Ayla
“Let’s head to my office; it’ll be more comfortable to talk there.”
I followed Matt to his office. It was a relief to be there; I knew I wouldn’t be able to settle down if a random student walked into the classroom and caught me venting—or worse, crying.
"The AC in here is so loud when it’s quiet, isn't it?" I muttered out of nowhere. I didn’t even know why I said it. "And this morning, I saw this stray dog by the campus gate. He was just sitting there, looking at everyone passing by with this... confused look."
“I’ve already put in a maintenance request; they should be out to fix it tomorrow.” Matt pulled out a chair for me. “I didn’t see a dog out front, though.”
I knew I was rambling. I was clinging to trivial things because my heart was pounding too hard to talk about what wa
