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Jim Goes to College

Part One: Introduction

I walked the short distance from my dorm room to Anthony's, the local pizza joint that is just off campus. As usual, it was filled with hungry college students just like me. I stood just inside the doorway and scanned the restaurant to see if Beth was already there. I didn't see her at first, but then I saw her at the far end of the restaurant waving her arms to attract my attention.

"Jim, over here," the voice cried out. I waved to her in response as I walked the short distance to her table. As I approached the table Beth stood up to greet me.

"Jim, it's great to see you again," she said as she gave me a warm hug.

"I'm glad to see you too, Beth, it's great to see a familiar face."

After our initial greetings, I quickly noticed that Beth wasn't alone at the table. There was another young and good looking women with her.

"Jim, this is my roommate Ashley."

"Nice to meet you Ashley," I said as I shook her hand.

"This is the second year that Ashley and I are roommates," said Beth.

"Oh, so are you also studying to be a nurse, Ashley?" I asked.

"Yes, that's right Jim," Ashley answered, "Beth and I are both in the second year of the nursing program. In fact, we seem to attend most of the same classes."

I sat down in the empty chair that was across from them. I was immediately struck with just how good Beth looked. She still had the good looks that I remembered, but she also looked much more mature now. And fit. She was wearing a white blouse and a tight pair of jeans that really showed off her athletic body. In a word, she was hot. And seeing her again brought back a flood of memories for me. While I was growing up, I had a real crush on Beth. I suppose if I hadn't fallen for her younger sister Mandy, Beth and I might have gotten together.

But while I'd describe Beth as athletic and hot, her roommate Ashley was a real cutie. She was a beautiful blue-eyed blonde that made your heart just melt when she looked at you. And in the few short minutes since I first met her, I could tell that she seemed a bit shy, but that she had a great fun-loving personality. We all agreed that we were hungry, so we immediately placing our order for food.

"So Jim," asked Ashley, "how exactly do you and Beth know each other?"

"Well, Ashley, Beth and I have known each other for years. Her younger sister Mandy is my girlfriend. So I think of Beth here as the older sister that I never had."

"Oh, I see, so is Mandy here at school too?" asked Ashley.

"No, I'm afraid not," said Beth. "She received a full scholarship at the state college back home that she just couldn't pass up."

"That's right," I added, "even though I just got here last week, I think I miss Mandy already. But we made plans to see each other again during the winter break. I think I can wait that long. And I feel better already knowing that you're here, Beth. Like I said, it's good to see a familiar face when you're this far from home."

"So, are you all settled into school Jim?" asked Ashley.

"Well, I'm mostly there," I answered. "I've got my dorm room all settled with my stuff, and my classes start next week. My roommate hasn't arrived yet, he's supposed to be here tomorrow or the next day."

"That's right, all of the classes really start next week," said Beth. "This week is mostly just about getting settled in and preparing for college life. I know how difficult that can be for new students like you, Jim, so just let me know if you need any help with anything."

"Oh, and I'll be glad to help you too, Jim," added Ashley. "Just let me know if I can help you with anything."

"Thanks guys," I replied, "I'm sure I'll need a lot of your help. Right now I'm still just trying to find my way around campus. I find that a lot of the buildings seem to look the same and it's still easy for me to get lost. Since you mentioned it, maybe you can tell me where the Physical Education and Recreation Center is located. I'm supposed to be there early tomorrow morning and I'm not exactly sure which building that is."

"Oh, that's an easy one to find. Give me that extra napkin and I'll draw you a map," replied Ashley. I handed her the extra paper napkin that was next to me and she immediately took out a pen and began drawing me a map.

"It's funny that you mention the P.E. center, Jim, because Ashley and I will also be there tomorrow," said Beth. "You're not there tomorrow for a sports physical, are you?"

"Yeah, that's right, they said I had to report there tomorrow for my physical. How did you know about that? Are you girls having your physicals too?"

"No, not exactly, Jim, the physicals tomorrow are only for the guys. The girls are done the following day," Beth answered. "But Ashley and I will be there tomorrow as volunteers."

"Oh really? You mean they let you do the exams?"

"No, don't be silly," Beth replied. "They just let the second year nursing students like us assist the doctors and nurses."

"That's right," added Ashley as she handed me the map she had drawn. "Since we're just starting our second year, this is the first time that Beth and I have been allowed to volunteer for something like this, so we're not sure what to expect. We don't know exactly what we'll be doing there tomorrow, but they'll probably just have us shuffle some of the paperwork. We're really only doing it because we were told that future employers like to see that kind of volunteer work on our transcripts."

"But Jim," asked Beth, "why are you getting a sports physical? Please don't take this the wrong way, but you were never really much of a jock in high school. Are you going out for some sport now?"

"Well," I replied, "I was sort of forced into it. My guidance counselor told me in no uncertain terms that they strongly encourage everyone here to participate in a sport. So since I was more or less forced to choose something, I figured I'd choose something easy like golf."

"Golf?" questioned Ashley. "Really, you need a physical to play golf?"

"Yeah, well, it's a sport so I guess they still insist on a physical. At least, that's what they told me. I tried to argue with them about it, but they said all athletes need to report for a physical regardless of the sport."

"Well, I hear there's usually a big crowd for the physicals, especially for the guys, so you might want to get there early," Ashley said.

"Yes, I was planning on getting there before 9," I replied.

"That should be early enough," Ashley said. "Well, we'll both be looking for you tomorrow. Maybe if the crowd isn't too big, we'll actually see you there."

"Yes, well, I hope so," I replied.

The small talk continued for another 45 minutes while we finished our pizza and drinks. We then said our goodbyes and we went our separate ways, to our respective dorm rooms. I was tired from getting settled into my dorm room earlier in the day, so I quickly drifted off to sleep, enjoying what might be the last night of privacy before my roommate arrived.

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