Chapter 53: The Jealous Gang
Evaline:
Monday mornings should be outlawed.
That was the first thought I had as the sun forced its way through the curtains and my alarm rang like a vengeful banshee. I groaned while planting my face into my pillow.
Rowan was gone already like always. The only evidence he had even been here was the faint scent of pine and ash that was still lingering in the room.
Dragging myself out of bed, I headed to the common girl showers before getting dressed in my bedroom. Once I was done, I joined Mallory and Ria before all three of us headed to the dining hall where the others were waiting for us.
"So," Noah said as he popped a slice of fruit into his mouth, "who else nearly fell asleep during Professor Elwin’s monologue on magical contracts last Friday?"
"I did," Ria confessed immediately. "I swear his voice is cursed. He could read a battle plan and still make it sound like bedtime poetry."
"I think he’s just old," Mallory said with a smirk. "But that doesn’t explain why half the class actually likes him."
"Because he gives easy marks," Selene added with a shrug.
I was half listening to them while half glancing around the dining hall that was buzzing with students. Our table was tucked into the corner beneath a large glass window, and it had become our little pocket of piece from the very first day.
I was enjoying the view until my eyes halted on a familiar figure at the far end of the room.