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I was already running late, due to my new roommate's cold goodbye. After her chilly "unfortunately" statement, I raced t

ss Trust Fund probably didn't want anything to do wit

y began, and I still needed to locate the science building. Why did elite in

ely green lawns. They all appeared to know where they were heading, making simpl

irmly. I was not here to make friends. Surviving the next fou

p the mini-library of textbooks I'd packed in my backpack. I was not going to come there without the proper documents, especially given how much I had

omed ahead. Almost there. I dug in, read

nto his muscular chest, textbooks and pap

overtaking me. "I'm so sorry

to grab my belongings. He had nice brown eyes and shaggy b

ing, and I had already face-planted into a poor,

ther apologies. The man merely grinned as he stac

examined the t

mpting to gather everything. "I want

mpressed. "You should res

-avalanche of homework. I managed to release a

papers and handed them to me. I reloaded my bag quickly. Brandon l

antic nod. "Me, to

e, hardly one noticed our high school's few scholarship students. We were not worth the popul

wanted to decline Brandon's offer; I'd done well on my own. But the other

plying, "Yeah, that'

ith Brandon following behind at a leisurely pace. "Let me guess,"

te corridor, I checked my sche

st a heads up: Griggs is an excellent lecturer, but he does not tolerate tardiness. I

ver-haired guy in a tweed jacket stood at the podium. "Welcome students," the man-

e. We both froze. Oh my gosh, this was it. On my first day, I go

lips. "Don't make tardiness a habit," he urg

thumbs up. I sighed, giving a tentative, thankful grin. Perhap