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Road work ahead? Uh, I sure hope it does...
Cameron Turner
I hate unpackin’...
Moving back into his dorm on campus was never something Cam looked forward to. The hours of organizing, praying he got along with whoever his roommate was that year, and chaos that was always abounding stressed him out to no end, something he kept carefully hidden behind a placid smile and relaxed demeanor. If this year was anything like last year he...well he didn’t want to think about last year.
Now, Cameron stood outside the door to his new dorm room, suitcases discarded at his feet, and a sheet of paper welcoming him back to HU clenched between his fingers. When he’d discovered that Lyle Chateau was his roommate this year, the sigh of relief that he’d released had been loud enough that the Uber driver had looked at him in concern. He and Lyle got along well, and Cam adored the sweet French exchange student. Honestly, Cam adored everyone, unless they gave him a reason not to. Like Aspen Greene, who Cam had passed on his way up the stairs of the building. Something about the boy, who was a year younger than him always made Cameron uncomfortable, like every word he spoke was a barely veiled threat. Not to mention that he tried to flirt with his sister every chance he got.
Cam was shaken from his thoughts by a brief flash of concern. Where was his sister, Cheryl? He hadn’t seen her since they’d arrived, and even if it had only been ten minutes, he had to make sure she was okay. Pulling his phone from his pocket, Cameron went to text her, but decided at the last second not to send it, cursing himself for being so overprotective. She could take care of herself, and had certainly proved it many times. After three years at the school, Cam still wasn’t used to the hustle and bustle of city life.
Deciding he couldn’t stand by the door all day, Cam pushed the door open with a sigh, grabbing two suitcases and tugging them in after him. Lyle hadn’t arrived yet, and Cam was glad. It would give him some time to unpack and calm his racing heart before he had to deal with people. It was something he hated about himself—the crushing anxiety that filled him every time he was in a social setting, especially when he hated being alone. What was it people said? About having cake and not being able to eat it? Well that’s how he felt.
After placing the heavy suitcases onto one of the beds, Cam returned to the hallway to grab his final piece of luggage, the one that contained all of his art supplies. The only thing he hadn’t packed away for his flight from Georgia was his camera, which hung dangling from his neck. He had taken pictures every chance he had, snapping shots of everything that caught his interest.
Now where to start? If he’d been at home, Cameron would have just shoved his clothes haphazardly into the drawers, not caring to organize anything. But he was in college, and he’d be living with someone and we’ll...he couldn’t do that here. Resigned to his fate, Cam sighed, and began pulling neatly folded clothes from the suitcases, placing them as neatly into the drawers of the large dresser in the corner of his room as possible. The quicker he could get this done, the better, he thought, already bored.
God he hated move in day.
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