About Someone's Past
1208 Words
"What are you doing? What happen with your eyes?" Diana asked. Soraya who was half conscious, gasped and looked at Diana's questioning face.
Soraya took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Actually, she didn't want to talk to anyone this morning. Her head was too dizzy and her eyes too sleepy to do anything.
Throughout the first class, Soraya looked like a dead person who just sat quietly and stared ahead without blinking. She didn't even hear someone calling her. Seeing her like this provoked Diana to find out what had happened to her.
"Are you Diana?" Soraya asked like a dazed person. Diana couldn't hide her surprise, so she just laughed.
Diana sighed and sat down beside Soraya. Watching people pass by in front of them. Diana knew something must have happened to her and her face showed that curiosity.
"Let me guess, you didn't sleep well last night?"
"Yeah, I don't even know if I'm sleeping or not. My head feels really dizzy , but I still have two classes left. I can't go home now!"
"Why are you so sleep deprived? What are you doing?" Diana asked. She was worried about Soraya.
However, if Diana really wanted to know what happened. Soraya wasn't sure if she could explain it or not. What happened last night felt like a dream. It starts when she argues with Kerry that makes her escape from the dormitory, sits under a tree and is surprised by a strange object that falls on her shoulder. Then continues when she is followed by two suspicious men and ends up at the house of Robert Stanley, the mysterious lecturer.
"You know what? Last night I had a strange dream." She muttered in a hollow voice. Seeing her condition, Diana felt concerned.
"So, you're like this because you're dreaming? My God, Soraya, what dream made you like this?"
"I don't understand. But I honestly don't know if what I experienced was a dream or real. I really don't know, it feels really weird."
"All right, what happened? Tell me!'
"I'm staying at Mr Stanley's."
"What? S-stay? Are you serious? How can that be? What happened?" Diana asked who was surprised to overreact.
"You don't have to scream like that! I told you, I don't know if it's real or not!"
"So it was just a dream?" Diana looked disappointed. For some reason her naughty mind was a little hopeful that what Soraya said was true.
Soraya was silent for a moment, she tried to remember what really happened. She knew it was real, she just didn't want to admit it.
She ate breakfast at Robert Stanley's house, she even took her to the dormitory. Strangely, she had little doubt that she could be that kind to her.
"Diana, have you read the new article released last night?" She asked. She immediately thought of an article that was more unbelievable than her strange experience last night.
Hearing Soraya's question, Diana was stunned. Her face changed, she looked disappointed and sad.
"Yes, I've read it! How are you?"
"I didn't want to read it to the end. I was afraid it would affect me and thought it was true."
"You're right, I thought so too. It's just that I was too curious not to continue. So, I found out who Adam Joseph McCartney is called Robert William Stanley, our professor."
"You're so brave, huh? So what's the result of your quest?"
"I'm not sure, it scares me. The boy's face is on the internet. Photos of him at court and also when people threw things at him. He killed his parents and physically abused his sister. I was too scared to find out more. many."
"Do you believe he is Mr Stanley?"
"Of course not! It's impossible for ex-killers to work on our campus. I think the university will be very selective in choosing lecturers. Having such a terrible track record, it would be a lie if anyone was not afraid to deal with ex-killers."
"You're right! I thought so too. But, what made me curious was the person who created and wrote that irresponsible article."
"Soraya!"
"Yes?"
"Don't you think it's weird to think that the author of the article is Kim?"
"Kim? Why do you think it's her?"
"Don't you notice that she seems to really hate Mr Stanley? I've never seen someone who hates anyone else like her and for no reason. I don't think they already know each other before. But Kim, sometimes she really pisses me off."
"But I think even though Kim looks like she hates Mr Stanley, I don't think she would do something like that. To destroy someone's reputation, I don't think she would."
"If you think Kimberly is a clean person. I think you should withdraw your opinion again, Soraya!"
"What do you mean?"
"Recently rumors about Kimberly Walter are circulating among art students."
"Rumors? What rumors?"
"One of her high school friends revealed her dark past and right now everyone in class is talking about her."
Soraya was flabbergasted, she just realized that today she didn't see Kimberly. She kept thinking about what had happened to her until she realized that Kimberly hadn't been seen since morning.
"I didn't see her. Did she go to college today?"
"Yes, she came. But only in first class. After that she went somewhere. I didn't want to look for her because I was still offended by her words. So, I don't care!"
"Diana-"
"What?"
"I don't know what happened to Kim and her past, but I feel like we've been unfair to her."
"What do you mean?"
"We don't want to believe the bad rumors about Mr Stanley. But on the one hand, we judge Kim about her past that we don't know about at all. We've only known her for a few months, so we can't say she's a bad person." She said. Diana gasped. Her heart was beating fast. Her eyes were wet, she felt that Soraya's words were so precise that she embarrassed herself.
Diana rose from her spot, her hands clenched into fists. She knew that Kimberly was not someone to compromise with. However, they were already friends and she felt she couldn't just leave Kimberly alone.
"Let's go find her and ask what happened to her!"
Soraya smiled, she knew that Diana was a person who would always care for others.
"Okay, come on!" She said. They walked out of the park which was getting quiet.
Brrruukkk
A young man who was walking in a hurry bumped into Soraya and made his drop the books in his hands.
"I'm sorry! I'll help you-" Said Soraya who immediately crouched down and helped the young man pick up his books. Diana also couldn't stay still and helped chase the flying sheets of paper.
Soraya reached for a thick red-bound book and intended to pick it up and arrange it in her hands.
Plaaakkk
Suddenly, the young man immediately slapped her hand roughly, just like what Kerry did to her that time.
Soraya was silent, she was very shocked and felt a strange trauma enter her soul. The beginning of the fear she feels right now.
"Don't touch that! I don't need your help!"
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