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“That’s such a relief,” I said with a hopeful grin. “This means we won’t have any afternoon classes for the next three days.”
“Yeah,” Luke agreed. “I need to sit down and go through some study materials. I feel like I know nothing.”
“Ugh! I hate talking about exams,” Wyatt moaned as he sat down at a desk in the front row. “It completely freaks me out.”
“You always do well,” I said with a smile.
“This is different,” he groaned, pulling at his beanie hat. “These are the finals. My whole future depends on this.”
I sighed internally. Wyatt always did this. He stressed himself out before every quiz and exam. I let him be, knowing nothing I said would calm him.
“You don’t look worried at all,” Luke said with a smirk. “Wish I was as confident as you.”
“I thought you’d be working for your family. Grades shouldn’t matter to you.”
“My father expects perfection,” Luke replied with a dark look in his eyes. “He doesn’t like anyone beating him or his son. I have to do my best even though I’ll be inheriting everything he has.”
“You’re smart,” I said sincerely. “You’ll do great.”
“You think so?”
“We’ve been working for the past few weeks now,” I said. “You’re good with math and programming. As long as you read up on the theories, you’ll do great in the written exams.”
A shadow suddenly loomed over me.
Looking up, I stared up into Noah's cold gray eyes.
“Want something, Amhurst?” Luke asked in a cool tone.
Noah’s gaze slid toward him. “I’d watch my back if I were you.”
Anger flashed through me at once. How dare he threaten my friend? Did he think he could bully them just because he could do that to me?
“You should watch yours,” I hissed. “I might just make all your predictions about me come true.”
Noah turned his attention on me. For a moment, his gaze strayed over to my right hand.
I pulled at the sleeve of my jacket, determined not to let him see the untidily wrapped bandage on my hand and wrist. Seeing it would only make him happier.
“You should think about the company you keep,” Noah said in a grim tone.
I scoffed, flipping him the bird. That was the only reply I had for his stupid comment.
He glowered at me.
“Settle down,” a different voice called out. The lecturer was already standing behind his desk.
Noah threw me one last glare before moving away.
I took in a deep breath and focused on the slide the lecturer projected onto the board. There was just one more class to attend and I’d be done for the day.
I was glad I didn’t stay holed up in my room. Now that I was here, I could spend the rest of the day at the library and revise. That was one place no one would dare cause trouble.
Feeling better than before, I started taking notes.
I rubbed my tired, itchy eyes and glanced at the clock in the corner of my laptop. “Whoa,” I gasped softly, realizing it was close to ten P.M.
Leaning against the chair, I looked over the stack of notebooks before me and smiled. Staying in the library since noon had been both peaceful and productive.
