Chapter 5

I look at my engagement ring. "That's a beautiful ring you have there" Ashley says.

"Yeah.. thanks" I say "I don't mean to be rude or sound harsh but, wearing that engagement ring in school is gonna look awkward" she says and I look at the ring and for some reason I agree with her. It does look awkward.

"You're right no one else is wearing an engagement ring and I'm in school. I don't need an engagement ring to remind me that I'm engaged" I say and I take off the engagement ring and put it in my jewelry box. "I don't need to announce it to everyone that I'm engaged" I say and Ashley laughs a little. "You're a funny one" she says and I smile a little too.

The next day

I wake up and I see that Ashley is up already painting on her canvas. "Morning Ash" I say "Morning Kelly" she says. "I didn't know you paint" I say to her and she shrugs.

"What are you painting?" I ask her. "I'm painting a pattern of circles" she says "I'm not sure I understand" I say "It's abstract art" she says "Okay.. nice. I really don't know that much about art but, I bet it will be lovely after you're done" I say to her "Yeah I guess" she says.

Okay what's wrong with Ashley this morning she was friendlier yesterday. I gather my soap, shower gel, hair shampoo kit in a bucket and head for the bathroom. I walk in and I see that most of the shower stands are taken so I walk to the last shower stand. I brush my teeth take off my clothes and I turn on the shower allowing the warm water Cascade down my body. It feels so good. My thoughts drift to my parents and Jake and I smile.

I come back to the room and Ashley is gone. I guess she went to class. I get dressed and head for the registrar's office.

"Good morning ma'am" I say "Morning.. how may I help you?" She asks "Actually I'm a freshman and I'm here to register my courses" I say. "Okay.. so what do you want to study and what course combinations do you have in mind to study?" She asks "We--" I don't complete my sentence "I'll refer you to your course advisor first. And you'll talk with her afterwards you can come register your courses okay?" She says "Yes" I reply.

She scribbles on a piece of a paper and hands it to me. "That's the direction to the office of your course advisor" she says "Thank you" I say and leave the registrar's office.

I look at the paper and I keep walking to the direction of the office of my course advisor when suddenly I collide with a wall and fall on my butt. "Ouch!" I yelp. And I open my eyes to see that I didn't collide into a wall but into someone. I start to stare at him from his timberland boots and my eyes travel to his face and my mouth gapes open as I see an extremely handsome face in front of me.