Chapter 2: Chapter 2
11:30 am.
Will.
Aston University
"We're here." Mich gasped.
"Finally." That's Essa.
It was a long drive down here, about three hours or so.
Mum found a parking spot inside the campus and we all came down from the car.
Now, I feel slightly nervous, the buildings are gigantic and classy. I see thousands of people, parents talking with their children, some are already hugging them goodbye, students chatting and laughing too, more cars coming in from the school gate....
"Okay, let's get down to business y'all." Mum said with a clap. She had promised to leave only after she sees our various rooms.
Few hours later, we're done with the orientation. Mum walks us all to our various dorms. Essa's roommate is from London with a natural blonde and round eyes. She seems nice and I'm sure Essa will love her.
We didn't get to meet Mich's roommate. I guess she was yet to be assigned a roommate.
Jeff's roommate is an American. With a blue dyed hair and hazel eyes. He gives off an aura of a rockstar and true to my prediction, there are posters of famous musicians at his corner of the room.
My roommate is nice with a very striking appearance but there's something about him that seems weird - the way he talked with mum- It was as if they've known each other for a long time. I'm the only one who thinks that though, because others are very cool with him. He wore a black fitted T-shirt and a baggy jeans. You can tell from his look that he is wealthy.
Also, he looks a little more matured to be an undergraduate. He is from London as well, and he has this french accent, that makes me doubt his being a citizen of London. Anyways, he seems really cool, so I guess I won't have to stress over him.
After getting into our various dorms, and exchanging pleasantries with our roommates, we all escorted mum to the car and hugged her goodbye.
"We're university students now!" Essa squealed.
"I know right?" That was Mich.
Mum just drove off and we're walking back to the campus now.
"Dude, your roommate is definitely someone." Jeff said to me.
"I thought I was the only one that noticed. And to think that he's an undergraduate." I replied.
"Yeah, I'm equally surprised." Jeff agreed.
"But he seems okay to me." Essa countered.
"Same here. What's his name again?" Mich asked.
"Spencer." Essa answered.
"Spencer Ryder." I added.
"Will, no one asked for his surname." Essa whined.
"And no one asked you to answer the question Mich asked me." I retorted.
"I didn't actually direct the question to you, Will." Mich countered.
"Ouch." Jeff chuckled.
"Yeah, whatever." I replied.
"Just accept defeat, loser." Essa said and we all burst out laughing. The nervous feeling I had earlier began to ease off too.
We're at the pathway leading to our various dorms now, which means we'll all have to go our separate ways for now. It's Saturday though, lectures starts on Monday. So we still have a little time to adapt to the school environment.
"There's a bench over there, let's relax for sometime. I don't feel like going inside for now." Jeff pointed to his right.
It was few feet away from us and was large enough to contain six people at least. We walked over to the bench and sat down, it was already under a huge tree which made things better, due to the fact that the sun was blazing hot.
By now it should have been way past noon and I was right because when I looked at my wrist watch, it was few minutes past two.
How time flies!
We chatted about recent movies, school works, there were rounds of laughter too. We made friends with two other freshers. They were English majors which made Mich very happy. She was an English major too.
Jeff opted for Cyber Security, Essa chose to study Architecture and I went for Computer Science. -I'd always loved computers right from small, just the way Essa had always loved to draw.
One thing we both have is a photographic memory. Once you stay close to either of us, it won't take you long to realize it- By the time we were tired of talking and hungry as well, it was almost 5pm.
We decided to go to our various dorms, freshen up and locate a nearby restaurant to have dinner.
"Hey." That was addressed to Spencer, my roommate. He was on his phone when I entered the room.
"Hey," he replied with a nod, he didn't look up at me. So I used this opportunity to study him again. I still found it difficult to believe that he's an undergraduate.
He's a slight version of who I am. For instance, I'm tall, he's a little taller. I have a finely chiselled face, his face is far more defined than mine. My chest is broad, his is broader and although he looks young, I can bet he is older than me with maybe a few years. He just had his bath, because his hair is wet and his towel is draped over his neck. He is wearing a black sleeveless top and red shorts.
I walked over to where I kept my bags and began unpacking them.
"What's with your french accent?" I asked before I could even stop myself. Now he looked up.
"You have a problem with that?" He smiled and the accent is gone.
What??!
"No, just asking."
"My mum's from France. I've stayed there for over five years now. I speak French too." He said and continued what he was doing with his phone.
"Wow, that's nice. What made you come back?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, you could have furthered your education there in France". I set aside a blue designer T-shirt and a faded black jeans, I was going to wear it after bathing.
"Oh, yeah I've always wanted to study in this university, that's why I came back."
"Okay, that's cool." I continued arranging my stuffs and when I was done, I left for the bathroom.
The bathroom.... Okay, I now understand what the statement 'there's nothing like home' means.
First of all, I'm in room B12. And the bathrooms for 'B' is at the end of the hallway way, which means that I'll have to walk down to the last room -B25- before I get to the first bathroom.
Secondly, the space in the bathroom is almost not enough for one person but I guess I'd adapt to the changes soon enough. I found where to hang my clothes and towel in the bathroom amd had my bath. The water was cold and refreshing and after bathing, I walked back to my room.
"We're going out to have dinner at a restaurant, would you like to join us?" I asked Spencer after dressing up. I was combing my hair now.
"Where do you know around here?" He asked back with a smirk.
Well, to be very honest, I don't know anywhere around this place.
"I don't know, but we plan on googling a nearby restaurant." I replied, I was on my bed now.
"Hmm... I know of few restaurants around here. I'll drive because it's getting late". Yeah that's true, it's few minutes after six now.
"Okay cool. I'll text the others then." I replied bringing out my phone.
Me: Spencer offered to drive us to a restaurant.
Said he knows some places around here.
Essa: Okay, that's nice. We'll meet at the bench outside.
Mich: Alright. I'm on my way there now.
Jeff: I just finished bathing. I'll dress up real quick and join you guys.
"Let me know when you're ready, so we'll leave" I heard Spencer say.
"We can actually leave now. We'll meet the others outside." I replied looking up at him. He wore a black baseball cap, black joggers and a black T-shirt.
"Alright then. Lead the way." He said, holding the door open for me to pass through.
"All black?" I asked after he closed the door.
"Yeah, signifies authority." he smiled.
"Black signifies evil too." I countered and we both laughed.
"You're in black jeans, Will."
"Nah, my case is different."
"You mean your evil" he stressed "is different." We laughed again.
My phone beeped.
Jeff: I'm there now. We're waiting for you.
Me: Okay. We're close.
"This way." I said, pointing to the right, we took the bend and I could sight them - Essa and co - from where we were.
"They're over there at that bench." I told him.
"Yeah, I can see them, my car is in the parking lot at the next bend by the left, so we'll head over there with them." He said.
"Noted." We're about two feet from them now and they're laughing at whatever Essa is saying.
"The group is complete." I announced from behind and they turned to face us.
"Hello." From Mich.
"Hi." Essa said.
Spencer gave them both a wave and he shook hands with Jeff.
We all left for his car. It was a black Porsche. When we settled in, he drove off to a restaurant about five minutes away from campus.
Although we chatted and laughed on our way there, nobody was aware of the unexpected surprise awaiting our arrival at the restaurant....
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