Chapter 0445

Nina

The tick of the lecture hall clock echoed with a relentless rhythm.

Each second was a heartbeat closer to the close of the exam and to freedom. The winter had been bitterly cold, and the spring semester had been exhausting. But in that moment, in that vast room with its intense silence, I was ready to leap forward.

I looked at the last question on my anatomy finall. I smirked a little. This? After all the agonizing weeks of studying, this was the monster they chose to throw at me? I filled out the answer confidently, basking in the knowledge I had absorbed over the past months.

Taking a deep breath, I stood, my chair scraping softly against the floor. With the exam paper in hand, I approached the front desk. My professor looked up, her eyes crinkling in a warm smile.

"Nina," she murmured, taking the paper from me, "have a lovely summer."

"Thank you, Professor Kane," I replied, voice brimming with gratitude. And then, the weight lifted off my shoulders, I was out the door, ready to taste the first breath of summer.

Jessica almost crashed into me outside, her blonde hair slightly disheveled. Her eyes were each accented by a dark circle beneath them, but she looked vibrant as ever.

"Nina!" She exclaimed, enveloping me in a tight embrace. I laughed, squeezing her back. "We

did it!"

us giggling in

determination gleaming in her

the grass, engrossed in her art portfolio. Her vibrant blue and red splattered clothes gave away her recent artistic adventure, with her black hair now cut short to her chin. It was a recent change,

Jessica called out with a chuckle. Lori

think this is bad?" She held up a paint-streaked hand. "I

amusement. "That explains

couldn't

on the quad, we were met with the familiar hum of post-exam energy. Everywhere students lounged, their relief palpable in the warm early summer air. Lori, having packed away her paints, joined us, slinging an

remarked, her voice tinged with both nostalgia and

left." Jessica raised an imaginary glass, and we

nose caught a whiff of a heavenly scent. "Do you

twitched. "Oh, I do! It's from

banner reading, 'End-of-Semester Treats'. Without needing further

trucks," Jessica sighed with feigned melodrama, making us

greeted us. "End of

coffees, please," Lori ordered, her fingers already dancing with

grateful she remembered my penchant

the chocolate-glazed," Jessica

a classic sugar for me,"

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