Exams had started and Kainene was half-crazed with exam stress. She had done two of her modules and she thought they had gone reasonably okay. However, her last two papers were on the same day which was the next day. She had never had two papers on the same day so she was understandably going mental.
At the moment, she was pulling an all-nighter in the basement of the French building on Woodland Road. She had not been there for the past two days as she had spent those days in the 24 hour computer room, but now it was incredibly full with everyone trying for last minute cramming so she had moved back to her favourite study room.
She chugged down her Red bull and noticed, with a wry smile on her face, the four cans lined up on her table. And to think first year did not count -- what was she going to do during her second year exams?
She paused the song she was listening to on her IPod and took out her headphones. She stood up to stretch and jumped with a little squeak as she heard the door above her open.
It was two a.m. and she suddenly realised she was the only person in a building at such a late hour. What was she going to use to defend herself against any mad rapist?
It did not occur to her, in her fright, to wonder why a rapist would know the code to the basement.
She heard footsteps as the person walked downstairs and her eyes widened as the main door to the room opened.
'Oh my God, thank God it's you.' Kainene gasped as she held a hand to her rapidly beating heart.
Rufus looked at her slightly puzzled. He had not expected her to be so relieved to see him.
'Oh, I didn't think you'd be so happy to see me.' He said.
Kainene shook her head as she fell back down unto her seat, 'Better you than a rapist, innit?'
Rufus smiled at that, then he saw that her smile was fading and her eyes going cautious. 'Erm, how's studies going?'
Kainene replied with a, 'And how did you know I was down here anyway?'
Rufus looked surprised at the reply to his question, 'Oh, err Viola told me.'
Right. She was going to slaughter Viola the moment she laid her eyes on her.
As she studied him, she realised that he looked incredibly tired. And stunning. His eyes had dark shadows under it, and his hair looked like he had almost pulled them out of their roots. But he still looked smouldering. His jumper hugged his broad shoulders and his jeans hung on his lean hips. She suddenly remembered how she had looked when she left her room for the basement, and on recalling how shabbily she had dressed, she groaned inwardly. She was definitely worse looking than then, she was sure. Her jumper hung down one skinny shoulder and her clavicle looked very pronounced. Oh God and her tattered jeans had been held together by a dead belt which did not really stop it from nearly falling off her skinny hips. And her hair! It had not been near a brush in days and looked like a snarling monster.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
'Right. Okay, well...how have exams been going for you then?' Kainene asked, trying to tame her hair, but to no avail.
Rufus shrugged, 'Well, alright I guess. It's finished now anyway. I finished mine today.'
Kainene smiled, 'Well guess you economists are lucky, innit. I finish tomorrow and I've got two exams as well.'
Rufus smiled sympathetically, 'That sucks.'
