One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 44 Audrey

"Alex Wheeler?" "Here."

Striding forward, I handed the graded paper to the young male student with a beanie and a black t-shirt sitting at the back of the class. I flipped to the next page in the pile of papers and called out, "Melissa Williams?" "Over here."

The morning had been a quiet one-it was early on Wednesday, and energy was low. Just about every student's workspace had some kind of caffeinated drink on it, and I, too, kept sipping my coffee every few moments. In fact, Edwin himself hadn't even arrived yet. "I'll be running a bit late this morning," his curt email had read earlier that day. "Pass out the graded papers and tell the students to begin reading chapter six in their textbooks.

I was relieved when Edwin had told me he would be late; I hadn't seen or heard from him since our little incident at the museum, and I didn't want to see or hear from him. Hell, part of me even hoped that he would magically get stuck in traffic for the entirety of class today just so I could get out of seeing him.

But of course, that was just wishful thinking. "And... C**dra Xavier." ""Here!"

I smiled and handed the last paper in the stack to the young girl with curly hair and glasses sitting at the front of the class. Returning to the podium, I said, "If anyone has any questions about your papers, feel free to come talk to me. Until Professor Brooks arrives, please start reading chapter six in your textbooks."

With a chorus of murmurs and rustling papers, the students opened their textbooks. I sank down into the chair behind Edwin's desk, keeping an eye out until he arrived-but it wasn't long before Alex, the student with the beanie and the band shirt, approached 1/4 @K 3.54%2

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me.

"I need to talk to you," he said somewhat curtly. Before I could even answer, he was slamming his paper-on which he had received a C-on the desk.

"Is something the matter?" I asked pleasantly, leaning forward to peer at the paper.

"Why did you give

I took the paper and scanned it. I specifically remembered this student's essay-most, but not all, of the information was factual, and the writing wasn't the best. He had a

had a lot of errors," I said, sliding the paper back toward him. "Maybe Professor Brooks will

fashion design class,

before choosing to answer as calmly as possible. "If you're unhappy with your grade,

more were clearly

to talk to Professor Brooks," he said. "I want to talk to you. Your grading

the derisive snort that escaped my lips. "Biased?" I asked,

the student turned and pointed up toward the back of the classroom- where, of course, Gavin was sitting. "Gavin!" he

with worry as he glanced over at me. Shrugging, I said, "It's alright, Gavin. Bring your

rose from his chair and approached the front

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before I could do anything. "Aha!" Alex exclaimed a moment later, holding the paper up for everyone to see. "A+,

the students began to shift. uncomfortably in their chairs, and I quickly shot up from my seat. "I would never d something like that," I said, "and

Alex slapped Gavin's paper back down on the desk, causing both of us to jump. Gavin opened his mouth to say something, but I stopped him with a raised hand.

again.

his

and cited correctly. He had one typo in the entire paper, which I must have missed-but other than

C**a, the girl with curly hair and glasses, rising from her seat with her paper held up. "My citations were perfect, and I only had one misplaced comma. Is that really enough

face paled. "I can assure you, I would