Chapter 3

"If you're going to be partners with her you need to get to know her." I said trying to convince myself not to turn the car around.

I drove around for awhile before I pulled up to a big house. There were cars parked in the driveway and by the sidewalk. I parked the car by the lawn and slowly got out. I checked the address one more time to make sure I was in the right place before I made my way to the front door.

I was about to ring the door bell when someone opened the door. It was a black girl with box braids. She was wearing shorts and a cute white top. "Hi," I said giving her a smile. She didn't give me a second glance. She walked right past me without saying a word.

'Okay, well this should be fun.' I thought to myself.

As soon as I stepped in the house loud rap music filled my ears. "Sunny!" Roxanne screamed my name once she spotted me from across the room. She was wearing ripped jeans and a crop top. Her hair was up in a bun. She looked really pretty. I waved to her as I made my way to where she was leaning up against the wall. She was surrounded by people. "You made it." Roxanne said giving me a hug.

"Yeah," I said casually.

"Sunny welcome to mi casa." Roxanne said with a big smile on her face. She seemed really happy.

What? You live here? I said looking around the big house. Inside of the house looked really nice. It was well furnished. There were people everywhere.

"Yes, and these are my friends." Roxanne said pointing to the group of people in front of her.

"Hi", I said waving to the group.

"Hey, I know you." A blonde girl from the group said smiling at me. She had really pretty blue eyes.

"Oh really?" I said not knowing what to say. I had no idea who she was. I actually had no clue who anyone in any of my classes were. This was my first year at Berkely. I was in my second semester and I still didn't know anyone in my classes and I didn't have that many friends. I blame it all on my social anxiety and lack of social skills.

"Yeah, I'm Sandy." The girl said putting out her hand for me to shake.

"Nice to meet you." I said shaking her hand.

Before anyone else said anything someone else called my name. "Sunny?" I looked behind me to where the voice came from when I saw a tall guy with dirty blonde hair making his way towards us.

"Um...do I know you?" I said once he was close enough to hear me.

"Joey," he said as if I was supposed to know that name. "Joey Rockwell, I'm in your math class. I usually sit behind you in class." The name still didn't ring a bell. "We were in a group project together last semester." He said hoping I'd recognize him now. I had many group projects last semester with many different people I didn't care to get to know. I didn't remember him, but I went along with it.

"Oh, yeah Joey. That's right! I remember you now." I said in nervous voice.

"Yeah, how are you? I didn't know this was your kind of scene." Joey said.

"It's not." I said.

"Then why are you here?" Joey asked.

"Oh Roxanne invited me." I said pointing at Roxanne. Roxanne gave him a wave.

"I didn't know you two knew each other." Joey said taking a sip of the drink that was in his hand.

"Oh we don't-"

"We're in the same science class. We're working on a project together." Roxanne said interrupting me. " And now we need to go." Before I knew it Roxanne was grabbing my hand and we were moving away from the group. I followed her as she lead me upstairs in silence. Neither of us said a word until got to her room.

Roxanne's room was really pretty. It had a beachy feel to it.

"You should be safe here." I watched as she closed the door behind her.

"Thank you so much." I said sighing in relief.

"So I'm guessing you have no idea who Joey really is?"

"How did you know?"

"I could just tell."

"It's embarrassing I know."

"Says who?"

"I thought-"

"Well you thought wrong." Roxanne said interrupting me.

"Why did you sit next to me in class today?"

"Oh I don't know. I've been watching you for while now and you seemed kind of lonely."

"You sat next to me because you felt sorry for me? Wait did you say you've been watching me?"

"Not in the stalker kind of way."

'What other way is there?' I thought strangely to myself.

"That's still creepy." I say after awhile.

"I'm just an observant person."

"Out of everyone in that class why did you pick me to observe?"

"I don't know. You just caught my attention."

"How long have you been observing me for?"

"Since the first day of class."

"Okay stalker what did you find out from observing me?" I said teasing her.

"You're quiet. You like to keep to yourself. You don't talk much. You don't have much friends-"

"I don't have any friends." I said stopping her.

"That's not true. You got me and apparently Joey". She said laughing.

I rolled my eyes and smiled. "You still haven't said why you sat next to me."

"The seat was empty."

"Yeah, but it's been empty for months."

"I got bored of sitting at the top. Thought I'd sit in front today. Speaking of seats why do you sit so close to the front anyways? Are you blind or something?"

"Oh no I just like the front because the professors never pick on the people up front. They always go for the back." I said.

"Is that an observation you made?"

"Pretty much."

The room went silent for a second.

"You know you can sit down. Right?" Roxanne said pointing to her big queen size bed.

"Okay." I said moving to sit on the edge of the bed. Roxanne joined me.

We spent the rest of the night just talking in her room until I had to leave.

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