#Chapter 156: Line in the Sand

The whispers about me in the hallways and around campus slowly diminished as the novelty of my pregnancy reveal wore off and some other scandal became the talk of the school. I was relieved, because this meant I could really focus on studying. I needed the extra concentration, because studying was getting more difficult. In class, when the professor explained things, I was able to understand. However, when trying to learn the new material on my own in the library, I couldn’t always grasp what the textbooks were saying. Aimee and Nicole helped, breaking things down in a way that seemed easier to comprehend, but I didn’t want to fully depend on them. They couldn’t always be there for me, like when I would be taking the exam. To succeed, I had to be able to stand on my own. I began taking more copious notes. Then I made notes from my notes, further breaking down ideas and principals. I continued, layer after layer, until I uncovered the core of each lesson I struggled with. From