First spring day

Round 15: March 2023


Zach Whitfield is 19, Josh Cooper and Lilly Fielding are 18.

Narrated by Lilly Fielding.

Living in the dorm isn't as awful as I expected. The other residents are alright and I actually get to study even in the cafeteria without being interrupted. It's nice because I don't want to stay in my room all the time.

Josh has a roommate so we hang out in my room for most of the time. Josh carries a ton of photography books home from the library every week and I read, well, just about everything.

Obviously we don't use all our time on studying. Last year I told Josh that I was ready to have sex but so far we haven't. We just sit on my sofa and cuddle.

We make out but that's as far as it goes. I think he's afraid to make the first move after I gave him the ultimatum back when we were in high school. I think I have to take matters into my own hands if I want something to happen.

Zach doesn't seem to have that problem. I was expecting to see lines of women coming and going but so far I've only seen one. Dawn told me that he had so much trouble with a girl who lives in the same dorm that he's taking it easy with the ladies this year. Josh says that the girl Zach's seeing works in photography because he remembers seeing her assisting in a photo shoot his class went to see last week.

Most of the times Zach has his nose buried in medical books though. He's determined to become a surgeon and needs to study hard to get into med school after graduation.

Since Josh and I are going to start having sex at some point I want to make sure there are no unwanted surprises. I went to the health clinic to see the doctor and get a prescription for birth control pills. For any procedures we still need to go to the hospital but it's great to have the clinic for smaller problems.

The clinic is open only one day a week so it's usually pretty crowded. Luckily I was one of the first to arrive so I didn't have to wait for long.

The doctor seemed really nice. It was kind of awkward to tell her I'm about to have sex with my boyfriend when there was a poster behind her back that said "sex has consequences". Yeah, don't I know that. My parents would freak out if I got pregnant at this age. And it's not like I'm ready to have children myself.

Of course I got the lecture that pills won't protect you against STDs but I explained that we're both virgins so we're healthy. She wrote me the prescription and off I went.

I went to the Campus Shops after my classes. I needed some new clothes but didn't find anything that I really liked at H&M's.

I also picked up a card for Emily since her birthday is next week. I won't be able to go see her because I have to study for the final exams so a card will have to do.

Josh and I met at Betty's Diner after his classes to grab a bite and spend some time outside the dorm.

He's really excited because next semester his class will start using the old-fashioned cameras and develop their own photos. So far they've been mostly studying theory and taking some photos with digital cameras. It's so great to see him so passionate about his studies. I know his parents worried that he might start slacking off but so far he's been studying really well.

I spend so much time on my computer in the evenings that sometimes I doze off while I'm typing. It feels like I've written a hundred essays already and now I'm working on my term paper. I've never studied this hard in my life but I kind of enjoy it.

All my hard work paid off because I got A+ on my final exam! Josh was pretty happy with his result as well although he didn't get an A. So far life in college has been so much fun.

Grades, spring 2023:
- Zach, physics/pre-medicine, B+, GPA 3.5
- Josh, art/photography, B+, GPA 3.3
- Lilly, education/literature, A+, GPA 4.0


Notes:

• Title reference: First spring day by Suburban Tribe.
• Lilly got the ROS "Errands - visit 3 community lots before the end of the day".
• The health clinic is part of my new building project. I've decided to re-build the hospital and place it in Exmoor. I will build a health clinic (slightly bigger than this one) in Wellington which will probably be used in future updates but my sims will have to go to the hospital to give birth and die.
• Betty's Diner is also a completely new building although the old Brixton University had Betty's Diner too. It was easier to build a new one from scratch than to tear down the old one. Lot tours are coming, slowly but surely. :)