All Chapters of Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

DANIELLE'S P.O.V. The rest of my Monday morning passed by in a blur of speeches and teachings, and by the time the time for the Interblock Lunch rolled by, I was extremely hungry and very exhausted. We were all directed to the cafeteria where we were to have our lunch. I hoped that the cafeteria food would be better and more edible than the food from other cafeterias that I had been to. I had never had any good experiences with cafeterias, ever since my days as a middle schooler and even up to my days as a college student. The cafeteria food was always either barely edible, or vomit inducing. New York University's cafeteria was attractive and seemed homey. Several light bulbs, which were built into the ceiling, shined brightly and casted the entire room in a torrent of bright white light. Beige colored cushioned chairs were tucked under round brown wooden tables- four chairs into each table. The tables and chairs were placed strategically and arranged to encompass the entirety of

DANIELLE'S P.O.V. The familiar chime of my ringtone echoed in the quiet room, breaking the silence and causing me to rouse from my slumber. I groaned in exhaustion, and with my eyes still closed, I searched for my phone by blindly patting the bedside table with my right hand. Once my fingers grazed the cool metal of my phone which was chilly from its exposure to the cool air blasting from the air conditioner, I picked it up and pried my glued eyes open. I squinted at the screen to check the caller ID before picking up the call, the line connecting with a dull beep. "Dad?' I said, my voice coming out in a groggy whisper. "My sweet! You sound sleepy, I hope I have not disturbed your sleep." he said. His voice sounded strained and he sounded fatigued; it seemed like he had not had any rest from working the entire day. "Not really. I just woke up."I answered. "Is now a good time for me to call? I could call you back later, that way you can get enough rest." he said.

DANIELLE'S P.O.V. The doors to the Penthouse eased open with an electronic beep as I typed in the pass code. I walked into the house, the sole of my sneakers pounding noiselessly as I made my way through the hall way into the open living room and kitchen. The air conditioner in the living room blew cool air into the room from its vents, giving the house a chilly but homely ambience. "You're home. Welcome." I heard Adrian greet as I stepped into the living room's thresholds. I turned to see that he was in the kitchen, strings of an apron tied around his neck and waist. His hands were busy with chopping carrots on a wooden chopping board, the sound of the knife hitting the wood reverberating in the room. "Good evening. I see that you're busy." I greeted. Adrian looked up at me, a sweet smile gracing his face as his eyes found mine. Meanwhile, his hands did not for a moment, stop their movements, chopping away at the big orange vegetable without a break. "You're going t

DANIELLE'S P.O.V. "And with that last teaching, we end today's orientation program titled 'Navigating The World of Business'. I hope you all have learned a few things from the speaker, the one and only CEO and Founder of MacTech, the biggest electronic shop in New York, Mark Denver. On that note, I announce the end of today's orientation program. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. I am, and will remain Doris Covington, the Dean of Students of this prestigious school, Leonard N.Stern School of Business. Goodbye and have a nice day." The sound of skin clapping against skin reverberated in the large room as my colleagues and I started a round of applause to usher the Dean of Students off the podium. Once she had exited the hall's large open doors, the hall broke into a turmoil as students, male and female alike, rushed to meet their friends and exit the hall. I, as per usual, remained sited in my seat until the uproar had receded and the hall was sparse with only a few student

DANIELLE'S P.O.V. It is said that when we, as humans, mind wander, we take all the attention away from the atmosphere we are in and emphasize that attention entirely on our own inner thoughts. While we mind wander, we shift all our attention from one particular task to internal, personally relevant thoughts. It is also said that our minds do not wander randomly to what doesn't worry us. On the contrary, it usually wanders due to having numerous concerns and these concerns, in turn, distract us from our activities at hand, and instead force our minds to think about those concerns in any instant. Mind wandering occurs when thoughts unrelated to the task at hand and at a particular moment in time, are brought to the forefront of our attention. This stimuli induced phenomena can hinder what information is comprehended at a moment in time, and often we are not even aware that we have let our minds wander until we catch ourselves. Mind wandering also occurs with and in every in