Dax doesn’t show for movie night. He doesn’t message me about the lacy number either. I assume Ben’s gossip was juicy and required his full attention. It suits me fine because in the time I spent pretending to watch rom-coms, I came up with a game plan. One that involves keeping my place at college.
As soon as daylight spears through my bedroom, I’m up, washed, dressed in new clothes, and armed with a list of things I plan to achieve today.
The kitchen is silent when I venture downstairs, but I don’tlet that slow me down. I fix myself a bowl of cereal and send off a series of text messages and emails in between bites. Admittedly, I’m still getting the hang of using the phone’s keyboard, and progress is slower than I’d like, but I’m sure I’ll learn quickly. Aiden and Dax were teasing me about my intelligence before, but the truth is I’m smart. Really smart.
First on my list for the day is get a breakdown of my awarded credits and the currently available elective modules that I can take to finish out my 360-credit requirement on myBSc Business Management with Lawdegree. I know my Contract Law module is outstanding, but my scores are higher than average since I’ve been sneaking into the advanced LLM lectures during lulls between seminars, just to pick up on the finer details that might improve my understanding and grades.
I’m hoping Dax might consider a work experience scenario where I can combine my course with his need to keep me under observation.
If he says no, I’m screwed.
Actually…if he says no, I’ll have to make him say yes.
My spoon scrapes the bottom of the bowl just as the first download comes in.
Year 1: COMPLETE—120 credits awarded.
Essentials of Management/ Academic and Employability Skills / Quantitative Methods for Business / Principles of Marketing / Accounting and Finance / Managing and Leading People.
Year 2: COMPLETE—120 Credits Awarded
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility / Ethics and Law in the Gig Economy / International Business and Global Trade / Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues / Business Law 1 / Data and Intellectual Property Protection.
Year 3: IN PROGRESS 80/120 credits completed.
Global Leadership and Change Management—20 credits awarded.
Business Law 2—20 credits awarded.
International Commercial Law—20 credits awarded.
Employment Law—20 credits awarded.
International Strategic Management –INCOMPLETE—20 credits available.
Contract Law–INCOMPLETE—20 credits available.
Holy shit! Two modules and I’m done. I’d totally forgotten about the Employment Law module I’d completed through the summer break. Total fluke that Professor Summers was even offering the additional session to make up for her maternity leave, but because of that, I’m almost there. Little Jules Fee—Girard, will officially have a Bachelor of Science degree.
Seeing the list and how close I am to finishing, there’s no way I can defer. I can’t wait an entire year to finish two modules and I certainly can’t afford to pay another years’ fees.
A second email pings on my phone.
Sorry Miss Feelan.
As you were made fully aware upon signing up to our courses, the college has neither the budget nor the requirement to provide ‘online teaching’ or ‘video lectures.’
Sincerely,
Mr G Trainor
BM & L Course Manager.
Well, I suppose I was pushing my luck. The Community College used stock video footage on broken old VCRs for most lessons. Expecting them to even know what the internet is, was asking too much.
It leaves me with hardly any options though. A bodyguard so that I can attend classes? Perhaps if I’d bothered to make friends, I could have asked them to record the lectures?
Dax slides onto the stool beside mine and pours cereal into myempty bowl before topping it up with milk. He slides the bowl and my spoon out from under me and takes a huge bite of bran before leaning over to get a peek at my phone. When he sees the college’s header, he audibly groans.
