Descriptive Essay In College - 860 Words

I was in my room getting ready for another day at college. I was running a little late. I was gelling my wavy brown hair for school. I was looking in the mirror, and I saw my green eyes and remembered that I was having a party at my friend s apartment. My friend Penny was having the party, and she knew a lot more people than I do. I left my apartment to go to my classes and I ran into a strange man muttering â€Å"Wild goose, wild goose, I want a wild goose.† This man was a ragedy looking man with a musty smell to him. he could not walk straight or look straight unless he had a piece of cardboard in his hands. I just thought the cardboard soothed his anxiety. The man bumped into him and put something in my pocket. I did not have time to look†¦show more content†¦I couldn’t believe it, I thought that I had just been dreaming. I tried to â€Å"wake† myself, but couldn’t. When I figured this out I was scared out of my mind. I remembered the man who b umped into him. I knew that that the man put something in my pocket. So I looked to see what it was†¦ Nothing, nothing was in my pockets. I thought that he had just dropped it. The day has gone by, school is done for the day. I went back to my dorm, and realized that I wasn’t hot or cold that the temperature in my dorm didn’t bother him. The first thing that comes to mind is that I was not getting hot or cold anymore, i’m fine. I was getting ready for Penny’s party, I was going to wear a t-shirt with a tornado saying, â€Å"I can spin you round and round, until i’m all spun out.† When I was changing my pants I noticed a burn in my skin that was red, orange, and black. I had no clue what it was. When I put my other pants on and went outside I felt the cold on my skin and the man was back this time he was asking no one if they were cold. When he stopped talking he looked right at me and said â€Å"Well are you†? â€Å"Me†? â€Å"Yea you, you re the only person here.†, he said like I was crazy. â€Å"Yes i’m very cold.† â€Å"Well that’s what happens when the rock of towers sits too long on your skin.† I was the one who put the pieces together and figured out that the man had put a rock of towers in my pocket and must have tore through my skin, and whenever it was hot or cold I would feelShow MoreRelated Descriptive Essay - College Dorm Room1468 Words   |  6 PagesFilthy College Dorm Room As I lifted my head, I was greeted by at least fifty naked models, all in various X-rated positions, each eyeing me with an expression that suggested nothing but lust and desire. I stepped into the room, only to be overwhelmed with at least twenty-five more girls stripped of any trace of clothing. 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