I smiled slightly as I walked across campus. The beginning of my second semester was brutal, to put it bluntly. A cold northern wind accompanied even frostier professors; a recent passing in my family lowered the mood even further, causing my January and February to wear on my psyche like sandpaper.
Today is different though
, I thought as I carefully avoided a rather deep puddle on the sidewalk. Indeed, today
felt
different. The frigid fingers of winter are giving way to the sweet touch of spring, and the wind carried scents of blooming flowers rather than the stale stench of filthy ice. Things seemed to be turning around for me.
Well, most things. My jaw tightened at the thought of the troubles between my girlfriend Samantha and me. Arguments and worries have plagued our relationship recently. She is constantly busy with her sorority and school work, citing her "endless" amounts of homework as excuses for our decreased alone time. This has, inevitably, severely damaged the physical aspect of our relationship. She hasn't touched me in months, and my efforts to instigate are met with scorn and annoyance. I have tried to find a way to ignite something. In fact, right now I am over a week into my "no masturbation resolution." I have not touched my self, hoping to get it all out in a "blaze of glory" (so to speak) when the time comes. I picture fireworks and passion for that moment, but my wicks are pinched off and the passion is absorbed with apathy. I shook my head. Today isn't the day for that, it's something new. New life, as they say. Spring is for renewal, and that is a perfectly acceptable mindset for me.
Hot air rushed across my face as I stepped into the dormitory that a few friends of mine lived in. My room was hopelessly boring, with a roommate that would annoy anyone to the point of tears. I try to avoid it as much as possible. I shot a glance towards the desk manager on shift. Visitors are supposed to be checked in by the residents they were visiting, but I found it to be more fun to sneak in. The small smile returned as I made it to the elevator.
It's the little things
, I said to myself. The elevator
dinged
and I stepped off onto my friend's floor, and made my way to his room.
"Trey," I called as I walked through the door, "I'm home."
Trey rolled his eyes at me. "Oh please, by all means, come in." He was sat at his desk watching Hulu. His girlfriend Hannah lounged on the bed next to him.
"Hey Kam," Hannah smiled, "did you sneak in again?"
"Is there another way to do it?" I questioned. She laughed and returned her attention to the show on the screen.
I leaned against the closet door and took a look around the room. The empty bed caught my attention first.
Isaac must be with Amanda
, I thought with a grin. Those two will take every opportunity they can get and fuck like rabbits. Isaac is one lucky son of a bitch. I gazed through the browning shades of the window at the sunlight quad and that feeling came back. Content, I watched the show with Trey and Hannah for a few minutes. The more I thought about where Isaac, Amanda, Trey, and Hannah, I began to realize someone was missing.
"Where's your sister at, Hannah?"
"Oh, she's upstairs rearranging her room."
"Her caring sister isn't up there helping her?" I asked with a grin.
"No, and she keeps texting me about it." Hannah let out a sigh. "I have other people to see, you know." She looked pointedly at Trey, then she lit up with an idea. "Would you want to do me a favor, Kameron?"
I already know where this is going. Trey and Hannah were like Isaac and Amanda: horny as shit at all times.
"What's that?" I asked.
"Could you please go up there and help her?", she asked with a slight pouty face. "We would both really appreciate it."
I weighed the options. Feel like a total third wheel with Trey and Hannah or go lug stuff around a room. Both weren't necessarily the most inviting ideas, but I thought I'd do Trey a solid and head upstairs.
"Yeah, I'll go." I said with a shrug.
"Awesome!" exclaimed Hannah, "I'll let Kayleigh know you're on your way."
Kayleigh
, I thought as I left. We'd known each other since middle school. She went to a different high school, the same one as my girlfriend in fact, but we found our way to the same college. Her and my girlfriend have been inseparable since they were in kindergarten. Best friends, joined at the hip those two and Hannah were. Kayleigh and Hannah were almost always referred to as a set rather than individuals. Comes with being twins, I guess, but a womb is about the only thing those two had in common. Hannah was a jokester, very popular with guys. She had black hair and brown eyes, and looked about as nondescript as you can get. Kayleigh, on the other hand, was popular with guys for very different reasons. Two of them come to mind rather quickly: her ass and being flirty.