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Looking at Jordan, I shove my phone in his face. “I got aC.” My head spins, and tears threaten to spill, so I bring the cup to my lips and start chugging.
“That can’t be right.” He takes my phone and stares at it. “Fuuckkk.” He looks down at me. “He straight up robbed you.” Shaking his head, he says, “You’re not gonna freak out and do something drastic, are you?” He bursts out laughing.
I grab his cup and down the remaining punch, then snatch my phone back.
“Whatever. Make fun of me.” I sniff, my entire mouth now numb.
“Sorry.” He keeps laughing. “Look, that has to be a mistake. I read your paper. It was perfect.” He pulls my arm to follow him. “Let’s refill your punch. You can email him, and then we can get fucked up.” He fist pumps a random guy walking by. Eminem’s “Not Afraid” is so loud that not only is my tongue tingly, but so are my ears.
“I need some air,” I yell at his back.
“What? Come on, we can grab our drinks and sit on the roof,” he calls back over his shoulder.
“No.” I stop as the room kind of spins. “I’m not drinking any more until I email the dean.”
He shakes his head at me. “Bad idea. He won’t respond until Sunday at the earliest, so let’s drinkkkk.” He pounds his chest.
Rolling my eyes, I step toward the front door, miming that I’m going outside to use the phone.
“Excuse me,” I mumble at a group of stupid guys blocking the door.
They keep laughing and smoking.
“I said, move.” Not waiting, I duck under one guy’s arm and keep walking while I press on Dean Powers’s email.
Dear Dean Powers,
I just got my paper back, and as I got a C, I am sure there is a mistake. Please change it.
Thank you,
Alexandrea Carter
I don’t even reread it and press Send, growing more pissed by the second. Because Jordan is right. He’s not gonna respond until Sunday. Almost immediately my phone vibrates with a message.
Ms. Carter,
I assure you, thatisyour grade. If you are unhappy or confused, please make an appointment on Monday during my office hours to discuss.
Best,
Dean Powers, Ph.D and MBA
The Rice Family Professor of Energy Solutions
Vice Dean and Chair of the Environmental Engineering Department
Barrett School of Engineering
California University
“Oh my God.” I stare at the email and walk away from the annoyingly loud party so I can think. I should probably just make a stupid appointment, but whatever, screw him. I’m emailing again.
Dean Powers,
I’m not waiting until Monday!
Alexandrea
