Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy
Author:Cynthia Murphy [Murphy, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-28T00:00:00+00:00
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The common room is crammed, as usualâcake, scones, and tea come out at four and by then everyone is ravenous after a day of classes. I select a sconeâno raisins, thank you very muchâwith butter, some of Creepy Billyâs homemade jam, which is, quite frankly, amazing, and a cup of steaming hot Earl Grey tea. We join the others in what I already think of as âourâ seats, and I notice that Coleâs plateful of Victoria sponge cake is rivaled only by Marcusâs. Thereâs a happy, crumb-filled silence and when Iâve inhaled my scone, I curl up onto the seat, satiated by the sugar. I hold a shallow white cup between my hands, and I relish the heat seeping into my bones. But I miss mugs.
âYou miss what?â Kat asks between mouthfuls of lemon drizzle.
âEr, mugs.â I really do need to watch what I say aloudâhow embarrassing. Mugs. I cringe inwardly.
âI get it,â Cole chimes in, delicately picking up his cup, the handle between his thumb and forefinger. âThese things have, like, a thimbleful of tea in them. Give me a chipped mug with strong tea in it any day.â
âAgreed!â I laugh. I do like the Earl Grey, but he doesnât have to know that. âSo, whatâs everyone doing before dinner?â
A chorus of âPrepâ goes up and Cole gives me a wry smile. Looks like weâll have company. We return our plates to the cart and wander over to the library, the five of us talking quietly as we enter. The desk by my Bernini is empty and I make a beeline to it, drop my bag as the others settle on the benches, and head straight to the circular central desk, where the computers are. I settle myself in front of one and get started.
âHow does this thing work, then, if thereâs no internet?â I swear I feel the whisper of a kiss on the back of my neck as Cole appears behind me and I almost full-on swoon.
âOh, there is internet, just not on these. You need to book internet time on one of the laptops, so it can be monitored. This is easy, thoughâyou just type in your class and thereâs usually a list of recommended reading, like this.â I point to the screen, where my modern history reading list is displayed. âI have a paper due on small-town legends. So I click here.â I press the touch screen and a title is highlighted with a blue bar. I repeat the process. âThen here and hereââtwo more blue barsââthen hit Submit.â
The small printer whirrs and spits out a piece of paper. At the top is my name, the date and time, and the list of books Iâve requested.
âThen we take it to the librarian. Sheâs really good; she can usually recommend a couple of extras that arenât on the list, if you tell her what youâre doing.â I point at the screen. âYour turn.â
When we both have our lists, we follow the curve of the desk around to the opposite side, where Ms.
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