novelraw Chapter 168 - New Kid at School
Chapter 168 - New Kid at School
Scarlet was nervous. Although the drive from the apartment to her university took only ten minutes, the girl set her alarm two hours earlier before her first class. It was six in the morning and Scarlet decided to make some simple breakfast before she showered. Last night, she had been too nervous to sleep. The school prepared a three-day induction day-camp activity for all bridging course students from across the board. That meant that Scarlet would be meeting students from other faculties and courses as well.
The philosophy major only had about sixty students every year so the chances of finding someone who would be studying the same thing would be rather rare. The writer heard that there was only one lecturer in charge of the entire year's cohort for philosophy and the writer was slightly nervous about meeting the lecturer-in-charge after the camp was over.
Still, Scarlet tried to be optimistic and hit the gym for a short morning jog before taking a shower and having her breakfast. When she was done with everything, there was still a good forty-five minutes before the class started. Scarlet didn't want to go too early because she didn't want to wait awkwardly alone at the meeting venue with nobody to talk to.
Jedd: Wakey wakey! Don't be late on your first day!
The writer smiled at the reminder text. Jedd was rather considerate and it was the exact distraction that she needed right now.
Frost: What are you doing up so early?
Jedd: Morning lecture. It's a compulsory one so I can't skip today. Are you excited about your induction camp? I heard that it's very fun. I regret not signing up for it last year. The introduction camp for first years isn't as fun as the induction camps. I bet it would have been worth the extra money if I signed up.
Frost: You have to pay to attend this?
Jedd: If you're not from the bridging program then yes you have to. I guess you're privileged in a way that you don't have to pay to attend this. The people in the induction camp are usually more fun than the ones in the introduction camp. Mostly because these are the kids who've seen more than just books before they attended university.
Frost: What do you mean?
Jedd: I mean most people who take bridging programs are doing it because they didn't apply straight out of high school. It's a refresher course after all. Many of the people who attend the bridging course are either a.d.u.l.ts who've had some work experience and want to further their studies, those who came out from national service, those who are from the smart streams or people coming from overseas. They're the more 'exotic' creatures on the campus and you can usually find the cooler company there.
Scarlet blinked. She didn't know that but now that Jedd mentioned it, Scarlet didn't know if she should be more excited about meeting people of similar types to her or worried that someone might actually recognise who she was.
Frost: I guess I will enjoy it??? Do you think we would be asked to do any physical games? I don't think my stomach feels very well today. I haven't been to school in such a long time that thinking about it makes me feel nervous.
Edward blinked. For someone who had no problem standing on a stage in front of thirty thousand people or being in front of a camera all the time, this was weird. It sounded like a panic or anxiety induced stomach ache from what Scarlet was saying and Edward wished he studied a little more about medicine to advise what kind of counter drug Scarlet should be taking.
Jedd: You know what? Don't think too much about it. If it makes you feel better, even if the entire campus judges you for it, I would never do that. If anything happens, send me a text. I'll be at campus all the way until three but I'll stay a little later to self-study in the library so if you need me, I'll be around.
Touched by Jedd's offer, Scarlet felt more reassured. Still, she was slightly hesitant about meeting up offline on the first day of school.
Frost: Thank you, knowing that you're there makes me feel a lot better. Let's hold the offline meeting for a while, shall we? Let me get accustomed to school life ^^"
Edward didn't push it and respected her wishes. They ended their conversation quickly as Scarlet had to prepare to leave. Claire was already waiting for the writer even though they still had twenty minutes before the meeting time. Scarlet decided to go a little earlier just in case she got lost on the campus.
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