Nick’s reply opened the way for a slow conversation, a game of back and forth. They’d spent a month texting, and somehow she had asked for his email. Then she got a profile on Facebook and convinced him to do the same. She sent him pictures from Glensford, and he sent her a daily picture from his trip to Mexico. That’s how the last three months had slipped by, emails and texts, a line of friendship firmly drawn. Olivia had never mentioned where she was going to college, not until the past week. That had been when they’d finally found out they were both going to be attending Glensford College. Just finished moving in She sent the text right as Kate, her roommate, swung the door open. They’d met only a few days before, neither one of them had known what to expect. “The line at the dining hall is insane. There are freshmen everywhere.” Kate jumped into the bottom bunk. The wooden frame rattled, making Olivia’s laptop shake. She could hear her roommate but no longer see her. “We’re freshmen you know,”
