Episode 1 - A Recall

Snow started to ‘flood’ the frontyard of this luxurious house. Water’s too cold to even dip my body in the pool. I guess I’ll just chill indoors with ’50 Shades Of Grey’ and my hot chocolate.  My friends have been going crazy about that book. Trying to blend in, I decided to buy it. Well yup, I’m  a bookworm – that’s how I’ve been spending my weekends when I have no assignments. Time really fly. A year plus since I left Singapore. Never did it ever crossed my mind that I’m going to leave everything behind for studies and also, forget someone, hopefully.

11 December 2011

“Girls, lets meet up.” I said to my poly cliques that day after lecture. Geralyn, Rhea, Irma, Eve. I swear without this girls in Poly, probably my Poly Life would just be a normal one. Its just that time that I spent in poly is short. I mean all this transfer out thing wont happen if I did not agree to well, lets just say being forced.

Always the first to arrive, this elegant young lady, Eve.She gave me a hug.

 “Hey whats up! Miss you Nisa” Eve says as soon as she sat down.

“Pretty good, where’s the rest? Irma went to get her usual nuggets. Geralyn is usually early like early but no hahah”

As soon as I turned my head, I can see Geralyn smiling at me.  Man , Im gonna miss all this like yup all this crazy impromptu meet up at the canteen during breaks. So I waited till all of them settled down. While waiting, oh wow, I was arranging words in my head. Wondering how to put into words. No more delaying Nisa!

I took a deep breath. A deep one. As I was about to deliver my sentence, Rhea went

“Nisa why are you so quiet? Usually you have a lot to talk.”

I faked a smile. Oh my these girls don’t know the tornado in my stomach and brain.

“Girls, Im heading to New York end of this month….”

I have not finished my sentence yet but Eve went “Wahhhh, pack me in!”
        

Rhea “so shiok! How long ?”

Geralyn just widened her eyes as she was trying to fit in one takoyaki ball into her mouth. Well-known for being a photobomber and also Queen of Unglam. These girls, they never let me finish ,my sentence.

“I’m not going for holiday. For studies. I was supposed  to enter the college there last year but yes I delayed It till now. Staying with my godmum. And I’m going alone , ” Their faces started to change and yes we all got too emotional. No eyes were saved from the tears.

It was hard explaining to my friends the main purpose Im going to New York. Secondary school buddies was easier to explain to as they know me better. Terence and Tasha apparently who were my secondary school buddies, and also my secondary school cliques know that I had had delayed my entrance to the college as I wanted to feel the life of a polytechnic student. I get to know my classmates. Even though, the course that I took was not ‘perfect’ for me, but hey I survived almost a year of poly. During that period of time, I made beautiful memories. The highlight was when I went to Japan Educational trip with schoolmates. That was where my poly cliques was formed. I shall explain about that like later part of my story. I even fall in love during that trip. No lets say I also fall in love before I even went for the trip.