbor" she said smiling.
"How's it going?"
"Not too bad. Wanna be my partner"
"Sure."
"Great. Well, I have basketball practice until 7 tonight. Can you meet me in my room around 8?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. See you then."
And that was that. I was disappointed that I couldn't think of anything clever to say to her. I had talked to her a million times in passing but now all of a sudden I was a nervous wreck. I tried to forget about it as I took a deep breath and proceeded to my next class. All I could think about all day was Brenda.
By the time 8 o'clock rolled around I had gathered various books from the library for research. The topic of our project was the psychology behind interracial dating and relationships. I figured that, if nothing else, this would lead to some interesting conversation. I knocked on her door and her roommate Sarah answered it.
"Hey, Lance"
"Hi, Sarah. How are you?"
"I'm doing good, how are you?"
"Great, thanks. Is Brenda around?"
"Yeah, she's in the shower. She told me to let you in," she replied with a grin. I watched Sarah's firm ass sway beneath her tight blue jeans as I Followed her into the room. You could tell girls lived there because of how neat it was. The beds were properly arranged and all of the clothes were either folded or hanging in the closet. Most of my guy friends' rooms looked like the aftermath of a world war. Sarah knocked on the bathroom door.
"Brenda," she called, "Lance is here"
"Okay, I'll be out in a minute."
Sarah walked over to the mirror and started styling her long, blonde hair. She was wearing a light mascara that brought out the blue in her eyes and her lip gloss accentuated her sexy lips.
"You look nice."
"Oh, thank you," she replied cheerfully.
"Hot date tonight?"
"No, I'm just going to the bars to hang out."