"Come on, come on!" Jason yelled at them, urging them to run faster. Her legs pumped with each step she took, her heart pounding erratically. Derek was close behind her, his harsh pants could be heard in the quiet hallway. Today was their last exam and as fate would have it, they were all writing the same course. Psychology.They arrived at the lecture hall in time and Jason raced in first, followed closely by Maya and then Derek. The hall was packed full and the professor was already at the lectern, handing out exam sheets to the students. "Thank God," Jason groaned, moving towards the end of the queue. The line moved fast, each student receiving their sheet before settling on the chair.Maya was surprised at the number of people that showed up, they weren't usually this plenty during classes and she wondered why they didn't attend any either."Thank you!" Jason quipped, collecting his sheet and hurrying towards the rows of chairs.Alex looked every bit professional today, his dar
|SIX YEARS LATER|"All flu patients please come to the second floor. I repeat, all flu patients please come to the second floor."The voice behind the intercom echoed loudly in the space and she walked over to Mrs Carlyle. Before she even got within a foot of her, the woman sneezed noisily into her kerchief."Mrs Carlyle?" She gently called and the woman snapped her head. "Please go to the second floor, the nurses there will attend to you quicker."She bobbed her head up and down, grabbing her bag and rising to her feet, "Oh, thank you, darli-" She sneezed again and Maya winced as the elderly woman walked away. "It's not even winter and the flu is spreading like wildfire already." Someone said behind her and she sighed.She knew who it was without looking back, "It's heartbreaking seeing all these patients come in looking so sick." She spun around and the blonde exhaled when he saw the look in her eyes."Are you still blaming yourself for Lucy?" He placed a comforting hand on her sho
The strobes of the lights danced in a dizzying pattern across the ceiling as the club patrons cheered and yelled in excitement over their drinks, sweaty bodies pressed against her but she didn't care, not when the adrenaline pumping through her veins made her feel alive. "Woah!" Gabrielle cheered wildly, bouncing rhythmically on her feet as she moved to the music. Her wild curls stuck to her dark skin, sweat beading along them and sliding down her face. "You're sweaty," Maya shouted, pointing to her friend's gleaming chest but the girl simply grinned, tossing her head back and closing her eyes, "Sweetheart, everyone inside this goddamn club is," Her best friend slurred and Maya giggled. Gabrielle had a point, she could feel perspiration already rolling behind her ears. "I need to get a drink," Maya flapped her arms around, either Gabrielle didn't hear her or was too consumed in the music to notice what she'd said, Maya wasn't sure but she walked away from her and headed to the ba
Maya woke with a migraine, she groaned loudly and turned to the side. She squinted her eyes at the brightness of the light streaming through the window. She rubbed her eyes and glanced at the clock hung at the far side of the wall. 7:15 She yawned and tried to remember her schedule for today when her eyes ran over the digits on the clock again, and then it hit her, "Shit!" She cursed, flying from the bed and making a mad dash to the bathroom, she hadn't even walked a few feet when her legs tangled with something and she tripped on the floor, smacking her nose against the wooden planks. "Ow..." She winced, holding her nose as she sat up slowly. She heard grumbling and her eyes fell on Gabrielle lying comfortably on the floor. "You bitch!" Maya yelled, smacking her friend hard on the ass, "Why the fuck are you even sleeping on the floor?" The dark-skinned girl barely registered the hit, instead muttering, "I dunno." She rolled her eyes, deciding to ignore her, and stood on her f
You're joking!"Maya refused to respond to her friend's question, choosing instead to take a long sip from her avocado smoothie.Gabrielle's grin widened at her silence, dark eyes gleaming in excitement, "you do you're fucked right? I mean throwing your professor to the ground is one thing, but cracking up in his class?!" "you don't have to be so fucking dramatic about it," maya grumbled under her breath but didn't bother to fight back the smile that threatened to tug at her lips."I gotta ask, how hot exactly is he?" Gabrielle leaned across the table, propping her elbow on it and resting her chin on her hand. "Jason wouldn't stop rambling about how good-looking your new psychology professor is."A chuckle slipped past her lips before she could stop it, earning herself an inquisitive look from her friend. She took another sip of her smoothie. "He's... attractive. In a conventional sort of way." She admitted with a shrug and grinned at Gabrielle who made a face in response. However,
Maya heard a soft laugh and a smile curled on her lip, but the line disconnected before she could say another word. Maya placed her phone back on the counter, finished drinking her water and decided to take a shower. By the time she made her way to bed later that night, her body still felt tired, but she wasn't exactly sleepy either. So she simply changed into pajamas and crawled onto the bed, grabbing her laptop. She'd decided to do some editing on the videos Gabrielle had recorded for her last week, Her fingers expertly scrolled through the mouse, her eyes searching the bright screen for the folder. When she found it, she scooted closer to the edge of the bed and began to work on editing the videos After spending what felt like hours on editing she finally sent the finished files to Gabrielle for review. The girl always had good eyes for things like these and with Gab being her personal manager and all, it was essential she ran every video through with her. Maya had been an act
"...don't forget to hit the subscribe button and the notification bell to get notified whenever I post a new video. I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful weekend."Maya smiled genuinely and pressed the pause button on the phone before placing it down on the countertop next to her, "That wasn't so bad," On hearing this, she threw her friend a dirty look and strolled into the living room. Gabrielle had laid comfortably on the longest couch they had, her hair was a pile of mess on her head and she had dark circles below her eyes, A part of Maya felt bad for the girl but the other part was furious and she let Gabrielle know, "I can't believe you!" She plopped on the couch by her side and dug her fingers into the bowl of popcorn in their middle. "Hey!" Gabrielle whined and she ignored her. "I apologized, besides it's not like I did anything wrong."Maya gave her an incredulous look, "I told you I had to shoot a video today, you know I'm always busy during the weekdays." Gabri
Do you make a habit of stumbling or is it one of your flirting techniques?"Her eyes widened on hearing his voice, she didn't need to turn to know who it was. There was only one person she knew that sounded like that: sultry, smooth, and seductive.He let her go without warning, stepping back and Maya stumbled forward slightly, feeling her legs go numb. She shook her head rapidly to clear it. The man chuckled and Maya swiveled to face him, narrowing her eyes dangerously at him.He arched a well-defined brow and his smirk grew wider, "No retorts this time?"Her mind raced with a million ways she could reply to him right now and she was sure all of them could either make her move further up his hate list or have him strangle her so she decided to remain quiet."You have something of mine." She stretched a hand at him and eyed his attire, she was surprised to say he was still in a dress suit and wondered if he taught a class today, "And I would very much appreciate it if you returned it