"I can't believe am here".

Evan Steward University. Graciously designed, the landscape large enough to be a country on its own. Located at the outskirts of town far away from Ann's home. Ann wide mouthed starred at its beauty, the large buildings, the trees, the beautifully crafted statues.

"I am here finally". Her smile could break the fringes of her face but she cared less. The joy she had could be felt from a mile away, her smile beamed displaying her beautifully arranged white dentation. After writing Jamb twice, she was here in the school of her dreams just as Angel had promised.

She inhaled deeply, tho the air was mixed with oxygen and the strong scent oozing from the woman sitting beside her in the school bus. Making her cough but she didn't mind. She continued smiling. The bus was painted green and white, seems it was a signature paint for all taxies and small buses that entered into the school gate. Nothing was going to ruin that moment for Ann.

She giggled at her thoughts of the adventures she would have and immediately repositioned herself after the awkward glares from the woman beside her.

"Even if I die inside this bus, I don't care. Am in a new environment and am going to meet new people, make new friends and maybe get a boyfriend" she smiled sheepishly at her last thoughts.

"A boyfriend, who would even look at me. Am just going to be invisible as I have always being"

"Benny hostel" the driver yelled. Interrupting her thoughts, she jerked at his voice, the woman sitting close to her gave her a what_is_wrong_with_this_girl look.

The driver shouted again
"Benny hostel"

Signaling that we were almost at a bus stop, he did that at every bus stop we passed.

"yes sir. I will drop here" She said with a sweet ascent, everyone and turned to stare at her. She giggled, aware of the eyes snarling at her.

Already drawing attention you little devil.

The voice in her head teased. The bus stopped and she alighted, handed the driver some money. With the speed like flash the driver tried zooming off, Ann's smile disappeared for a moment there, worried crept in and made her look stupid, some by passers starred and murmured something to themselves.

"My bags" Ann yelled, trying to catch up with the bus, her ascent found no place in her voice. The man stopped, stepped down and helped her bring out her luggage from the boot of his bus with no ounce of remorse, he just hissed and zoomed off again.

Drivers!!!

Glad she retrieved her bags, she heaved a sigh of relief as she starred at the building in front of her "Am here". Standing in front of her new home. It didn't quiet look like what she was expecting but she would live anywhere as far as it's far away from home.

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Room 202, Ann in no time located the room she was assigned to. The room was at the very end of the hallway on the second floor. The smell wasn't pleasant as it was one of the closest rooms to the hostel toilet. Ignoring the smell Ann knew that, that would be her home for the session. Tension built as she continued starring at the door of the room.

"This room would be my home, the people in it, my new family. I pray for nice roommates and that I would be a nice roommate to them. Angel loved me, I was a good roommate to her, they will love me" Ann reassured herself.

Fear, anxiety, joy, she felt all in one moment. You could hear her heart beat, her heart could burst open at the rate at which it pounded. Gently she raised her hands and knocked. With a sigh of relief she waited for a response.

"Come in please" a tiny voice said from the other side of the door. Ann took a deep breath and walked into the room.

Quiet small

"How on earth will this be enough for me and my loads, talk more of sharing it with three other students" her mind raced, so many thoughts all at once, that she even failed to notice the girl starring at her with a smile on her face.

Her eyes circled round the room till it met the girl sitting on one of the bunks. She had a smile on her face, she probably understood Ann's surprise and gave her time to process the whole thing.

"It's not that small, babe. We will fit in just fine. Where are your bags?" still with her smile the young lady walked up to Ann, shoving her astonished self aside, and carried in her suitcase placing it at a corner in the room, which probably will be Ann's little space.

"you must be a fresh man" she said still smiling, she returned to her bed.

"Yes I am. Am Annabelle" After a few silent seconds Ann spoke up, she finally regained her composure. She smiled back at the nice welcoming lady. It was about time.

"Well Annabelle, am Rosy. Your welcome. We have been expecting you"

Ann froze, "Expecting me? How many were they? Were they as lovely as the lady smiling at me." Ann wondered.

Rosy was lady alright, tho with a petite body and not quiet good looking but from her welcoming gestures she was indeed a great person.

A/N: Ann finally gets the freedom she always wanted. We all have been here, wanting to be free, to be in charge of our decisions, to be grown up. How did that turn our for you? 😂😂😂 For me I hate growing up.
But this is about Ann, how would this turn out for her.

Thanks for reading😘😘😘