When I walked onto the campus that first day, I knew this was where my life was going to change. I was a completely different girl than I was just a few short months before. I was excited by all the changes I had made to myself, physically and emotionally. I never would have imagined just how much my life was about to change.
“Kennedy Anne Greene, what the hell is wrong with you?” My roommate Becca yells through our apartment.
I laugh out loud because I knew she would get pissed that I left all my dirty clothes and towels on the bathroom floor. I love to piss her off, and she makes it so easy.
“Relax, Becca, I’ll pick it up!” I yell back to her.
I can hear Maddie, my other roommate, laughing in her bedroom. I finish getting ready for class and walk out into the kitchen to get some coffee and breakfast.
I love this apartment. It’s close to school, the bars, and restaurants. It has three bedrooms, but only one bathroom. It can become very competitive when we all need to be in there. There is a living room, with a small balcony that I love to sit on when the weather is warm. We have a decent kitchen that has a breakfast bar. The girls and I decorated, so it is modern with a feminine touch. We have lived here almost two years now. We just did not want to live on campus anymore. So, we decided that we would try to find an apartment close to school and lucked out with this one. I’m in my last year at Columbia University, majoring in journalism. I want to work at a newspaper writing and reporting major stories.
As I pour myself a cup of coffee, Becca walks into the kitchen. Becca has short brown hair and brown eyes. She is a tiny little thing, turning heads all over the place. “Seriously, Kenz, you know it pisses me off when you leave your shit on the bathroom floor! Do you want me to start my week off in a shitty mood?” she says while I pour her some coffee.
“You are so fucking dramatic Becca.” I laugh as I hand her a mug. She rolls her eyes at me and goes about making her coffee.
“Good morning, bitches.” Maddie says as she comes into the kitchen.
“Morning, Maddie, coffee?” I ask holding the pot up for her to see.
“No, I’m going to stop at Starbucks on the way to class.” She says with a shake of her head. Becca and I both laugh at her.
“Still trying to get that guy’s attention?” Becca says as she sips her coffee.
Maddie smiles as she says, “Oh I have his attention, believe me.” Maddie has long blonde hair and blue eyes, your typical blonde beauty. She never has to try to get a guy, they seem just to show up on our door step.
These two girls are my absolute best friends. We met during orientation and hit it off. We all have our place in this friendship. After high school, I made a promise I would never become that weak girl again. I stand up for my girls and myself. I’m not a bitch, but I definitely will not let anyone bully me ever again. I’m usually just a happy girl, who is finally happy with her life. I love to laugh and make everyone laugh. Becca is shy. She only gets loud with Maddie and me. She doesn’t like to cause a scene and avoids it if at all possible. She is very organized and a neat freak. Maddie is the most out going out of the three of us. She loves the attention and will do pretty much anything to get it. She is also extremely smart. We all blend together so well.
“Alright, I need to get moving so I’m not late for class. You guys want to meet up for lunch today?” I say as I put my mug in the sink and get ready to leave for the day. They both agree that we will all meet up for lunch and I am out the door to my first class.
I am starving and so relieved that class is over in a few minutes. I haven’t even been paying attention because all I can think about is getting something to eat. The professor says class is over and I almost run out of the door.
“Hey, Kenz, wait up.” I hear someone yell. I turn to see my friend Joe coming toward me.
“Hey, Joe. What’s up?” I ask when he reaches me.
He pulls me in for a hug. When he lets go he says, “Nothing much. Where are you going in such a rush?”
“I have a lunch date with a burger.” I say smiling.
“Is it serious?” he says as we start to walk out the door.
“You’re such a dork, Joe. You have lunch now too?”
“No, I still have another class before I am done for the day.” He says.
We talk until we get to the point where he needs to go in order to make his next class. I start walking away, when Maddie comes over smiling at me.
“What are you so freaking happy about?” I ask.
She cocks her eyebrow and says, “That boy likes you, Kenz. Are you ever going to give him a chance?”
I shake my head at her. I like Joe, as a friend, but that’s all. I am not attracted to him.
“Maddie, you know he is just a friend, stop trying to push him on me. You make me feel like a bitch.” I say as we continue our walk to the burger place around the block.
“Alright, whatever. I’m only trying to help. You’re not still hung up on that prick are you? I thought you were over him!” she says.
She is talking about my ex Scott. We only went out for a few months, but I really did like him. He ended up being an asshole, so I ended things. I will not be treated like shit!
“No, Maddie, I assure you I am not hung up on him. Now, can we stop talking about all this, because I am fucking starving and you’re walking way to slow.”
We finally make it to the burger place and Becca is waiting outside for us. We have a great lunch with a lot of laughs. When we all finish up and head back to school, I find myself smiling because I adore how my life has changed.
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