A College Lie (A College Tale #2)

Chapter 22 - A smorgasbord of apology | Olivia

Three days have gone by since Enzo's and I am so grateful for Tyreek and Dom putting that together. It feels wonderful to have Ella and Mariam back into my everyday routine again and to feel their support.

After we broke down crying we had a really long and good talk. We got to hash everything out and clear up that huge misunderstanding regarding my relationship with Tyreek.

It was also during that dinner we started planning on how to get Dax back. We all agreed that it will take some major apologizing skills that unfortunately I don't possess. The downside of being exemplary at holding grudges is that I rarely have to swallow my pride and do the deed of apologizing.

Karma, of course now when I need it more than ever it comes back to bite me in the ass.

That's why the support from my best friends means the world to me and that we sat the entire night and talked about it made me feel more up for the task and of course the girls had plenty of ideas.

That's kind of how I ended up here, outside the computer science building with a smorgasbord with all kinds of sandwiches, or as Mariam want's to call it: the smorgasbord of apology. Ella said he once told her that he can never stay mad when bribed with food but I have some suspicions he meant that with smaller fights.

Anyway I have to give it a shot, who knows maybe he has had some time to think about it and feels more open to hearing me out, a girl can always hope.

The bravery I felt this morning when I was preparing everything has slowly faded during the day and now the last drop of it is replaced by nervousness. I don't want to make anything worse and if it wasn't for Dom telling us that Dax confessed during a night out that he still loves me, I wouldn't try.

It feels like at some time you have to take the hint and give up and if I only had that reaction about two weeks ago when I met him in the hallway outside dad's office, I would leave him alone.

So now all my trust is put in Dom's insider information and I really hope he is right about this.

People have been going in and out of the building all the time I have been standing here but none of them have been Dax. His class should finish up any second now and I try to mentally prepare myself.

I close my eyes and take five deep breaths before I open them again. I am positive that the people passing by me can hear my heart beat like crazy right now. A lean and tall guy comes running out of the entrance with his arms filled with papers and a computer bag thrown over his shoulders and I snap into focus since that is my cue to get ready.

Ella told me about that guy and it means that their class is over. The plan is to have Ella tell Dax she needs to talk to the professor so he will leave without her.

Then when he comes out I will be standing ready with my smorgasbord to lure him in. I am putting my luck and faith in Dax's healthy appetite because Ella is dead set on that this will work. I just hope that she is right.

People start pouring out and when the flow of people starts to fade he finally appears through the door and my breath gets caught in my throat when I see how tired he looks. Judging by the look of it it seems like he hasn't slept in weeks.

With my heart beating like crazy I wave my hand at him and hope that he will see me and actually give me a chance to explain. When he actually looks my way and meets my eyes I say a silent prayer that he will come over and not just run away. Judging by the look in his eyes there is a fifty-fifty chance for him to come over.

I take it as a small victory when he turns toward where I am standing and slowly start to approach me. The look in his eyes tells me he is not in the mood but fortunately for me he is at least intrigued, or hungry, enough to come over.