Chapter 138 Too Much Energy

• AIDEN WAS too excited to sit, and really too excited to read, but he held his copy of Beloved up at the appropriate level and took the occasional peek at the words, for his cover. He was an earnest student working on his Literature of Black America course, that was all. There was no need for anyone to pay any attention to him, or to the assortment of coolers he had gathered around his feet.
• “You get kicked out of the frat?” a sorority girl asked as she passed by with a gaggle of friends. She grinned. “You need somewhere to unload those bags, you give me a call, honey. The girls would love to find a little room for you to squeeze in with us.”
• Sexual allusion or merely friendly? It was hard to be sure, and Aiden didn’t care anyway. “I appreciate the offer,” he replied. “And if I ever do get kicked out, I’ll give you a call.”