College Admissions

Her spiky jet black hair was splotched with chunky green streaks. Her black lipstick and wild purple eyeliner contrasted sharply with her ghastly white skin. She had three piercings on her face, and her ears were completely covered in metal hoops. The words “anti-social“ were printed across her black shirt. Rachel was the type of girl that most people would be afraid to even make eye contact with, she also happened to be my roommate. …

…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.