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Oh fuck.
"I have in my hand the essay you wrote for last week’s assignment."
"Professor Hamlin, I swear I—"
He holds up a single hand and cuts me off. "Don't interrupt me, son."
Slouching down in my seat, I pinch the bridge of my nose and brace myself for what's to come.
"Now, I don't know what you thought I had in mind when I said to write an essay on the most influential thing to ever happen to you, but From Escort to Entrepreneur: How Prostitution Changed My Life was definitely not it."
The entire class breaks out into laughter, except for Tyeler. She sits there with her arms crossed and a proud smirk on her face. The professor walks up and places the essay on my desk.
"You'll have this rewritten for me in the next 48 hours, yes?"
I nod. "Yes, sir."
IT ISN'T UNTIL CLASSends that I finally have a chance to confront Tye. She and Kennedy are halfway through the courtyard by the time I get outside, and I have to jog to catch them.
"Tye, wait up."
As if she wants nothing more than to bask in my humiliation, she stops and turns around. "Can I help you?"
I hold the essay up. "Cunning. Really."
"I thought so." She smiles, running her fingers through her hair.
"No, definitely." I pause and look her up and down. "I just thought you were better than a few childish pranks. I'm starting to think maybe you're not as dangerous as people think you are."
Kennedy snorts while Tye narrows her eyes on me. It might be stupid to provoke her, but at this point, I don't care. If she wants to fuck with me, it's fair game. She glances around the crowded courtyard, and the corner of her mouth raises as she takes a step back.
"Carter, for the last time, I didn't give you chlamydia!" she shouts, loud enough for anyone around to hear her.
Throwing a hand over her mouth, Kennedy hides her laughter while others stop to stare at me. Tye, however, grins and loops her arm with Kennedy's before walking away.
"Jokes on you," I call out. "Now everyone thinks we slept together."
She doesn't care, choosing to flip me off without another word and leaving me to deal with the inevitable rumor that's bound to circulate from this.
Lucky me.
