A Change Of Face - Part One
Date: 2/1/2016,
Categories:
Novels,
Author: SugarKitten
... look, but didn't comment. Billy and Ben seemed to be nice enough, but neither were my type, not that I had a type. Billy was average height and obviously worked out. He was decent looking and seemed to have a good sense of humor. Ben was a tall blond and almost as pretty as Sophie. He also clearly had a thing for her. The guys were good friends from the same hometown who decided to room together at college. "You're pretty quiet," Billy said to me at one point. "Getting a little home sick already?" "Not really," I replied, trying to decide how the new me would act with a boy like Billy. The answer was obvious. The girl next door was just one of the guys without the gas or crude comments. "I do miss my friends, but I'll be seeing them soon enough and college is exciting." "So, no boyfriend at home?" he asked. Okay, so it was weird to realize a guy like Billy was hitting on me. He was obviously one of the popular kids back at his high school and none of those type gave me a second look unless it was to make a crude joke or proposition me. Still, I recognized the look in his eyes. Based on the way he was staring, I figured I had to do something quick to put him off or he'd begin pursuing me more seriously. I didn't need that headache. "Actually, I do," I replied, thinking quickly. "His name is...John. He goes to a military academy." I figured that last part might help intimidate any guys who were giving me unwanted attention. It didn't seem to bother Billy, but he did back off ...
... a little. "Lucky guy," was all he said before turning to Ben and cracking a joke. Sophie gave me a knowing smile. I didn't bother sighing, but it was difficult. College was definitely going to be interesting if nothing else. Sophie and I went back at our room after the freshman orientation meeting which seemed to be more of a meet and greet than anything else. It was a surprisingly fun, but a lot of that had to do with Sophie. She started telling me which animal each of the people we met reminded her of and why whenever we had a moment alone. Some were pretty bad, but most made me smile and for one or two I even laughed out loud. It wasn't long before I joined in. We continued chatting about some of the people we met as we got ready for bed. We were getting along surprisingly well so I couldn't help tease her a little bit about Ben. "You boyfriend Alex better be careful," I joked. "Because Ben is a really good looking guy and he seems seriously into you. Frankly, if he had stared at you any harder, I think his eyes might have popped out." "What about Billy?" she retorted. "I think John might not approve of the way he was looking at you." "Yeah, about John..." I began, wondering what I should say. "Oh don't worry about it," she laughed. "I think maybe if I weren't dating Alex then I'd probably have made up a boyfriend too. The guys here are awfully aggressive." "Guys? Did you see some of the girls tonight?" I asked in amazement. "The blond who dragged Billy to the dance floor ...