I headed to my class and a few minutes into the class, one of the class representatives said that the professor was absent and all we had to do was sign the attendance sheet that was going to be passed around. When it got to me, I quickly signed my name and passed it to the next person. I grabbed my things and headed out of the classroom, and went straight to the vending machine. To my dismay, Jerome was there standing by the vending machine as well. I grunted inwardly and dug into my pocket for some cash.
"Hey, Nina." Jerome greeted.
"Hmmm, hey." I said without looking at him.
"Can you buy me a drink too?" he asked as he moved closer to me.
I took a step back to keep the space between us. Why is he asking me to buy him a drink? Since the semester started, I have been pretty much i
