1Lewis Greene was walking down the hallway from his dorm. Saturday, 7am, there was next to nobody in the halls. He looked down at his map of the school and sighed irritably. First day of classes and they're strung out from one end of the New York campus to the other. "Come on, Greene! We're going to be late!" Lewis spun around and looked up as the speaker rushed past him and was rewarded with a forceful slam against him. He stumbled back and dropped his books, while the kid who'd run into him hit the floor. Their books were not far behind.
Lewis bent down to pick up his books and the kid followed suit. "Sorry, dude. Clumsiness has struck again." Lewis looked up at the kid's face. She was very pretty, with what she guessed was naturally blond hair with streaks of grey and green dye. Her accent had traces of Brit, but she mostly sounded like a Floridian or Californian.
"Y'okay, man? Yur like all pale." She grabbed her last book and practically leaped up to a standing position.
"I'm fine. Hey, do you know where Mr. Egnogger's class is?"
She smiled at the name. "Yeah, man. It's down two floors, hook a right and go just past Ms. Trensan."
A voice from the stairs sang out, "Come on! Rats, you are not allowed to make us late on the first day!"
"Coming, O Great Scholar!" she cried. Then in a quieter voice, "Adios, dude. Let's not run into each other again." She dashed off. Lewis watched her jump down the stairs. So, Rats, he thought. Interesting name. He looked at his watch and cursed. 7:09 and class started at 7:10. Following Rats' lead, Lewis leaped down the stairs at breakneck speed.
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