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CHAPTER FIVE
JESSA
T he first few days of classes were always stressful for Jessa, but even more so since she didn't have any classes with her twin. Ever since they were little, Jessa always made sure the transition back to school each year was as smooth as possible for Destiny.
She knew that her sister always had problems starting new things. Jessa worried about her every time she walked out of their dorm, but she was so proud of the steps that Destiny was taking. She loved hearing all about Destiny's day when she got home from the library every evening.
Jessa was slowly finding her place in her own classes and was enjoying it. While her twin loved all things English and had always excelled at those classes, Jessa preferred any class that involved numbers and she excelled in them.
That was the major difference between the two of them. Being able to fill her course load with several classes that involved numbers and math made her extremely happy. She had a feeling that her favorite class would be her Intro into economics class with Dr. West.
She might have done some online snooping on the school directory to find out who her teachers are. She wasn't prepared for how hot and attractive Dr. West was.
Jessa knew it was cliche to have a crush on her professor, but who wouldn't when he looked like that. Her only class day with him was Friday though, so she had yet to see him in person yet.
Shaking the thoughts of Dr. West from her mind, she tuned back into what her sister was saying. It was Thursday night and the twins had joined Raelyn and Emmett for dinner at their house.
They were getting ready to play some board games before calling it a night. Apparently it was a tradition for Rae and Olivia to get together every week to play and this week they wanted to include the girls.
Candyland was first on the list to play, which was Olivia's favorite game, if her reaction to it was anything to go by. It seemed she had a winning streak going for several weeks now, though Jessa was certain that the others were somehow letting her win.
That would end tonight though because Jessa didn't like to lose. Jessa cleared her voice quietly, gaining the attention of Destiny. She wanted to check in with her and make sure that she was still okay to hang out a little longer.
Raising her eyebrows in a question, Destiny smiled and nodded her head. This was a conversation they had perfected over the years and could have without once saying a word. Some would call it twin telepathy.
Jessa didn't know what it was, but she knew that they would have full conversations without ever actually saying a word.
She nodded her head once more and turned back to the game in front of her.
Destiny didn't show any signs of wanting to leave yet and Jessa was good at knowing when that was the case.
Clearing her mind, Jessa focused back on the game in front of her. It was time for her to lock in so that she could take Olivia's winning streak down.
A few hours and several board games later, it was finally time for the girls to call it a night. It was getting late and they still had class in the morning. Thinking about class made her heart race just a little bit.
Tomorrow was her economics class and this would be the first time that she was going to be inside the classroom. Jessa couldn't wait to finally see what Dr. West looked like in real life versus the picture the school had on the website.
Giving Rae and Emmett goodbyes, the twins headed out the door and made their way back to campus. Jessa was grateful that they only lived ten minutes from the college because she was exhausted after the long day she had of classes and then spending time this evening with their family.
Back in the room, Jessa was standing at their closet door trying to decide on an outfit for tomorrow while she waited on Destiny to finish up her routine in the bathroom.
She knew better than to disrupt the carefully crafted bedtime routine of her twin, so she would allow her to do that and wait for her turn.
The one and only time Destiny's routine ever got disrupted, it had ended in a full spiral.
So Jessa tried to keep her routines as normal as possible to help avoid that, keep her adjusted to her environment, and as close to her normal as possible.
Flipping through dress after dress, she didn't see anything that was screaming at her to wear.
"Hey D. Do you know what you are wearing tomorrow? I don't want to pick out the dress you want by accident." Jessa hollered into the bathroom making sure to raise her voice for Destiny to hear her over the roaring of the shower.
"Yeah, can you grab out the pink lace sundress? The one that fades from light pink to dark pink and place it on my bed. I think my white sandals are under the dresser if you can grab those as well. You know the ones I'm talking about. They have a white bow on the opposite side of the clasp."
Jessa quickly grabbed the items that her sister listed and neatly laid it all on the bed like requested, then headed back over to the closet. Looking back at her sister's outfit, she figured out what she wanted to wear.
It wasn't often they would match now that they were adults, but sometimes they would still wear the same outfit just in different colors. Flipping through the clothes till she found it, Jessa pulled out the same dress as Destiny but her dress faded from light purple to dark purple.
Laying that on the bed, she found the matching black sandals to Destiny's pair and put those with the dress.
Knowing that the outfit wouldn't be complete without a bow for her hair, she dug through their bow collection pulling out a beautiful velvet bow that was dark purple and matched the outfit perfectly.
Knowing her sister well enough, she also grabbed the matching velvet bow in dark pink and laid it with Des' clothes. Hearing her sister turn off the shower, Jess quickly gathered up her nightgown and made her way towards the bathroom for her own shower.
Forty-five minutes later, the girls were curled up in Jessa's bed for their nightly cuddle time. She looked forward to the times that they did this because it reminded her of when they were younger and would always have to sleep touching each other.
Jess wasn't looking forward to the day that this would have to stop. She knew that as long as her sister was wrapped in her arms, she was safe and nothing could harm her. The world hasn't always been nice to Destiny and Jessa always did what it took to make sure her sister was protected.
She took her job seriously and she knew that no matter where they ended up in life that wouldn't change. Being the older sister by three minutes meant that it was her job to always protect Destiny.
Knowing it was time for bed, she nudged her sister over to her side and curled up under the blankets. Jessa wanted to make sure she was well rested for her class with Dr. West tomorrow. The last thing she wanted was to look exhausted in front of the hottest man she had ever seen.
The following morning, Jessa woke up the first time her alarm went off. Destiny was already out the door for the day, so Jessa had the room and bathroom to herself.
She had braided her hair back into french braids last night while her hair was still slightly damp, so she knew she needed to run a hair dryer over them for a few minutes to make sure they were fully dry before pulling the braids out.
Her favorite way to curl her hair was with braids and with as much hair as she had it was the easiest way to do it as well. Jessa's hair went down past her bottom to about mid-thigh. She loved her long hair, but it was a lot of maintenance at times.
That was where the differences between the girls stopped. They were identical twins, but while Jessa had super long hair, Des kept hers cut to her shoulders. She once told Jess that it was much easier for her to manage when it was short.
Slipping into her dress and shoes, Jess made her way back into the bathroom to finish wrangling her hair together and putting her bow in. Pulling out some framing pieces around her face and she was good to go.
Grabbing a quick granola bar and a protein shake for breakfast, she headed out the door for her first intro into economics class of the semester. It was a quick walk across campus and as she got closer her nerves started to settle in.
Chalking it up to just first day jitters, Jess shook out her arms and focused on her breathing before heading into the classroom.
Slipping into a seat on the third row, once again another thing she and her twin had in common, Jess pulled out her notebook and pens making sure everything was ready to go once class started.
Turning her head towards the clearing throat at the front of the room, she got her first glance at the man who would be teaching this class. Dr. West was even hotter than his picture online gave him credit for.
As he made eye contact with her during his scan over the class, a blush bloomed across her face when he lingered on her for a moment longer. Tucking her head down to hide her embarrassment, she didn't look up again until he started speaking.
"Good morning everyone. Welcome to Economics 101. This is an intro into Economics and I can assume that if you are here it's because you have some kind of interest in the economics world."
Many students nodded in agreement to his statement, including Jessa. She wasn't one hundred percent sure what she wanted to do in the future, but numbers were easy and so she knew it would be something related to that. Jess hoped that this class would help her decide on a path to take.
"This class will give you the basics of the economic world as well as open you up to future job opportunities.
Even as a freshmen, you will begin to explore different avenues that you might want to work in one day.
This semester you will pick a company to research and create a presentation about how their economic system works within their company. "
Several groans went out over the class. Figuring most students were hoping for an easy A for their GPA, Jessa grinned. She didn't mind researching different companies and couldn't wait to get started.
"Cut the groaning. You will have all semester to work on it and, if you so choose, you can work in groups of three to divide up the work, but that isn't mandatory."
Letting out a sigh of relief, she settled back into her chair relaxing at the fact that she wouldn't have to work in a group if she didn't want to. She didn't hate group projects, but it was stressful trying to let people do their own parts without taking over and doing it for them.
Jessa was slightly a perfectionist about things and that is always a problem during group projects. It was hard for her to hand over control to different people and let them do their parts.
Not working with a group meant that she would have more to do on her own, but not that she minded. If it meant she had total control over the project, then she would have no problems at all.
"Now that all the housekeeping things are out of the way, open your textbooks to chapter 6 and let's begin."
Grabbing her book, Jess got things situated and picked up her favorite pen ready to start taking notes. She had ninety minutes in this class and she planned on using every second of it to absorb as much information as she could.