The game had been a thriller with the home team winning a hell mary pass and with that fact the local bar was filled to the brim with the rowdy fans. Cora McDonald was of course there with her Alpha Lamba Beta sisters. There was barely room to move but somehow they had staked out a table in the middle of madness, which is where she and her sorority sisters like to be, in the middle of the action. Her water glass was slowly getting empty and she had no idea how she was going to be able to make it up to the bar.
“Cora, don’t look now but here comes Darcy” said Bryn, her flaming haired friend. Cora put on her best smile and ran a hand through her curly blonde hair. Darcy happened to be perhaps the biggest flirt on campus and perhaps the only one that could match her skills. Cora had unfortunately fallen for him hard the first time she had walked onto campus. With his daring grey eyes, he had broken her heart many times over. They had been off and on again for year now. Cora refused to let herself get caught up in him again.
“Corrrraaaa” he said pulling her up out of her chair. Cora could smell the alcohol on Darcy’s breath. He soon had pulled her into an awkward embrace which was pretty much him holding her as close as possible.
“I miss you and those beautiful blue eyes” he whispered coming closer if that was possible. Cora rolled her eyes at that cheesy comment. He dipped in lower to try to capture her lips. Cora panicked for a quick second before ducking her head so that the kiss ended up on the top of her head. She pulled away from his embrace and weaved herself into the crowd to disappear. She needed a drink of water and perhaps to get out of here. Cora moved within the small spaces the crowd allowed, hoping that she would not be coated with beer. She got the bar and surprisingly found a stool.
“A water please” she asked as the bartender turned to her. Out of the corner of her eye, she spied someone, a very handsome someone. He did not look like the typical frat boy that she so often got involved with. His head was shaved but that only brought out his green almond shaped eyes. He was not wearing khakis and a school colored polo like every other guy in this bar. He actually looked put together and like he knew something about fashion. This someone looked about as put out by this crowd as she was. She had not realized that she had been staring this whole time until he looked up and met her eyes. She immediately turned her head but could not help but let a smile creep up upon her lips.
“Oh, Cora that is where you’ve been” Bryn said as she walked up beside her. Cora sighed just when she was about to get up the courage to talk to him. She glared at Bryn but it seemed that Bryn was just ignoring it.
“I need to get going; I have an intramural game tomorrow morning” she finished taking Cora’s arm.
“You are good to drive?” Bryn asked. Cora nearly groaned in frustration.
“I haven’t had a drop all day plus we can walk back to the dorms from here” she said. Cora peeked one more time behind her shoulder only to meet his gaze again. She smiled brightly and waved a quick goodbye as Bryn guided her out of the bar. Cora could only hope she would meet the stranger again.
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