The Business Management Department's Student Council Leader suddenly called for a meeting. Karsten, Lauren and Ashton are currently at one of the University's gym where the meeting is going to be held. At the same time, Autumn was already at the venue, waiting for the meeting to start. All of noisy students became silent when their department's dean suddenly walks infront of them. All of the students are wondering on what is the age da of their meeting today. They are thinking that it might be something serious because their dean don't usually appear in most of their meetings. "I hope it's not that serious." Autumn secretly wishes, while staring at their Dean. And she knows that the rest of the students are thinking the same way, too. "Please sit down, everyone. I have an announcement to make." the Dean formally announced. All of the students became more and more curious. They all sat down and waited for their dean to speak again. "As you may already know, the Palmridge Univer
Okay girls,that's a wrap up for today. Please have a good and long beauty rest,restore your energy and be at your best tomorrow night for the Final Coronation,okay?" Madame Estelle said to all the girls who's all standing onstage. Madame Estelle is the Stage Director and Choreographer for Miss Palmridge University Queen beauty contest, and it's one of the highlights of the Palmridge University's Annual Foundation Anniversary contest and everyone's looking forward to this event, as it showcases all the beautiful girls in each College departments... Autumn took a deep breath as she took off her stilettos and she gave a quick massage on her legs. She's one of the contestants of Miss Palmridge University Queen, and her candidate number is 8, which has been her lucky number for a very long time. She's been dead tired from all of the activities because hey've been doing a lot of promotions, training, rehearsals, and they also did a Talent Show, while studying in between... She has mixed
"Anyway, you are the second woman in our family who's going to wear this gown after me. And you'll hand this over to your daughter in the future." her mother relayed. "This is extremely beautiful,Mom! This gown best represents Hollywood glam.We don't need to make any adjustments,and I'm going to look perfect at the evening gown competition." Autumn said it all in one breath. "I'm sure you will look so beautiful onstage while wearing this gown. I'm so glad and relieved that I was able to get it from the dry cleaners on time." Autumn happily hugged her mother once again. "Oh, I appreciate what you did, Mom.I won't be nervous and scared tomorrow." "Of course,darling. You have my 100% support. Win or lose, you're still our Queen." her mother reassured her. "I know, Mom. I know." After a few minutes, they released each other from their embrace and smilingly looked at each other. "Well,you need to get your beauty sleep now. I'll just put this gown on your luggage so everything's read
Autumn is actually thrilled winning because not for the crown or the title, but she's actually happy because she made her classmates proud, and the same time,she will get all the benefits that their Dean promised. It will be very helpful for her future career after she graduates from Palmridge University. All of her classmates started going onstage and each of them hugged and congratulated her. "Congratulations, Autumn! You deserved to win the crown." Lauren, one of her classmates smilingly congratulated her. "My girlfriend's right, Autumn. You did great, especially at the Question and Answer part." Ashton added. "Thank you guys!I wouldn't be able to do this without our department's support as well." Autumn thanked all of them. Karsten mustered all of her courage to walk towards Autumn to congratulate her as well. "You made us all proud, Autumn. You did extremely well." he said, as he was trying to calm himself, deep inside. "I appreciate your support, Karsten. I saw you clappi
Few years have passed. Autumn stopped her car in front of the coffee shop where she and her boyfriend Karsten usually have a date whenever they have free time. She smiled when she remembered all of the good memories she shared, not just with Karsten, but with Ashton and Lauren as well. Before their University graduation, she and Karsten are officially a couple. One of the staff at the coffee shop greeted her as soon as she steps inside. "Hello, welcome to Le Coup de Foudre Coffee Shop. A table for four?" the staff smilingly inquired. "Yes... Our usual table please." Autumn smiles back at her. "Of course!" "Thanks you as always." Autumn thanks the kind and accommodating staff. She almost screamed in surprise when all of the lights suddenly went out. She immediately saw a projector screen. Her jaw dropped wide open when she saw hee photos on the screen. It was her photos since her freshman year up until their senior year. And in addition to that, the projector also shows her
Few decades have passed. "Wow, it feels so good to be back at Palmridge University after so many years.." Karsten happily said, as he takes in a gulpful of air, while looking around at the campus. "You're absolutely right, honey. I suddenly missed everything here at Palmridge University!" Autumn nodded in agreement, while feeling a bit of nostalgia. "Dad... Mom. Do you want to come with me to the Entrance Ceremony or you're just going to stand here all day, reminiscing about the past?" Kael asked his parents, while grinning from ear to ear. "Oh, I'm sorry, son! It's just that this place has been very special to me and to your father since this is were we first met." Autumn smilingly said to her son. "And I still couldn't believe that she fell inlove with a nerd just like me." Karsten jokingly added. "Look, being a nerd is not really a bad thing, but I just want you to be---just like you. You're a cool guy, you're smart and well, you're cute and I'm sure many girls will like you."
"Hi, can I ask you a question? What happened to your face?" Britney curiously asks her. "There's the million-dollar question again." Ellysse said to herself. Since the day she started going to school, everyone have been asking her about her face. At first, she was willing to answer that question, but as she grows up, she's getting tired of it already. But not answering the question will be totally rude of her, so she decided to speak again. "I was born with Giant congenital nevi, so that's why I have a black, distinctive mark on the right side of my face." she answers, in a polite tone. She felt more awkward when she heard all of their classmates murmuring at each other, except for the guy who's sitting beside her. He just gave her a friendly smile. "Thank you for introducing yourself, Miss Anderson. Next in line is, Mr. Kael Oakes..." Mr. Alden calls for the next student. Ellysse secretly heaved a sigh of relief when the professor changes the topic. Maybe it was obvious for him
"It's easy for you to say that because you haven't experienced being laughed at by other people because of your face. I mean, look at you, your gorgeous, and everyone likes you..." Ellysse blurted out. "Wait, did you just say that I'm gorgeous?" Kael asks, while grinning from ear to ear. Ellysse feels her face burning, and she knew that she's blushing like an idiot again. She took a deep breath to calm herself. "Look, that's not the point. What I'm trying to say is, for someone like you, who has a normal-looking face, you won't be able to understand what I'm going through..." she tries to make her point clear. "And that's why I'm trying my best to understand your situation, Ellysse. If you keep pushing me away, how can I be aware of what you're going through? I want to know and understand everything about you?" Kael tries to explain his side. Ellysse was suddenly confused by how Kyle is acting towards her. What's with this guy? "Why are you doing this?" she suddenly interrogated
Danielle gave Brent one last look, then afterwards, she started buying her own food since she is in a hurry.==============================Nighttime came. Danielle is currently at her apartment. She's lying in her bed, and she's been staring at her bedroom's ceiling for almost half an hour now. Her mind can still remember the scene that happened at Palmridge University Cafeteria during lunchtime. She can vividly remember on how Dale and the two girls mockingly teases the poor student, who just wants to peacefully eat his lunch so that he can go ahead to his next class.But before the bullies could let him quietly eat his lunch, they demanded him to finish their Humanities project on their behalf. And the poor student agrees in the end just to protect himself.What's more disappointing to her is Brent Montreal didn't say nor do anything to help his fellow. He just sat there just watching everything.She never thought that Brent is such a bully, and he looks like he didn't care at all
The next day.Danielle and the rest of the gang are currently lining up to buy food at the University's Cafeteria. While waiting for her turn, she roamed her eyes around the place. The place is jam-packed with students. She's already starving, and she feels like she can eat a whole cow.She saw Brent who was hanging out with his own group. Dale was there, and there were two girls chatting with them. The girls are both equally beautiful, even with heavy make up. Both of the girls are wearing sexy clothes, and many male students are looking at their direction. But the girls didn't seem to care being the center of attention...Dianne feels her stomach growl again, as she's really hungry. She only ate a light breakfast early in the morning, then afterwards, she didn't eat anything because she was busy attending her classes.The other problem is, she only has 25 minutes left to eat before her afternoon classes begins. She groans inwardly when she realizes her current situation.Her attentio
Danielle saw Clark and Samantha behind them."Sure. Come and join the fun." she invited them."Oh my gosh, please allow me to tell you that I subscribed to your video channel, and I followed you in all of your social media accounts. I felt a bit sad when you suddenly deactivated all of your accounts." Abigail said it all in one breath, while looking excited. "Just like what you heard earlier, I was once active on social media for I stopped and I've decided to focus on my studies." Samantha casually pronounced. There was an awkward silence after Samantha spoke. Danielle noticed that Paul, Abby and Clark were just staring at Samantha, and they obviously looks intimidated by her. Daniel noticed that Samantha really didn't want to open up to them yet, and she understands it. Anyway, this is just the first day of school, and she's not expecting to know all about them in just one day. They will be studying for four more years and will be in the same school together, so there's no need to
Danielle quickly sprints away, as if she is in a marathon. At the same time, Brent couldn't help himself but to smile as he watches Danielle running away, until she was finally out of his sight. "Hey, what's with that smile?" Dale curiously asks him. "Oh, nothing. Let's go back to practice or else our Coach might scold us." Brent replied, as his smile never leaves his face. While they were running around in the field kicking some balls, Brent's mind is still flying elsewhere. He can't help himself but to think about Danielle. She looks like a very cool, friendly and interesting girl...And part of his mind says that he wants to see her often, and get to know her better."What are you dilly-dallying for, Brent? Let's go and let's kick some balls!" their Coach yells at him."Yes, coach!" Brent answered, as he finally focuses all of his attention to their practice...=========================The Freshmen Orientation has officially begun. The batch 2023 of the Department of Performing
Danielle Rance breathes in a gulpful of morning crisp air as she's making her way inside the campus grounds of Palmridge University. This is her first day at being a College student and she was so excited that she couldn't sleep last night. But that's okay. She's full of energy today, and every fibre of her body feels fully awake...She roamed her eyes around while she is walking. She is making her way at a straight, wide road. She admires the beautiful trees which are all lined up at the side of the road. She also saw wooden benches where few of the students are sitting, while doing their own thing. She can see some group of students who are having their usual chat, and she saw some campus couple who are openly flirting at each other in broad daylight. And some students are fooling around, just having clean fun...Aside from that, there were some varsity players who are doing their morning exercises.Danielle feels like she's dreaming, and she can't believe that she's finally a stude
"And I'm taking note on that as well." Kael murmured, in an amused manner. "This might be a stupid question, sweetheart, but please, I want you to answer this... Did you ever wished that I should go on for a cosmetic surgery to remove this birthmark on my face?" Ellysse uddenly asked. "That thought never occured to me at all, Ellysse. You are perfect as you are, and I fell inlove with you just the way you are. I would never change anything about you." Kael instantly answered. "Wow, that's so sweet. I think I'm falling more inlove with you." Ellysse teasingly responded. "And why did you suddenly asked that question? Are you planning to do it?" Kael curiously asks again. "It did enter my mind, because I want you to have a gorgeous-looking wife that you could show off to your friends. And I don't want them to look down on you." Ellysse shared her thoughts. "If you want to make some changes to yourself, do it because you want to, and don't do it for the sake of other people. I want a
"I promise to love Kael, Mom. I can't say forever since we don't know what will happen in the future. But I can assure you that I will never ever hurt him." Ellysse seriously enunciated. "And that's all I need to know." Autumn smilingly said, while looking relieved. They both went back on eating their lunch, but Autumn suddenly thought of something... "Oh, I'm just a bit curious, but--- are you and Kael already talking about getting married right after you graduate from Palmridge University?" Ellysse almost choked on her pasta when she heard her question. She immediately drank water first before answering the question. "We haven't talked about it. We were just living at the present time, and we haven't talked about our future right after College." she confessed. "I'm sorry if I asked you that question, Ellysse. But there's no need to rush. My husband and I waited for eight years before we decided to get married. You're both still young so you still have a long and bright future
She can feel their warmth, and they welcomed her with open arms... She feels so loved. "Thank you so much... I'm sure I will like all of them." Ellysse said, as she's trying her best not to cry. "Alright, let's all sit down and start with a prayer first." Kael's father suggested. Kael and Ellysse sat next to each other, and started praying first... ================================= The four of them are now having a hearty meal while they are happily chatting. "So, tell me. How did you meet each other?" Mrs. Oakes started asking questions. "We actually met at Palmridge University. We are in the same class. I was trying to avoid having a deeper relationship with other people because of my skin condition, but Kael always makes sure to talk to me everyday until I'm starting to warm up little by little." Ellysse recounted her first meeting with Kael. "And when did you officially become a couple?" Mrs. Oakes did a follow-up question. "Oh, it wasn't that long, but we were able to kno
"I can't believe this is happening to me! I've never been in a relationship before, and you're my first girlfriend. I really don't know how to be a great boyfriend but we'll make this work, right?" Kael nervously asks her. "You're also my first romance, Kael. But we'll do this one step at a time. I'm not really dreaming of a perfect relationship but whatever happens, we'll be together through thick and thin." Ellysse tries to reassure her boyfriend. "Yes, we will. So, can we seal our deal with a kiss?" Kael said, while smiling sheepishly. "I thought you'd never ask." Ellysse whispered. Their lips met again for another sweet round of kiss... ================================ Every students at Pamridge University are looking at Kael and Ellysse while they are walking together, while holding hands. They are aware that the their fellow students are talking about them, but they don't give a damn. As long as their not hurting anyone, they are free to love each other. Ellysse is also