feel the love

Graham made his way through the party, red solo cup in hand. He wasn’t much for it all but as an adviser he wanted to be there for all of them. He was pretty sure he’d duck out at some point. It just wasn’t the same as it was before. Turning the corner he collided with another body, completely engrossed in his own thoughts, “Shit sorry, I wasn’t paying attention”

Anyone that knew Aditi, knew that she was never the one to miss a party, so seeing her dancing and jumping around at one the greek row parties was nothing new. Wherever fun was, Aditi was there too. She let the music take control and grooved along to the beat, completely ignoring her surroundings. Bumping into people was common when dancing, and when she collided with another person, she paid no attention to it, until she heard an apology. “Oh my god, I’m so sorry. My fault entirely, I completely zoned out there...are you alright?”

“That sounds much more pleasant, honestly. This woman was festive, but not as giving or kind. She was very much a contradiction and failed to understand the irony of it.”

“It does right? I think I’m going to be a great old lady at least much better than this woman. I’ll be right balance between festive, giving and kind.”

“That sounds wonderful!” She shakes her head, “Not much, I mostly hung out at the dorm. Marathoned a few shows on netflix, nothing fancy”

“Sounds like a nice relaxing time! If I didn’t have to go back, I’m pretty sure I’d be doing the same thing.”

“How do you plan on proving your theory, Lady Detective? I’m not confessing to anything.”

“Then you leave me no choice but to literally go detective on you...and when you least expect it, I jump out behind you and catch you red-handed!”

“There’s nothing naive about having hope. It’s admirable. I’m a bit on the jealous side.”

“No that, true, but also too much hope can lead lead to disappointment, ya know? My sister wasn’t completely wrong in what she said. Oh? Has something terrible and life changing happened to you?”

“Sure thing. That reminds me, how was your holiday? I bet it was good seeing your family”

“It was amazing! My sister came to visit as well, so that was really nice. I wish holidays lasted longer than they did. How was yours? Did you get up to anything else apart from work?”

“Some people go overboard with it all. There was a lady in my neighborhood who left her tree up all year, and she was…unpleasant for someone who had the Christmas spirit.”

“My family sometimes mock for loving Christmas as much as I do, it’s not even part of my religion, but I absolutely dive head first into the Christmas spirit, it’s one of my favorite holidays outside my religion. I’m probably gonna be like that lady, except I’m very pleasant and probably would handout cookies to all the kids.”

“You’re adorable. It’s a wonder college hasn’t jaded you.”

“Huh, my sister used to say the same thing. She also said I was naive for having so much hope for the world. Nothing terrible or life-changing for the worse things have happened to me so far, so I’m not bitter about college yet. ”

“If I was a  stalker, would I really announce myself like that? It sorta seems bad for business to me.”

“Hmmm, fair point. But still for all I know, you could be trying to throw me off track. I’m onto you Mister I’m not a stalker.” 

“If it makes you happy, by all means leave them up.”

“They do! But I’m sure as the months go by I will definitely have to tone it down. Sadly, I can’t pretend it’s christmas all year round.”

“Why thank you..and still I appreciate it. I know we don’t have a ton of room here”

“I was going to go to the store after work tonight, is there anything you’d like me to pick up?”

“That’s not your fault at all, the rooms could definitely be bigger.”

“Like on the house or something? I have clear lights in my bedroom around the perimeter of the ceiling because I prefer low lighting.”

“I mean lights...everywhere, on the house, inside the common room, in my bedroom. I like bright lights, and my room is light up light a Christmas tree.”

“But seriously, people watching should be considered a full-time job. Or at least an Olympic sport. It’s not nearly as easy as it sounds.”

“People watching? Interesting choice of words there...I really hope you mean observant and not stalking, otherwise, oh boy, that’s a cause for concern!″

“That’s what I was thinking!” Frankie exclaimed, unable to hold back her laugh. 

“We need a theme, though. Any ideas? I feel like ‘Toga Party’ is a little cliche.” 

“I’m so glad we’re on the same page! Oh yes, we definitely need a theme...hmmm how about a movie theme? Or is that also a bit of a cliche?”

“I do what I can. Besides you let me keep my easel in the common room so fairy lights are a plus”

“I doubt I’ll want to. The room needs a little sprucing up, it seems so generic sometimes, likely cuz the others all look like it too..”

“Are you kidding? Your sketches are way too good for me to say you can’t keep your easel in the room, besides that’s the least I could do, you put up with way too much of my nonsense already!”