Unethical by Jennifer Blackwood

Author:Jennifer Blackwood [Blackwood, Jennifer]
Language: dan
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, NA, assisted suicide, romance, college, Entangled, Jennifer Blackwood, med school, Embrace, new adult, medical school
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Blake

My sad, sorry excuse for a laptop wobbled as I opened the screen. It barely hung on by my last-ditch duct tape effort. Andrew had tripped over the power cord during a party, and my laptop had sailed across the room, starting the gradual downfall of the POS. Unlike what I originally thought, duct tape did not fix everything; it just delayed the inevitable—biting the dust.

I logged in to the forum for class. Even though I had given more than three responses and already had a grade for the assignment, Payton and I had kept exchanging cryptic messages. It was pretty fun, but I probably should just text her in case the TA decided to go perusing the forum.

No new posts popped up when I clicked on my original message, but as I exited the forum, my phone buzzed on my desk.

Payton.

P: Had a great time the other night. Made me think of all the good times we had.

Did this mean she was ready to give it another try? Definitely the vibe I was getting from her text. Grinning like an idiot, I hit the reply button.

B: Yeah. I miss the good old days.

A text rang in a few second later.

P: Me, too.

Finally. Took her long enough to admit it.

I put down my phone and logged in to my email. Ten new emails and a mountain of messages I still needed to reply to. Most of them were questions about fraternity events this month and our annual fundraiser for leukemia. Fall was our biggest party season, which meant more time spent decorating, and more time cleaning. My Social Planning Committee position meant I headed all major functions. Luckily, Ricky had given me his notes from last year when he ran that position. So far so good. And if I didn’t fuck anything up too bad, I had a good possibility of being chapter president next year. I’d held a position in office all three years, and I was pretty sure I would get the position after spring elections.

Under the cluster-fuck of fraternity emails, one sat, unopened, from my aunt. A queasy feeling settled in my stomach. She never emailed me to relay good news, and she’d already told me about her plans for Thanksgiving, so this must be bad. Really bad. I popped the muscles in my neck and steeled myself as I clicked on the message.

Dearest Blake,

I am so sorry to inform you that Uncle Chuck lost his job. Money will be tight until he finds a new one, so we won’t be able to help with your tuition next term. Your bedroom is still here if you need to come back and take a break from college. I’m off to go get a mani and pedi and pick up my dry cleaning. Frederick misses you. Toodles.

Aunt Lily

I couldn’t do anything but stare at the screen. She said they were strapped for cash, but she could go get fucking manis and pedis—whatever the hell that was—and dry cleaning?

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