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- Margi opened her eyes and let them adjust to the dim room. As
- the shadows became forms over the next minutes, she knew it was not her
- room. A glance to her left revealed the form sleeping beside her. A few
- moments of delving into the hazy fog of the evening before informed her
- that her companion was 'Garry' from Omega Chi. She remembered the sex
- and the brief snuggle before he turned to fall asleep.
- She carefully lifted the warm sheet from her naked body and got
- out of the bed. 'Garry' rolled into the center and sprawled out. His
- soft snoring didn't miss a beat. Margi spent painstaking minutes trying
- to find all of her clothes in the dim light from the window. She
- succeeded in finding everything except her panties which she gave up on
- after several frustrating minutes. She slipped into the bathroom and
- cleaned up.
- She heard his door lock automatically when she shut it on her
- way out. It was 4am and Margi had not felt so low in her life. 'Garry'
- was sexy and had even tried to push her buttons in bed for a few
- minutes before commencing to fuck her. But she did not come, nor get
- that excited. As always, she faked it to cover herself. Why bring him
- down, she thought.
- As she walked home through the warm breezy June night, she
- looked at all the campus buildings, so full of people and life in the
- daytime, so quiet at night. Something had to change.
-
- Her roommate was asleep when Margi slipped in their apartment.
- She undressed and slipped into a pair of warm pajamas. She felt close
- to home in them, and the world was not such a scary place. Her bed gave
- her a few hours of sleep before classes in the morning.
-
- Sitting in her first class at 8:55am, Margi couldn't really
- shake the depression she'd felt last night. She'd seen two guys on the
- way to class that she'd gone to bed with. They didn't even meet her
- gaze. Not the way to start a day.
- The class filled up with people sluggish from another summer
- semester night of partying. There were a few people who looked eager
- and refreshed, but she had never talked to them much.
- As the class got started, Margi noticed one of the awake people
- kept taking off-hand glances her way. She took a quick check of herself
- to make sure nothing embarrasing was out of place or open. She tried to
- catch his eye, but he always turned away. She dismissed it and returned
- to listening to the lecture.
-
- Later that day, she walked to the campus Cafeteria/Restaurant.
- Having gotten herself a light lunch she looked around for places to
- sit. She saw him motion for her to join him. 'Why not.' she asked, not
- feeling like sitting alone.
- He stood when she got there. 'Strange'.
- His name was Adam, and yes he was in her 9am Math class. He
- seemed unsure of himself and she found herself lapsing into silence
- over her food.
- After a few minutes, he spoke.
- "How are you doing in Martin's class?" She looked up at him.
- Her pause was awkward and she shook it off as a burp in the digestive
- tract of life.
- "OK, I guess. I'm still having trouble with the formulas in
- chapter 17. I 'spect I'll work it out soon."
- "I didn't have too much trouble working out 17. If you want, I
- could meet you sometime and go over it with you."
- Margi saw it all as plain as day. A study session and bite to
- eat afterwards, couple of dates, one hot night and the cold shoulder.
- She couldn't bring herself to do it.
- "I think I can handle it. Thanks for the offer." She regretted
- it as soon as she'd said it. He looked crushed. She realized that his
- ego was far more fragile than your average fraternity man or jock.
- "Maybe we could study for the next mid-term though." she
- asked. He seemed brightened a little, but he'd taken it deeply.
- "OK, whenever you're free." His lunch was finished, and he took
- the opportunity for a convienent exit after polite goodbyes.
- 'Great. That helped a lot.' thought Margi. She wrote off the
- day and went back to her apartment for some studying.
-
- The next day, Margi was surprised when Adam sat next to her in
- class and started up some gentle conversation. She looked for all the
- signs of lines or strategies to get her, but she couldn't figure him
- out. The class went well, and he did help her with one problem that she
- missed with the lecturer. As the rest of the students got up to leave,
- he asked her to hang back.
- "I was wondering what you were doing Friday night." he seemed
- hesitant but sincere. 'Doing anything to avoid the bars and men', she
- thought to herself.
- "I hadn't really made up my mind, but I was thinking of renting
- some videos and kicking back at my apartment with my roommate, Shelly.
- Why?"
- "I don't know if I could compete with that," they smiled," but
- I was thinking of going to a movie theater and catching something up
- for an Oscar. So I could say I saw it when the pollsters come around."
- Margi dropped all her soul-wrenching confusion, or at least put it on
- hold.
- "I've got a better offer. Two movies for $3 and all the popcorn
- you can eat. 105 East Main Apt #7. Deal?" He looked really pleased.
- "Sounds great, what time?" She gathered her stuff into her
- backpack as she worked the numbers.
- "Say 7 o'clock?"
- "Perfect. See you then." He rushed off to his next class across
- campus.
- Margi headed home wondering what movies she wanted to see.
-
- Shelly had left a note on the door of the refrigerator. "Gone
- home to visit folks. Back late Sunday. Eat popcorn for me."
- "What have I gotten myself into?"
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