The Rosy Dormitory
 


丁嘉怡

Many people believe that university life is full of romances and adventures.  For me, as a male junior student, things related to romance have nothing to do with me; in fact, the only thing romantic I have experienced turned out to be quite spooky.

Most people must have heard about the legend of the 「four-legged monster」--the event in which two students of NCCU were suspended from school because they were found taking a shower together.  But, in the eyes of us university students, it is no big deal!  Couples sleeping in the same bedroom, feeding each other with the same spoon or even taking a shower together are as normal as people going to stool or peeing everyday.  Still, since that incident, the men』s dormitory has become an amative symbol for lovers』 dreamland.  For my part, I have heard enough of those stories; I would like to witness once this romantic moment. 

The chance came one night when I came back to the dorm after finishing practicing in my guitar club.  It was about one o』clock.   While I entered the public showering room, I saw two pairs of feet standing in the same showering cubicle.  Wow~ a free show was on!  Obeying the impulse and the thrill over my body, I decided to brush my teeth in the basin first and wait to find out who these sweet lovers were.  As minutes ticked away, finally the sound of showering stopped. I carefully held my breath and my heartbeats became faster and faster.  Then the unzipping of the curtain pierced the stillness of the night, and there walked out a man—just one man, with no other one left behind. 

Who did the other pair of legs belong to?  I choose not to speculate.  Since then, I dared not to be too curious about things in the showering room, especially late at night.  A rosy dreamland for dormitory life?  Maybe.  But be careful because there is more than what meets the eye.

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