Katherine walked down the sidewalk with a slight spring in her step. Her last midterm of the year had just ended and she was out of school for winter break. Her breath condensed in front of her due to the cold weather and she wrapped herself tighter in her jacket.
She walked alone, due to the fact that she never tried hard to make connections with anyone. Her parents had sent her to this secluded girls only college in the North-East in the hopes that she would make bonds with the other women there. After one semester, Katherine had made little to no progress on friendships.
Katherine turned left at the corner of the street and walked three buildings down before arriving at her dorm. It was a big ugly building; grey walls and windows that stretched four stories up into the air. She checked her mailbox and pulled out an envelope and a small box. The envelope had her mom's handwriting and return address on it but the box had nothing on it.
"Hmmm," she said to herself as she walked into the common room.
A few people were already there, tapping away on their phones or watching the television.
"-have shown that there will be record snowfall this year. Remember to stock up on supplies folks, we are in for a long winter. Back to you Steve-" blared the television but Katherine barely paid attention.
She turned into the stairwell and started going up until she reached the third floor. Down the hallway, she unlocked the door to her room and stepped inside. She set down her books at a table and unwrapped her scarf from around her neck. She took off her beanie and sweatshirt and stepped out of her shoes. She then walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror.
Katherine was average, maybe slightly above but only on a nice day. She had straight, coffee brown hair that reached down to her shoulder blades. She swept a couple of strands out of her face and looked closely. Katherine had chocolate eyes that were a tiny bit slanted and had long eyelashes. Her nose's profile was soft and her lips were a faint pinkish tan. Katherine had pale skin that was healthy and smooth. She had a few freckles here and there but nothing too much. She glanced down and looked at the profile of her breasts through the long sleeved blouse she wore. They were 32DD and were confined in a beige bra. Even further down, her round shapely rear was framed very well in her jeans. She was average height at 5'5 and weighed around 145 pounds.
She walked back into her room and was pleased to find that her roommate had still not arrived. Katherine grabbed the letter and the box and sat down on her bed. She opened the letter and unfolded it.
Katie,
Sorry we couldn't plan something this year. Work has been extremely busy and you know how hard it is to book a flight here during this time of year. Next year I promise we will do something. Hope school is going well, ~Ana.
She crumpled the sheet of paper into a ball and dropped it in the trash. "Just like last year," she said to herself. Katherine's mom was apparently very busy, but in reality just didn't want to see her daughter that much. She supposed it was another reason she was sent across the country to this school.
She then picked up the box and tore it open, inside was a small pendant in the shape of a stone circle roughly the shape and size of a coin. Some sort of strange writing was etched around the coin and as she touched it, a sudden chill startled her. The coin was a darkish green but the surface seemed to have black clouds sifting around it. She decided that although it was weird, it was actually kind of cute and decided to wear it. After tying the necklace around her neck, she took out her laptop and booted it up.
"This is going to be a long break..." she said to herself as she opened up the browser.
A few hours later, Katherine heard the door to the room that shared her bathroom open up and the footsteps of three people as they entered the room.
"I'm telling you guys, she is going to be here, here mom doesn't care about her, nobody does," she heard.
"Go look," said someone else.
The bathroom door opened and her roommate Alex walked in.
Alex was a star. She was a dancer and carried herself like one. With green eyes, dark brown hair cascading down her back, and a size 38F bust; Alex was beautiful. Sadly for Katie, her attitude towards her was ugly.
"Oh hey there Katie," she said condescendingly, "going anywhere for break?"
"No," Katie mumbled.
"A real shame, I guess your mom doesn't want to spend time with her outcast daughter."