In a Glance

I am Character One

"Alyana Lim,you're chosen to be one of the students to participate in an inter-university program along with other five of your classmates." Prof. Rivera proudly said to me while I'm in the faculty room.

I was really ecstatic and overwhelmed that I was chosen, when in fact I never considered myself as a candidate for the program.

And I forgot to introduce myself. I'm a junior at this famous local university, wherein in taking up a degree in travel management. Base on my chosen course, I'm expected to be pretty, but sadly I'm not. Haha. Standing at five feet and two inches, with a bit chubby built and fair complexion. With eyes that are brownish black 'chinita' and a pixie-cut hair, I'm considered plain.

But nonetheless,my classmates are good, but my found friends are fantastic, they are all pretty and has the brains and the confidence that I really admire, and they'd accepted me to be one of the group. It was an honour.hehe :)

So that's me at school, the plain Jane of the group, at home I was the prettiest, well, ask my mom about that.. having two uncontrollable brothers it was chaotic but fun to be at home.. so that's all there is about me.

Returning to the announcement by prof. Rivera that still hadn't sink in in my mind, I'm shining out the brightest smile I can show to my friends who are waiting for me outside the office.

"I told you, you'll be chosen as one." Krisa, my closest buddy said. I just smiled my once in a blue moon smile at what she said,well, she was chosen too, I mean she's the brightest in our class, if she wasn't chosen then something must be wrong...I guess, buy I get to be with her along with our fellow classmates, though unfortunately only me and krisa were chosen but my other friends, liane, ella, yna, mari are still happy and wishing us the best in the program..

So about the program. It is an inter-university classes, wherein two to three colleges of the same degree would be able to participate and come up with project ideas that would be presented to a competition about the tourism of a country. So by being a participant would mean so much for a person who really wanted to be involved..making things short.. the real story of Aly will start now.

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'Im still in cloud nine.. I made it..wooh! It will be the best experience!' Aly continued to blabbler stuff to herself because of her utter excitement.

'Yeah Aly, I told you that your gonna be chosen..but you sometimes put yourself down.' Krisa said while beaming a knowing smile.

(The meeting day with the fellow participants would be the following day after tomorrow.)

"Are we all here?" Krisa said, we all nodded in unison, and had started to enter the university where sir Rivera is always present and where we were asked to go for the first meeting.

I'm suddenly feeling not too well, something is not right or something wrong, unexpected, might happen when I least expect it. I'm really feeling quesy, its like my heart continues to beat in a manner that is freakingly ununderstandable, if that's even a word.

And where now in front of the room, I can see students from other schools. As soon as we stepped in, I heard someone say. "Oh, Shit!" I turned to where it came from and by the time I saw who it was I went straight to a vacant seat and never dared to look in the other side of the room again.

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So I sat there my thoughts all jambled up. I know who I saw but then I remembered my dream last night.

" 'Let me go!' I wanted to him to removed his arms around me, I wanted to to get away from him. I continued to wriggle my way out from his hold.."

" He said that he only needed a few minutes, 'Just give me five minutes, just stay still and let me hold you' that's what he said. So I stayed still. I'm not thinking straight. I needed to break the the moment."

" He looked me in the eyes and said 'I'm really sorry, I'm sorry for hurting you, for leaving you, for not being by your side at that time..' "

I woke up today confused because of that dream. I think its a dream but it seems to real. Though I can't make out who the guy is.

I'm sobbing hard in my dream then it went blank. My attention was brought back when the group assignments where said.