That's a different mind-set, a different approach to the world, and if he hadn't been that way before, he was now. I'm not sure if more can be said. I...can say someone is an engineer at the sorority, and heads will nod all around the room. We all know what that means, but it's hard to put into words.In so many ways, we had grown apart. I think there was a place for a woman in his life, but I wasn't sure if it included what I had in mind. But then it was possible I would just end up as an HR. He rolled over and opened his eyes in relief. 4:13 glowed greenly in mid air beside him.It was hot. He shook himself properly awake and groped for his glasses on the table. The anonymous hotel room swam into slight focus. It was dark behind the heavy curtains. Damn... there has to be something wrong with this air con. He sat up. There - across the room, the tiny light on the control panel. Kicking free of the damp sheets he felt the sweat run down his back. He squinted at the panel – 27. They slept clothed and back to back, not really touching (she had no desire to) but not entirely separating either (the floor was cold, and body heat relieved it a bit). Fabien nodded off right away, but Bethanie took a long time to sleep. Her mind would not slow down. She knew, rationally, that the strange noises she seemed to hear from outside were only a product of her mind and that even had they been real she wouldn't be able to hear them from here. But they didn't go away.***June 3:1,142. Since I used to work alongside my studies, the only day I would get to sleep throughout the week was a Sunday, which unfortunately was disturbed by the football playing lads.I saw a few notifications on my mobile phone. There were a few messages and a missed call from the class representative, and a few from my girlfriend. I had been dating Christina since 3 years, and loved her a lot. I still do. We met through a mutual friend and after a few rounds of trying to impress her, I was successful..