One Day in Reverse

I turn my alarm off, hoping I haven’t woken up my roommates. I snore. I laugh at my silliness. I lay my head on my pillow, and try to let my entire consciousness flow from my body, leaving a pile of serenity. I get up from off the floor, and dust my knees off. I pray beside my bed the same prayer I’ve been saying since before I knew I could talk. I turn off my desk lamp. I say goodnight to my roommates. Good, there are no bugs. I sip water from my orange cup that sits on my desk, after I check to see if anything is in it, of course. I turn off the ceiling light. I enter my room and lock the door.

I get dressed in comfortable clothes. I look like a maniac. I try to dry my hair as quickly as possible by shaking my head back and forth with my towel. I dry my whole body with my large green towel. I grab my towel from the towel rack, shivering from the cold air of the restroom. Reluctantly, I turn the hot water off. I think it’s an old wives’ tale. As my shower ends, I turn the water down to cold because it’s supposed to make my hair shinier. I use my favorite shampoo and body wash that smell delicious; it’s like a mixture between strawberries and vanilla crème. I step into the shower and turn it on so it’s nice and warm. I undress. I leave my room and go to take a shower.

I close my textbook and put down my pen. I finish my last few notes while typing to Cindy. I get distracted. I laugh at Joan’s commentary on her roommate’s activities. I try to read fifty words from my textbook for every hundred I read of Facebook. I turn my laptop on while getting out my notebook, textbook, and a pen. I begin to study.

I come downstairs from Cindy’s room, and am delighted that no one’s in my dorm room. I run back to grab my laptop from Cindy’s room. I realize I’ve forgotten my laptop at Cindy’s. I trip on the rug as I leave Cindy’s room, saying goodbye to her and her roommate, Rebecca. I decide it’s definitely time to start studying. I raid Cindy’s refrigerator and being eating her baby carrots. After watching videos online, I realize I’m hungry.