the next room till you’ve made it through the whole dorm!”
“K…couple questions, in order of importance of course. Do we actually have to crawl?”
“No, silly goosehead, that’s just a cute name.”
Ok, I feel minimally better. “Well, that’s a bonus. Do they hand out rape whistles?”
“Laney, all doors have to stay open, and roommates go in pairs. It’s a tradition, and they wouldn’t still have it if anything had ever happened. You worry too much.”
“Are you still gonna do it if I don’t?”
“I don’t know if I can do it alone. I think it’s a rule to go in pairs. But if I can, absolutely. “
I knew that was coming, and there’s no way I’m letting her to go by herself, nor do I want to be the reason she can’t do it… “Okay, Friday night? What time?”
“Starts at seven.”
“You owe me big, Bennett.” Yup, she’s a lot like Kaitlyn.
“ H ey,” he answers huskily. Hearing his voice settles me. I close my eyes to center on this sense. I need what I can have of him to infiltrate me, to bathe me in comfort.
“Hey, you, whatcha doing?” Getting it out takes effort, my throat is constricted.
“Just leaving practice, gonna swing by and get something to eat. You?”
“Nothing, just missing you. I was thinking today how we’ve never gone this long without seeing each other before.”
“I know, I feel it, too. Soon though, I promise. I’ll make it to you soon.”
I shudder at the crack in his voice. His pain is my pain. “Maybe I could make it to you?”
“Well, you know I have speed camp this weekend. I mean, I’m done mid-Sunday, but that doesn’t allow for the drive. I can’t miss class Monday.” His sigh breaks my heart even further.
“It’s okay, we’ll figure out something soon. So, have you seen Kaitlyn around?” I attempt cheerfulness. I know he’s as frustrated as I am, so I force a subject change.
“I actually haven’t yet. Tell her to text me so we can meet up and say hey.”
“Will do, I need to call and catch up with her anyway, maybe invite her down for the weekend. You think she knows how to hall crawl?”
“What the hell is Hall Crawl?”
Oh good, I’m not the only one who didn’t know. “Well, before you panic, there’s no actual crawling. Apparently it’s like open house night, where all the girls follow a pattern and go meet all the guys. They keep their doors open and serve snacks and drinks.” It sounds even more pathetic when said out loud.
“And you’re doing it?”
“Looks like it. I don’t want Bennett to do it alone, which she will if I refuse. Anyway, they’ve been doing it for years, so I guess it will be okay.”
“I don’t like it, Laney. The thought of you going to visit every guy’s room in the dorm doesn’t give me the warm fuzzies.” He sounds mad.
“Ok, why exactly do you feel that way? I’ve already thought about the danger aspect. The resident advisors are in the building.” I understand his concern, I had it initially, but it’s been covered.
“It’s not just that, shortcake. I don’t know. I just don’t want you in other guys’ rooms. Would you like me in other girls’ rooms?”
No, no, I would not, but I choose not to think about things I can’t control. It’s just easier that way.
“Ev, it’s like an open house, a planned event. It’s not me just going to a specific dude’s room just because.”
Am I rationalizing right now? This damn crawl brawl or whatever is not worth fighting with him about. I couldn’t care less about it, but I care about our boundaries. This is exactly why dating whole colleges apart wouldn’t have worked.
“Laney, I don’t want to fight. I’m tired, I’m hungry and I miss you so bad. Maybe I’m being crazy. Let me think and I’ll call you back.”
“Okay.”
I need an objective opinion on this, but my options are few. I can’t ask Kaitlyn, she could never be objective about a “meet guys” situation. I can’t ask Bennett, she wants
“K…couple questions, in order of importance of course. Do we actually have to crawl?”
“No, silly goosehead, that’s just a cute name.”
Ok, I feel minimally better. “Well, that’s a bonus. Do they hand out rape whistles?”
“Laney, all doors have to stay open, and roommates go in pairs. It’s a tradition, and they wouldn’t still have it if anything had ever happened. You worry too much.”
“Are you still gonna do it if I don’t?”
“I don’t know if I can do it alone. I think it’s a rule to go in pairs. But if I can, absolutely. “
I knew that was coming, and there’s no way I’m letting her to go by herself, nor do I want to be the reason she can’t do it… “Okay, Friday night? What time?”
“Starts at seven.”
“You owe me big, Bennett.” Yup, she’s a lot like Kaitlyn.
“ H ey,” he answers huskily. Hearing his voice settles me. I close my eyes to center on this sense. I need what I can have of him to infiltrate me, to bathe me in comfort.
“Hey, you, whatcha doing?” Getting it out takes effort, my throat is constricted.
“Just leaving practice, gonna swing by and get something to eat. You?”
“Nothing, just missing you. I was thinking today how we’ve never gone this long without seeing each other before.”
“I know, I feel it, too. Soon though, I promise. I’ll make it to you soon.”
I shudder at the crack in his voice. His pain is my pain. “Maybe I could make it to you?”
“Well, you know I have speed camp this weekend. I mean, I’m done mid-Sunday, but that doesn’t allow for the drive. I can’t miss class Monday.” His sigh breaks my heart even further.
“It’s okay, we’ll figure out something soon. So, have you seen Kaitlyn around?” I attempt cheerfulness. I know he’s as frustrated as I am, so I force a subject change.
“I actually haven’t yet. Tell her to text me so we can meet up and say hey.”
“Will do, I need to call and catch up with her anyway, maybe invite her down for the weekend. You think she knows how to hall crawl?”
“What the hell is Hall Crawl?”
Oh good, I’m not the only one who didn’t know. “Well, before you panic, there’s no actual crawling. Apparently it’s like open house night, where all the girls follow a pattern and go meet all the guys. They keep their doors open and serve snacks and drinks.” It sounds even more pathetic when said out loud.
“And you’re doing it?”
“Looks like it. I don’t want Bennett to do it alone, which she will if I refuse. Anyway, they’ve been doing it for years, so I guess it will be okay.”
“I don’t like it, Laney. The thought of you going to visit every guy’s room in the dorm doesn’t give me the warm fuzzies.” He sounds mad.
“Ok, why exactly do you feel that way? I’ve already thought about the danger aspect. The resident advisors are in the building.” I understand his concern, I had it initially, but it’s been covered.
“It’s not just that, shortcake. I don’t know. I just don’t want you in other guys’ rooms. Would you like me in other girls’ rooms?”
No, no, I would not, but I choose not to think about things I can’t control. It’s just easier that way.
“Ev, it’s like an open house, a planned event. It’s not me just going to a specific dude’s room just because.”
Am I rationalizing right now? This damn crawl brawl or whatever is not worth fighting with him about. I couldn’t care less about it, but I care about our boundaries. This is exactly why dating whole colleges apart wouldn’t have worked.
“Laney, I don’t want to fight. I’m tired, I’m hungry and I miss you so bad. Maybe I’m being crazy. Let me think and I’ll call you back.”
“Okay.”
I need an objective opinion on this, but my options are few. I can’t ask Kaitlyn, she could never be objective about a “meet guys” situation. I can’t ask Bennett, she wants
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