A Lifetime Ago

Chapter 8

I rushed through breakfast again and hopped in my dad's car to drop me off to school. It was almost 10mins for first class Business Management unit to begin and I had overslept. I never had time to iron my outfit so just threw a khaki polyester top & denim Jean's to go with it.

Dad screeched to a halt at the school gate.
"Love you Dad, see ya soon", I said hopping outta car.

"See you soon darling", Dad said with a smile waving.

Sarah had just arrived and looked grinning at me as I hurried to the lecture theater.

"So", Sarah said grinning.

I gave her a perplexed look. "What"?!

"Dont act so naive girl", she said still grinning.

"What's up", I said aimlessly.

"So you are just going to act that Jason doesn't have a crush on you and he isnt planning to take you out on a date", she blurted out.

I faced her wide eyed, mouth opened and choked out "what"!!

I think you have taken loan of the words "what" for this entire morning of today!

"I have no idea what you talking about Sarah. Plus I dont feel a connection with Jason. It was just a physical attraction at first but am not even bothered about him any longer. I have no interest in him honestly", I said with a rather sharp tone.

A minute of silence...

"Are you alright, Sarah said looking concerned. I have noticed you have grown much in your inner world lately, probably since after the hypnosis session. Is everything fine?"

I hesitated. And my mind whirred back to the weekends happenings. Andrew kept coming in my vision and I was not able to wipe him off my memory though our meetup was for few minutes only. The idea of not seeing him again was torturing my heart but I was really fighting that feeling away. My heartbeat accelerated by the thought of him, his eyes, his mesmerizing voice and even more his presence next to me...

"Snap out of it Kiara", wheres your mind today went on Sarah.

"Um,....nothing," I shook my head as I saw the lecturer Mr Daniel Max walk into class.

The class sank quiet as his lectures begin but Sarah still waant able to consume the fact that I was holding back on the entire plot of story so she wrote on a piece of paper and passed to me which read, "TELL ME".

I knew for a fact she wont be quiet until i tell her the whole story so replied "After class" and passed back the paper.

We were given one more assignment in this unit to compile and do a presentation based on it which will be due in two weeks time.

After the Business Management class finished, we had another unit with Mrs Brown in the same lecture room.

"May I". I spun around and there standing was Jason sparking his hazel eyes and showing of the dimpled smile. He pointed to the seat next to me.

"All yours," Sarah said teasingly facing me.

Jason smiled and took the seat next to me.

"So, you were out and about last weekend. Missed me he said in a rather flattering tone. I smiled and replied rather bluntly, you didnt make me and started facing Mrs Brown who had just walked in.

"Good morning everyone. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend to keep you guys going this whole week. And also i need updates on your assignments which is due next Friday. I hope you guys had really worked on it", she said in a high pitched voice.

She walked the stairs and stood in the row I was sitting.

"Hello Kiara, how are you. I know you would be really preparing well for the assignment. What is your presentation actually based on", she said smiling.

"Abortion"

"Hmmmm, hope you are preparing well and good for it. Good subject".

She smiled at Jason & Sarah and walked back in front starting with her lectures.

Sometimes I get creeped out by the attention Mrs Brown pays me from the rest of the students. In this class of approximately 60-70 students how come she is rather focused more on me. Unless she is watching my every move. I brushed the crazy thought off and started taking the important notes in class.
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"So, Sarah said with a questioning look indicating I have to finish narrating the entire weekends story to her."

I told her everything about the woods which was drawing me to it. The guy I met. The cave which spoke more to me than before. The kiss I felt I had drowned in, in my nightmare. The new puppy friend I made.

"Wow, this guy sound interesting she said after a long pause".

"I have never met anyone like him. It's like there is some sort of connection when I was near him. My heart was throbbing with such high intensity that I did not want him to go away from my sight. Even by the thought of not seeing him again is hurting me"...

"Sarah was just looking at me with a blank face, not uttering a single word. She gulped in air and than continued "Nice one girl. So you have a crush on that other hot dude. No wonder you were turning Jason's offer down. But c'mon you have to face reality & also not take this in the nightmare world that Jason is here for real and the guy you met dont even have a trace in your life. And you might never see him again".

"I thought you understood me Sarah. What's up with you. You trying to push me to be with Jason. Why are you acting differently today. You never acted like this with me."

"Am trying to protect you so that you are not pulled in that dark pit as your nightmare world. I cant afford to lose a friend like you", she said with a timid voice.

She stepped forward and hugged me.

And my mind was still whirring back to Andrew....

"Will I meet him again"?...

My gut feeling was telling me it wont be long until we cross paths again....