I had been studying abroad for the summer in Italy, and on the day that I was supposed to return home to the States, my flight was cancelled. Much to my dismay, I was forced to spend the night in Milan and take the earliest flight the following day. Because Rachel was on the same flight as I, she was forced to spend the night as well. Unfortunately, since we were grouped together through the summer program, the airline only gave us once voucher for a hotel room, and thus we became roommates. In that inst

The next morning we both woke up bright and early to catch out flights. When I looked at Rachel, her hair didn't seem quite as spiky and her pallid complexion seemed to have a healthy glow. I saw her in a completely different light. The girl at whom I was afraid to so much glance at in the wrong way, didn't seem quite so scary anymore. As a matter of fact, although it was horrible being delayed overnight, Rachel made it bearable, and perhaps even enjoyable.

ant, my day went from bad to worse.

When we arrived at the hotel, I was to scared and too grouchy to even talk to Rachel. I simply wanted to be at home in my own bed, not in some random airport hotel with a girl who made Marilyn Manson look tame. As a result, for a few hours I entertained myself and avoided her by taking a shower, brushing my teeth about three times, and reading the same magazine over and over.

However, it started getting late, and my stomach b

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