The dorm was empty. The w***e door was still in place so I assumed she hadn't returned. I pulled out my laptop and got comfortable on the couch. I would not hide in my room.
I entered the school's website and went into my profile to download the assignments I'd missed. Like a sucker, I made a copy for Gabriel. He needed help in school. Like the other guys, he would never ask the faculty. Sending him his school assignments was the least I could do and it gave me a reason to contact him.
I was a glutton for punishment.
Every student had a campus email account and I sent it to his which I was sure he never checked. Thus, the text I sent seconds later.
“Homework and missed assignments in email and no, I won't change your grades."
“I'm in pain. I need help," was his reply a few seconds l
