Get back to your routine

The first few weeks of the semester were pretty uneventful.

Once classes started again, campus quickly returned to its normal rhythm. The hallways were busy, the dining areas were crowded, and the gym was packed again.

I settled back into my routine.

Classes during the day, the gym in the afternoon, and whatever I felt like doing afterward. I talked to Doug, Jeff, and Chase more now that everyone was back, and we got along fine, but I still spent most of my free time on my own.

I liked having my own space.

Sarah and I continued talking regularly. We called when we could, texted throughout the day, and tried to make the distance feel smaller.

But my life on campus continued separately from that.

Every so often, Mia or Lily would text me. Sometimes we’d meet up and fuck. I never made a big production out of it anymore.

It had become another part of my life at school.

Then we’d go back to our separate routines.

Most days, though, nothing particularly eventful happened these first few weeks