I shrug. “How should I know? Whichever the reason may be, I can’t exactly ignore an email from the Dean himself, can I?”
He hums. “But, never mind that, I still need to give you your schedule.”
“For?”
He pulls the drawer open and skims through a few papers. He takes one out and hands it over. My eyes skim over the words on thepage, and a sigh of relief slips from me.
“Ah, for the exams.”
He nods. “I’ll be the one monitoring all of them.”
“I’m taking two a day?” The question falls from my lips, tone of utter disbelief.
“Yes, because you need to finish them all before the semester begins. Any complaints?”
“None whatsoever,” a smile forces its way onto my face, though underneath it all, I’m anything but happy.
“Good. Then you’re dismissed. Go pack, someone will drive you to the campsite after dinner.”
“How many days will I be staying?”
“Four,” he responds. “Unless you slack off and need to stay longer.”
“I won’t be slacking off,” I promise, determination oozing off my tongue.
“Fantastic, now leave.”
I take my bag and the schedule for my exams, then leave his office. Colton doesn’t seem in the mood to be chatting, and I don’t want to stick around and find out why exactly. I close the door of his office behind me, and Lila’s still there, waiting for me.
“All done?”
“Yes, let’s go.”
“Grace woke up, she’s making us all coffee.”
A smile tugs on the corners of my lips. “Perfect, just what I need.”
The walk from the school building to the girls’ dormitory is quick, but I still get a lot of stares. Some younger ones whisper a little too loudly, and I’m able to catch my name along with Soren’s. The little bastards are betting whether or not Soren and I are sleepingtogether.
The thought of that makes me shudder.
We reach Lila and Grace’s room, and it’s very different from Avalon’s and mine. It’s decorated in two different shades of blue, and in a way, they’re matching. Grace is next to the small table, preparing a cup of coffee for each of us.
“Morning, sunshine.”
She flips me off, without even looking in my direction. Her hair’s a mess, sticking every which way, and I’m pretty sure there’s a spot at the back of her head that’s matted.
“Here,” she shoves the mug in my hands, then sits on the floor, her head resting on the bed, staring at the ceiling. “How’re you doing with the rumors?”
“It makes me want to claw his eyes out,” I groan, flopping to sit next to her. I’m not sure why we started sitting on the floor, but the carpet in her dorm is too fluffy and soft not to be sat on. “But luckily for him, he’s not within my reach right now.”
“You’re already plotting your revenge?”
“I’m trying to. I can’t outdo leaking his sex tape, can I?”
Grace gasps, immediately lifting her head off the bed and looking at me with wide eyes. “I knew it was you! I just knew it!” Then, she turns to Lila. “Pay up, loser.”
Lila groans, then starts rummaging through her bag. She pulls out a handful of a hundred-dollar bills, and my eyes widen. “How much did you bet, exactly?”
