My Future Husband Is My College Rival

My Future Husband Is My College Rival

Author: Jacqueline Brooks

Chapter 2: Calculus and Cold Stares

The bell rang, signaling the end of our elective. I was packing up my books when a boy from my class, sitting in the back row, tapped me lightly on the back with his pen.

The room hummed with the usual after-class shuffle—iced coffees sweating on desks, the faint smell of dry-erase markers, someone blasting Drake from their AirPods. I glanced back, eyebrows raised, catching the kid’s anxious energy.

He looked so nervous I almost expected him to drop the book. Guess advanced calculus wasn’t the only thing making him sweat. When I turned around, he looked nervous, eyes downcast:

"Hey, Natalie, uh… could you help me out with this one?"

His voice was barely above a whisper, his cheeks already tinged pink as he held out his advanced math workbook.

I nodded, took his workbook, and wrote out the solution. The numbers and symbols flowed onto the page, muscle memory from countless late-night study sessions kicking in.

"Do you get it?"

After explaining, I looked up at him.

He seemed to snap out of a daze, his ears burning red as he nodded, flustered:

"I got it, Natalie. You’re a lifesaver. Seriously."

His voice cracked a little at the end, making me suppress a smile. He was cute in that lost-puppy way, like a freshman who just discovered cold brew.

I gave him a polite smile:

"You’re welcome. If you have any more questions, just ask."

No sooner had I finished than I felt that familiar, gloomy gaze.

Here we go again.

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