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Jereo ahead? I’ to lock the roolance over her shoulder before accepting defeat She readjusted her backpack, gripping the strap where it lay over her shoulder, and scurried out the door I stepped out behind her, with Jere up the rear I was cautious as Ito hit me, I think she would have, but she didn’t

My stomach relaxed as I saw her hurry down the hallway to the main entryway

"Sorry about that" Jeremy closed the door and locked it He stepped around me with a smile and extended his arm to lead the way "Professor Gayle lets o there"

I followed as he went to the back hallhere professors had their offices He paused in front of the last one

"Am I in trouble?" I asked

He opened the door, but looked back, surprised "Why would you be?"

"Because I was late"

"Oh" He laughed "No, not at all I want to talk to you about what that other student asked about"

I tilted hed a second ti on the cluttered desk and sat down in the chair He motioned to the door "If you don’t mind, do you want to close that?" As I did, he pointed to the empty chair across from him "You can take a seat"

Once I sat down, he leaned forward, his elbows on the desk "We tell students that the Honors Study Group is only for those in the top two percent, but that’s not entirely true It’s for whomever we choose But roup consists of the best students in the nursing progra to do…" He shrugged, leaning back in his chair "Just about anything We study together, give each other pointers, help with papers and study guides, or just hang out The last tiirls had us over to her house" He paused, a secretive sht indeed"

I felt like I was going to be inducted into a secret society of nerds--the kind ere entitled, self-righteous pricks who got off on how s where I was, she would be drooling at the exclusiveness This guy was either going to invite me in or tell me how to apply I bit my lip I wasn’t sure I wanted to deal with this, whatever it was, but a voice inno It reminded me that sometimes it pays to put up, shut up, and see if there are benefits to being asked

I kept quiet, hearing hiether and rested them on the desk "Gayle wantedus"