Chapter 1: Freshers

The word "Kingston Memorial Academy" was sharply carved remarkably in a tall marbled pillar standing unhinged on the right side.

Anna inhales a deep breath and exhales harder as she firmly squeezes her school bag.

This year must be a better life for Anna. She has experienced many things and has left quite a legacy in her old school city. This time she moved to a bigger city to start afresh everything. She wanted to be a better person, smarter and more confident. Will she ever succeed in making no mistake unlike in her previous school?

Will I succeed? Anna bit her thumb as she recollected her unfulfilled memories...

4 months ago...

...Final exam was over. Everyone felt the pressure lifted and now excitedly makes plans for the Christmas season to be a memorable one especially for those unhatched school Romance. There is a latent tradition within the campus students of the Marian's where a guy finally gets to confess their heart on this special holiday. Usually confident or bold or brave one got to confess however the shy guys also got to confess deliberately. So it's not a matter of how bold or brave one is or not after all it shows how much a guy is willing to through all these mental torture just to convey his delicate feelings to the one he likes....

Saturday , December 23rd : It was a chilly day, minus 8 degree Celsius, the bazaar street of West mall was crowded as always - the sound of a taxi rushing and halting on the other side - the busy lane holds numerous crowds shopping for Christmas and sales. There were lots of tall buildings, side-complexes, malls, pastries, cafés, cakes, trinket vendors - all beautifully decorated with Christmas trees and ornaments.

Somewhere on the side of the busy street, a girl in a black overcoat sat face front in a glass window café shop.

6:15 pm

1 message, Stephie💕

Stephie : Babe something came up. I'll try my best to arrive as soon as possible. Love ya

PS: don't forget the green ribbon

You: I'm already here (6:25 pm)

( 8:03 pm)

calling Stephie💕.......

( 8:03 pm)

Calling Stephie💕.......

(8:05 pm)

8:15 pm

Clink

(1 new message, mom)

Mom : Uncle John might reach early. come home.

8:16 pm

Clink..

Clink..

(2 new messages, Amigo Robin )

Amigo Robin: Hi Anna 👋

Amigo Robin: send me the address when you are free.

" One slice of black forest please".

" And a latte..."

" Is your friend arriving yet?" A woman in mid 40s wearing a printed Christmas tree apron gave a heavy eyed look onto the girl who had been sitting in her cafe for more than an hour.

" I hope so"

" It's getting chilly. I think it's better for you to stay home dear. Did your friend reach you back?"

" No, I guess she's getting on something important"

" She should have reached you by now, . Also, Close time now"

" Thank you Miss Miranda, I'll come again"

Reply to stephie 💕

You: Stephie I guess you're busy. I'm going home. dm when you read this.

...Anna took a taxi dropping off right her home lane . She could barely took a few steps when she saw a familiar figure by the opposite side of the alley. She stopped for a close look, her eyes widened. Anna clearly remembers the day she ever felt more utterly shocked hopelessly broken when she witnessed her 3-year-old crush Simon confessing to her best friend Stefanie....

She felt all her stomach butterflies scattered, turning blue, then falling deep in an abyss, an inexplicable feeling that knocked her heart off shattering into pieces...no sound could be heard... just a watery thing sliding down her eyes, ...until she realizes she had allowed some tears to escape without her permission....

I'm sad?

I'm so stupid.

of course It's Stephie .

Anna could never forget the feeling...

Present

"Kingston's uniform is so cool Anna. I'm more excited to wear this than to attend classes"

An attractive girl of 18 with an elbow-length wavy hair brown color wore a perfectly fitted grey skirt highlighting her curvy waist. Her two beautiful hazel eyes excitedly swarm towards Anna.

Of course It's Stephanie. How could Anna ever leave her best friend. They had been close forever since childhood. Their relationship could never be broken by a mere crush. Their relationship goes far beyond and is bonded deeply in intricacies. Now all Anna could do is to find a guy who has eyes only for her and no one not even her friend Stefanie. Will she find one?

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