Shifting Forms For Clumsy Felines by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press

12

Krissi

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I sigh and dump my bag on the bench in front of the rows of uncomfortable fold-down seating. I hate lectures in halls like this, it's almost always hard to hear, and the seats are all connected together, meaning that the whole bench shakes if someone has a nervous twitch, making it virtually impossible to make any notes.

I glance longingly at the door, wishing I could escape and go do anything other than sit through an hour and a half of the lecturer droning on about the reasons the existence of vampires is good for the economy. The advantages of having an entire workforce that is nocturnal isn't lost on me, but it seems to be a simple concept being heavily over complicated.

"Can I sit here?"

I look up to find Jeremy standing at the end of the bench.

My mouth goes dry. I've been avoiding him ever since our kiss. "Mmhmm."

He shuffles in and sits in the seat next to me.

"I didn't realise you had this lecture." I've never seen him at it before, but then we never bothered to compare schedules. I always assumed his would be different.

"I didn't take this module last year, so I thought I would this year," he answers. "I'm starting to regret the choice."

I let out a soft snort. "You're not alone. But I know this is the kind of module that employers really like."

"Because it's imperative that we all understand the ins and outs of international economies, even if we're going into a completely unrelated field."

"That's the way the world works," I point out.

"So true."

We lapse into silence. I reach out and grab my coffee cup. I take a drink, mostly for something to do, but the sweet chai tea is a welcome distraction from Jeremy sitting beside me. I know we need to talk about what's going on between us, but it's difficult to find the right words to.

"Oh well done on the win on Wednesday," I say. "You played well."

"Thanks." He smiles reassuringly. "I was surprised, I thought the Sabre Woods team would be more of a challenge. Maybe it's the magic of being cheered by the best cheerleaders in the country." The grin he flashes me shows just how seriously he means the words.

I shake my head in bemusement. "If you say so."

"You don't think you're the best?"

"We don't have the trophy to say so."

"Isn't that because the competition isn't until next month?"

"You've got me there," I admit. "Zara's been pushing us extra hard because she thinks we're going to fail."

"That doesn't sound very inspirational."

I shrug. "That's just cheer captains for you. They can be taskmasters."

"Even more so than rugby coaches," he jokes.

A small smile tugs at the corners of my lips. "Yours doesn't seem too bad."

"He's not," he admits. "I've certainly known worse."

We lapse into silence and I glance towards the front of the lecture hall to be sure we're not in danger of getting into trouble for talking over the lecturer.

I breathe a sigh of relief as I realise he's busy talking to a small group of students.

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