Seasons 2 -Something Like Winter by Jay Bell

Author:Jay Bell [Bell, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay, Fiction
ISBN: 9781479261727
Google: 1ezGMgEACAAJ
Amazon: 1479261726
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-10-22T11:00:00+00:00

This fantasy life of luxury and wealth couldn’t go on forever. On the first of the year, Tim made an appearance at the frat house. No one questioned where he had been, since most of the brothers were still gone for the holidays. When Tim entered his room, he wasn’t surprised to see changes. His side was much the same, but the family photo was gone from Travis’s nightstand, replaced by a basketball trophy. A number of cardboard boxes were in various states of being unpacked.

A tall redheaded guy named Rick came in shortly afterwards. Tim had seen him around the house before, but didn’t know much about him. They made small talk before Tim wandered downstairs to hang out in the common room. A lot of the guys were smoking pot to cure their hangovers. Tim ignored them, sitting on the couch and staring blankly at the television until Quentin plopped down next to him.

“Hey, Little. Have a good holiday?”

Tim nodded. “Not bad. You?”

“My sister’s a bitch and my mom can’t cook. Same as every year.” Tim laughed, but mostly because he was expected to.

“Did you see Rick is your new roommate?”

“Yeah,” Tim turned his attention back to the television. Quentin dug in his pocket for his chewing tobacco. “Travis asked to

be reassigned the second he saw me. Looked sort of pissed.” Tim shrugged. “I guess I snore.”

“Is that it? He wouldn’t say.”

“I don’t know. He’s so damn quiet. It’ll be nice to have someone I

can actually talk to.”

“Yeah,” Quentin said after watching him a moment longer. “Travis is kind of reserved. I’m surprised he made it through hazing. Hey, did you get any last night?”

“Just your mom,” Tim said, laughing when Quentin slugged him. And just like that, the topic had blown over. A little casual banter was all it took.

Life returned to normal after that. Occasionally Tim saw Travis around the house, but they managed never to be in the same room. It was back to going to classes, getting ripped at parties, and hanging out with Eric on quiet nights when he wouldn’t be missed. Tim passed the rest of the winter this way, comfortable in the routine.

Until the day he saw her.

Tim had come from his boring Mechanics of Materials class, eager to get out into the spring weather, when he noticed his shoe was untied. Someone walked by him, singing to herself while he stooped and tied the lace, her tune vaguely familiar. When he stood, he saw a tall black woman further down the hall but didn’t think much about it until she looked back. Then he froze.

Allison Cross.

She was older, naturally, and even more beautiful. She could almost be a different woman, but the way her eyes widened slightly before she turned away from him gave her away.

“Hey!” Tim chased after her, nearly running to catch up. “Allison, wait!”

Allison stopped, looked up at the heavens, and sighed. Then she turned around to face him, cradling a couple books against her chest.

“Hey!” he said, smiling at her.

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