gh the speaker was too shar

around her ankles, her phone pressed against

led over the background noise of chatter and rustling of paper.

hrough her window, her heart dropping into her sto

e line. Nyx could practically hear Sophia's drama

, it's the first day!. I'm already near the arts block and campus is l

out her arms. She had her bath and brushed her teeth. Breakfast was just some fried eggs with bread. She threw on a decen

weight of her rushed morning hit her. The security guard, a stout man with a clipboard and an unbo

reached through the main compartment, the

th

eft her school pass sitting right on

Her voice dropping an octave

n in the anatomy department.

from his clipboard. " University policy. Get back home and bring

for cash but all she could find was a crumpled note and a few loose co

a stone bench near the perimeter wall. She sat down, burying her face in her han

k who i

towards the gate. They dressed effortlessly holding expensive iced coffees, and looking at her with veiled amusement. T

" She whispered, just loud enough for her voice to carry. "I mean, it's b

t Nyx's chaotic outfit and empty hands. Nyx gripped the edge of the stone benc

e a probl

voice cut throu

beside the bench. It was Brook. He looked effortlessly put

ns instantly changed, replac

shifting into an entirely different pitch. "

nce, his eyes fixed on Nyx, h

Class starts i

feeling her cheeks burn slightly. "And I don't

he security guard, who instantly sat up a

a new student in the human anatomy program. Her pass is registered in the system, she just left

d towards the open tunsile. "Alright, Mr Brook. Just make

tunned by how easily he had handled the situation. The group of girls watched completely in silence,

he main paved path. "Seriously I thought I

campus security can be brutal during the first

ng B, room 204. Anat

aised in surprise.

ly" Nyx said

nd added "looks like

tudent. She was looking lost at the project she was working on and dealing with painting suppli

ntation floor and a massive digital whiteboard. The group of girls from earlier had a

ying hair and sharp glasse

labus, I like to get a sense of who is in my room. We have a few exceptional scholarship recipients joining us this term". His eyes scanned the

h the room. The girls from the gate exchanged smirks, clearl

down the steps to the front of the hall then

e answering their individual questions g

this path, Miss Vane" the profe

reassuring nod from his desk. The nerves inside her suddenly stilled repla

eural pathway, every vascular network understands anatomy isn't just about bones and muscles, it's about understanding the core mechanism of life itself. And I came t

ell over

d smile. "A thorough and articulated answer,

uths completely speechless. Across the room, of several of the top tier science majors and nerds w

at was incredible",Broo

ally rang to signal the end of the day, students began gathering their things. Brook helped Nyx pack

ter. Are you coming?",Brook said as t

ith you in a seco

latter echoed dow

weed jacket. Surrounded by a chaotic mess of papers, thick leather bou

e man muttered, kneeling d

ely stepped forward, kneeling down to gat

es. "Ah thank you, my dear. I'm afraid my a

ine of one : STRUCTURAL CELLULAR RELATIONS AND HUMAN PATHOLOGY".

ling",she read the na

ing towards an open door down the hall. "Mind helping

up a small stack of sketches a

library and a high tech biological laboratory, shelves lined up on the walls, packed with vintage medical texts, intricate

e as she carefully set the papers on his m

ression with keen interest. "You're inter

ssue mapping. "It's honestly the main reason why I was so happy when I got the scholarship here.

g against his desk. "Most students want to pass the exam and leave. It's

rner of his desk. A specific diagram caught her eye. A complex str

ory flashed

ad the chance to sit down and thoroughly go through the fil

if urgency was

ow professor. I have som

have a goo

nt. She needed to pull out those files, right now, spread th

to the couch, and headed straight for her desk d

g-d

he door. It was her landlord, Mr Henders

exhausted. My wife made some extra baked pasta and insisted I bring a plate o

aid, a genuine smile breaking through her stress as

kiddo. Get

ld even turn back towards her desk, her phone began buzzing frantically in h

icked

he rest of the week right now, and you need to log into your portal to

hia were in completely diff

course for everyone. Didn't you read the han

g the next hour, navigating the glitchy University portal with Sophia's group and also she had to check on

ading group and then did the lab group assig

t was past 11pm. Nyx looked over at her de

. Tomorrow was Wednesday-she had zero classes

tching up to her body. She walked over h

ut",she whispered to the empty room