. #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.”

professor,” I replied, averting my attention to my

hall

was on something?” Jessica asked after I

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

riddance,” Jessica said. ”

Lisa. If she was on hard drugs, she

dining hall, “you should be careful about Enzo. You said yourself that

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

“Besides, I just… haven’t been that interested

sudden change in demeanor. As long as I had known her, she had

talking to a new guy.

the change of heart?

hair around her finger, then grinned and waved excitedly at someone. I turned and looked over to see that she was waving at Lori. Both of their faces were

Jessica interested

It couldn’t be…

could

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

before.

office, she was sitting at her desk looking through

up from her desk

she said

voice. “Ready for another fun

on one of the hooks in

the dean,” she said, rubbing her eyes. She looked like she

you’ll be okay in here without me if any students

I replied with a smile. By 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 office, the majority of what I would be doing was simply handing out condoms and

you need anything, you have my

down at the tall lab table to get some

the door opened. I looked

felt

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