. #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.”

averting

I headed toward the dining hall

something?” Jessica asked

shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t know. Sure seemed like

” Maybe now

replied, although I couldn’t help but feel a little worried for Lisa. If she

over at me as we walked into the dining hall, “you should be careful about Enzo. You said yourself that it would be toxic between the

know,” I replied. We got in line at the sandwich shop. “I thought you were his

feelings,” she replied. “Besides, I just… haven’t

sudden change in demeanor. As long as I had known

talking to a new guy.

the change of heart?

around while we waited in line, twirling a strand of blonde hair around her finger, then grinned and waved excitedly at

Jessica interested in

It couldn’t be…

I could

headed over to the health office as I downed the last of my coffee in a

before.

Tiffany’s office, she was sitting at

her desk when I entered

said in her

voice. “Ready

and my jacket on one of

in a few minutes for a performance review with the dean,” she said, rubbing

okay in here without me if any

this point, I had been working here long enough to feel fairly comfortable with my tasks. Besides, when it came to waiting on students in the health

” If you need anything, you have my

sat down at the tall lab table to get some

opened. I looked up from

but felt

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