. #Chapter 45: Microscope Microcosm

Nina

After Enzo dropped me off, I went upstairs and went straight to bed.

That night, I had dreams about Enzo. In the dreams, he wasn’t just a human but a huge wolf with silver fur and red eyes. I sat on his back while he walked through the forest, my fingers tangled in his fur. Something about it felt comforting. —

When I woke up the next morning, I realized that I had missed my alarm!

I jumped out of bed, cursing, and threw on the first thing I could find in my dresser, combed my hair without even bothering to braid it, and brushed my teeth before running out of my dorm and flying down the stairs with my loose hair flowing behind me.

A few minutes later, I burst into class, completely out of breath..

The professor raised an eyebrow at me as several students turned around to see what the commotion was about.

“Sorry,” I muttered, squeezing my way through a row of desks to find at seat next to Jessica, who had saved me my usual spot. She glared up at me and moved her jacket out of the way so I could sit

“It’s not like you to be late,” she whispered while the professor continued giving his lecture. I took out my notebook and tucked my wild hair

behind my ears.

“I was up late,” I whispered back.

Jessica frowned at me. “I saw his motorcycle driving away. I thought you were done with him and interested in someone else?”

“Ladies, please,” the professor said annoyedly, folding his arms across his chest and facing us. “Please save your conversation for after class… Especially you, Miss Harper. You’ve

already missed enough this morning.”

I replied, averting my attention to

the dining hall for lunch after class. novelxo.com

really think Lisa was on something?” Jessica asked after I explained what happened last

shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t know. Sure seemed like it. Her pupils were like

but feel a little worried for Lisa. If she was

over at me as we walked into the dining hall, “you should be careful about Enzo. You

I replied. We got in line at the sandwich shop. “I thought you were his biggest fan, though? It seems

played with your feelings,” she replied. “Besides, I just… haven’t been that interested

an eyebrow, confused by my friend’s sudden change in demeanor. As long as I had known her, she had been boy crazy and

a new

the change of heart?

strand of blonde hair around her finger, then grinned and waved excitedly at someone. I

Jessica interested

It couldn’t be…

still, I could hardly contain my

work with Tiffany. I said goodbye to my friends, who seemed perfectly content with sitting alone together, and headed over to

before.

I entered Tiffany’s office, she was sitting at her

up from her desk

said

voice. “Ready

one of the hooks

a performance review with the dean,” she said,

here without me if any

By this point, I had been working here long enough to feel fairly comfortable with my tasks. Besides, when

If you need anything, you have

when Tiffany left, I sat down at the tall lab table to

minutes later, the door opened. I

but felt

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