Sickly Intertwined

Chapter Four:

 The annoying blaring of my alarm woke me up at 7:30 right on the dot. Standing up from my bed, a wave of dizziness crashes over me. I haven't slept through the night in so long my body is literally protesting at the amount of sleep I received last night. I quickly get dressed. I have to be in my exam room at no later than 8:15. I pull on some black leggings with a gray sweatshirt. I slick my hair back into a ponytail. Whoever told me that a ponytail helps you focus better on an exam has literally saved my life. Deciding not to wear makeup today, I slip on my shoes, grabbing my phone and head downstairs.

My eyes feel extremely heavy this morning, as if I'm fighting to keep my eyes open. I decide to make myself a cup of coffee and grab a banana from the fruit bowl on the counter on my way out the door. Locking the door behind me, I decided with my unfocused state, it would probably be better to walk to my class. It would be just my luck to get into a car accident because I got too much sleep. Thankfully, my apartment is only a ten minute walk from campus.

When I get to the door of the exam room, I reach for the handle at the same time as someone else causing us to bump hands. I retracted my hand immediately seeing who's hand I had just accidentally grabbed. Low and behold its Mr. bitch and brood. Corvin gives me a look of annoyance and opens the door aggressively motioning for me to walk in. I give him a mocking smile and walk through the door as I take my seat in one of the open chairs on the outside of the aisle, third row from the bottom. I see Corvin in the corner of my eye sitting on the outer seat, two rows up, on the opposite side of me. Our testing proctor walks into the room with her booming voice sounding like an annoying ass siren at eight in the morning.

"Alright everyone, phones off and place them into this bucket that will be passed around." She hands the bucket to the student sitting right in front of him.

I pull my phone out of my pocket, before turning it off and placing it in the bucket as it is handed to me. I passed the bucket to the person on the opposite side of the aisle, needing to stand from my seat in order to reach the bucket across to her. As I stand a crashing wave of dizziness overcomes me and I stumble for a moment but I catch myself and sit in my seat. A few people around me are looking at me with questioning glances.

I feel multiple pairs of eyes burning into me. The hair on my neck stands up as I feel a particular set of emerald eyes connecting with the back of my head. I turn in my seat and I lock eyes with Corvin. He has a puzzled look on his face with one brow raised at me in silent question. Ignoring him all together, I turned back in my seat and faced the front as our testing proctor began passing out the packets. As she places mine on my desk I open the packet, my eyes drooping ever so slightly and I decide to put my head down while I work. Desperate to save some energy....

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I feel something being pulled out from beneath me, followed shortly after by a nidge on my arm. Lifting my head I see Corvin standing next to my seat. I look around the room and see the professor holding a stack of papers a few rows up, making her way higher. Oh. my. God. I fell asleep!! I look back at Corvin and I see him smirking down at me.

"Feeling a little sleepy, huh?" His shoulder bounced up and down from his silent laughter.

I send him a glare and grab my bag standing quickly and pushing past him storming out of the room. Another wave of dizziness hits me hard as I leave the room, causing me to stumble and grip onto the wall for support. I feel a hand grab me under my forearm, steadying me. I see Corvin standing next to me, an apprehensive look on his face as he holds onto my arm that I involuntarily lean on. He studies my face for a moment before frowning and opening his mouth in an aggressive tone.

"Are you drunk?!" He raises his voice a little when he says this, causing a few people in the hallway around us to look between the two of us. I give them a small apologetic smile and turn back to Corvin, pulling my arm out of his grasp.