Please read Ch.1 to see what has led up to Janine's current predicament. This is a continuation of the previous chapter, though it can be read on its own. Again, I would appreciate any feedback.
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Janine's face was flushed. Her heart was pounding triple-time and she felt faint. Drew Carter and she continued towards their psychology class with Prof. Dawson, both silent.
I hope he didn't see that.
The 'that' in question was an obscene encounter with Brad Wheeler and two of his friends barely three minutes ago. Janine had escaped, somehow, though she had no idea how it all happened. Everything still felt like a blur.
Get your head in the game!
Drew was walking a few steps behind her. Janine seemed very out of it today. For some reason she didn't seem as clear headed as she usually was. Walking behind her, it was hard not to notice her skirt, a light blue cotton one that seemed moulded on her. It definitely fit very well, and was nothing like her usual t-shirt and jeans look. And she had worn it on a dare by Nat.
Natasha was Drew's girlfriend and Janine's best friend. She would have looked amazing it that skirt, he thought. Natasha was taller and had legs to die for. Janine's legs weren't so bad either. Her ass was definitely A grade.
Why hadn't I noticed that before?
He looked away quickly, searching for something else to focus on.
"Did you manage to listen to Prof. Dawson's CD yesterday?" Drew broke the silence. "It was so dry and it took a lot not to toss it out the window."
She licked her lips and cleared her throat to calm herself. "I think I did. Though I fell asleep halfway and don't remember much of it at all."
"Well don't they say the mind is still awake while the body is asleep? You probably listened to it all and absorbed every word that was said."
"I hope so. Or I'd be losing 25% of my final grade in the next hour."
They turned the corner to Professor Dawson's trademark scowl. "Mister Carter and Miss Tyler, you're just in time." He had a stack of papers in one hand and was beginning to hand them out. The Psychology pop quiz.
The next hour went by in a blur. Most of the students were frantic, having studied all night to grasp the difficult subject matter. Jonah Dawson seemed to look on in glee at the furrowed brows and nervous pen biting. Everyone seemed on edge except Janine Tyler.
Janine looked ridiculously calm in the raging sea of anxiety around her. She read the questions and wrote with nary a facial expression. She only looked up when Prof Dawson announced that the time was up. Only then she realised that he had been watching her like a hawk. She fidgeted for the first time in an hour and he finally looked away to collect the quiz papers from the grousing class.
"That was almost impossible!" Drew exclaimed. "I don't think I could have passed it even if I had a week to prepare!"
Janine shook the cobwebs out of her head. This seemed to happening rather often lately. Why can't I focus? She mumbled something about how it seemed to pass so fast, and not remembering much about the test.
"Lucky you, I was sweating it out. Uh-oh don't look now, Dawson's a coming." Drew nodded in the direction of the approaching professor.
"Miss Tyler. Did you bring my CD back?"
Oh no, Janine thought. I knew I forgot something this morning. "I left it at home; could I pass it to you tomorrow?"
"Make sure you do. I'll be in my office tomorrow after school."
"Um, sure." Prof. Dawson seemed satisfied with her response and left the room.
Drew let out a breath. "What was that about?"
"You took the last CD yesterday, so the prof gave me his original copy. He wanted it back." Janine shrugged it off.
"Still heading to the mall after school? Nat said to remind you that she'll be at the library until you're done. She finishes an hour early."
"Yeah, sure."
"Don't you dare be late! She seemed rather insistent."
Janine's ears perked up on the word 'dare'. "I won't be late." She replied, heading for her next class.
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The rest of the day was uneventful. Janine still received many compliments on her skirt, but steered clear of groups of males. They definitely didn't steer clear of her, some even whistling their appreciation as they passed in the hallways.