EP 11 CHAPTER 44

EMBERLYN WOLFSONG

Biting my lip in astonishment, I consider how I am going to deal with this at the exact moment it occurs to me. Now that I look up and see my class's entrance approaching with my level prominently displayed at the top, I realize it is too late to rationalize that. I pause for a second, pressing tightly against my backpack's handle as I let out a great deal of breath to de-stress. I am completely aware of everything; my veins are enlarging and pulsing throughout my body without warning. My nerves are tingling.

Emberlyn, what the devil is the issue with you? Simply enter, turn away from everyone else, and take a seat. After all, you have not had any contact with anyone. I ruminate to myself as I slowly make my way to the door and stop at the threshold. The lecture is already underway, as far as I am aware, and the moment I walk through the door, the head lecturer stops abruptly upon noticing me. It seems as though someone has taken up a remote control and pressed a b