Chapter 131

Rayne's POV

Another day at the Lakeside campus had me rolling my eyes in tiredness. Wednesdays were particularly packed with non-stop classes. And on this day, the lecturers had chosen it as the best for dropping assignments and mini projects.

Celine groaned beside me as we finally walked out of the large halls, dragging her feet over the ground like a zombie. She made a show of being unsteady on her feet and bumped into me, but instead of throwing me.off balance and on to the ground, she wrapped an arm around me.

“I'm so tired!” she moaned, making fake crying sounds.

“I am too. I barely have any strength to keep myself upright. So if you know you don't want to kiss the ground, you'd better stop leaning on me.”

“But what use is a friend if not for leaning on, hmm?” She held on even tighter. “You smell like chocolates and you're so delightfully warm.”

Luckily for her, I could, as a matter of fact, still carry her weight without falling over. So I kept walking with her practically attac