Jenny spent that night in the dorm, and though she could understand why April was averse to it, she found the constant background hum of activity reassuring. She slept deeply and woke up early, making it downstairs while the house was still and silent.
It was a long day for her, with one class after another, and she was assigned to kitchen cleanup after dinner that night. So it was fairly late by the time she resumed her exploration of ABD House, which had been cut short the previous night after she ran into April.
This time she decided to start at the top of the house, and after climbing three flights of stairs she found herself standing right in front of Kristin's door. It was closed and light was streaming out from underneath. Jenny pictured Kristin sitting at her desk, blond hair tied back in a messy ponytail as she typed away at her computer.
It was very tempting to knock, but Jenny resisted. She wanted to be independent and self-sufficient, to earn Kristin's respect. She would be rewarded when next they were together, she was sure.
So Jenny turned and walked all the way to the other end of the hall, where there was a door she'd never paid attention to before. It was open and turned out to lead to a narrow, winding, dimly lit stairwell going up. Jenny climbed it carefully, emerging into a short hallway with just a few doors on it.
She'd had no idea anything was up here. Curious, she walked past a few closed doors, then found herself in front of one that was standing open.
Inside a single candle threw flickering light onto a futon on the floor. On it lay a female form, legs spread wide, touching herself with one hand. Her head was thrown back so Jenny couldn't see her face; the other hand held a thick pink dildo, which she was pushing into her own mouth.
Jenny stood there stunned. Even at ABD this wasn't something you expected to see just walking down the hall. She squinted and tried to make out who it was. From this angle she could see dark brown pubic hair and several tattoos, which narrowed it down some, but still she couldn't be sure.
All of a sudden the figure lifted its head and looked straight at Jenny. She recognized the face as that of Lindsay, a junior who Jenny had only interacted with a few times, and always been intimidated by. She had an asymmetrical haircut that was constantly changing color — at the moment it was blue — and dark, smoldering eyes that were always framed in black eye shadow. She probably had the most tattoos of anyone at ABD, and a long, lean, muscular body.