Zach
The f*****g thermostat was broken again. After getting my laptop set up and connected to the projector at the front of the classroom, I pulled my sweater off and shoved it in my bag. Being dressed in just a t-shirt and jeans wasn’t the most professional, but the university didn’t have a strict dress code for the staff, and I really didn’t feel like leading this presentation while sweating my balls off.
I walked across the room and read the digital thermostat. It was stuck on seventy-eight degrees, just as I suspected. I’d call building maintenance later, but right now, there was no time. The first students were filing in and taking seats around the room. I couldn’t help but notice Poppy wasn’t among them. For a moment, I wondered if maybe she wouldn’t show up at all, then decided th
