Zero To A Hundred With You

Volume 1: Chapter 1: Zero

The story begins with our main protagonist, Alice Shah, slowly waking up from her nap as the sun shines upon the iconic mountain called Mount Akinabalu. The birds are singing and the people begin commuting to work. Alice rubbed her eyes and looked towards the window where she saw the magnificent mountain standing proudly. She looked back in her room and saw the clock, her eyes widened as she saw the time.

"Damnit I'm late!" Alice screamed.

Alice immediately jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom for a quick shower. After showering, she ran to her room to dry her hair and put on her tracksuit. She then ran down the stairs and saw her grandpa preparing a strawberry jam sandwich in the kitchen.

"Alice dear, don't forget your packed sandwich." Her grandpa told her.

Alice went out and slammed the door but quickly came back in. She grabbed the sandwich her grandpa had made for her and kissed his forehead.

"Thanks, gramps. I'll be going!" she said quickly.

Alice ran out of the house as quickly as she could to catch the bus. As she ran to the bus stop, she noticed the bus had already left her, she checked the bus schedule and knew the next bus would not arrive until 30 minutes later.

"Jeez, I'm going to be late on my first day! What should I do now? Wait the same bus stops a few streets from here, maybe I could catch it if I run there! " She uttered.

Alice abandoned the idea of waiting and decided to run to another bus stop a few streets away. She took a detour and began running across multiple streets through the ally.

"If I could catch this bus, I would arrive 10 minutes early. I guess that's better than being an hour late!" She muttered to herself while panting.

As she ran through an alleyway, a group of men stood in her way. One of the men notices her and decides to confront her.

"Hey there little girl, care to join us?" The men asked her with a mischievous grin

Alice slid and swiftly ran past them. The group was astonished by her agility and didn't pursue her. As she was running, she saw the bus about to depart and began sprinting towards it.

"H-hold up!" She shouted at the bus driver.

Alice jumped in front of the bus trying to stop it. The bus driver stomps on the brakes and stops completely. Alice sees the bus has stopped and breathes a sigh of relief. She got on the bus and the bus driver began yelling at her.

"Oi kid! That was dangerous you know that!?" The driver shouted at her angrily

"I-Im not a kid... And also sorry!" She pants as she tells the bus driver.

"Just be careful next time alright?"The bus driver said as he began to calm down.

Alice nods and pays the adult bus fee as she wants to be seen as an adult and not some little girl. The bus soon went from station to station until it stopped at the Akinabalu circuit. 

"Thanks, bus driver, sorry for earlier!" She said apologetically

Alice walks off the bus and heads towards the National Circuit of Akinabalu. She walked inside the main building and pulled out her phone to check the time.

"Huh, I arrived 20 minutes earlier than expected!" She uttered to herself as she felt a wave of relief.

The national circuit has recently been renovated and everything looks quite new even though it's been the national circuit of Akinabalu for decades.

"Maybe a little detour wouldn't hurt." She muttered.