CHAPTER NINETEEN

Our exams were starting in a few weeks and I was far behind. I’d spent more time trying to sort out my life than live it. Most weeks, I was confused or just plainly out of it. Some of my notes had gaps in them and that meant I’d have to work extra hard to try and fill them.

“You’ll be fine.” Alyssa rubbed my back as I exhaled loudly on my way to class. We’d met at the admin parking lot. She paused on her way to her office and knocked on Jared’s door. There was no reply.

“Strange.” Her brows furrowed in confusion.

“He’s usually around by this time.” I nodded in agreement. Maybe he was just late. I still had his class later in the afternoon and he was supposed to give us a much needed revision for our exams.

“Well, I gotta head to class. See you later.” I offered her a brief class and walked in the opposite direction of her office.

“See ya!”

The class was in disarray as usual. However, what I’d found unusual was the quiet as they set their eyes on me. This was one of my departmental cla