Luxe

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Cindy Staton. I wasn’t expecting you until next semester. I was so sorry to hear about what happened to you,” she said. Her smile was polite, but confusion was revealed in her gaze. Bleu understood. She had dropped in, unexpected, injured, and asking for a chance. “Please let’s go into my office so I can see how we can work this out.”
    Bleu stood and followed her into a comfortable office. They sat before Ms. Staton continued. “How are you?”
    â€œI’m alive,” Bleu replied as she lowered her head in angst. “I would really just like to start school.”
    She could see the skepticism in the lady’s face as she shook her head. “You’ve missed so much.”
    â€œI know. I know. I’m willing to do the work to catch up. I swear I can do this. I just have nowhere else to go. I took a chance on coming out here. I can do this. I will, no matter how hard it is,” Bleu assured her.
    The counselor was silent for almost a minute as Bleu sat impatiently awaiting an answer. Against Ms. Staton’s better judgment, she nodded her head. “Okay. Okay. I’ll admit you. Let’s get you registered and then send you over to Student Housing to iron out your living arrangements.”
    â€œYes, yes!” Bleu exclaimed. Her smile couldn’t be contained. “Thank you so much.” After so many things had gone wrong in her life, finally something was going right.
    *   *   *
    â€œWho the hell are you?”
    Bleu froze when she opened the door to her dorm room and saw the group of girls sitting on both beds.
    â€œWho are you ?” Bleu shot back to the girl before her. She was pretty, exotic, with slanted eyes that gave away some Asian in her heritage but brown skin that exposed her true flavor. She was petite, with style for days. Her jet-black hair fell in layers down her back. The group of girls were dressed impeccably. Shoes with red bottoms adorned their feet while Chanel and Louis V handbags dangled from their arms. Bleu walked completely into the room, dropping her suitcase at the end of the bed that was unmade.
    â€œUmm, what are you doing?” the girl asked.
    â€œI’m your roommate and I’m making myself comfortable,” Bleu replied. She waved her hand at the two girls who were seated on her bed. “Excuse me,” she said as she tried to maneuver around the girls.
    One of the girls sucked her teeth and didn’t budge as she turned her attention back to Bleu’s roommate. Bleu sighed. She had tried the decent approach. She was exhausted and her tolerance for bullshit was at an all-time low. She didn’t have time for a battle of wills with these spoiled little rich girls.
    â€œExcuse me,” Bleu said.
    It was as if she were speaking to herself. They dismissed her without even looking at her, making her temperature rise. “Move your ass off my bed,” Bleu said, losing patience for this high-fashion mob of mean girls.
    The girl moved as Bleu’s roommate snickered as she leaned over her vanity to apply her lipstick. Her makeup was done to precision, and when she was satisfied with her look, she popped her lips and blew herself a kiss. “What are you? Some kind of gangster? Where are you from, Detroit or something?” the girl asked, causing the others to cackle condescendingly.
    â€œWhere are you from?” Bleu shot back.
    â€œBeverly Hills,” she said curtly with a smirk. “Don’t touch my shit, okay?”
    A knock at the door interrupted the war of words as the door opened. A light-skinned dude with a curly Mohawk and a skater boy swag stepped inside. He was attractive but a little too clean-cut for Bleu’s tastes.
    â€œHey, baby, we’re almost ready,” the girl said.
    â€œCome on. You’re going to make me late. You know that’s bad business,” the guy complained. He looked at Bleu and nodded his head. “Who is

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