Professor Cline Revealed by J. M. La Rocca Read Free Book Online Page B

allowed. Today, you’ll wear your big girl panties and head to your first day of law school.” She smiled brightly at me then grabbed her mug and headed toward her room. “Now, go finish getting ready and we’ll walk to the subway together,” she stated, making a face.
    I laughed as she walked out and then closed my eyes, taking a deep breath. You can do this.
    Grabbing my coffee, I headed into the living room. I loved that the wall with two windows was all brick. It brought so much character into the living space, and the oversized windows didn’t take away from it, either. They had a great view of the city, one I could stare at all day.
    Walking to the far right corner, I looked through the box which held most of my bathroom stuff. I’d have to find a place to store all of my things until I could figure out what I was going to do. I couldn’t keep everything there. Mel’s closet was already busting at its seams, so none of my clothes would fit in there.
    Finding my makeup bag, I made my way over to the mirror hanging in the foyer. Quinn was still in the bathroom, and I didn’t want to rush her out so I could finish getting ready.
    After applying my makeup, I brushed through my hair and pulled it over my left shoulder to give myself a side braid. Once I was done, I was ready to go. I would make the best of the day. I had to make the best of the day. I was nervous as hell, but it was what I’d been working so hard toward. I’d have to put everything else behind me and just look forward. It was the only thing I could do. Everything would turn out the way it was supposed to.
     
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    I looked up at the building I’d call home for the next three years. I can do anything I set my mind to . I was scared as hell but excited all at the same time.
    I made my way inside and looked over all the fine furnishings. It was beautiful, and for some reason just standing out in the open made me feel important, like one day I would achieve something great. I smiled as I thought about everything I had to do to get to that point. I’d worked my ass off and sacrificed part of my life, but it was all worth it. Even though my parents were thousands of miles away and I’d just had my heart broken, I wouldn’t change a single thing because I was right where I’d always wanted to be.
    Taking a deep breath, I looked at the signs on the walls to help direct me to the right room. I walked toward the right, down the hallway, up two flights of stairs, and made it to room two hundred and seven, criminal law.
    There were certain requirement classes you had to take your first year as a law student and this was going to be the one to help me out the most. Criminal law was what I wanted to specialize in, so I was the most excited about that class. My sister Melanie specialized in criminal and contract law, which was another required class. I wasn’t looking forward to contract law, but at least I had someone to help me out.
    I made my way into the room that was starting to fill up. It had stadium seating with half-circle desks on each of six levels, which fifteen students each sat around.
    Walking up to the third level, I made my way to the middle seat and placed my things down. I looked behind me to see what everyone was doing. There were a few students talking toward the back, but everyone else seemed to be in their own little world. They were probably getting themselves in the zone to prepare for an overload of information.
    Digging through my bag, I pulled out my textbook, laptop, phone, and notebook. Everything I’d need to help me retain as much information as my brain could possibly store. I had no idea how the professor would teach, so I wanted to be prepared. I just hoped he wasn’t the strict kind who didn’t allow phones to be seen because I wanted to use mine to record the lectures.
    The door to the room opened as I was logging on to my computer. I’d glanced up for a brief moment, but looked back down. I was pulling up a