Chapter Twenty-Two

Dennis took the lead and Kelsey walked behind him. They strolled to the college registrar's office and while they were approaching the unit, they noticed how the three humans settled at the secretary's station were gawking at them like an appetising meal. The men had their eyes on Kelsey while the woman couldn't take her eyes off Dennis.

Kelsey stopped at a corner, a bit far from the prying eyes of the people. She decided to wait for Dennis who had gone to meet the secretary. Dennis walked up to the secretary and flashed a smile. He presented his card to her.

"I'm Dennis. The college registrar is expecting me. We spoke this morning."

The middle-aged secretary glanced at her wristwatch. "He's having a brief meeting with the departmental heads right now. He'll be done in about five minutes then you can go in. He's expecting you too."

Dennis smiled and moved to Kelsey. Her head was lowered and both her hands were on her handbag.

"Are you okay?"

Kelsey nodded repeatedly. "I'm good, j