Chapter 23 The Free Time

Elle noticed some students were in the Students' Hall, others in the canteen, maybe took their breakfast or snacks. But they were heading off to Library with other classmates and schoolmates too. They swiped their Library cards on the machine as they entered. It was located on the third floor of Az building. Andrew sat on the left side of Elle on a long brown table while Karen was in front of Elle. The Library was triple big as that of Phoenix High. It was fully air conditioned same as Phoenix Academy and Phoenix High. Only few students were inside the Library. Elle took a General Psychology book from the shelf as she stood up. She took up Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She wanted to be a doctor of people's behaviors ever since she was ten years old. She went back to her chair when, "Elle, James asked me last week why you're not responding to his messages." Andrew asked her. "And what you said?" Elle looked up from what she's reading. "I said about your alone time," Andrew replied. "Good. I hope he understood." Elle shrugged. "Aren't you getting something to read, Karen?" Elle asked, smiling. "No. I'll just write something here," she responded. "Ah just like Andrew here, drawing," Elle said, laughing a little so the Librarian would not reprimand her. Karen smiled. Andrew nudged her. Elle nudged back. "Shh! Behave now." Elle instructed. She was reading seriously when, "Hi Elle! At last I see you here." She raised her face, looked at the handsome guy standing at the corner next to her. "Oh hi, James!" Elle was surprised. "Can I join you all here?" James asked, smiling. "Ya sure,James." Andrew replied, smiling. James pulled a chair beside Karen and he transferred it in the middle so he would be sitting near to Elle. "Uh oh! You are disarranging the chair, James," Elle said. "The Librarian might notice us." She added. Andrew stood up and sat beside Karen and said, "You can sit beside Elle, James. By the way this is Karen Lee. Karen, this is James Fisher," Andrew added. "Nice to meet you, Karen." James smiled. Karen only smiled too. "So, Elle, you don't have classes now?" James asked. "It's our free time. At ten, we'll have our next class," Elle replied. "How about you?" She added. "My first class is at ten too. I'm just early so I'll not be late. Can I see your schedule? James asked. Elle handed it to him and said, "Wow! The four of us are classmates in Math at 10am," James announced happily. "Better one." Andrew said. He kept on drawing but his ears were on James and Elle's conversation. Karen stood up to get a book to read. "Why you have Math subject like us?" Elle asked, confused. "The Math I took in Ridgeland was not credited in the course I'm taking now which is Civil Engineering. My previous course was AB Political Science. I didn't like that course. To be a Civil Engineer is what I want to be," James said, smiling. " I got it now," Elle replied, smiling. The bell rang and they walked toward Coyote building at fourth floor where the next class located at Room 428.