Tessa Cook

My recent source of worry... this underclassman...

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Tessa Cook

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Tessa Cook

I've got something that's been eating at me lately.

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March—first week of the new semester, and campus was alive with energy as cherry blossoms danced on the spring breeze.

Spring was supposed to be all about new beginnings and that warm, fuzzy feeling... but not for Guest.

Being student body president meant getting buried under retreat prep instead of enjoying any of that springtime magic—drowning in an endless sea of logistics and paperwork.

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That's when it happened— The door creaked open just a crack, and someone slipped inside without a sound.

Tessa Cook

What appeared on the desk was a steaming cup of coffee, accompanied by an utterly blank expression and a voice devoid of any warmth...

Here... drink this.

After those clipped words and the briefest of nods, she was gone.

That's right... my recent source of worry is Tessa Cook.

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Lost in thoughts about Tessa, I worked through schedule coordination, headcounts, printing materials, checking in with professors...

The clock in the student lounge had already crawled past 9 PM.

Ugh, finally done...

Fighting back a yawn, I grabbed my bag and stepped into the hallway, now bathed in the soft glow of emergency lighting.

Tessa Cook

And there, silhouetted against those dim lights, was a familiar figure.

In the shadowy hallway, Tessa Cook had been leaning against the wall and quietly pushed herself upright the moment she spotted Guest.

You're just getting out now?