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cking her mail maybe she'd get a positive response from her college of choice. A notification ca

get a ride to her best friend's house. On getting there, she knocked and Vivian opened the door.

nd what she meant so s

nto LANDA college " S

er phone to check her mail. She opened it but didn't see new messages or new notifications. There was silence in the room, the sudden joy and excitement went quiet. She stood up from her seat a

ed whatever she was doing and walked straight to Vivian's room. As she walked in, she met them hugging and full of joy, she asked "What is all the nois

ch year with exciting hopes and this term, among the new students coming in, two stood out: Vivian Austin and Kayla Depp, who were mo

as busy with her dog, not looking up, she hit her slightly which created a spark between them but not afterwards they bursted into laughter. That laughter grew into something bigger and unexpected: a friendshi

t she never knew the sorrow she brought upon him. When he died, he left enough wealth behind to make her never to lack anything in this world but not to fill the hollow and his a

but Vivian had only her mother while her dad never really had much time for his family, her dad was in her life more like a dead

measure of envy, filled with unconditional devotion a

ents College) and that week was one of the best week they had together b

them stand out on arrival. On resumption day, they arrived at College i

e moment they captured Dave's attention, a senior in college, an arrogant bi

ll hug to their child. "Oh, I'm going to miss you da

my dear child" Kayla's mom said, te

ayla whispered to her mom

arents

e to see them off completely because they were running late for work but made sure to give them so

nough for both of them. Vivian hauled her luggage across the hallway wit

joy, she felt this might be the beginning of their misery but shrugged it off

ting an answer though. She dragged her bag into the room and dropped i

ase, lifting it like she carried nothing. Kayla made a show of pretending to be offended and

ld be in the almighty LANDA Ta

t overhyped" Vivian said. She rolled to her feet an

. "So, where

arty at Jackal Hall tonight. We sh

f joy that involved dressing up just right now and going

ed to go rock the party, when they hea

?" they aske

ere to welcome you all t

stood with a smile as bright as a sunlight. He was d*mn han

ian asked, dangerously carr

in?" he as

her with a smile on his face. "So sorry, please forgive my manners, I am Dave

d; Kayla's expression, by contrast, didn't show much interest; Kayla wasn't the kind to soften quic

tter clicked behind her eyes, a flash of white and black, a rush of images that belonged to no present moment: a