When two worlds become one

INTRODUCTION

Rose POV

When I look at my mirror, all I can see is a dusky face with small pink lips and a big pair of brown orbs. I'm looking okay and I just hope my students accept my clumsiness as this is my first day in my college as a lecturer. I'm a nerd from my childhood. I had only a few friends like two to three. Among one of them is my bestie. She is dusky but has beautiful features on the face and a perfectly sculpted body. Her name is Alice and she never knows her beauty. Now I'm ready to leave my home where I live alone. My home is small and yet it is so cozy and comfortable. One room which is big enough for my cot and study table. I cook and I'm independent. Coffee and books are my best friends when I'm alone.

"Phew! I reached my college and God I can't believe this, the college is so huge and I wonder how to reach the principal's cabin" I told myself. I saw a kind looking person in front of me who has some question mark on her face, so I asked her the way towards the principal's cabin so she asked my details for which I introduced myself as a new professor. She smiled widely and said "So you must be Rose Patterson, I'm so sorry I forgot to introduce myself to you, my name Janice, you can call me Jane. I work here as a helper and lab assistant as well. you are a science professor right? you can see me regularly in the lab Ms. Patterson." She smiled and showed me the way towards the principal's cabin. I was both nervous and excited at the same time. This is my first job but I had experience in teaching kids but not in the college. I'm 25 but yet I feel that I'm not that confident. When I reached the cabinet I was called inside. The principal had a very big smile plastered on his face. His smile was genuine, he said "Ms. Patterson, welcome to our college, it is an honor to have you here . Ms. Janice will show you the way to the science department. If you need any help she is there for you and you are always free to come to my cabin for any help". Saying this he showed my way towards the door but he stopped me by saying, "Oh I completed forgot to tell you that we have the Alumni function today which starts from 11 am, you must attend the function. The chief guest for this function is 'Mr. William Rockwood' who is also an alumnus in this college. Please don't be late"

Many thoughts came to my mind like a storm. Why this thing should happen today? Today is my first day and all these things are happening. I don't want to attend this function or I don't want to exist in this place or anywhere. All I wanted was to go home. I know I can't do that I must be bold at least in front of others. I calmed myself, he won't be remembering me for sure. He is William Rockwood who is one of the biggest entrepreneurs in this country. He won't even remember that I exist or ever existed when I was a neighbor a decade back or more than that. I always looked at him from my window who had the perfect features like deep bluish-green eyes. I can't say which color was prominent. when the sunlight from his window fell on his eyes it used to reflect the light like a star and it used to look like an ocean. I could see those gems for the whole day without even blinking. "Aww! they were so beautiful. Whenever he saw me I could not see his face, I used to flush so badly. I could see my skin turning to crimson though I was a bit dusky. My mind used to become blank and I could not think rationally and obviously, I used to run as far as possible" I said in my mind.

Today I will just sit somewhere in the middle so that I can see him and he would not see me through the crowd. I giggled at myself. I don't think he will remember me as I have changed a lot. just a few seconds back I wanted to go back to my home but now I wanted to see him. See him so badly. I just don't want to escape from my feelings from my deep crush towards him. I always felt bad that I couldn't even express my feeling to him at least in the form of a letter, message, call, or anything which would work. I was small so i couldn't do that but now I'm an independent woman so I can be bold and express my feelings if at all I get a chance. I knew that I won't get that chance so I think I will be bold.