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!"

both of us giggling in relief.

responded, determination gleaming in

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

called out with a chuckle. Lori

bad?" She held up a paint-streaked

amusement. "That explains a

couldn't

stood 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 arm around each of

her voice tinged with both nostalgia and

raised an imaginary

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

"Oh, I do! It's from

a colorful truck with a banner reading, 'End-of-Semester Treats'. Without needing further

life. Food trucks," Jessica

streak of blue in his hair greeted us.

coffees, please," Lori ordered, her fingers already dancing with anticipation. "And let's see... Nina, you're a

nodded, grateful she remembered my penchant for cinnamon

the chocolate-glazed," Jessica

sugar for

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