"Your girl is back and ready to attack. Time to get my shit together and be keen, because keen people get shit done (that's my motto now). I moved into my apartment last Saturday (YAAYYY) and just spent the first few days fixing up my room and decorating it. Our place came furnished, but we didn’t get a microwave? So, we had to go to Walmart and get one ourselves and lug it back, it was HEAVY or maybe I'm just weak."
This is how I started this post when I first starting writing it 4 months ago. Funny how so much as happened in only a course of 4 months (but I'll be writing stories about everything in future posts).
The first person I saw (aside from Vivian and Maya because I live with them) was Krystle. She came over to our place to see us and she had her hair all nice and done. It was a new shade of brown up to her roots and it was cute. Later that night, Maya, Krystle and I went out to explore the area and we ended up going to CoCo for bubble tea. It was that day when Elaine sent us a message on the groupchat saying that she and her girlfriend of 1 year, broke up.
It was an intense moment in the our chat, mainly for me because I was the one providing my words of wisdom/advice and comforting her. I even quoted Wizards of Waverly Place when Theresa said "think of it this way: you're one heartbreak closer to happily ever after." I think someone called me out a few days later though LOL.
Honestly despite how much they all roast me, I'd like to say that I'm the most useful when it comes to relationship matters/advice. When someone's having some sort of issue, the collective motto is "Sara's got it" (at least for Vivian and Maya, because they're pretty useless and they know it, its okay, they're good at other things hehe).
We also went to Gil's house later that same night so we could all handle Elaine's situation together. Teamwork makes the dream work am I right? Elaine came over the next day and she didn't look as bad as we thought she would have, given her breakup and everything. We all (Vivian, Elaine, Maya and Gil) went to Brixton at night for their "Welcome Back" start of September event. It was our first time going to a club in Waterloo because we were all finally legal and could actually go in. It was fun; we dressed cute, took pictures, and I saw a couple of my other friends too!
Okay but the next day was a hard one, when Elaine came over she looked worse than she did yesterday. She sat on my couch and started crying, trying to avoid eye contact with us. It was the first time I've ever seen her cry because she's usually a troll, very nonchalant and doesn't show much emotion unless she's being mean or laughing at you. I kind of didn’t know what to do because she also doesn't like affection so the usual pat or hug that you do when people cry wasn't gonna work. It's okay though, because I just listened to her, sometimes it’s the best thing you can do; just be there.
What a start to second year, right? Sad parts aside, Vivian was an Orientation Leader, doing cute team cheers and helping first years move into their residences. I wanted to do it as well, but lifting fridges and moving heavy things for people is where I have to draw the line, I mean I can barely lift my own stuff when I had to move into my place, how could I help someone else?
I think the funniest part of the first week back was that Chino didn't a place to live (on the first day at least). Her parents bought her a unit in the new Sunview condos that were being built over the summer. We all called that it wouldn't be ready in time for her to move in September. But anyways, it wasn't a matter of her place not being ready to be lived in, the problem was: SOMEONE WAS ALREADY LIVING AT HER PLACE. Long story short, the real estate agent had her parents sign the wrong form. They signed a form allowing the leasing company rent out the unit on behalf of them, the owners, by mistake INSTEAD of a form that would allow them to rent out the unit on their own account or do what they please with the place. The guy living in Chino's unit already signed a 1 year lease too, but thankfully the company paid him a large sum of money to move out. She ended up crashing on my couch until he left. I still remember the way she asked. She called me sounding all sad and said, "Sara, can I crash at your place? Its only for one night," and inner me was thinking dumb bitch of course you can why are you asking.
And so, our place became the "common house" where everyone meets up at and comes over to ALL. THE. TIME. I'm not complaining though. Not like we could have it anywhere else because: Elaine's place is sad, she has a double bed frame with a single sized mattress and no storage closet so everything is on the couch, Chino's fancy unit is actually a micro apartment that's half the size of my place plus she has a roommate that her mom interviewed for her, Krystle's place is too far and she's living with 2 randoms and her cousin who's another story, and Gil's place is really cute but let's be real, ICON is really a play on word for: I (GOT) CON(NED).
I'm glad I get to live in a prime spot in Waterloo with lots of really good restaurants, bubble tea shops, close bus stops, and near Phil's too. But did I mention I live across the street from Laurier kids? Let's hope I can make those 8:30 AM lectures.
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