Amy Collins
Evening Phase
Regulus Academy - Dormitory A (Amy and ???'s Room)
"Uh..."
Well... This is a spirit breaker...
I hadn't had many expectations of my roommate, but at the very least, I would have hoped they would respond to my presence. My nervous smile fading as my apparent roommate slides past me without a word, I find myself reaching out a bit towards her shoulder, wanting to say something, but ultimately pulling back without a word.
It might be my fault for getting my hopes up I guess...
Roommate assignments were apparently random, so it wouldn't surprise me if the girl had no interest in talking with me. I was simply a person who had been assigned to share her living space, and that could be done without the two of us being friends... But shouldn't your roommate be the first friend you make in a place like this...?
Living together in a dorm for a year... It was practically like asking to become family!
At least, that was how I had thought it would be...
Watching the girl grab her lunch and get comfortable on one of the beds, my smile fades a bit more.
Yeah... Even though I can think of quite a few reasons... I find myself wondering why she hadn't even felt the need to talk to me...
I know I'm one of the younger students, but I can hold my own!
And I had done my best to look friendly!
Really! I think I'm pretty nice!
My hair wasn't messed up, I had taken the time to fix it this morning before the ceremony, and my clothes were clean, so it shouldn't be an appearance issue... Unless she disliked combat skirts?
Was that it?
I can still fight in this!
Instinctively understanding that I probably had my usual 'kicked puppy' expression on my face, I sigh, before picking up my bags and carrying them into the room. It seems my silent roommate has already picked her bed, so I take the other one without complaining about it, the cheer that had kept me going this far having faded quite a bit with this sudden disappointment. Since it seems I won't be bonding with the girl anytime soon, I guess I should just take the time to set up my things, then maybe run to the cafeteria before it closed; I didn't know the schedule, but I though I had seen some people carrying around a few cookies-
"In time- your heart will open minds-"
Hmm?
I had left my music playing...
It was only through the headphones, so it was pretty quiet, but I could still hear it...
Open...minds huh?
"..."
Geez I'm a wimp.
I gave up way too easily.
Sure, she ignored me, but that didn't mean we couldn't have some sort of relationship-!
I would just have to reach out to her!
Of course... I wasn't very good at starting conversations myself! Unless those conversations were ones meant to pick fights...
But by ignoring me, she had challenged me!
We will be friends, I will make sure of it!
"So..." feeling a bit nervous again, I set down my things at the foot of my bed before sitting down, facing my roommates bed with both hands on my lap, "You're my roommate, right?"
I don't expect an answer, not to this anyway, so for the moment, I just keep talking.
"Well my name is Amy. Short and simple, easy to remember!"
God, what am I doing?!
Think Amy!
Ask about something she actually seems to care about!
"So, watcha reading? Does it have a name?"
I'm so bad at this.