"Yeah dad, I get it," Caleb grumbled, slumping in his seat as he glared out of the passenger window.
"Screw this up, Caleb, and I swear-"
"I know, I know," he sighed, sitting up now as he reached for the handle. "Listen, I'm gonna be late. So can we wrap this up?"
The lids of his father's eyes narrowed. "Just don't get expelled again," he said in a slow, almost menacing tone.
Caleb actually smiled. "Me? Expelled?" he scoffed, as if offended. "Not likely." And with that, Caleb swiftly exited the fancy automobile. He wasn’t allowed to take his own car to the school, his listen being recently taken away for “reckless driving.” Whatever that was about. But his father’s car seemed to do just fine. Not only did it come with a lecture, but a fine price tag with too many zeros for Caleb’s taste. But that was his father. His family. Where there was money, their name was involved. His name. And what a proud and proper one it was! Not that Caleb cared much about that.
Caleb didn’t bother looking for his dorm just yet. There was time for that. He decided to go ahead and scout out the campus, see what there was to offer. He had never been to Canterbury, so this was all new to him. He wasn’t even sure where his first class was or what it was for that matter, though all it took was a quick glance of the sheet of paper he was mailed over the summer, residing conveniently in his back pocket.. His schedule was all there. But again, such things could wait.
As he strolled through the halls, he smiled and nodded towards a couple girls who also grinned in his direction. Yeah, he’d like it just fine here. But then something stopped him. As he passed by, he caught a glimpse through a door someone was currently making their way through, entering a nearly empty classroom. And just in his line of sight was a pretty girl, a pencil held to what looked like a sketchpad. Grinning a bit, Caleb ran one hand carelessly through his brown hair and casually walked into the room of interest, slipping one hand in his jeans pocket. He took a seat beside her as if art was one of his courses (which it most certainly was not) and glanced towards the pad, smiling a bit.
“Whatcha drawing?” he asked simply, looking up to her eyes now as he waited for an answer, his smile turning innocent with interest.