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Chapter Eleven

Author: Odessa Blue
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-26 07:17:31

GABRIELLA

The corridor outside his office is quiet, too quiet for a Monday afternoon. Most of the other lecturers have already closed their doors, and the hum of student chatter has thinned to a few scattered voices. My flats click against the tiled floor, the soles sounding louder to my ears as I stop in front of his door.

He unlocks the door and slips in first. I take a deep inhale before following suit.

Professor Daniels.

The brass nameplate on his clustered desk gleams under the flickering light, and for a moment I consider walking away. I have never been in an organized, professional learning environment as this one before. I watched several videos and tutorials on how to navigate being a college student, but none of those prepared me for a moment like this.

My nerves skitter across my stomach. I wish I could go back in time and prevent the night of my birthday from happening. That night has caused many terrible ripple effects for me, this being one of them.

‘You’re being over d
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