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The second we drove through the redbrick walls lining the entrance, I felt as if I was in two different places at once. The road wasn’t paved. It kinda looked like it was just worn down into the rolling green grass to create a path for cars to travel. Mature trees dotted the grass, and nestled ahead was a large redbrick building that looked as though it could have been there for ages. The whole place would have made me feel like I was stepping back in time if it weren’t for the massive and shiny modern building that rose massively behind the old one.
“Talk about making yourself known,” I mused as I stared at the all-glass building. It was seemingly made up entirely of windows that would no doubt glint in the sun. As we got closer, I could tell it was curved on one side.
“What?” Lars muttered.
Turning away from the view, I glanced at him. Dude was a little less prickly since he got some coffee in him. Pretty sure his eyes rolled into the back of his head when he took that first sip. Made me wonder what kinda face he’d make when someone rocked his world.
Not information you need to know,I reminded myself.
Hitching my chin toward the building, I said, “That building doesn’t really look like it belongs here.”
“The medical buildings here are state-of-the-art,” he replied as if that explained everything as he drove deeper into campus.
It was bigger than I expected, though I wasn’t sure why. It was the best college for medicine in this country, and it ranked high in all of Europe. It was basically what Westbrook was in the States. But where Westbrook blended its historic campus with modern upgrades, there was not much blending here.
The buildings were either tall and brick, looking as though they’d been here a while, or all chrome and glass, glowing with newness. Instead of blending together, it looked like a clash of very different worlds.
With the sun setting, I couldn’t see as much as I wanted, but since I was going to be calling this place home for the next few months, I had time. No point in rushing it.
“Let me look up the name of where I’m staying. You can drop me there,” I said, grabbing my phone to light up the screen.
“You don’t even know where you’re staying?” He scoffed.
“‘Course I do,” I replied. “I got the info right here in this email.” Except I didn’t see said info. Clearing my throat, I tossed him a sheepish look. “Let me just check thisotheremail.”
The car slowed, turning onto a street winding between some tall buildings that looked like apartments made of gray brick. “Don’t bother. This is it.”
I dropped the phone into my lap, looking around a little more fully. “Bro, you know where I live?”
“Ja.”
“That means yes, right?”
“Ja.”
I smiled. “How did you know? Is it because you picked me up from the airport? Bro!” I said, sitting up a little straighter in my seat. “Do you know my roomie?”
“Roomie,” he repeated.
I nodded. “Yeah, you know, my roommate?” I snapped, trying to remember. “My buddy!” I exclaimed.
He winced. “Do you do everything with so much energy?”
I leaned over the center console of the small car, crowding into his space, something he definitely did not seem to like. Lowering my voice, I answered, “Everything. Never heard any complaints.”
His pale cheeks darkened, and a rush of something filled me. Oh, getting under his skin wassosatisfying.
The little car whipped into a parking spot, and he hit the brake abruptly, which sent me sprawling back into my seat.
Gasping, I said, “You spilled your coffee!”
The look of horror on his face was freaking epic as he rotated his entire upper body to the cup holder where his coffee was nestled securely. Seeing his coffee was just fine, his eyes whipped up, piercing me with their pale color.
I smiled. “Just kidding.”
“Get out of my car.”
“Sure thing.” I agreed, pushing open the door and stepping out into the twilight hour. The rain had finally stopped, but everything was still good and drenched. After stretching out my muscles, I grabbed my coffee and what was left of the food I’d gotten at Espresso House. Place was a lot like Starbucks.
