Chapter one
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Amara's POV
Today was finally the day I had been waiting for.
My first day at university.
The beginning of what I hoped would be the best years of my life.
“Avaaaaaa!”
I screamed from the bathroom.
“What?!” Ava screamed back from somewhere in the room.
“Oh my God! We're late!”
“No, we're not!” she shouted.
I quickly stepped out of the bathroom, still trying to fix my hair.
“It's past eight already, and you said we had to leave before eight!”
Ava was still lying comfortably on her bed, staring at me like I was the one with the problem.
“Relax. We still have time.”
“Time for what? To attend the afternoon lecture?”
She finally looked at the clock.
Her eyes widened.
“Oh.”
“Exactly. Oh.”
She jumped out of bed.
“Okay, okay! Don't panic.”
“I'm not panicking.”
“You're literally running around the room like someone is chasing you.”
“Because someone is chasing me! Our lecturer!”
Ava burst out laughing.
I glared at her.
“This isn't funny.”
“Okay, okay. I'm sorry.”
She grabbed her bag and started searching through it.
“Have you seen my new sneakers?”
“What?”
“My new sneakers. The white ones.”
“Ava, we don't have time for this.”
“I need them!”
“You need to come here now!”
“Wait, I'm looking for my shoes!”
“You're always losing something!”
“I didn't lose them!”
“Then where are they?”
She paused.
“I don't know.”
I stared at her.
She stared back at me.
Then we both started searching.
“Gosh, where did I put them?” Ava muttered.
“Ava!”
“Yes?”
“Are you sure you even brought them with you?”
She stopped searching.
“...Maybe.”
I covered my face with my hands.
“This girl is going to get me into trouble.”
“I heard that!”
“You were supposed to!”
She threw a pillow at me.
I dodged it and laughed.
“Okay, forget the shoes. Just wear another pair.”
“But—”
“No buts. We're already late.”
She sighed dramatically.
“Fine.”
We both grabbed our bags and rushed out of our hostel room.
Yes.
Our hostel.
Last month, when we found out that we had both been admitted into our dream university, we had screamed, cried, jumped around the room and probably annoyed everyone around us.
And somehow, here we were.
University students.
It still felt unreal.
As we hurried down the hostel stairs, I looked around at the other students rushing toward their various destinations.
Some were dressed like they had been preparing for this day for weeks.
Others looked like they had just woken up.
I wasn't sure which category I belonged to.
“Wait!” Ava suddenly shouted.
I stopped.
“What now?”
“I forgot my sandwich.”
I stared at her.
“You're joking.”
“No.”
“Ava, we are late!”
“I know, but I can't go to class hungry.”
“You can.”
“I can't.”
“You can.”
She shook her head.
“Nope.”
I sighed.
“Fine. Go get it.”
A huge smile appeared on her face.
“Thank you, bestie.”
“But hurry!”
She ran back toward the hostel.
I stood there waiting, tapping my foot impatiently.
A few minutes later, she finally returned, holding a sandwich like she'd just won a trophy.
“Here.”
She handed me one.
I looked at it.
“What is this?”
“My peace offering.”
I laughed.
“You're lucky I love you.”
“I know.”
We continued walking toward the lecture hall.
“I can't believe we're actually here,” Ava said suddenly.
I looked at her.
“Me neither.”
She smiled.
“Remember when we used to talk about this?”
“All the time.”
“And now we're actually university students.”
“Please don't remind me. It makes me feel old.”
“You're nineteen.”
“Exactly. Practically ancient.”
Ava laughed.
“You're ridiculous.”
We reached the lecture building and slowed down.
There were students everywhere.
Some were sitting on the stairs, some were standing in groups, while others were frantically checking their timetables.
I looked at the crowd and suddenly felt nervous.
“What if we enter the wrong class?” I asked.
“Then we'll know when the lecturer starts teaching something completely different.”
“That isn't reassuring.”
“It wasn't supposed to be.”
I rolled my eyes.
We checked our timetable again.
“Room 204,” I said.
Ava looked around.
“Where is Room 204?”
“I don't know.”
“Great.”
“Don't worry. We'll find it.”
We walked around the building for what felt like forever before finally spotting a sign.
ROOM 204.
“There!” I pointed.
Ava grabbed my hand.
“Run!”
“Why are we running?”
“Because we're already late!”
We rushed into the lecture hall.
The room was almost full.
I immediately felt everyone's eyes on us.
My face became hot.
“Oh my God,” I whispered.
Ava leaned closer.
“Just walk like you belong here.”
“We don't belong here.”
“Act like we do.”
We found two empty seats near the middle and quickly sat down.
I placed my bag beside me and let out a quiet breath.
“Finally.”
Ava leaned toward me.
“See? We survived.”
I looked at her.
“We've been here for five minutes.”
“And I've already survived enough for one day.”
I laughed quietly.
A few moments later, the lecturer walked into the room.
The entire hall became silent.
“Good morning, everyone.”
“Good morning, sir,” the class replied.
He placed his books on the table and looked around the room.
“Welcome to the university.”
I smiled to myself.
There was something about hearing those words that made everything feel real.
This was it.
No more secondary school.
No more being told what to do every minute of the day.
This was a new chapter.
New friends.
New experiences.
New memories.
I looked around the room.
I didn't know any of these people.
I didn't know which friendships would last.
I didn't know which people would become important to me.
I didn't know that some of the people I would meet here would completely change my life.
At that moment, all I knew was that I was happy to be there.
Ava nudged me.
“Why are you smiling?”
“I don't know.”
“You're weird.”
“Shut up.”
She smiled.
I turned my attention back to the lecturer.
My first day at university had officially begun.
And I had no idea what the next few years had in store for me.
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