59 - Azira.

"Are you alright?" Nat asks, frowning at me.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

She shakes her head. "You just look a little pale."

I shrug. "Perhaps it has something to do with my fucking brother being a professor here," I lie.

She nods. "Fair enough."

We both step into the classroom barely a second before the bell rings, rushing to our seats at the front quickly.

I feel Blaine's eyes on me, but I don't look at him. The man is an asshole for not contacting me for two weeks, and I won't be the one to make first contact after that.

Eva is already sitting in her spot. "You both left that close," she whispers.

Nat shrugs. "We were talking to Luca, Azira's brother. He's the temporary math professor."

Eva's brow raises. "How come you didn't tell us?"

I clench my jaw. "Because until five minutes ago, I didn't even know."

The slam of a ruler against my desk makes me jump and I glance up to see those hazel eyes staring at me.

"Silence, Sidorov. You made it here with barely a second to spare and now y