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Lonely College Hearts
I didn't want to go to that party but my roommate Sean insisted. He was trying to hit on this girl that he met on campus and didn't want to go alone in case it didn't work out. We have always been best friends, and he knows I like guys so it's cool. Anyway, he picked me up and we took a bus to the city.
On the bus, Sean kept talking about this girl and I just looked at my reflection on the window. For some time, I had felt kinda lonely. Those dating apps were not working out, despite the fact that I considered myself a good looking guy. My dark short curly hair and blue eyes had caught the attention of some guys but we never had more than a few dates. That night I was feeling a bit depressed, still, I didn't want to ruin my friend's night. Suddenly, we arrived at the place. We got off and went up to some girls' apartment in the city.
Once we got to the third floor, a bubbly girl opened the door and invited us in. We handed her some beers and went to say hi. In the living room, there were some girls chatting and on the balcony, there was a guy smoking. We started chatting and making jokes right away.
More people arrived. They were coming in with more alcohol, and everyone started to get drunk, most of them were college students. The music got louder and some girls started dancing. I was trying to be a nice guy and danced with them. Inside I was feeling miserable but I could still try to have a nice time. The music was loud in the apartment. Suddenly, my friend got closer and said to my ear he was really happy that things were going great with the girl he liked. He went into one of the rooms with her. I felt good for him.
I kept dancing and then I went to the balcony to get some air. I lit a cigarette and looked up the sky, while I rested my arms on the balcony's railing. The fresh cold air felt great on my shaven face.
Without me noticing, a guy came outside too and asked me for a cigarette. I gave him one, and checked him out. He had a nice bulky body and some short blond hair. Judging by his zipped hoodie and jeans, I couldn't tell if he was gay or not. I didn't recognize his face from one of the apps so I just assumed he was friends of one the girls. He then started to make conversation.
"Are you Sophie's friend?" he asked with a friendly tone, staring with his brown eyes.
"Ehm... no, I came here with Sean..." I replied looking at his young face.
"I think I saw him get in a room with her..." He said pointing out to one of the rooms.
"Yeah... well, she's the reason why he dragged me to this party," I said rolling my eyes.
"haha... I see..." He smiled and looked at me.
I noticed he had dimples on his cheeks that appeared when he smiled, they suited him.
"Hey... you wanna smoke some weed?" He said out of nowhere.
"I know where Kathy keeps her stash."
"She's Sophie's roommate." He added looking back at the apartment.
I thought about his invitation for a moment. I didn't have anything else to look forward to except mindless drinking and dancing so I took his offer.
"...'kay, let's go..." I replied following this guy I'd just met.
We walked between the girls that were dancing and the people talking. I followed him into the last room of the hall. Kathy had the smallest room in the apartment. She was visiting her parents that weekend, so she wasn't at the party. Once we got into the room, some of the voices and noise disappeared. There were just the two of us in that girl's room, but that didn't mean he was into me, I thought...I tried not to jump to any conclusions.
I sat on the bed and turned her nightstand lamp on, while I waited for him to find everything. Meanwhile, I snooped around and looked at her pictures. He was in many of the pictures and he and Kathy seemed close. In one of the pictures, they were on the beach. His strong torso and bright smile caught my attention, but he was probably her boyfriend so I stopped drooling. He rummaged through her panty drawer and found a box with a pipe, a lighter, and some weed.
"Hey...are you and Kathy going out?" I asked pointing to the pictures.
"Yeah... we've been together for three years now..." He stated while casually taking the stuff from the drawer.
"Cool..." I replied not knowing what to say.
It was a bit weird for this straight guy to want to smoke weed with me, considering we were all alone. But I tried not to think too much about that.