I was sitting on my bed, knees bent up and book leaning on them. I was highlighting some important information for a class when I heard a soft knock on my door. A small sigh escaped my lips as I put the lid on the highlighter and placed in the book before closing the book and setting it on my nightstand. The knob turned on my door and opened to let James (one of my roommates’ boyfriends). He stood shyly in front of me, fi...

I was fresh out of high school at the ripe age of eighteen, working as a telemarketer and starting college in the spring. My parents had given me some money to help me get on my feet so I moved in with a couple of girlfriends. There was three of us living in a three bedroom, two and a half bath house. They both had boyfriends at the time so I was usually spending time as a fifth wheel or listening to them have bang offs....