As soon as Vivian left, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief.
"Damn! Waking up and seeing them scared the hell out of me. I feel like I just survived a heart attack." Lolita collapsed on the chair and stayed still. She was so terrified that she could hear her heartbeat in her ears. Her breath was coming in short, rapid bursts like she was suffocating.
"Oh, come on. It's not that scary." Gabrielle patted her head.
"It is! My first thought when I saw them was that demons from hell had come to get me. Oh, God, my heart is still racing." Lolita truly thought that she had just cheated death by the skin of her teeth.
"Get ready. Let's go." Gabrielle stuffed the documents into her backpack and prepared to leave.
"Where are we going?" Lolita asked in confusion.
"Lolita, I promised Jason that I will take you to the hospital. Let's go. Now," Gabrielle replied seriously.
Lolita looked at her with wide eyes. "Are you serious? I thought you just said that to Jason so that he would go away. I'm really fine. I don't need to go to the hospital."
"All right, but let's still go. If you don't want to go to the hospital, then let's go someplace else, somewhere we can get some fresh air," Gabrielle urged.
"Very well. Anyway, Mr. Foster has approved the leave. Let's go out for a walk. I could use a break from Vivian. She almost killed me with those cold eyes of hers just now. I don't want to see her for a while." Lolita hurried and packed up, and soon, she and Gabrielle left the studio. They took a taxi, and on their way, they decided where they wanted to go.
"Since we're not going to the hospital, how about we go shopping? What do you think?" Lolita chirped, and Gabrielle beamed.
"That sounds great. Or we could go to University Town. Didn't you say that you wanted to go to where I went for college? We can go visit right now. I'll give you a tour and then take you for lunch at the canteen, which is famous for its delicious food. So, how about it?" Gabrielle suggested.
"Wow, that sounds like an even better idea. Okay, okay. Let's go to University Town. You know, if I hadn't gone abroad for college, I would've been your senior at Alorith University, and we would've studied the same major." Of course, Lolita agreed happily.
If she had not gotten into that university she went to in Paris, she would have applied to Alorith University's College of Design and been schoolmates with Gabrielle.
"Then it's settled. We're going to visit Alorith University." Gabrielle was so glad that Lolita agreed to go to University Town.
"By the way, since I would've been your senior, will you call me Miss Lolita once we get to University Town?" Lolita teased.
"Oh, please. We're the same age, Lolita," Gabrielle backfired and giggled.
"Well, technically, I'm a few months older than you. Besides, I skipped a grade, so I'm two academic years ahead of you," Lolita declared and raised her chin.
"You are so awesome." Gabrielle playfully punched her in the arm and gave her a thumbs up.
Before long, they were entering the gates of Alorith University, and Gabrielle gave Lolita the tour right away. She knew the campus by heart, and Lolita admired her for it.
Lolita looked around excitedly and drank up the scenery like a little girl in a land made of candy. She hopped around after Gabrielle like she was on a free field trip.
She had paid University Town a visit a few years ago, but back then, she really did not take the time to check out everything properly.
This time, she had all the time in the world, and she was thrilled to have the best tour guide she could have, her dear friend.
After going around the campus, Gabrielle finally took Lolita to the canteen.
Lolita wondered why she and Gabrielle had not run into any of Gabrielle's classmates.
"Gab
rielle, aren't you in your senior year? Why haven't we bumped into any of your classmates?"
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