Just College

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Daya. She was always running. Life wasn't fair for her either. The Liberal arts professor had supposedly changed the day of her test and she missed it. Why?. Because she stayed in the dormitories, trying to make the room conducive for some new roommate under Mistress Yoona's orders and she missed several tests and quizzes. Her hair was matting to her skin, and she could only blame it on the laps she has done to different lecture staff rooms to beg for a test retake. The lecturers allowed her to do so after her explanations but she doubt it was going to be same for her with Ms Sooyoung. She was a no-nonsense professor.

Daya gritted her teeth together before knocking on the door.

"Come in"

Daya stepped in and the female professor arched a brow at her state. She was barely trying to catch her breaths, her huge blue sweater had shifted to the side, falling off her shoulder and showing the strands of hair that wasn't in a bun as it got stuck to her skin.

"Indecent dressing", Choi Sooyoung commented, dragging her eyes back to the open books on her table.

Daya quickly pulled her sleeve up again, clutching the book she was hopefully going to use to take the test. "Hello ma'am", she panted out.

"Regain your breathing first please", the woman said not even sparing her as much as a glance. "I don't want you dropping on me"

Daya nodded, taking deep breaths. She patted her jean skirt down, trying to make herself as presentable as possible for the already irritated professor.

"So, what's the visit for, miss?", Sooyoung asked, boredly dragging her eyes up to the girl.

"I.. I missed the test yesterday", Daya quietly replied, staring into the woman's eyes.

"Okay, so?", Sooyoung folded her fingers into each other.

Daya took in a deep breath. "I missed it yesterday ma'am and it was definitely not intentional on my part"

Sooyoung smiled, "And it was, on my part?"

"No. No. Definitely not. I was asked to stay behind by the dorm mistress. Ms Yoona. Please, you can call her to verify", Daya pleaded.

"I don't need no verification, miss. The tests has passed", Sooyoung dropped her left hand loudly on the stacks of books. "And I am done grading them"

Daya let out a tired sigh. "Can't I still retake?. I.."

A knock and the door was opened afterwards without any permission from the lady. Kim Seungmin stepped in and Daya wanted to dissappear into thin air. He just had to materialise from nowhere when she was dressed shabbily and begging for a retake while looking completely disorganised and reeking of sweat.

"You sent for me", Seungmin said, shutting the door. He glanced at the female student in the room. She couldn't even meet his eyes. "Should I maybe come later?"

Daya was really grateful. She stared at Sooyoung with high hopes in her to just let the boy go. "No. No. You can stay", she said instead, even offering him up a seat.

"Sure", Seungmin muttered, rolling out one of the two seats in front of the professor's desk. He sat down and just kept quiet, hyperaware of the girl in this same room.

Daya sighed for the umpteenth time. "Ma'am, am I or am I not retaking the test?", she asked, loosing her tiny bit of patience.

"You can't, Ms.."

"Daya."

Sooyoung waved her hand, "You can't have a retake, miss Daya. That's against my rules and you know this"