This time was always a tough time of year for Elliot. Gio’s birthday was this month and was attached to some unpleasant memories, not to mention the anniversary of his mother’s passing. This year would be 12 years now. A combination of those two made it impossible to sleep soundly at night. He had great cellmates, so he didn’t want to be on his phone all night or anything, especially because school just started back up again. Elliot never took a lot classes, preferring to go slower and concentrate on the few he had, but not everyone was like that and he would feel horrible ruining it. And, by the time he did seem to fall asleep, it never lasted, having him wake up with nightmares.
So here he was, in class, head bowed and jerking every so often to keep himself awake, until he fell into a deeper sleep, drifting slowly until he was in dreamworld, no longer paying attention until a nudge to his shoulder stirred him out of it. “Sorry!” he apologized, rubbing his eyes. “Did I miss a lot?”
Oh..my...god.... Nova had always been pretty sure that she could sleep with her eyes open and all this class had done for her so far was to prove that theory true. It was only the start of the new term and already she was regretting the life choice that had led her to taking this class. Did she really want to be a professional this badly? Hell, she could probably make more money as a TikTok-er as it was. But noooo.... She had to go reaching for more and this was her punishment. At least she wasn’t the only one who was struggling, as most of the class looked like extras from The Walking Dead. Unintelligible noises included it would seem...
“Hey!” Nova hissed, leaning over and poking Elliot’s shoulder. He was the closest to her, therefore the winner of her sudden burst of altruism. “Hell if I know, not like I was paying attention. Just didn’t want you to get in trouble. You snore dude.” She informed him with a chuckle.
