I first met him during my sophomore year. I am talking about my boss. I haven't seen him for more than three years and I thought I'd never see him again.
I was dragged by my two bestfriends to a party and that is where I first saw hi. I usually don't go to parties but Mina and Justin forced me to. They threatened that I may not come out of college normal if all I do is study so I just went with it. They did promise that they are only going to force me to attend parties after our exams so at least they are being responsible friends.
As always, there's a lot of people in this party and I am just glad that this is one that was organized by our department so I at least know some of these people. I arrived at the place and was looking for Justin and Mina because if I get drunk, they are responsible in taking care of me. I am not going home with some random stranger and I know that it may happen because I can't handle my drinking habits.
As I was going through the crowd, I was pulled by Mina who is now slightly drunk. She said she is going to introduce me to some of her friends from another class. I asked where Justin is (because they are usually always together) and she just shrugged.
Did she come here alone? I wonder if they fought before coming here because they don't usually fight. You can say that they are the most typical straight couple that you can imagine, always sweet to each other and conjoined in the hips.
We were heading to the dance floor and I immediately saw her friends waiting for us. There were two guys and two girls talking as we approached them. The other guy really caught my attention because of his height, he is 6'8, seven inches taller than me so I literally had to look up to him. He has a butt chin. That was the first thing I noticed and somehow, I find it adorable.
I looked for his eyes and boy that is one intense gaze he got there. I am not sure if it is for me or maybe someone behind me but I sure do hope that it is for me because I only got my eyes on him right now. His hair is looks great so that means he cares about what he looks and probably spend a lot of time in front of the mirror. So is he full of himself just because he knows that he is attractive? I don't know Colton, my mind is screaming to stay away from this guy.
He is dressed impeccably meaning he probably comes from a rich family and I can already tell that he is very confident of himself just by the way he stands there. Mina introduced me to them and I get the feeling that the two girls were flirting with the other two guys. I am slightly intimidated by this really tall guy so I just talked to the girls as they seemed more approachable to me.
"So are you looking for someone to hook up with after the party? Me and my friend here are available," one of the girls asked.
"Hey hey now, you were just trying to get us to bed and now you are already looking for someone?" one of the guys complained.
I was just standing between them awkwardly as I looked at Mina and really stared at her silently asking for help because I already don't like these people. I am not a huge fan of hook-ups and Mina knows that.
The tall guy finally introduced himself to me. "Hi, Colton right? Let me get you a drink while these morons debate amongst themselves who they will have sex with later tonight. Can I take him away for a while, Mina?"
She just nodded her head then she asked the tall guy to not get me drunk. Mina then asked if it is okay with me because she needs to find Justin. I said okay and I promised to text her once I'm done 'partying' and if I need to go home already. For some reason, I was feeling a little bit awkward since I was left with him and I don't even know his name.
We went to get our drinks and he was the first one to break the tension as he introduced himself "Oh I forgot to mention my name. I'm Stijn and I am also taking business management. I heard that you play volleyball for the school?" he asked.
I took a sip of my drink before answering him. I need to be at least slight drunk before I start a conversation with him because he is really intimidating with his height and all. Plus, those eyes. Damn those eyes. "Yeah I play for the team," I answered shortly.
"Oh yeah. What position do you play?" he asked again.
"Open hitter. Do you play for the school too? I mean with your height and all," I asked him back.
He replied "yeah. I used to play volleyball too. I was an opposite spiker when I was in high school. I was supposed to play for the team as well but my parents forced the school not to allow me. Don't ask."
Oh so I am right. And he could have been my teammate because I play for the volleyball team in our department.
He also mentioned his rich family who probably wants him to focus on his studies that is why they didn't allow him to play. Now see, these are the times where I feel grateful to live a normal middle-class life because my dad has always been supportive and lets me decide what to do with my life.
"You are judging me already. I can see it," he noted with a smirk.
I quickly dismissed him and said that I was just thinking how hard it must be to sacrifice something that you love for your family. That is actually something that I can relate to but on an opposite spectrum I guess. That eased the tension between us as he seemed to ponder on the thought of sacrificing one's dream for your family.
"Do you regret following their wishes?" I asked.
