In His Kiss - Ava Alise Page 0,36
selfish thinking that she's avoiding me because we slept together. Maybe it isn't me at all. I know she's heartbroken over catching her father cheating, and if that's the case, she needs me right now. We have always held each other up. But not knowing what her true motives are for the distance forces me to have to sit still with my dick in my hands. Maybe Roman's right. Maybe I should just tell her the truth and see where we fall.
I really don't need to be thinking about this right now. I look down at a seven page exam full of more than one hundred questions. The crisp papers slide through my fingers as I flip through the pages again. I need get this thing done. The room starts to grow quiet as everyone busies themselves with the test. Even Felicia, who's taken a seat just three rows in front of me. I try not to watch but the sight of her causes the tension from the other day to creep back into my thoughts.
Fuck, I need to focus.
My eyes drift to the center of the room where Satchi is sitting at his large brown desk, watching as the last of the students enter the classroom. I take one more deep breath before I dive in, pulling knowledge from the study sessions that I did over the weekend, along with everything I've learned this quarter. I really enjoy robotics, so I don't find it too difficult to answer the questions, but I make a point to read over each one multiple times before attempting to answer. A little over an hour goes by and one by one students rise from their seats and quietly make their way to the front of the room to turn their test in before leaving the room. I finish my exam at a decent time, I think. But I spend an extra few minutes scanning over the more difficult questions to be sure I’m confident in the answers I gave. Then I gather my things and head to the front of the room.
When I make it to the professor's desk, he glances up and gives me a small nod. I nod back, then turn on my heel and walk toward the exit. My nerves are shot but I’m also totally relieved it’s finally over. Hopefully I did well enough, but I know waiting on Satchi’s final assessment will be torture.
As I’m heading toward the door, Felicia glances up at me briefly. There’s not an ounce of emotion on her face. It's as if I was just a random person she's never seen before. Fucking fine by me. I head outside to my car and make my way home.
It's a warm afternoon, something I'm just now noticing, probably due to feeling so free. I can't believe the final test of my junior year of college is over. The guys are already talking about going out to celebrate Friday night. I will definitely be celebrating, but trying to decide if I should invite Xia or not is driving me crazy. This is getting really fucking old.
I'm halfway to my apartment complex when my phone starts ringing, and I'm surprised to see Xia's name flashing across the screen. I quickly press the button on my steering wheel to answer.
"Zee?" I say, pulling to a stop at a traffic light.
"Hey, are you busy right now?" Her voice sounds quieter than usual, almost as if she's whispering.
"No, just leaving school, what's up?" The light turns green and traffic to my left starts to move forward but I decide to make a sudden right into a convenience store parking lot instead.
"Umm…" she stammers. "I'm about to take my calculus exam. I'm actually standing in the hall outside the classroom but I got a weird text from my mother over two hours ago. Now she's not answering her phone or texting me back."
"Really? Well, what did the text say?"
"It says, 'She can't be here.'"
My brows furrow. "Who can't be here?" I ask.
“I don't know. I'm going over there when I finish my exam… but I'm so worried. She's been really down over the last few days. Can you please check on her for me?" I can hear the panic in her voice and it causes my heart rate to pick up.
"Of course." I had barely settled my car in the parking lot before whipping it back around toward the street. "I'll go now."
She exhales, the air causing a staticky sound to