The Secrets Among Us

TSAU Ch.3

|Audree|

I look at the time and see that it is 12:40.

"Shit, I'm like ten minutes late!"

I rush through the halls and am having trouble finding my next class. I looked on the canvas site and the syllabus said that I would be in room 35 in the Q building. I rush up the stairs and the echo of my rushed footsteps emanated loudly throughout the flights of stairs.

Shit shit shit! Why did I have to go check out those soccer players at lunch...It was worth it though I mean those legs were so muscular and you could see their-

I trip on a step and would have busted my nose if I didn't catch myself. I take a moment to catch my breath and check the floor I am on. The sign at the entrance has the numbers 30-40 on it.

This must be the floor.

As I start to feel ready to walk again I notice some students come out of an elevator right next to the stairs.

Wow, seriously!?

It doesn't take me long to find the class room so I walk in and the professor is going over his grading policy. I try to sneak and look for a seat and I see one available next to Zahaire. When I make it to the seat, I scoot the chair out and it makes a loud noise. Now everyone's attention is on us. Zahaire quickly covers his face with one hand and turns away from me in an attempt to hide himself from my embarrassment.

"Name please." The professor says.

"Uh, Audree Sinclaire." I say nervously as I take a seat.

"I hope you won't make a habit of being this late, I have a full class and 40 other students on the waitlist who I am sure would be her on time."

"I'm sorry professor It won't happen again." I say. He goes back to talking about the grading policy.

Once I get myself situated I look over to Zahaire and I punch his shoulder.

"What was that earlier! Too embarrassed to be seen with me huh?" I whisper.

"I'm sorry but that was just too painful to watch...not a great look for your first day" he chuckles.

"Ugh, whatever, I can't believe you." I chuckle back. 

|Zahaire|

Class is over and me and Audree gather our notebooks and head out.

"Man, I can tell that teacher is going to be strict! Isn't the first day supposed to be like, just going over the syllabus? But nooo, he went ahead and got started on the first chapter." Audree lets out an exhausted sigh.

"Well it is college algebra, we probably have a lot of material to go over." I try to reassure her.

"Uugh, I don't know why but I guess I thought college would be more fun...not so boring you know." Audree groans.

"This is real life not a TV drama series. Sorry to break it to ya but no jock is going to almost hit you with a football that had no business being thrown in the school hallways and walk up to you where you two will have a moment where you begin some toxic and heart squeezy relationship." I rant.

"You just finished watching Glee didn't you?" Audree states.

"Yes." I reply. "But that's not where I got that from."

Moments after some muscular looking guy with a shirt that is way too tight on him, comes up and talks to Audree.

"Party at Kappa Sigma, be there or be square." He winks at her.

"Awe thaanks, can like my friend come too~" She says in her valley girl accent as she twirls her hair.

"Umm, sure yeah." He says after looking me up and down, somehow making me feel violated and judged. "As long as you're there beautiful."

Audree obnoxiously laughs at his comment and he walks away with a proud smile on his face. I turn to her and burst out laughing.

"Why did you do that man like that?" I wiped a tear from my eye.

"I had to, I gotta make my own fun out of a simp like that." She chuckles. "But we are TOTALLY going to this party." She smiles deviously.

"Audree, no..." I plead as I pout.

"Yes, we are going and that's on what?" She says, expecting me to finish her sentence, but I refuse this time. "Period." She finishes. 

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