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Not my face! I thought as my hand slipped and my head almost went slamming into the desk.
"I've received many comments about my teaching technique but it hasn't been compared to sedatives yet. The Briton voice was filled with disapproval and a hint of humor.
My eyes snapped open and i stared, half-dared at Bio 102 lecturer as if he was an apparition.
I was running on barely two hours of sleep and I’d gotten to the class late because i was too shy to get dressed in front of my roommates, ironically, they had no problem stripping down and getting dressed, I'd stood there moisturizing one potion of my body for as long as possible, trying to buy time . When they finally left the room, there i was nearly late to class.
"N--no--not at all Sir, I'm sorry". I stuttered, discreetly wiping the corner of my mouth of any sign of drool. Thankfully, there was none.
he regarded me for a moment before gesturing at me for me to get to my feet. "Remain standing until i say otherwise. He said before he turned to board to continue the lecture.
"Isn't he so dreamy?" A girl whispered behind me. My eyes pricked in Curiosity and i turned to glance at her. She was a chubby girl and had a baby-face that made her look sweet and innocent.
"I just want to wrap him up and take him home with me". Okay, not so innocent.
"Forget it, he's our lecturer for God sake". A girl behind her hissed in annoyance, I think i choked mentally. That was a bit too loud because it attracted the lecturer's attention.
"Who was that?" He asked as he turned around to survey the hall. Students giggled mischievously, drawing his attention away from the actual culprit. “I repeat, who did that?"
"Sir, i think it came from over there." A male voice spoke up. I turned to find one of the students pointing directly at me. From what I remembered about high-school, everything about him screamed teacher's pet.
"Thank you Daniel," The Lecturer then turned to me. ''I'm sure you're a newbie here and i really don't expect this sort of behavior from you. Shall remain standing for the duration of class. "I said nothing and cast a deadly glare at the guy who landed into trouble. This wasn't what i expected for crying out loud. How was this any better than high school ? I was glad that I’d opted for home-schooling during my final years of my secondary education.
"Even the way he scold is just so attractive." The girl behind me whispered gently. I clenched my teeth together in annoyance. Not another word. After class, all i wanted to do was disappear to my hostel but that hope was shattered when someone stopped me at the exit.
i raised my head and i met a pair of dark, intelligent eyes that regarded me silently.
"What's your name?" He finally asked. He was so far the first student to ask for my name without introducing himself first.
"Monica" I replied as i took a step away from him. He noticed my gesture but said nothing about it.
"Back there, what happened? Why didn't you speak up?" "What do you mean?" "I know you didn't do it".
Does it matter? I retorted. "Well, it does if you care about your reputation.
Right then, i didn't care about much other than leaving the place.
I'm just saying, you should speak up for yourself next time, rarely would others do it for you". He turned without saying another word and left me standing there.
I realized he never introduced himself.
''I heard you were rude to Mr. David in your biology class.'' It was the first thing Lisa said when i walked into the room. She and Stacy were in the room, but Alison was not around. I just stood there wondering how on earth she had gotten that piece of news. ''Don't look so surprised,'' she laughed. ''News travels fast here.''
''I wasn't rude, it just a misunderstanding''. ''Yeah, i think I've used that line before.'' Stacy commented, smacking her bubble gum as she walked past me in tiny denim shorts.
''Listen, Mr. David has a bit of a reputation around here.'' I said nothing and waited her to continue. "Nearly, half the female population of this Campus is crushing on him.''
''Eww..'' I wrinkled my nose.
''I agree.'' Stacy said from the side of the room. ''He once tried to convince my parents that i needed a tutor because i was failing math. The face is, I wasn't but he always failed me.'' This piqued my curiosity. ''So, what did you do? I asked. She smiled slowly and paused in her act of smacking her bubble gum judging by the smiles they all had, i guessed it was a story they all knew. ''During a test in class, i duplicated my answers, so i submitted one and held the other. I gave another math lecturer to mark them, i told him i was practicing some questions, you know preparing for exams. When i got my script from Mr David, i failed but my script from the other lecturer was excellent.
That's when i was sure something was up.''
''Wow''. I was impressed. ''So, did you confront him?'' ''Girl, he doesn't even look at her twice now.'' Lisa said.
''Asides that, let's just say, i have my ways.'' Stacy smirked .
My stomach chose that time to grumble loudly. I guess it was time to finally pay the cafeteria a visit. During the walk there, i pondered on just how easy Stacy had made it sound. Was it really that easy ?
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If i didn't know better, I'd say i was standing right in the middle of the third world war and neither side was ready to surrender.
''Ma'am, what can i order you''? I turned at the sound of the piercing feminine voice to find a tall, curvy girl bedecked with an expensive weave and black body-con dress. I looked down at my jeans and T-shirt. Apparently, when it comes to matters of stomach, appearances don't matter.
I didn't realize i was staring until our gazes clashed. I sighed in relief as she walked away and quickly joined a fast-moving queue, making sure to keep my eyes straight ahead of me and avoid anyone's gaze. I'd nearly forgotten what it was like to be among so many calibers/different and types of people but i had to be prepared to learn all over again.
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