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A Little Money

TW cursing, anxiety

Mon Nov 30

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"Fucking dammit!" Virgil yelled as he rolled out of bed. "I didn't miss that."

"Sometimes I forget you wake up... violently," Logan muttered.

"I hate mornings," Virgil groaned. "Waking up is the worst part of the day."

"Well, then, you've already made it through the hardest part of the day."

"Barely," Virgil said falling back onto the bed. "I want to go back to sleep."

"You can do that later," Logan said. "It's time for class. We only have a couple of weeks before the semester ends and then you won't have to worry about it anymore."

"Oh shit," Virgil said as reality sank in. "Only a couple of weeks?" He sat up. "Finals are next week?!"

"Yeah."

"Holy shit! Finals are next week!" Virgil said.

He hadn't thought about it before. He didn't let himself think about it. The semester was almost over. This was the last week of classes before finals. Finals! He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Logan looking at him.

"Virgil, I need you to breathe," Logan said firmly.

Virgil nodded and took a deep breath. He didn't even realize he wasn't breathing. He took a few more deep breaths before looking at Logan again.

"Sorry," Virgil muttered.

"There's no need to apologize. Are you feeling better now?"

Virgil nodded.

"Yeah... I think so," Virgil said. "I just haven't thought much about finals yet and now the reality of the end of the semester is closing in and all of my anxiety is rushing in again."

"Just focus on one day at a time," Logan said sitting down next to him on the bed. "Right now, you need to get ready for classes and go to Spanish with Roman. Worry about that now and we'll focus on the rest later, okay?"

"But I still need to study for all of the exams! I suck at Spanish!"

"We'll help you study for the finals just like we did for the midterms. I'm sure Patton is just as nervous about his history exam."

"Oh yeah... I have to help Patton study for history."

"Is that too much for you to handle?"

Virgil shook his head.

"No, it's good to help him study. It helps me review the material for my exam too."

"Right, and I'm sure Roman is just as willing to help you with your Spanish."

Virgil smiled.

"Yeah, I guess so. Thanks."

"Of course." Logan stood up and walked to his closet.

The two got dressed and went to the bathroom to freshen up before heading off to classes. Roman got him a blueberry muffin and a coffee for breakfast despite his protests. They sat in the classroom in silence eating their breakfasts. Suddenly Roman turned to Virgil smiling.

"I just realized! You only have a couple of weeks left on your crutches!" Roman said.

"Yeah, Janus said his mom might let me throw them out the window when I'm done with them," Virgil said.