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“Sophomore.”
“Sorority?”
“As of this coming Friday.”
He chuckles.
“What’s so funny?”
“Your girls tricked you.”
“What? That’s impossible.” I whip out my phone to look at the message from one of my new friends at the sorority who is in that class with me.
Noah takes the phone from me. “Oh look at that, she even says, ‘Don’t bother coming over here, we’re all headed to Avery Hall now'.” He laughs and hands it back to me.
I check the time and sigh. Ten minutes late. Twenty by the time I make it over to Liberty. Missing a third of the class. Only to walk into a room with no real excuse.
I’ll pass, thank you.
Stuffing my phone and schedule into my massive purple tote bag, I turn on my heel and walk to the grand staircase that leads to the lower level but don’t descend. I sit on the top step, deciding to wait out the hour before heading to my next class.
I rub the back of my head when I hear slow footsteps behind me.
“You’re not feeling dizzy, are you?”
My jaw is tight and I refrain from speaking. So far I’ve bumped my head and basically told my crush of forever that I’ve been bamboozled.
First impression—not my strong suit.
“Black out at all?”
I turn a hard glare up at him. “No. Please go away. Sorry I bothered you.”
From the corner of my eye, I see his chest rise and fall with a low sigh before he sits on the other side of the step. He turns to me and leans his back against the wood-polished railing.
“So, you’re just going to skip class?”
“Yep.”
“Why?”
“My feet are tired.”
“I know Professor Hayes. He’ll be cool with you coming in late. Probably won’t even notice.”
“Yeah, well…others will. And they’ll laugh.”
“They won’t laugh.”
I deadpan him. “You did.”
His mouth opens then closes before he breathes. “I’m sorry.”
I shrug. “I don’t offend easily.”
“Clearly,” he coughs, then clears his throat and scooches closer, extending his hand. “Noah.”
Don’t say you already know, that’s borderline stalkerish.
