RIVER The rest of the week passed quietly, with Taylor driving me into school and me insisting that he drop me off a while away so that there weren't eyes on me. Everyone knew the popular DeLuca Taylor, and it was going to be a lot for me to be caught being friendly with him. I had spent all week trying to come up with the best way to bring up the conversation about my roommate to him. Every time he asked if I had been able to speak to her and ask her if he could crash at our place, I made up an excuse about how our schedules hadn't aligned yet, so I haven't had the chance to speak to her. "Are you going to the party this evening?" I am the one to bring up the conversation. With wide eyes and a playful smile, Taylor turned to me. "Are you telling me that you are ready to live the colle

