Megan and Jennifer had met on the first day of school, and had instantly become friends. They were both in their mid 20âs and were going to a Technical school to learn computers.
On the first day of school Megan had come to her class for Information Technology. She had been afraid she would find all the other students were straight out of high school and they would think she was old.
Megan was only 25, but since sheâd already been married, had three kids, and then divorced, probably the only thing the other students would talk to her about was if she could buy them beer. Megan hadnât let herself go, but after three children and three c-sections you had to expect some bodily damage, no six pack of muscle for her.
After looking at the scores of other students Megan just wanted to melt into the floor. She spied an empty workstation to the back of the classroom; she made her way in the room and just pointed herself toward that empty chair.
As she walked into the room she could feel the other students eyes on her. She overheard some students talking as she passed them they were whispering, but not low enough.
âIs that the teacher?â
âNaw, sheâs too young to be the teacher, probably a teacherâs assistantâ
âWait a minute, look at her, sheâs no assistant sheâs a freaking student!â
âOh, my gosh youâre right, a little late in life to be starting over, donât ya think?â
This last statement elicits laughter from the other students around her; all Megan can think about is getting to that empty seat. Just then her foot hits something on the floor, and Megan goes sprawling on the floor, her book bag emptied on to the floor.
Meganâs fall sent the entire classroom into hysterics, she was about ready to just leave all her crap on the floor and go running out the door. Just then a delicate hand touched her shoulder.
âLet me help youâ
Megan turned her head up from the floor and saw a young woman standing over her. The young woman was beautiful in a tough sort of way. She had short cropped black hair with tips frosted blonde.
She was muscular but not so much as to distract from her good looks, just well toned arms and she probably did have a six-pack, though her tank top covered that. Megan pushed herself up off the floor, and the young woman squatted down beside her, and they both began picking up Meganâs crap off the floor.
Megan got up and muttered a thank you, and proceeded to the empty chair. The young woman followed behind Megan giving dirty looks to the other students that had laughed, they all looked downward intently focused on their desks.
Megan made it to the empty seat, and the young woman followed and took the seat next to Megan.
âDonât fret over those idiots, theyâre all still thinking theyâre in high school, they got no idea what the real world is like, boy are they in for a surprise!â
Megan looked up and got a better look at her. She still thought she was beautiful, but not someone youâd want get on the wrong side of, you could see in her dark blue eyes years that were beyond her chronological years. Judging from her face she couldnât have been much older than Megan, though sheâd probably lived a fuller life or just a harder one.
âIâve had three months to worry about this class, I guess I just worked myself into a nervous wreck.â Said Megan.
âDonât worry about it, those students will probably end up trying to become our best friends once they realize we could get them beer. By the way my name is Jennifer.â Said Jennifer.
âOh, my name is Megan.â Said Megan.
Jennifer wasnât wearing makeup except for dark red lipstick; she had a piercing in her right eyebrow, and a choker necklace with a picture in the middle of a little boy. She had on a tank top that covered her full breasts, and she had on a pair of long baggy shorts, and high top sneakers, she was also wearing various bracelets on her arms, and had a tattoo of skull with a rose coming out of it on her upper left arm.
Megan had squeezed herself into a pair of black Rockies and some Justin lace up boots, she also was wearing a green tank top with a short-sleeved button up brown over shirt buttoned only half way. Megan had straightened her usually very curly light brown hair, it hung to about her shoulders, and she was wearing a brown headband in it.
âI noticed you looked at my necklace, thatâs a picture of my boy Joey.â Said Jennifer.
Megan fingered her own necklace, which hung three small baby rings.
âThese are the rings for my three children,â said Megan.
They talked a bit more about their kids, and soon the professor walked in and started class. Megan and Jennifer talked back and forth in class everyday, when they werenât attempting to learn something. They ended up exchanged life stories.
Basically they each learned that Jennifer had gotten out of an abusive relationship, which had made her tough. But, she was in a custody battle with her parents for her son. Megan just made all the wrong mistakes with the wrong man and was working to get herself and her kids back on their feet.
Megan and Jennifer became good friends helping each other out in school, but soon, they started spending time together outside of school. When Jennifer found out Megan was just spending every other weekend sitting at home waiting for her children to return from their visit with their father, she got her out of the apartment.
Every other weekend and anytime they had free time from work or school they had a long-standing date to at least go out and do something. Jennifer dragged Megan to dance clubs, and they would dance all night, sometimes with guys, and sometimes with each other, but that was all completely innocent. They regaled each other with tales of their bad past relationship mistakes and enjoyed bashing the peckerheads of their pasts.
Megan had made a friend, he was basically her boyfriend, but she just kept telling Jennifer that William was just her friend that she fucked every now and then.