Cast Of Characters
For Reference Only: I wouldn’t recommend reading this until you actually MEET these people in the story.
Ben (protagonist, Freshman/Sophomore in College)
Adrienne Dennis (girlfriend, adopted sister, Freshman/Sophomore, roommate)
Brandi (sister, 2 years older, Junior/Senior, roommate)
Brooke (sister, 2 years younger)
Eden & Emma (twin younger sisters, 5 1/2 years younger)
Beth (mother)
Michael (father)
Dawn Evans (best friend, Freshman/Sophomore, roommate)
Dayna Evans (2 years older, Junior/Senior, roommate)
DJ Evans (2 years younger)
Deanna Evans (mother of Evans family)
Jack Evans (father of Evans family)
Carter Sheridan (Junior/Senior)
Elyse Laughton (Sophomore/Junior)
Grace Choi (Freshman/Sophomore, TD)
Gwen Tannenbaum (Freshman/Sophomore)
Kim Fukuzaki (Freshman/Sophomore)
Misty Madsen (Freshman/Sophomore, TD)
Paige Jacobsen (Freshman/Sophomore)
Rebecca Brewer (Senior/Graduated)
Robert “Bert” Kim (Freshman/Sophomore)
Robin Aldrin (Freshman/Sophomore)
Ryan Tanner (Junior/Senior, Dawn’s boyfriend)
Will Adler (Freshman/Sophomore)
Aaron Collins (Junior/Senior, Dayna’s boy-toy)
Alan Kwok (Senior/Graduated)
Angela Chan (Junior/Senior)
Antonio “Tony” Calderon (Junior/Senior)
Ashley Tran (Junior/Senior)
Brett Benson (Senior/Graduated)
Erica Jackson (Junior/Senior)
Julie Carpenter (Junior/Senior)
Kevin Weiss (Junior/Senior, Dayna’s boy-toy)
Kerri Trainor (Junior/Senior)
Lloyd Sherman (Junior/Senior)
Marian Liu (Senior/Graduated)
Matt Kanemura (Junior/Senior, Brandi’s boyfriend)
Monique St. Claire (Junior/Senior)
Tracy McMillan (Senior/Graduated)
Andie Holland (Freshman)
Bridget Marks (Senior)
Cadence Carmichael (Freshman)
Carli Singer (Junior)
Jamie Miano (Freshman)
Jocelyn Canilao (Freshman)
Josephine Beart (Senior)
Kelly Park (Junior)
Lakhi Sharma (Freshman)
Leah Hirsch (Junior)
Leighton Barrister (Senior)
Tonya Brackett (Sophomore)
Abigail “Abbie” Sanders
Allison “Allie” Sanders
Candy Carter
Cassidy O’Leary
Daniel Chen
Elaine Fukuhara
Heather Wilkinson
James Kaito
Kenny Doyle
Lynne Arian (Stanford)
Megan Kwan
Mizuho Nishioka
Stephanie Vo
Sung Joon
Ana Ramirez (summer camp, 4 1/2 years younger)
Andrew Hemingway (summer camp, 1 year younger)
Cameron Singleton (4 years older)
Dexter Walker (HS Junior)
Felicia Clarkson (4 years older, full-time model)
Gary Wong (summer camp, 1 year younger)
Jared Li (4 years older)
Jillian Brenna (7 years older)
Jennifer Vo (HS Junior/Senior, Brooke’s best friend)
Jenny Wong (summer camp, 5 years younger)
Kady Jacobsen (HS Senior/Stanford Freshman)
Keira McNeil (12 years older, neighbor)
Kenta Nishioka (HS Junior/Senior, Brooke’s boyfriend, Mizuho’s brother)
Kenzie Campbell (4 years older)
Miguel Ortiz (4 years older)
Sean Fitzpatrick (Keira’s ex-boyfriend)
Viktoriya Isakova (Professor)
Other names may be mentioned but are not significant to the story (or shouldn’t be mentioned at this time).
Chapter 1: Roommates
AUGUST 2002, SUMMER BREAK
“There!” Adrienne pointed from her spot in the passenger seat of the cherry red Mustang convertible.
I saw the house where she was pointing, confirmed the address myself, and started turning the car into the open driveway. The asphalt was cracked with weeds growing through. The wood fence separating us from the neighbors had seen better days. And unlike most side-by-side driveways in Orange County, this driveway was one long path running next to the house so that three cars could park in a line, one behind the other. There was no garage, either. So I simply drove up behind Dayna’s 3-year-old Impala and came to a stop, putting the car in park and turning off the engine. “Can you believe we’re finally here?” I asked with a contemplative smile.
“Not really.” My girlfriend/sister smiled over at me, looking impossibly gorgeous with her golden blonde hair flowing behind her and oversized black sunglasses obscuring her pretty eyes. She was casually dressed and yet stunning, a button-down pink blouse doing little to hide her ample chest and a simple pair of khaki shorts exposing a lot of creamy thigh as well as her long, long legs. I remembered quite fondly how those legs had been wrapped around my naked thrusting body just last night.
Now the “girlfriend” part I was very familiar with; but I was still getting used to the “sister” part. Adrienne’s father had been killed by a cab driver in May. She was adopted by my parents in the aftermath, technically making us siblings. And even though Adrienne was now eighteen, the guardianship was still valid and she was still a part of my family. It was an extra element of bonding that made our dating relationship even closer.
We nodded to each other and then got out of the car at the same time, leaning over the open roof to grab bags out of the backseat. Parked behind me, our parents and siblings got out of the van and started to unpack various pieces of gear as well.
I looked up at the Victorian-style house as we approached the front door. It was an old 2-story with fading paint and slightly rusted aluminum-frame windows, certainly MUCH older than the house back in Orange County. It was probably built around 1920, but that’s the Bay Area for you.
Adrienne frowned while looking up at the house. She could be a bit of a pampered OC dilettante sometimes, used to wide-open floor plans and bull-nosed corners and low-e windows and the like, living in houses that were younger than she was. I was amazed she got through summer camp. But to her credit, she seemed ready for anything and hopped up the steps to the small front porch.
I was right beside her and rang the doorbell. Less than a minute later, the door swung wide open.
“Ben! Adrienne! Hey!” My big sister Brandi flung her arms open and literally jumped onto me, wrapping her arms around my shoulders in a fierce hug. At 5’8”, she was just barely able to stay on her tiptoes while hooking her chin over my shoulder, humming happily. “I can’t believe you’re coming to college with me, bro.”
“Think that’s weird?” Brooke chimed in from behind me, lugging another suitcase. “Wait till I show up here!” Our 16-year-old little sister giggled and Brandi released me to go hug Brooke and then Adrienne as well. And then it was hugs all around as our parents and the twins followed after.
Brandi, clad in a tight baby-T and black shorts that showed off her slender frame, took a step back. She tossed her dark brown hair behind her shoulder while theatrically waving us through the doorway. “Come check out the house.”
Dayna Evans was waiting as we entered into the living room. The gorgeous blonde bombshell stood up with a Cal Berkeley ringer T-shirt hugging her double-D tits and short shorts revealing both curvy hips and long, toned legs. She stepped forward and immediately went to Adrienne, a warm smile on her face. “Hi, I’m Dayna. Pleased to finally meet you.”