ROSE P.O.V
The bright and warm sunlight poured through the window and poked at my eyes. Rubbing my eyes, I tried adjusting my vision to the sudden brightness, and within seconds of realizing that I had been unconscious last night, I was on my feet, processing the events of last night. Panic kicked in. The first question that arose in my mind was,
Who was he?
Quickly my eyes landed on the bed beside mine, but it was empty. Where was Grace? Maybe she already left for the University and let me sleep in, I thought.
Glancing at my bedside clock, I was in a new state of panic altogether.
'Shoot! I'm so late and it's already 7 a.m.'
Rushing to the shower room, I took the quickest shower of my life and jumped out looking like a scalded cat. Covering my damp hair with a towel, I rushed to my room only to see Grace combing out her long black hair.
"What happened last night? How did I get back here? Who was he?" I threw all these questions at her that were swirling through my mind immediately.
She stood up from her bed, "Where did you go? We tried to find you everywhere, and when we couldn't find you we thought that you would have come back to the dorm, so we just came here and found you sleeping in your bed," she replied nonchalantly.
I was so confused and so many questions were going around my mind, 'Who was he? Why did he help me? Where did he go?'
"I have no idea, Grace I was lost and I heard someone call me from behind and when I tried to turn around, my clumsiness kicked in. I almost tripped and fell but he grabbed me quickly and after that I just….. I don't remember anything at all, I'm just so confused!" she just gave me a reassuring smile, trying to be understanding of my situation.
"So who was the knight in shining armour?" Grace teased, wiggling her eyebrows.
"I really don't know who he was!!" I sighed and retorted dramatically, making my way over to her bed and taking a seat.
"Hey, whenever you need someone to talk to, about anything at all or about this incident, I'm always there" she said with a reassuring smile, reaching out to hold my shoulder, sitting right beside me.
"Thank you." I said, a genuine smile on my face.
Grace and I got ready and headed towards our college. I hadn't talked much with anyone. All I was able to think about was him. I couldn't see his face because he was wearing a hoodie, but those thoughts wouldn't stop prowling around in my mind, also not letting me forget about his beautiful tattoos.
We sat at our desks, and I had immediately noticed a guy sitting in the corner of the room, staring right at us. When I focused on who he was staring at,
"Woah! Grace has got an admirer," I said, putting my hands on my chest dramatically.
"No way! He's just a friend" she blushed, realizing who I was referring to.
"What is his name, will you not introduce him?" I asked playfully.
"His name is Zain," she said half blushing.
"Hmm, so our admirer's name is Zain," I said in a sing-song voice. As I was about to turn around to talk to Renee and Violet, the classroom doors opened and Professor Steel entered.