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CHAPTER THREE

DRESDEN HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY

𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘

(MAYA'S POV)

Dresden Heights stood like a palace built to keep people like me out. With a sea of designer shoes tapping across gold tinted floors

I tugged at the sleeves of my second hand sweater feeling every pair of eyes turning towards Ari and me as we made our way through campus

Ariana already had a spot secured for her in this university one year earlier since her aunt works for one of the pharmaceutical factories it sponsors

Must be nice to have connections like that

We walked through every hallway searching for the Dean's office to submit our admission forms but with no luck

Ari

I'm pretty sure I've seen that statue three times already

Maya/FL

Maybe it's following us

Ari

We're lost, aren't we?

She was right, we were completely lost in this massive castle like college. And not a single student was willing to help freshmen like us

Before I could answer Ari I heard a familiar voice call out to me

？？？

Maya?... Maya Walker?

I turned to face an incredibly tall guy with messy brown curls that almost covered his deep eyes. And was also the same guy I hadn't seen since the first summer of highschool

Maya/FL

Alexander Dubois

Alex

You look... different

Maya/FL

So do you

Alex

So you survived the admissions exam? Not surprised, you've always been a nerd since middle school

Alex was my best friend in middle school before Ari. He and his family moved back to France during the first week of highschool so our conversations only got limited to online chats and video calls.And it became very minimal when he got accepted to college

Ari

Ahem

Alex

Ah yes the replacement bestie. I've heard about you

Ari

And I have heard plenty about you Mr "I ditched my best friend last minute without telling her and let her feelings get hurt"

She emphasized every word

Alex

No that's too long, Alex is fine

Ari's anger was beginning to flare up, that's my que to intervene

Maya/FL

Actually Alex we need your help