New Beginning

Anthology of Hundred-Word Stories: Story 4 It's a recount from my first few days in a college. A good memory to remember now that I already graduated.

We were waiting on the hallway for our next class. The timid tension between classmates hanged around us. It was our third day.

I stood alone on one corner, my pen tapping an empty page of my notebook.

Someone started to strum a guitar. The tension loosened. I smiled.

The pleasant melody serenaded my thoughts. I began to scribble words which I had been thinking for days until that time. I was finally there, an hour and a half away from my family and friends. The whole new life shook hands with me. Welcome, it said.

A college student. Finally.