The Professor

Maya woke with a migraine, she groaned loudly and turned to the side. She squinted her eyes at the brightness of the light streaming through the window. She rubbed her eyes and glanced at the clock hung at the far side of the wall. 7:15 She yawned and tried to remember her schedule for today when her eyes ran over the digits on the clock again, and then it hit her, "Shit!" She cursed, flying from the bed and making a mad dash to the bathroom, she hadn't even walked a few feet when her legs tangled with something and she tripped on the floor, smacking her nose against the wooden planks. "Ow..." She winced, holding her nose as she sat up slowly. She heard grumbling and her eyes fell on Gabrielle lying comfortably on the floor. "You bitch!" Maya yelled, smacking her friend hard on the ass, "Why the fuck are you even sleeping on the floor?" The dark-skinned girl barely registered the hit, instead muttering, "I dunno." She rolled her eyes, deciding to ignore her, and stood on her f

Maya heard a soft laugh and a smile curled on her lip, but the line disconnected before she could say another word. Maya placed her phone back on the counter, finished drinking her water and decided to take a shower. By the time she made her way to bed later that night, her body still felt tired, but she wasn't exactly sleepy either. So she simply changed into pajamas and crawled onto the bed, grabbing her laptop. She'd decided to do some editing on the videos Gabrielle had recorded for her last week, Her fingers expertly scrolled through the mouse, her eyes searching the bright screen for the folder. When she found it, she scooted closer to the edge of the bed and began to work on editing the videos After spending what felt like hours on editing she finally sent the finished files to Gabrielle for review. The girl always had good eyes for things like these and with Gab being her personal manager and all, it was essential she ran every video through with her. Maya had been an act

Do you make a habit of stumbling or is it one of your flirting techniques?"Her eyes widened on hearing his voice, she didn't need to turn to know who it was. There was only one person she knew that sounded like that: sultry, smooth, and seductive.He let her go without warning, stepping back and Maya stumbled forward slightly, feeling her legs go numb. She shook her head rapidly to clear it. The man chuckled and Maya swiveled to face him, narrowing her eyes dangerously at him.He arched a well-defined brow and his smirk grew wider, "No retorts this time?"Her mind raced with a million ways she could reply to him right now and she was sure all of them could either make her move further up his hate list or have him strangle her so she decided to remain quiet."You have something of mine." She stretched a hand at him and eyed his attire, she was surprised to say he was still in a dress suit and wondered if he taught a class today, "And I would very much appreciate it if you returned it

Her heart sped up when his eyes fell on hers, it was a quick look but it made Maya's stomach flip. "I had the chance to look over every one of your responses to the questionnaire and…"Maya swore the whole class held their breaths, herself included, as they waited for the man to continue, "I honestly am disappointed. Although few of your answers were honest," He took slow strides to walk down the center aisle, stopping in front of the class and accessing them with a piercing gaze, "Most of them were too simplistic and lacking. I asked you to use references not copy them."Everyone's breathing stilted and Jason audibly sucked in air through his teeth beside her, making Maya squeeze his shoulder to calm him down. She watched as he crossed his arms across his chest, "That's why," he paused and inhaled deeply, "I decided to review each of your works personally, if you've checked your emails then you'll see the appointed day and time set aside for your assessment. I believe you all kn

"Over here!"Gabrielle waved wildly at the two figures a few feet from where they were sitting. The loud music was almost ear-deafening and she could feel her ears buzzing, but she didn't care because the tension in her shoulders was finally lifted and she couldn't contain the giddy smile spreading across her face."Hey bitches!" Jason whooped the moment he arrived at their table, he air-kissed Gabrielle on the cheek then gave Micah a friendly pat on the back. Maya scanned his outfit which consisted of a pair of black ripped jeans, an oversize green hoodie, sneakers that matched his hair, and a black beanie. Her gaze fell on his companion and she rose her brows high, "Derek?" The name slipped out of her tongue before she could stop and all eyes fell on her, "What are you doing here?" She asked him slowly after the silence became awkward, she was honestly surprised to see him here and wondered if Jason had succeeded in getting him in the sack.Derek gave her his award-winning smile,