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all I could do for my hair, which meant pulling it back into a ponytail and taming it with a ton of hair spray.
    After a quick inventory of everything in my backpack, I was confident I had everything I needed. I zipped it up and threw it over my shoulder. I left my room to find Lindy at the table finishing a bowl of cereal and Tyler in the kitchen, making himself a toaster pastry.
    “I’m ready. I have ten minutes. Please, drive fast.”
    Lindy looked over at Tyler. “Are you ready, Baby?”
    Why did he have to come with us? Why couldn’t Lindy borrow his car and take me?
    “Let me just finish cooking this…” Tyler pointed to the toaster. “It’ll take two seconds.”
    She looked back at me helplessly. “Just two more seconds.”
    I rolled my eyes. “I’ll be waiting downstairs.”
    “Okay, we’ll be down in a second. I just need to put on my shoes…” she pushed away from the table and jogged toward her bedroom.
    I casted an annoyed look toward Tyler before stepping out into the brisk morning air. Once I reached the car, I checked the time on my phone. It was already 8:45, which meant I had fifteen minutes to get my butt to Business Management 101. I sighed and sent Lindy a text:
    HURRY UP!!!!
    Less than a minute later, Lindy stepped out of the apartment followed by Tyler who was munching on his toaster pastry. She grabbed him by the sleeve of his shirt, and practically dragged him down the stairs with her. She knew how much I hated to be late.
    Once they reached the parking lot, she jogged up to the passenger door, breathing hard. “Sorry…”
    As soon as I heard the car unlock, I yanked open the rear passenger door and got in.
    Tyler reached into his armrest compartment and removed a pack of gum, taking a piece for himself, then offered some to Lindy and me. I declined, but Lindy snagged a piece. He chomped on his gum like a cow and lazily plugged in his iPod, searching through it for what song he wanted. I swore I was going to implode if he didn’t start driving.
    “Ty, we have to go! Autumn is going to be late!” Lindy warned before I could speak up.
    “Oh yeah, right. Sorry.” he said as if he just remembered why we were in the car in the first place.
    He reversed out of the spot without looking and we nearly hit a passing car. The victim of the near accident laid on the horn and sped off.
    “Shit! I didn’t even see that guy! What an asshole.”
    Yeah...what an asshole.
    We finally pulled up to Adelphi and I had five minutes to get to class. I sprung out of the car and jogged across the wet lawn, the heavy books in my backpack bouncing off my spine. I was glad I walked the campus beforehand or I would have never found my classroom. By the time I reached the door, my lungs burned and I was panting as if I had run a marathon. Maybe I needed to take Lindy up on that gym invite.
    I entered the classroom as gracefully as I could to get the least amount of stares possible. It looked like most of the seats were full, besides a few desks near the back. My professor was a balding man, I guessed to be in his mid-sixties. He dressed conservatively in a green tweed coat with a cream-colored button down shirt and brown pants. 
    I made my way to one of the vacant desks in the back, trying not to make eye contact with anyone.
    Plating my butt down in my chair, I spotted the large black and white clock over the board that read 9:00AM. I sighed in relief. I made it on time.
    Once I was settled, I felt brave enough to look at my brethren. I could spot the other freshman by the nervous glances they made back at me. But not all of them were fresh meat. Toward the front of the room, there was a mix of guys and girls talking and laughing low enough to not be disruptive. My breath caught as I recognized one of the guys—it was Vinny.
    Oh no! He had this class too?
    I hoped I was seeing things until he confirmed my suspicion when he turned and looked right at me. My breath caught unexpectedly as his light brown eyes