Chapter 2: First time

Anika's POV

I immediately got off the taxi as I reach the University where my misery begins. Today is the start of college students' orientation. I find in thrilling but I guess I have no choice but to suck this thing up and deal with this. I noticed some students coming in. Some are carrying their items of luggage, some are giving each other their greetings to their old pals maybe because of being afar from each other during the semestral break, others are reading books under the trees, some are playing soccer in the wide, grassy field, while on the other side of the campus lies the highschool department. I found myself staring at the name of this school, it is Boston University. I have to finish this thing up, for Ana's and my project's sake. I whisper to myself.

"Hey, are you a new student?" I was surprised when someone called me. It's a nerd-looking girl with round eyeglasses in an old-fashioned-brown-suit.round. She is with the man of great stature who looks like a man of few words and always-serious-fuck-off type of a guy.

"l was a transfer student," I replied. The man stared at me, he was pretty serious but I sense something is wrong with him.

"I am Karina Padilla." She reached out her hand to shake hands, but I've read what is in her mind. She got curious about my identity.

" Shit, I forgot to change the way I talk! I might get busted on my first day here," I shout beneath my breath. I used my female voice and I guess they were thinking that it's a bit odd. That may be the reason why the man beside Karina stared at me that way. I've got goosebumps all over my body. His stare is like he is going to eat me alive.

"And this is Aljor Manalo we are the PIOs or the Public Information Officers of the college department. Aljor and I are assigned to welcome new students and including the transfer students like you. Your dorm is waiting for you, please come with us". Aljor grabs his stuff. He is about to get mine as well.

"thank you but I can handle this, anyways sorry about my voice, it's pretty hard to have colds on the first day of class," I said. I got up early to get myself dressed up as a man to start with this effin' challenge.

"It's fine I understand," Karina replied.

"oh and by the way, only three students are allowed to share a room., and since you're a transferee, you don't have to be with the other freshmen and transfer students. You will be staying with some old students for you to easily adapt to the environment." Karina said as we walk down the hallway where we are gonna be meeting the others. Technically most of them are boys because this is basically and strictly the Boy's Dormitory.

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"Tomorrow all your professor's name and room number will be provided. the next day will be the Welcoming party for the freshmen, but because you are a transferee you can go as well. Next week, all transfer students, like you, have to participate in the orientation to be held at the University's Gymnasium. Your uniforms are gonna be ready on that same day. You can claim it at the Registrar's office." Karina said without stops and pauses. She is a professional in handling new students like me.

"Okay, we're here." Karina opens the door, I immediately went inside to place my stuff on what's supposed to be my bed. The wall was colored red, the room has 3 beds. Those two beds next to mine have a lot of stickers in it. One has some sort of soccer player posters, a soccer ball, a jersey, and a photo of what seems to be a trophy. While the other has some music notes design, a piano, some music sheets, and a weird-looking-tiny cup beside the bed.

"I haven't asked your name yet, may we know it then?" Karina asked. While Aljor shows no interest to know my name at all, so I turned my gaze to Karina.

"Kai Ashton Alcantara. But you can call me Kai." I replied.

"Well, then Kai, nice to meet you. I guess we have to go now. Enjoy your first semester and good luck." They left immediately. They might have a lot of students to assist. This will be a long day for them after all.

I sat down on the bed and took out some gear, I made sure, no one is here before I started removing my undergarments. A slight thought slid through my mind. "I should not be doing this. It's just that I badly needed to accomplish this challenge for the sake of my project, I need to lower my pride give up my feminity for 4 months and get this shit done and over with.

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"So what do you think?" I glanced at the door when I heard a voice approaching this room, I immediately hid all my undergarments away. And when the door slowly opens, I found myself looking at these two men standing in front of me.

"Dude, I am a hundred percent sure that she's gonna like it." They looked back at me while entering the room, and I am sitting on my bed.

"Oh, you're here, our new roommate." The guy in a black polo shirt with some file on his hand said.

"Hey, um I'm Kai Ashton Alcantara, Kai for short." I reached out my hand, expecting that they should grab it and shake both our hands but they just looked at them. It was then that I realized that I use a female voice again. I told you I am not ready for this, I whisper to myself.

"Oh sorry about my voice, I have um I have a cold and my voice seems to be in autotune kind of thing right now haha." They both smiled at me. They looked puzzled with what I've just said. And who cares? As long as I don't blow my cover-up. I don't give a damn.

"Don't worry." The man in black polo said.

"Don't say sorry, it's fine we were just a bit shocked with your voice hahaha. By the way, I'm Austin, a soccer player and this is Cody the musician." The guy said wearing a white and red striped shirt. He is cool, a tall and good looking guy. Maybe he is the soccer captain.

", you're both cool." They look at me at the same time.

"What I mean is, cool as in COOL hehe. Austin is a player while you Cody is a musician right?" The guy in a black polo shirt nods at me.

" how about you, which club are you planning to join?" Austin asked.

"Me? hehe, I'm, I'm still choosing which club should I join hehe." I grinned at both of them.

“We will help you with that, right Cody?” Austin said and Cody agreed. I just smiled at them and continued to pull out some gear from my suitcase.

"Kai, what do you think of this?" Cody asked, showing me a tiny, pink box with a white ribbon box on his hand. He opens the box and showed me a small and cute pair of earrings and a necklace, it both has an infinity sign.

“Do you think Camilla will like it?” Austin asked, I smiled and give him a thumbs up. Though I don't know who this Camilla girl is. I just said yes because the necklace and the earrings are indeed a great gift for a girl. Most of the girls I knew are fond of things like these. I do love these as well and now I can’t stop myself but to stare at it. Kyrus has given me a lot of gifts but not this kind, he always gives me chocolates, flowers, teddy bears, bags, in other words, the usual gifts anybody's boyfriend could think of. I have never received earrings or even necklaces from anyone but I have them because I can just buy them by myself.

“See, even Kai agrees with me that Camilla would love that,” Cody said. He was busy with his music sheet, but he smiles every time I look at him. Austin is still confused about his gift for his lady.

“By the way, does Camilla joined your club as well?” I blunted, Austin hesitated to look at me. And for me, that is a ‘No’.

“Camilla loves art and dancing, she is an expert when it comes to that kind of field.” According to Cody, Austin looked sad when Cody mentioned the two clubs which seems to be Camilla’s passion

"Does she like music or sports?" I asked Cody but before he could answer he looked where Austin was. I can’t read what Austin thinks, because I am not the same as Cody who thinks like a guy.

"Sorry to say Kai, but Camilla focuses on arts and dancing only. I never saw her watching, at least one game of any sports, even theater or musical. You cannot feel her presence with those two." I lowered my head and stare into my luggage, Oh my goodness I dropped one of the boxes of my napkins. I bit my lips while they were not looking.

"That is one of Austin’s problem, she doesn't like sports especially soccer. I don't know if she is into music as well. She is the kind of girl that is very easy to please but difficult to ask with personal matters. Austin started to court her since last year and up to this day, this pitiful guy is still waiting for her to feel the same way as he feels for her ." I immediately looked up to Cody, then I looked at Austin, but he turned his face back to his computer and make himself busy.

"Don't worry, tomorrow morning, Austin and I prepared a surprise for her, and I’m sure Camilla is going to love it," Cody says it with confidence. I am just smiling as Cody talks about Austin’s love life. I guess this is how men talk about their love life, they talk less. But I see their sincerity through their actions. I am surprised by their simple actions and for a girl like me, it resembles a powerful meaning. It has been a great opportunity for me to witness these kinds of things. I find it cute that men also have these kinds of traits. Guys' simplicity will be the number one in my journal.