The girls from the dorm barely fit into the lobby. There were 36 college freshmen girls and only eight chairs. Most girls stood, while a few shared some of the plushy loveseats. They had only been there for a few minutes, but it was already getting hot—no doubt spurned on by the summer heat lingering into September.
As for Amy, she stood against the back wall, still rubbing shoulders with a redhead next to her. She hoped the RD would be quick.
Hank stood in front of the girls. It was the first week of classes and Amy understood that there was some rearranging of the resident directors just before school started. Hank—they were instructed to call him by his first name—was apparently settling in just as much as they were.
Hank cleared his throat and then started, "Hello. I've met most of you during move in, but for those I might have missed, let me introduce myself. My name is Hank Robertson, but please just call me Hank. I'm in charge of this dorm for the year and I expect to get to know each one of you personally. I'm excited for this opportunity and hope that you share my enthusiasm." He paused here, apparently expecting some reaction. He got mostly blank stares.
"If any of you are curious about me, I have a background in neuroscience and psychology, which I am sure will be helpful in management of this dorm." Amy didn't quite see how that would be useful, but she wasn't going to call him out. Like most freshmen, she was concerned primarily with keeping her head down until she figured out what college was going to be like. Hank continued, "I'm sure you're familiar with a lot of the rules already, but I don't expect any behavioral problems here. I think the important things to remember for success, especially in these first weeks, is to get lots of sleep and to get to know the girls on your floor. We have a great bunch of ladies and I'm certainly looking forward to a rewarding semester.
"Thank you."
Amy was taken back. She was expecting at least 15 minutes of rules review and get-to-know-you questions. It seemed like many of the girls around her were expecting the same. The redhead to Amy's right shrugged at her and said, "Well I guess we can go. I was worried he would waste my whole night. I have a video call with my boyfriend."
Amy shuffled out of the lobby, grateful that she was apparently assigned a dorm with a very hands-off resident director.
Amy had been expecting to room with another girl, as was the Hollywood expectation of college life, but when she had arrived she had learned that she had the room to herself. Apparently part of the shuffling before the semester began included only 36 girls being assigned to the 36 rooms, essentially half-capacity. As Amy looked around, she couldn't help but notice that all the girls on in the dorm were 18 or 19 years old and tended to be more attractive.
There was Lucy, the redhead from the previous night. Her hair and chest were both full and attention-grabbing.
There was a blonde named Jessie, who confessed to being the head cheerleader in college.
There was even a girl with more of a goth style named Violet, but even she was shapely and her face was pretty.
Amy didn't know what to make of this, but she assumed that many girls might feel that way when suddenly surrounded by a bunch of strangers. It was probably her insecurities talking. Amy didn't think she was much, but she had had her fair share of interested guys in high school. Admittedly she was "endowed" in her chest and one asshole catcaller on the street had once shouted that she had a "sweet smackable ass", but Amy was always trying to stay active, lest her weight begin to creep up.
Amy tried to strike up conversation with some of the girls before going to bed, but to no avail. She went to sleep feeling just a little worried about her floor. It would have helped to have a roommate to talk to.
Amy dreamt strange dreams. There were no actual images she remembered, she just had the sense that there was some deep, soft voice whispering through the night. Sometimes she came close to hearing intelligible words, but just as she was about to put together a message the voice grew softer again.
When Amy woke up, she didn't feel rested. She felt like she had been drifting through the night more than actually sleeping, but it was time for her first class. She picked up a cup of coffee from the campus coffee shop and went to class.
She had three classes back to back and by the end she was barely staying awake. It was like weights were pulling her eyelids down. Her notes were scribbles and Amy couldn't help but feel like she might as well not have been there at all.
After her last class, she went straight back to her dorm and collapsed on the bed. Her sleep was still not restful. There were the same dreams of a soft male voice whispering to her.
She awoke feeling slightly more rested. She looked at the clock and saw that it was already 5PM. She had spent slept away most of the day. Amy felt disgusted with herself. She was always a very prompt schedule-keeper: Awake at 7, lunch at 12, in bed by 11. It was what kept her so efficient in high school. But now, her very first week in college and she was already off her rhythm.
To cap it all off, Amy was strangely horny. She couldn't explain why, but she was already wet and tender and had no idea why. Normally she could point to a single trigger that made her aroused, but Amy was clueless now.
She rolled out of bed and poked her head into the hallway. The floor was quiet, probably because all the girls were at dinner. And stepped back into the room and locked it. Then, she went to her computer.
Amy didn't watch porn frequently, but she had a few memorized links for the occasions when she was feeling especially needy. She was worried about the school's internet connection, but she was able to get to her website of choice without complication. She went to her favorites and found a woman-oriented video featuring a cowboy. She clicked on it.
It was blocked.
Amy frowned. Why could she get to the website, but not to a specific video? That made no sense. Wouldn't the school block the whole website? Amy went to another video, involving a pool boy. Blocked. She frowned again.