Extra Credit

The Good Friend

I had absolutely no idea what to do after that night. My stomach was in knots when I woke up that next morning to get ready for school. Professor Calaway's class was first today and all I could do was pace back and forth around my apartment. There was no way I could show my face after what happened. He probably thought I was a real whore and didn't deserve to become anything better. I finally decided that avoiding him was my best option. Sure I couldn't miss too many classes but what choice did I have?

I sat down at my computer desk and wrote Professor Calaway an email stating that I wouldn't be in class that day because I had come down with the flu. He wrote back saying, "Ok that's fine. I'll e-mail you the homework."

I let out a sigh of relief and headed back to bed for another hour. After that, I got up and crept onto campus so I could attend my other classes.

"Girl where have you been all day?" Ally asked when I walked into General Arts class.

I sighed and took a seat on a stool across from her. "Oh…I wasn't feeling that great so-"

"-What? Aria come on you know I know you better than that so…what's going on with you?" she asked.

I sighed and looked around the room for a moment. I bent forward to tell her what happened the night before. She ended up covering her mouth in shock after I told her about it.

"Oh my goodness Aria…no wonder you weren't in class." She said. "Have you seen him at all?"

I shook my head, "No. I mean I can't show my face in front of him again. It'll be too weird."

She sighed, "Well if you ask me, I think he probably feels worse than you do. I mean the man has a wife and the minute he tries to go have some fun, he ends up feeling all over his student."

I glared at her, "Thanks for reliving that for me but luckily he's about to get a divorce,"

"Oh I'm sorry girl. I'm just shocked that's all."

I ran my hand through my hair and sighed, "I don't know what to do. I was hoping that no one from this school besides Alberto would know I worked there…now he knows…"

She looked at me with concern in her eyes and then smiled. "You know what, we're going out today just me and you."

I shook my head, "Thanks but I'd rather not get caught lying about my sickness."

She chuckled, "Uh hello, you're already risking it by being here in class."

I sighed and rubbed the back of my neck as the rest of the students took their seats.
"Besides, I refuse to let my best friend be upset like this. You need to smile." She said.

"I don't know Ally…"

"Look, wear some sweatpants, pull your hair up into a messy bun, and pretend to be sick. If he spots us I'll just tell him that we're getting you some soup." She said.

I smiled, "Thanks Ally, you're a great friend."

"Only the best," she said with a delightful smile.

I giggled and turned my attention to the Professor who had just walked in. The entire time I was in class all I could think about was that night I ran into Professor Calaway. My chest tingled from the memory of his warm hands touching my breasts. I shifted in my seat and tried to focus on the task that was being assigned but those thoughts clouded my mind. The deep baritone of his voice, the smell of his cologne, and the touch of his hands on my body was a lot to handle.

I raised my hand and asked the Professor if I could be excused. She gladly nodded and I wasted no time heading to the bathroom. I stood in front of the sink and splashed water in my face. I dried it off with a paper towel and took a few deep breaths. I was praying that this wouldn't happen to me but it did. Now I knew for sure that I couldn't see this man.

As promised, Ally took me out after class for a nice relaxing day. We headed down to the spa to get full body massages, facials, and mud baths. It was definitely what I needed to take a load off. After going there, we headed to a Chinese restaurant for some food and then headed back to my apartment. We ate our food while helping each other with the homework assigned to us.

"So are you going to show up to school on Monday?" she asked.

I sighed, "I don't know. Personally I think avoiding him is my best bet at this point."

"Yeah but if you keep skipping class he'll eventually catch on and you can fail. I don't want to see that happen to you."

I glanced at her with a smile, "I guess I'll have to switch majors…"

She shook her head, "Now that's extreme measures."

"Yeah true. I'll think of something but coming to class isn't an option right now." I said before writing down an answer to a question.

She sighed and decided to drop the subject which was good for me since I really didn't want to talk about it. I knew she was just trying to help but there wasn't anything she could do to change my mind about this. As far as I was concerned, Professor Calaway thought differently of me and it wasn't what I wanted him to see.