*


    Meg''s face fell. She had nned to wake the person up right away, but then she thought better of it and decided to talk to the nearby librarian instead.


    "Look, I get that people want to nap during lunch, but this is a reading area. If everyone starts napping here, it''s going to turn into a mess. Plus, it feels like hogging public resources," she exined calmly.


    The librarian frowned and stood up. "Ms. Johnson, you have a point. I''ll make sure this is added to the library rules."


    Meg''s eyes softened, maintaining her elegant demeanor. She smiled slightly and shook her head. "Sir, it''s just a suggestion, nothing more."


    The librarian lifted his hand, his face serious. "I know you''re a dedicated student."


    He nced toward the seating area, then began walking in that direction, saying, "Go on, get back to your reading."


    Meg nodded softly, watching the librarian head towards Mirabe. A small smile yed on her lips as she left the library without returning to her seat.


    Once outside, Meg sent a message to her friend still inside, saying she had an urgent matter to attend to and asked if she could bring her notebook back. With that done, she lifted her chin and walked away.


    Meanwhile, the librarian scanned the area and indeed saw Mirabe asleep on the desk. Having been tipped off by Meg, he was already a bit irritated, and seeing it with his own eyes only made it worse.


    With a stern face, he approached and knocked on the desk, coughing loudly.


    Mirabe had just been resting her eyes. Hearing the noise, she lifted her head, her delicate features lookingzy yet charming with the grogginess of just waking up.


    "Sir, did you need something?" Mirabe asked politely, sitting up straight.


    A good-looking student always gets bonus points, and the librarian, seeing


    Mirabe''s polite demeanor, felt his anger dissipate a bit.


    After a moment, he cleared his throat and said, "The library is for reading, not for sleeping."


    Though his expression was stern, his tone was rtively gentle.


    Mirabe responded earnestly, "I apologize, sir. I''ll be more mindful next time."


    Seeing her sincere attitude, the librarian, not one to scold a polite student, nced at the books on the table and added, "Please return any books you''re not reading."


    "Of course, sir."


    The librarian gave Mirabe another look, hands sped behind his back, and without saying more, he walked away.


    After the librarian left, Mirabe got up, took her books to the shelf, and put them back in their original spots. Soon after, she left the library and headed back to the Biology O Department.


    **


    bet


    As soon as Mirabe entered the ssroom, Lisa, who had juste from the dorm, plopped down in the hers as if they were old


    friends.


    "Did you go home for lunch?" Lisa asked, knowing Mirabe didn''t stay in the dorm.


    Since there were only five girls in their major, only four lived in the dorm.


    Mirabe shook her head. "No, I went to the school library."


    She pulled out her backpack and put the course n Dr. Elliot had given her inside.


    Lisa watched her, catching a glimpse of the words "course n" on the cover.