Feet protest as soon as they hit 

pavement. 

Air was tight, coming out 

in huge cloudy puffs. 

My fingertips were turning white. 

Fuck, I should’ve put-

I finally made it out. 

As I march along, 

I stuffed my hands under

my armpits. 

The night sky lit my way back to the dorm. 

The stars twinkled, 

winking at me. 

A yawn bubbled in my chest,

the cocktails I sipped on earlier 

finally caught up with me.

The campus was alive, 

people were walking and 

talking, 

chilling in various of places around 

campus.

Just enjoying life. 

A woman dressed in

a black scarf top,

yellow pleated plaid miniskirt,  

and knee high boots 

came across my vision. 

Her hair braided to 

the mid of her back,

it was tied down 

by a white bandana. 

She had a varsity jacket 

laying on her shoulders.

She was smiling and laughing,

she was accompanied

by a man and a female. 

The other woman was 

wearing a red puffer jacket,

bell bottoms, 

and platform boots.

Aviator frames rested on her nose. 

She was twisting her ponytail 

between her fingers,

popping her gum

eyes flirtatiously blinking

at the man. 

The man cracked a joke,

throwing his arm around the woman

in the yellow skirt. 

His sweater seems to be a bit tight,

it accentuated his biceps. 

Anyways.

Eventually, I walked into the dorm.

The lights were dim,

flickering.
It felt like I was in “Lights Out”. 

I began to make my way up the stairs.