One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 19 Audrey

"I can't wait to put the finishing touches on my pantsuit today. It's gonna look so great!"

"Me neither! I just need to make the hat for my top and skirt ensemble, and then I'm all done."

As Tina, Avis and I walked to our studio, the sound of their excited chatter brought a smile to my face. I sipped my coffee, feeling just as excited as they were; after all, we would be finished with our entries for th "We'll have to celebrate when we're all finished, Tina suggested, our shoes clicking on the tiled floorways as we walked in tandem. "I need a drink

after all that work."

"Ugh. Me too." Avis audibly cracked her neck without missing a beat. "These past two weeks have felt like fabric hell. I need a cold beer, some nachos to share, and to dance the night away

Tina giggled. "What about you, Audrey?"

I offered my

friends a smile and nodded as I fished our studio keys out of my pocket. "It's a date."

My smile faded, however, the moment the door creaked open.

There, in the center of the small studio space, were our three mannequins-

or at least, what used to be our mannequins. Not anymore, though. No, our three painstaking outfits that we had tirelessly spent two weeks constructing had been..

Destroyed.

Avis was the first to react. She let out a small squeak of shock, dropping her coffee to the floor. The milky liquid splashed across the tiles, soaking our shoes, but none of us noticed.

hell?!" she cried

knees next to her mannequin, where her adorable pantsuit had been shredded practically down to its fibers. Clutching

hung open as I took in the scene

to pieces and strewn all

fur and scraps of leather were scattered across the floor, feathers floating lazily in

smeared across every piece of fabric, and even the Mac computer that the school assigned to each studio space had been smashed

been turned into a warzone. "Audrey, Audrey!" The sound of Tina's voice snapped me out of my daze, and I blinked to see her and Avis standing in the middle of the room Tina's face was bright red with fury and Avis's makeup was running "What are we gonna do?"

for a

got two weeks," I said, running a hand through my hair.

Tina said. "We'll get funding if we pass the preliminary round, but until then, we're on

me on this fabric!" Avis said, chucking the shreds of her outfit to the ground.

already pulling out my phone. "I have a scholarship that hasn't been disbursed yet. I'll email the scholarship office and see what they can do. In the meantime, let's c Tina nodded and quickly pulled out her phone, scurrying over to the corner to make the call.

afford to make another set of outfits for the competition. And we

436 PM

Chapter 19

on the tile floor. Clutching the folder containing my scholarship application, I strode up to

the scholarship

drag, but I still managed

I was met with the face of the professor who had

holding out my folder with a terse smile. "I

file and flipped

"Audrey Thatcher."

clicked around on her computer for a moment before letting out a huff and slid my

stomach bottom out. "I-What?" I breathed, my eyes widening to twice