The Ponder Point

something new, STORY TIME! part 1, part two tommorrow

I’m trying something new here, writing and posting a short(?) story on the blog. it's only a first draft, so feel free to include constructive criticism. hope it doesn't suck :). Let one fact be known, before anything else is said: the buses in Burlington are always on time. Sadly this fact was lost on Nikki as she chased the fluorescent green bus down the street, swearing at the top of her lungs. There were a lot of things she didn't need, and this was not on the top of her list. Finals week at the University of Vermont had hit her, and had hit her hard. Sleep had been reduced to a mere luxury, she counted herself blessed to get more than six hours a night. the workers at the library who she was already a little closer than was normal, were now used to seeing her more than their own children. Despite this, she was sure she had failed her first two exams. Nikki rarely used the bus; everything around campus was easily walkable, if you weren’t adverse to a little exercise and fresh air. Today however, there wasn't time, she only had a half hour to talk about summer housing arrangements with her roommate and that time was slipping away faster than the bus. They were supposed to make arrangements months ago, but all jess procrastinated with this task like everything else she did. "Stop the ever loving bus," Nikki exclaimed, throwing a copy of the weekly alternative rag they published in town. It hit the back of the bus, and she was almost positive that some of the people were laughing at her. The bus kept going. "Crappity, crappity, crappity," she continued to exclaim, her legs feeling heavier with each step she took. had she left from campus, instead of the mall, it wouldn't matter, by the time she caught the bus, she would have already be in town, but from the mall, it would be another 40 minutes. The bus, as per its schedule, switched lanes. Right as Nikki was thinking about quitting and seeing if she could reschedule, the light turned red. With that little morale boost, she took in a deep breath and caught up to the bus. At first it wouldn't open, and then she started banging on it with a fury that would make a rottweiler think twice about challenging her. "Thanks... for stopping," she grunted under her breath, when the driver let her on. After sitting down, she suddenly wished she had her seven days, but that was flapping outside the bus. It made her feel even worse that she had littered, but at least the bus stopped. Their plans for the summer, were pretty much set, they just needed to iron out the details. They were going to rent an apartment on campus, (which would be easier to find if she still had her seven days) then they would work and share the rent and utilities for the summer. The only problem is that they still didn't have an apartment. Or a down payment, any place to live before finding an apartment a car, or even a welcome mat. Nikki was hoping they would be able to at least get a list of apartments to look at, and maybe find some place to stay while they waited. Though considering how engaged jess had been, she doubted it.

Posted at 12:18AM Jun 16, 2008 by taylor.poro in General  |  Comments[0]