Out The Gutter

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after unpacking and

nd a T-shirt. I tied my hair

lway. Boys were still around and the freshmen were excitedly wal

ool timetable a

eight in evening. Nice. At least I would have something to eat. Lucki

e other girls and some boys that st

and left the room. My short was baggy and reache

, my neighbour came

cking her door, "You

but didn't rea

, I g

he stretched a hand out. I hes

rle

e. You're a fr

. And

ior

, o

miled and walked away. I shook

s and headed for the b

us. We were many as a lot of boys left their own

t wanting to make a

essed they were mostly second and third year students or freshmen who met with some of their mates from highschool. I couldn'

ing boys pushed one of their friends playfully, causing him to

ed turned to me and the

e stated while his frien

sty stare and h

ry. Once

the building. As I entered, I

look she

ir appearances, they were clearly as young as me.

meal was great. I did not have a covered bowl to take the fo

The next day was going to be course registration.

off pe

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for so long. But it felt good though. From Monda

elve pm and so I arranged

my room until

administrative building for our regi

My second choice just

n was fast and

lothes I'd wear the next day

uckily for me, I was among the lucky scholarship owners. The school had offered me

chool as a university freshman. And

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y at

in class with the othe

res were huge. The one we were presently in

t somewhere i

dgeting as our profes

on the table and

rom Yazz. A smile spread across my face.

lo,

rl I miss you! H

Yasmin. Everythin

your fi

the end of the day

g! Don't forget to DM me

will. B

ye

I missed my mother. I missed my Brownsville,

aring at me. They would stare and fidget. Seemed they were gossiping

ignoring how st

when he leaned over to read my name on the notebook I'd put on the

ed dryly looking at the

, "You've got a we

serio

oo. Or nineteen. And he looked like a kid from a wealthy fami

ce though."

till stared at me. If he spoke to me again, I mi

as expected,

's Lucas

surprise. He stared a

turned to him too, waiting for him to get ang

es you think I'm gay

nnoyed one bit but seemed t

an here but you suddenly said gay." h

kid. Of course I knew he wasn't gay but I'd said tha

not an

is face and f

l?" the words seemed awk

ith a mixture of surprise an

m wh

r walked in. I didn't want to to speak to this guy. He

the lectu