Nick sat in his dorm room, pondering what had just happened outside the library with Annie.

    “I know I didn’t say anything to her.  I know I couldn’t have,” he thought aloud.  He shook his head.  He sat on the corner of his bed and he had her bag between her legs.

    “Shit, I have to give this to her,” he said.

        He didn’t know where she lived, so he decided to peruse her wallet to get some info on her.  He reached into the front pocket of her bookbag, and pulled out her wallet. He began looking through it.  At first he was just trying to find out where she lived.  But, he began perusing through the pictures that were in there as well.  Nick came across one picture that he found mildly intriguing.  It was a picture of Annie, and some guy.   Must be an old boyfriend, he thought.  He shrugged and continued to rifle through her wallet.  She had some money, but he didn’t count it.  He began looking through her cards.  Credit cards, meal card, gas card, the usual stuff, he thought.  He came across a card for an appointment Annie had.  Dr. Carver…2:45, Tuesday.   Wonder who Dr. Carver is?  But, Nick shrugged it off, and finally came across her school ID.  Nick found Annie’s address and decided that she might need her books.

    “I don’t wanna do this, but I guess I’d better take her books back to her.  Maybe I’ll just leave them at her door…” he thought aloud.

    He was about to close her wallet when he came across that picture of her and “that guy”.  Wow, she is really beautiful.  That smile, is so bright, and she looks so happy.  Hmmm, maybe ya just gotta get to know her, then maybe she smiles.  She’s really beautiful.  He stopped looking at the picture and closed the wallet; put it back in her bookbag and got ready for the trek over to her dorm.  I hope no one is hangin’ outside her room, I don’t know if I could take another reply of this morning.
 

        Nick’s feet started to get heavier as he inched closer to Annie’s door.  Just leave the bag at her door.  His heart actually started to pound really hard in his chest.  Just leave the bag at her door, and then leave.  He was about to do just that when Taylor walked up.

    “Hi, can I help you?” she asked in a sing-song voice.  Nick looked at her, a little stunned that someone was talking to him.

    “Umm, can you give this to Annie?  She left it in the library this morning, and I kinda figured she’d need it.” Nick said and gave a little smile.

    “Well, I’m sure she’s here, you can give it to her yourself,” smiled Taylor and she barged into the room.

    “Anns, hey Anns,” she yelled.  Nick wanted to run, but there was nowhere to go.

    “What?” Annie said, annoyed.

    “There’s some guy, he has something of yours.”  Nick could hear what they were saying from outside the door.  He heard Annie groan and heard her footsteps.  His heart started pounding hard, and he felt a lump form in his throat.

    “Nick?” said a surprised Annie.  Nick’s mouth was dry.  He couldn’t speak.  His mouth was trying to form words, but nothing was coming out.  “Hey, you have my bag,” said Annie.

    “Uhhhh, yeah.  I thought you might need it,” Nick squeaked.  He extended his arm out to give Annie the bag.

    “Well, thanks,” she said.  She went to close the door, Nick thought he was safe.  Suddenly, the door whipped open again.

    “How did you know where I lived?” asked Annie.

She sounded a little surprised, a little scared and a little upset.  Nick’s heart started to pound again.

    “I, uh-uh…I uhhh…found out from your id in your wallet…” he spit out that last part as fast as he could.  Annie’s eyes got big,

    “You found out from my wallet? You went through my wallet?” she said exasperated.  Shit, can I do anything right with her? he thought.

    “Look, I didn’t know where you lived, and I just looked for your id, that’s all,” he lied.  “Jesus,” Annie winced,

    “I can’t believe you went through my wallet.” Nick sighed,

    “I didn’t see anything but what I was looking for Annie, I promise,” he swallowed.

    “This is such an invasion-“ Nick jumped in quickly,

    “Look, I brought your stuff back.  That’s all I came to do. I didn’t come to get reamed, yelled at, fight with you, nothing like that.  Here’s your stuff, I’m leaving.  See you in History,” he said defeated.  Nick began walking down the hall when he heard,

“Nick, wait!”  and he turned around.