Episode 3 - Begin Again

29 December 2011.

It was a normal Saturday for me. I felt it that way. It’s actually my last weekend in Singapore. Time pass real fast. Saying goodbye yesterday to my classmates was hard. They even prepared a mini farewell party for me. I was touched. In the short 11 months, we had grew bonded as class.

As my friends walked out of the lecture hall, I decided to sit there for a little while. Memories play back through my mind. Those boring lectures. I will miss this atmosphere so much. Holding back my tears and with heavy footsteps, I left the lecture hall.

“Nisa where are you? Come down to South Canteen. We are having lunch here,” Wendy rang my phone up. I looked at my Swatch Pink watch. ‘Are they serious? Lunch at the canteen where at this timing, it will be hell lots of people’.

The moment I came out from the lift, two guys pulled me out and blindfold my eyes. I was surprised. Astonished. What do the guys want from me? And at that point of time, my phone rang . But yes, how can I answer my phone call at this point of time. They pulled me or rather make me ran.

“Who are you? Where are you bringing me?” I kept repeating those sentences to them. And then they made me sit on a chair obviously. My world become brighter. In front of me is a small cake with wordings ‘All the best in New York’ !

“ALL THE BEST IN NEW YORK! WHOOHOOO!” my whole class shouted. Rhea, Eve, Geralyn and Irma was there too. I was shocked. It moved me so much. Kevin stood there like there’s nothing he can do. I’ll miss him terribly.

“Speech speech speech,” requsted Josh, a buff Eurasian guy in my class. His geek specs made his face kind of shrink .

“Okay. This is unexpected. Firstly, Thank you for this great surprise. Honestly, I appreciate.  For the past 8 months we were class, we bonded strongly. From class outing to just simple lunch together, I’ll treasure them all. I will miss arguing with you guys. I hope the classmates that I’m gonna have will be the same as you guys. Thank you once again. Ahh I run out of words already. Haha, so yup.” Teary eyes. I could not continue my speech. Wendy was already tearing in one corner. My class girls too. I’ll miss Pamela’s dumbness. Hannah’s non-stop laughing. Gossiping about KPOP with Kathy. Whitley too. I hugged them one by one. The first and last hugs to them except for Wendy. A group hug with Rhea, Geralyn, Eve and Irma. Haha i cant possibly hug the boys. But why was Kevin eyes red?

Clappings were heard. It was way so awkward. I mean the entire canteen was clapping.

“Are you done packing? 4 hours left and then we are off to the airport,” mom came into the room and remind me of the few hours I have left in Singapore.

I switched on my laptop, typed and saved in the draft. Unprepared.