Bethany smiled quietly as Clarissa inquired oh so subtly about a building tour. She, herself, would be a little more reserved with the RA. Her brother, Jonathan, had attended a school where the RA had conspired with a group of guys to pull him from the top bunk where he was snoozing peacefully. Since the blankets wrapped around him like a burrito, he was quite vulnerable to their kicks and stomps. She remembered how he had sported a bruise in the shape of a boot sole across the side of his head for weeks.<br/><br/>Jaden was hot!, Bethany thought and hoped he would turn out to be as cool as he seemed to be.  Bethany waved a small from the shoulder wave.<br/><br/>"Hi, I'm Bethany. Nice of you to check in with us. I bet this place gets crazy once everyone arrives."<br/><br/>She didn't want to talk too much since he hadn't yet answered Clarissa's question. Bethany wouldn't try to interfer because her motto was "First Come First Serve."<br/><br/>What she really wanted to do was to stretch out on the bed and wiggle her toes but instead, she pulled the boots back on and then stood up.<br/><br/>"I'm going to go look around. I'll be back in a bit."<br/><br/>Bethany brushed past Jaden, her black hair swinging around her shoulders.<br/><br/>"Laters," she said, shaking her head at herself.  Laters? what was I thinking, she scolded herself as she clomped on down the hall. I have got to quit reading drivel like Fifty Shades of Grey.  At the Exit stairs sign, she opened the door, peering in. The coast was clear. Letting it swing shut behind her, Bethany stepped over to look up the stairwell. With a bounce, she rose to the topmost floor to step out, admiring the view.