August 11, 2023

Classes were in session but I was wandering around in the hallways. I opened a classroom door to take a peek into a dark room where a lecture for nursing students just about ended. I quickly turned around before the lights came on and walked out the door without looking back, for fear of someone seeing my face. I kept walking until I got to the staircases and circled back around to join the swarm of students walking down.

My bag was no longer on the floor near the benches where I thought I had left it. I asked a friend if he had seen it but apparently some of his stuff was gone too. We went to the Lost and Found down the hall only to see a sign saying that it was closed for the day. I needed my backpack. We headed to the ATM together and I offered to buy him equipment in Brotato if he lent me a spare bag. I was entering my credit card details on the keypad when I was hit with a sudden pang of anxiety over associating my card with his account. He promised not to used the card in my absence.