After another restless sleep, morning has arrived, and our friend forces himself off to class. He has been waking up tired every morning for the last while.
It is before dawn, and the air is cold and crisp. Among the hurrying masses, our friend takes a detour to dispose of his empty bottles when he is startled by a stray dog that is rummaging around the garbage bin. The dog approaches our friend but is instantly shunned, "Go away." It was a beautiful German Shepherd and smart enough to know our friend wasn't in a friendly mood, so it went back to rummaging in the dark.
Another day of uneventful classes ended, and our friend is heading back to his room. A feeling of despair has washed over him. Upon arriving at his room, he sees Tuomo sitting at his desk and just rudely walks back out of his room. No way did he feel like talking with his roommate and feigning interest in his latest stories.
He heads to the food court for an early dinner and hopes he can pass enough time until it's time to go to sleep. The food court is full of lively students, and he is frustrated there too. He orders a burger and hastily leaves with his food and backpack for a quieter place. He chooses a park bench. It is very cold outside, but he would rather eat there. He does not realize he is being led by other forces. Forces that want him alone and feed off his anxiety.
With barely an appetite and trying to eat his burger in the bitter cold, he notices the stray dog from earlier. He imagines how nice it must be to be a dog as he watches it go about. Feeling sorry for it, he whistles over to it and shows his food. The dog makes its way over, and our friend offers the rest of his hamburger. The dog glady devours the food, and our friend pets it a few times. He decides then and there that he wants this dog as a pet. He just wonders what Tuomo would think. If he'd be fine with it. Odd how our friend suddenly considers Tuomos feelings.
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