One Chance (Part 1)(11)
“Do you need help bringing your stuff in?” Quinn asks.
“Yeah, if you don’t mind.”
“Okay, lead the way,” she says as she follows me out the door and down to my car.
We grab a bunch more stuff and bring it up to the dorm before heading out for one last trip. After throwing everything in my room, I can’t help but walk out and take a look at the dorm room.
“This is a nice room, but it’s small?”
“Yeah, its super small, but it will do.” Quinn states. “Apparently all the rooms in this building are set up this way, and the community rooms and the rest of the building is pretty nice too.”
Quinn and I spend the rest of the evening unpacking, then hanging out and getting to know one another. She’s 5’4”, very petite, with red hair that has gold highlights in it. She’s extremely talkative and outgoing; as I’m finding out the longer I sit here and listen to her.
“So you have an identical twin sister?” she asks in utter shock.
“Yes.”
“But she’s not coming to school here?”
“No, she’s going to West Virginia with her boyfriend, my best friend, Brody.”
“You didn’t want to go there?” she asks looking confused.
“No, I realized I needed to make a choice and do something for me. I was always the twin that was in my sister’s shadow and I don’t want that anymore.”
“Oh, well that makes sense. So what are you looking to change?”
“Everything I guess.”
“Okay, so change things a little at a time.”
“That sounds good.”
We compare classes and see we have two classes together. I really like Quinn. She’s down to Earth and really easy to talk to.
Over the next three weeks, Quinn and I have grown really close. I trust her and I’m glad I have someone I can confide in.
“So did you think of anything you want to change today?” she asks out of nowhere.
“Sure did. For me to get completely out of my sister’s shadow, I think I need to dye my hair.”
“Dye your hair?” she asks confused.
“Yes, make myself look different than her. I also bought colored contacts.”
“You don’t wear contacts though.”
“I know, they are just going to change my eye color.”
“What color did you get? Your blue eyes are really pretty.”
“Green to go with the brown hair dye I bought,” I say holding up the bag with the items I purchased today.
“I wish I had your eye color.”
“You have green eyes though.”
“I know, but they aren’t blue.”
“Well now I’m about to have green eyes,” I say laughing, “You can get blue contacts if you want to.”
“I didn’t think of that, maybe I will,” she says with a smile.
“I’m gonna go dye my hair now,” I say as I head out the door towards the bathroom.
“Okay, if you need any help let me know,” she yells down the hall.
“Thanks.”
An hour and a half later, I’m walking back in the bedroom after drying my hair to check out my color. I throw in my new contacts to see how it all looks together.
“What do you think?” I ask.
“Wow, that turned out great,” she says as she stands up to take a better look.
“Are you sure?” I ask nervously.
“You look like a completely different person,” she says with the biggest smile ever.
“Awesome, that was just the look I was going for.”
“You seriously look hot. The guys are going to eat you up,” she says excitedly.
“There’s only one guy I kind of want to see.”
“Who? Is he in one of your classes?”
“Umm…not exactly,” I say nervously.
“Who?”
“His name is Liam Masters.”
“The quarterback of the football team, are you crazy?” she practically yells.
“I know him. His brother Brody, is my best friend.”
“Seriously? So then why are you trying to see him?”
“I’ve dreamt of that boy forever, but he would never give me a chance. I’m curious if it would be the same now, since I look different. Ya know?”
“Does he know you like him?”
“No, he never did. He always thought I was hooked on Brody.”
“Well, were you?”
“At a time yes, he was my best friend, my world, but then he started dating my sister and they’ve been together ever since. I’ve been over him for years.”
“So, how did you get hooked on his brother?”
“Are you kidding me? Have you seen him? He’s fucking gorgeous.”
“Yes, he is hot, but he also always has girls everywhere he turns.”