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My body shivers uncontrollably

But if I get this recoet any job I want

One even hundreds of miles away Coupled with the ht

Once the class ends, I stand from my chair and approach my professor

“This is a little unorthodox, but I’ve been asked to deliver a e to you on behalf of student services,” she says without looking up at me from her slideshow notes It’s clear she thinks I’ve inconvenienced her and that, whatever this is about, she thinks it’sthe first chance you have”

I deflate like a torn balloon Would it kill her to smile? She knoant this position The woman has hated me since day one

“Okay, thank you”

Turning back the way I came, IMy throat feels clogged I’ve never heard of student services calling a student to their building Everything is done online The building is staffed with students, run by a single adult, which isn’t a power dyna myself into

I feel like I’ve been called into the principal’s office as I wait my turn in a row of students who’ve et more financial aid When it’sthe station, slipping herdown her supervisor, who takes over

“Hi, Ms Hart” His na but “We processed your tuition for the semester on the card on file, but it bounced after the hold period”

“Bounced?” I echo, curling

“There seems to be a problem with your payment method, and you don’t have an alternate one on file We’ve issued several alerts on the ca emails Since all of theistered student”

Impossible

Dozens of emails?

I check the inside, unable to accept this reality

“I don’t understand” My hands are shaking “This et an email! My portal looks fine”

I pull out h, there’s a little red exclaer icon, which wasn’t there when I checked thisout a lie about forgetting my password

Any sympathy this dude has for hten this out, you’re not an active student”

“Who do I have to speak to?” I ask in a daze

“I strongly suggest you pay the tuition as soon as possible None of your proble your student status for the semester, it may be too late, but in case it isn’t, you need to speak with the registrar”

“Fine”

I don’t bother saying anything else as I dash for the door The sooner I get this finished, the faster I can move toward my future

It doesn’t take istrar’s office