Katie's point of view.
Ike and I have talked a few times on the phone since I last saw him.
It is parents weekend and my parents couldn't afford to come up for the weekend.
Rachel's parents are here though. We will go to dinner then to the football game
tomorrow night. They also wanted me to come to dinner with them tonight but
I said no because I knew Rachel wanted to spend time with her parents alone.
I decided instead to go to the cafeteria for dinner. It is basically empty.
I miss my parents but I understand why they can't come. I get a salad from the
salad bar and sit down. A few minutes later I hear a male voice say
"May I join you?" I look up. He's cute. He has long brown hair, brown eyes
and 2 earrings in his left ear. He is wearing jeans and a sweatshirt.
"Sure" I say. He sits down.
"I'm Chris" he says.
"Katie" I say.
"Your parents aren't here this weekend either?" he says.
"Nope" I say.
"Mine are in Florida. They couldn't get away this weekend." he says.
"Mine are in Oklahoma. They couldn't get away either." I say.
We talk and eat for awhile longer. He is a drama major and wants to eventually
move to Hollywood. I tell him I am a education major. I also tell him about Ike
but I don't mention his name. Chris doesn't have a girlfriend. She broke up with
him before he moved to Michigan.
Before he leaves he says "Thanks for letting me eat with you. I really didn't want
to eat alone tonight."
"You're welcome" I say.
"Maybe I'll see you around sometime."
"Maybe."
I go back to my dorm room and wonder "What am I going to tell Ike?"