Apparently Sara had fallen asleep, laying on the bed, still fully clothed, and without any kind of sheets or blanket on it yet. "Forget her. She's too bitchy, lets just go ourselves." She hears her other room mate, Cheryl say through the door.
Sara lays on the bed and contemplates getting up, or just letting them leave. After a few moments, she decides to get up, and opens the door to her bedroom, just as Cheryl and Alisha are leaving.
"Sorry guys, I must've fallen asleep." Sara says in a just woken up haze.
"It's alright. We're just on our way out the door. We'll be at apartment 326. Thats where the party is going on. Meet with us there when you're ready." Alisha tells Sara.
"Come on Alisha, if we don't get there soon, they're gonna charge us a cover too." Cheryl says rushing Alisha.
The two leave, and Sara stands in the room alone to think about going or not. After a few moments, Sara decides to go, despite not really knowing anyone. She changes her clothes, nothing to flashy, just a faded old XCW t-shirt, and blue jeans.
She leaves the apartment, making sure to lock the door behind her, and walks over to the stairwell. She begins to distend down the stairs, hearing the noise of other residents coming up from below. When she gets to the third floor though, she's stopped by a wall of people, all trying to get down to the second floor.
"Whats going on?" Sara asks a guy in front of her on the stairs.
"Its the party on the second floor, everyone is trying to get in there. They've got the hallway turned into a slip and slide, and no one can get through." He tells her.
"Are you serious?" Sara says, in disbelief that everyone is trying to get to the same place.
"Yea, is that where you're going too?" he asks her.
"I was, but I don't think I will now. I'll probably just go back up to my apartment if things are this crazy." Sara tells him.
"Yea, I'm feeling you. I mean, this is obviously just going to be a big mess. And I don't really even drink or anything like that." the guy responds.
"Well, I guess I'll see you around." Sara says, as she begins to walk back up the stairs.
"Hey, whats your name, I don't even think I've seen you around before." the guy asks.
"Sara, and you've never seen me because I just got here. I start next term." Sara stops and tells him.
"Sara...I'll remember that." the guy says.
"Whats your name?" Sara asks, slightly intrigued.
"I'm Chris. I live in 707." the guy responds.
"Really? I'm right across the hall in 708." Sara says, slightly surprised.
"Heh, small world." Chris says back, "I guess we're gonna have to go back upstairs together then."
"You're not going to try to get in the party?" Sara asks Chris.
"Nah, screw this, by the time I get in there, the booze will be gone, everyone will be drunk, a fight will have broken out, and more then likely the cops will have arrived." Chris tells her.
"Well, I guess you can come over to my apartment if you want." Sara tells him.
"Ok, that sounds cool. I mean, you don't think your room mates will mind?" he asks Sara.
"Nah, they came down here earlier, they're probably already in there." Sara tells him.
"Ok then. I guess we're going to your place." he says, as he follows Sara up the stairs.
They get to Sara's apartment, and Sara opens the door. They walk in and Sara goes to the fridge and grabs a Vitamin Water. She offers one to Chris, but he politely declines.
"No thanks. I don't really like those." he tells her.
"Yea, I don't really like them much either. But I get them for free, so I drink them." She tells him.
"Oh, you like, work at a grocery store or something?" Chris asks.
Sara suddenly realizes that this guy either really doesn't have a clue who she is, or is just playing stupid. Either way she feels kinda relieved as her biggest reservation about going to the party was being noticed by horny wrestling marks.
"Nah, nothing like that. Its actually a little complicated." she responds.
"Well, I'm not doing anything too pressing right now." Chris says, "Why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself?" he says as Sara sits down on the couch, and he sits down in the chair adjacent.
"How about this? How about you tell me something about you?" she responds.
"No fair, I asked first." Chris responds, "Why don't we do it like this? I'll ask you a question, and then you can ask me?" he adds.
"That sounds good." she responds.
"Alright, whats your full name, and where are you from Sara?" Chris asks.
"Legal name, or just, name name?" she asks back.
"Theres a difference?" Chris asks.
"Legally, I'm known as Sara Lynn Pettis-Schorg." she tells Chris, "Pettis being my birth name, and Schorg being my adoptive name."
"You're adopted?" Chris asks.
"Long story." she tells Chris, "My biological Father gave me up when I was little to my Mom. She and my Step-dad raised me till she passed away when I was 9. When she died, my Step-father had to legal adopt me, so I LEGALLY was given the last name Schorg. I've just never used it."
"So you go by Sara Pettis, then?" Chris asks.
"Yep, my real dad's last name." she tells him.
"Where you from?" Chris asks.
"Queens, New York." she tells him, "How about you, where are you from and whats your last name?"
"Christopher Walden. I'm from Paradise, California." he answers.
"Are you serious?" she asks him.
"Yea, I know. But it's true, there really is a city named Paradise." he tells her.
"No, I mean, never mind." she responds.
"No, whats wrong with Paradise?" he asks.
"It's just kind've ironic is all." she responds.
"Ironic? I don't get it." he says puzzled.
"I'm sure you'll understand before we're done talking." Sara responds.
"Ok...my turn to ask a question. Any family?" he asks.
"Step-father, a step-sister, and two twin younger brothers. How about you?" Sara responds.
"Just my mom, and dad." he tells her.
"Only child?" Sara asks.
"No, I would have a little brother, but he was still-born. My parents didn't really want anymore kids after that. Then they divorced about seven months later." he tells her.
"Wow, thats so sad." Sara says.
"Yea, but you get used to it after awhile. So what do you do?" he asks.
"Do I really have to answer?" Sara asks.
"You're not a stripper, or anything like that, are you?" he asks.
"Hey! Do you really think I'm a stripper?" Sara asks.
"No, I don't, but I can't think of what would be so embarrassing you couldn't tell me." he says.
"It's not that I'm embarrassed. I just...I don't know." Sara says.
"You want to know what I do?" he asks.
"What do you do?" Sara says.
"You have to promise me something though. You have to promise you won't get grossed out." he says.
"I can't promise anything, but I won't judge you, too much." Sara says chuckling.
"Well...I'm a camera man. My major is Cinematography." he says.
"Thats not so bad." Sara says, "Why would I be disgusted?"
"Well, because so far, the only movies I've been able to shoot....has been porn." Chris says timidly.
"No way." Sara says, "You're kidding."
"Nope, I'm dead serious." "So, like, what kind of camera man do you want to be?" Sara asks.
"Well, I already have a minor in sports photography. I kind've want to be a live camera at sporting events." Chris tells her.
"What if I told you, I could help you get a job in something like that?" Sara asks.
"What, you know someone that works in sports broadcasting?" Chris says half sarcastically.
"Well, I'm sorta in sports broadcasting." Sara tells him.
"Yea, OK." Chris says not really believing her.
"I'm serious. I could call someone tonight, and you'd probably have a job next week if you're good enough." Sara tells him.
"You still haven't told me what you do, Sara." Chris says still not convinced.
"I told you, I'm in Sports Broadcasting." Sara tells him.
"What kind of sports broadcasting?" Chris asks.
"Well...wrestling." Sara tells him.
"Wrestling? Like, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, wrestling?" Chris asks.
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