short story

She followed him with her eyes as he entered the lecture hall. She’d never seen him before but then again, that was not surprising seeing as there were over 100 students in the geography class. He was in dark jeans with a gray wife-beater that showed off well muscled arms,

*I wonder how they feel* she thought.

The only seat available was right in front of her and he plopped into the chair in a way only he could. His hair was slightly damp, she realized and he actually smelled good, a welcome change from the guys who usually made it to the early morning lecture. The slamming of books made her jump as Cat took her seat. Her best friend since kindergarten, they’d grown up, gone to different secondary schools but still managed to keep the relationship alive and now, they were back together in the University.

“Blue!” “Of all the colors you could have gone for, you chose blue”

“Lovely isn’t it” Cat grinned, flipping her hair

It was lovely; the color was not something anyone else could have pulled off put Cat did it perfectly

“You look like Gnomeo”

Cat stuck out her tongue at this and they both started laughing. It was a morning ritual for them, greeting each other with a wisecrack and laughing like they were the only people on the earth. Cat took out her phone and started tweeting, leaving Emily alone with her thoughts.