She was laying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. "Alone." she thought, with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. Her mother was gone now, and she ran one hand across her slender left arm which still ached from hours of unpacking. She looked over to the other bed, still empty, and her thoughts turned to her roommate. "What if she doesn't like me?" Jessica pondered. "What if I don't like her?"
As if on cue, the door opened. A blonde head peeked in. "Hello?" the head asked, in a perky voice. Jessica sighed. A natural brunette, she'd always been a little disdaining and yet simultaneously jealous of the attention blonde girls received. Still, she figured, if she was going to have to live with this girl, she might as well start off on a good note. "Hey!" she replied, gathering as much enthusiasm as she could. The door opened further and the head became a body. "Hey, I'm Sarah. I guess I'm going to be your roommate?"
Jessica smiled as she noted the similarities between the two. Whether it had been luck or the roommate survey she'd had to fill out, Sarah didn't seem all that bad: her Banana Republic/Abercrombie/J. Crew style seemed consistent with Jessica's own and she was similarly petite; as Jessica stood to greet her it was obvious that there was only an inch or two of difference between them.
Before any small talk could take place, however, Sarah's mother burst in, her arms full of boxes, and started bombarding Jessica with the typical questions about her upbringing, her academic plans, and her social life. Jessica couldn't have been more relieved when her phone rang. Politely, she excused herself and walked to the dorm lounge. She settled herself in a big armchair, sitting sideways with her knees up to her chest, and answered the phone.
It was her boyfriend, and immediately, she launched into a retelling of the day's events: her arrival and unpacking, her mother's departure, the roommate with whom she'd yet to really speak. He cracked some jokes, and she laughed, and all of a sudden she felt a little less scared. They'd dated through all of high school, and starting with first kisses had learned a lot from each other. "It'll be a little different this year," she thought, as they would be going to different colleges, far from each other, but she knew October break wasn't that far off, and after four years she knew she could trust him. She was a bit lost in this thought when the doors to the dorm opened and a guy walked in. Jessica looked up at the sound and couldn't help noticing that the guy was not only cute but was very obviously checking her out.
Her tight jeans and the way she was sitting showed off her slender legs and even though she was only 5'3" they looked long on her 95lb frame. Her t-shirt, although not revealing from the front, couldn't hide the fact that she was blessed with natural 32Cs. However, despite her impressive figure, Jessica wasn't used to this sort of attention. She'd been a bit of a late bloomer and once she had been labeled as not one of the cool kids the hot guys didn't pay much attention to her. Her always having a boyfriend hadn't helped much either. Her cheeks flushed a little as she met his gaze, then looked away. Her boyfriend interrupted: "I'm sorry, I've got to go... there's some orientation meeting in 15 minutes and it's mandatory. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
She said her goodbyes, but when she looked up again the mystery guy was gone. "Oh well," she thought, and headed back to her room. Sarah's mother was gone by now, and the two girls started chatting. Sarah had a bit of a bad girl streak, and Jessica couldn't help being jealous. She listened to Sarah tell stories about summer flings and high school parties and felt a bit left out. When she told Sarah that she hadn't really gone to any parties in high school, Sarah giggled. "Oh, we'll fix that." she said. "I've already been invited to a party for tonight and we're totally going."
Sarah helped Jessica pick out an outfit, even lending her a miniskirt after deeming that none of the ones Jessica had brought were "exciting" enough. Then she did Jessica's makeup. Looking in the mirror, Jessica barely recognized herself. She was nervous, yes, but she couldn't get over how good she looked. Her breasts, pushed together by a slightly-too-small bra, offered a deep view of her cleavage to anyone taller than her, and her low cut cami clung tightly to her size zero waist. Her long hair hung in wavy curls down her back, and she couldn't help thinking that she wished the guy in the lounge had seen her dressed like this.
Sarah was dressed similarly, and Jess couldn't help but notice with some satisfaction that her roommate was at least a cup size smaller than she was. Then Sarah went to the closet, rummaged around a bit, and came out with a bottle of vodka. "What's that for?" Jessica asked, with more than a little of her nervousness slipping into her voice. "Pre-gaming." Sarah replied. "It's better if we're a little drunk before we go to the party.. It'll help with your butterflies, too." Jessica didn't know what to say. She'd never really drank before, but she also didn't want to get labeled as uncool again on the very first night. "Oh.. okay." she heard herself answer.
Sarah only had one shot glass, so they took turns, and after Jessica realized that Sarah coughed and spluttered just as much as she did after downing the burning liquid she felt more comfortable. They teased each other about it and egged each other on, and before long it was time to go. Jessica hadn't realized how much the vodka had affected her until she tried to stand up. "Whoa." she said, and sat right back down. Sarah laughed. "Feeling it yet? Let's go." Carefully, they made their way out of the dorms and across campus. "There it is!" Sarah said, pointing to a house across the street from the school.
Jessica read the sign over the door. "A frat house? I can't go to a frat party! What would I tell my boyfriend?" Sarah grabbed her hand and pulled. "Come on! It's just a party... and you can't chicken out now. Plus, you're wearing my lucky skirt!" Jessica tried to think of a reply but her mind was cloudy from the vodka.