“How’s the studying going, Sasha?” Matthew whispered across the table.
“As good as can be expected,” I sighed, leafing through the massive textbook before me, smaller textbooks arrayed around it like moons. “I’m just looking forward to midterms being over so I can get back to a healthy sleep cycle.”
“Don’t worry. After next week things will be back to normal. It can’t be any worse than your philosophy class last semester, right?”
“Yeah, that’s true, at least, but that’s a pretty low bar. I just wish Professor Kaminski explained things a little better…”
“No, no, it’s like he always says: “Theese iz very seemple!” Isn’t Jessie taking that class with you? Maybe meet up with her later to go over some stuff.”
“Maybe I will…”
“Oh yeah, there’s a taiko concert next weekend. Wanna check it out with me? Saturday at seven. We can grab sushi beforehand, too. Make a night of it.”
I smiled. “Yeah, sure, that sounds fun. I’ll need something like that after these exams.” I looked up at the clock. “Damnit, I need to go to class in half an hour… Ugh, why do course reserves have such ridiculous late fees? Maybe I should just hold onto it overnight and pay the fine.”