Andria flopped down on her bed. It felt so good to sit down after this morning. Crossing her legs, she reached over and grabbed her large blue couch pillow and wrapped her arms around it. Ever since she was a kid, she just loved soft things. Her big blue pillow was one of them. It was fluffy and had a pattern of a Blue Jay outlined in black stenciled onto it. 

"Well it's very nice to meet you Emma. I can be pretty talkative, so let me know if I start annoying you," she said in her high but slightly low voice - almost alto-like if she compared it with choral. " Still pretty undecided about what I want to study, but I'm thinking medicine. My dad works at a pretty big hospital back in Tennessee. Had a chance to volunteer there, so I'm leaning towards that. Of course, things can change. What about you?”

So far everything was going pretty well. Andria couldn’t help notice the subtle shy nature of the girl. Maybe she came off a little too forward. She had always been pretty direct but mindful of her words. Too many she seemed like one of the most sociable people folks would ever meet. Little did they know, she enjoyed tranquility. Where her friends saw fun in late night partying, recharging with a book or simply relaxing in the evening was her go to. Tennis took a lot out of her, so the lack of energy played a role as well. Mornings never treated a hungover individual well. 

“Are you an exchange student?” Andria asked. “You have an accent -- well, I suppose I shouldn’t be talking being from the South. British?”

Hopefully not too forward she thought to herself. In all honesty, Andria didn’t want to make the girl uncomfortable. Far from it. She believed in breaking the ice quickly. It’d be easier going forward. “Have you walked campus? We can check it out later. It’s pretty big. Who knows? Depending on what you’re taking, we may have classes together. We could totally be study buddies!”