FORTUNE: A FREENBECKY STORY

Chapter 7 📚

As Becky began to eat her food she noticed that Ma and Richie were both quieter than usual so in an effort to lift the mood Becky turned on the tv. The tv was still on the twitch gaming channel Richie had left it on last night so Becky changed it back to the morning news.

—BREAKING NEWS—
"Freen Chankimha, billionaire heiress and COO of MonSam Pokphand Group is engaged to be wed this summer to the most eligible bachelor in Thailand, the kings brother"
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Becky tried her best not to react as she was with family but she could not take another bite of the food. She quietly dropped her spoon, got up from her seat and put her coat on.

"Should I drive you?" Richie said, "no, I'll walk" Becky replied. The university campus was only a 20 minute walk from her home.

As soon as Becky left and closed the door behind her she fell to her knees. She had never felt the pain of heartbreak before. Her knees were weak and her chest felt physically tight. Her body was reacting to the news but her emotions were all trapped inside.

Once Becky was able to get to her feet she brought out her phone to call Freen. She had just pulled up Freen's contact when a memory came back to her. It was the memory of Freen saying "don't touch me" and shuddering. Becky knew she would not be able to take it if Freen rejected her completely. In order to preserve her composure Becky put her phone away and gathered all the courage she could muster to get through the day.

Becky arrived at the university which was bustling with positive energy. It was the pick up she needed. She loved the education environment, to her, it was a place that had no limits.

Becky arrived at her department building 5 minutes early. She looked around the halls in anticipation, her eyes glistening and widening.

She peeked into the robotics room as she walked past it and saw a petite looking woman manning a robotic arm. This is what Becky loved. The possibility to theorise and opportunity to experiment. That, paired with teaching and guiding the best young minds in the country was more than a dream come true to her. She had a sobering moment and continued to appreciate the opportunity.

Becky proceeded to enter the faculty meeting room. She saw 2 others also waiting inside and took her place beside them. "Hi I'm Rebecca, you can call me Becky!" Becky said with a friendly smile. "Baitoey", "Lux" they replied.

"Welcome to the Physics department of UoB, thank you for being here." The department head said.
"You won't meet your students till next week but this week take the time to understand the UoB values, it's atmosphere and it's faculty." He continued.

Becky was engrossed in the charismatic speech. Becky was impressed and excited about that. "This department must be really progressive" she thought.

Just then Becky felt her phone vibrate in her pocket but decided to check it after he'd finished speaking.

After the speech the department head approached Becky.
"Miss Armstrong! We're so lucky to have you we've heard about all the great work you've already done."
"Thank you so much, that's very kind of you to say I'm happy to be here." Becky replied.
"I'm Noey by the way"

Becky felt her phone vibrate another 3 times. Perhaps it was an emergency.

"Can you excuse me for a second?" Becky said.
"Sure, let's catch up later"

Becky pulled out her phone in haste to see who had messaged her. It was FREEN.