Professor F novel Chapter 32

Augustine went to the cafeteria to grab a snack and drink when a familiar face was at the end of the line. He was looking at the menu when she approached the line, he looked at her direction and smiled.

"Hey, August." He greeted as soon as he noticed her.

"Hey, Liam."

"Your break?"

"Yes. You?"

"No. Just here to do some research and got hungry. Would you like to join me for lunch?"

She nodded, smiling. "Sure."

They ordered their meals and shared a table.

"You excited for the trip?"

"Anxious."

"Why?"

"It's my first time going on a class field trip out of the country."

"Well, you should get use to it. Pearsons University are very fond of sending their students for international conference like this one."

"Really? This school must be really rich."

"You could say that. Every college and their successful alumni would never fail giving donations for the next generation’s learning and education. That's why they could offer scholarships for qualified students and send classes to Europe."

"Wow."

"Even heard, there's a royal family funding the school for maintenance and stuff."

"How'd you learn about this?" She asked curious and already thinking about Flynn when he mentioned the royal family.

"Words go around, you know. Rumors really. But it's never confirmed. It would appear that there are donations in place but the people behind it doesn't want the recognition. Sort of didn't like the attention."

Sounds like Flynn to me.

"Are you alright?"

He's really got a lot of things going on that I'm not aware of.

"August, are you okay?" Liam asked again.

"I—I'm fine. I just thought of something."

••••••

It's thirty minutes before her afternoon classes and she texted Flynn, remembering she doesn't know where his office is.

She waited at the lobby near the faculty room. The same place where she first saw Flynn on the day of her interview with the dean.

Her phone started ringing with his name on the screen.

Where are you?