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Chapter 1

I barge into Brooke’s dor down onto her bed, completely and utterly exhausted It’s only ht in is a bit of an understatement… or as Nate and Brooke would say, it’s a major understatement

I’ so many classes, but how can I not? I mean, I didn’t come here to fuck around and make friends I came because I want to be the best damn criminal lawyer this screwed up world has ever seen, and that’s not going to happen if I spendaround

I’le second count

Even though Nate thinks I’ve bitten off more than I can chew, I see deep within his eyes just how da me work towardsasleep on the couch withshitty, quick h naturally, he’s had a feords to say about that too

Brooke continues typing away on her laptop, not even bothering to turn around to see who’s just barged into her roo on?” she murmurs into the screen

I throw my arm over my face and close ,” I groan “Thought I’d crash here before my next class I don’t want to drive all the way back hoain later”

“You’re not going to the study hall or the library?” she questions, feigning interest when she’s still focusing the majority of her attention on her laptop

“I should,” I groan, grabbing her pillow and squishing ht and had an early class this ”

“How late is late?” she asks, finally sitting back on her desk chair and swiveling it around to face me

“U “Maybe two or three in thefrolish this ”

“Tora,” she scolds “You’re going to kill yourself You can’t keep this up And not toto be too tired to produce good work You need to reign it in a bit and drop a class You can pick it up again next semester Ease into it”

“I’ll be fine,” I tell her, waving off her concerns for what feels like the millionth tiefrom her tone “Is that roommate of yours due back anytime soon?”