Chapter 2

Ottawa Green University:

A luxurious university stood before her eyes. She examines the surroundings as she roams around the university. She doesn't know why her father enrolled her in this school — Ottawa Green University. She's turning 18 next year. She has been standing there for almost an hour and from a distance, someone was watching her attentively.

She's just wearing jeans and a white t-shirt paired with flat sandals. She looks stunning and her short hair swayed by the wind. She have a thick eyebrows, a pink thin lips and her narrow eyes was busy scanning the surrounding.

Ottawa Green University connects to the Greenhills. Sa likod ng paaralan ay matatagpuan ang isang malaking gusali na mayroong mga patay na hayop at tao.

Students were all busy minding their own businesses which makes her hold her bag tightly. She came alone therefore she would stop bothering herself with them.

She sighs. Disobeyance equates to death with her father. If she failed obeying him, he won't regret throwing her in Greenhills. No sane being wants that, therefore she will comply.

There are two schools in Ottawa City: Ottawa Clint High and Ottawa Green High. Their only difference is Ottawa Clint is for citizens who can't afford Ottawa Green.

Nasa harap siya ng malaking gate na agad din nagbukas nang tumigil siya sa paglalakad. Nakiramdam muna siya bago niya ibinigay ang berdeng kard na nagpapatunay na isa siyang transferee at kung sino siya. The guard bows before her and lets her enter the university. Huminto siya sa gitna at inilibot ang kanyang paningin. She doesn't know where to go. She doesn't even know the destination.

"Excusez-moi?"(Excuse me?)

She turns her back to see who's talking. She understands the language and she's aware that someone was talking to her. And there, she saw a beautiful woman smiling at her.

"Yes?" She politely answered in front of the woman while still holding her belongings. The girl's hair is long. She has an angelic face that every men cannot say no to her. She's wearing an office attire and 4 inch (ca. 10 cm) high heels. While she's just simple. She's not an elegant person and it's not neccessary for her to change how she looks because she's already beautiful in her own way.

"Are you the transferee?" The girl in her front asks her the reason for her to came back to her senses. She's not really good at describing a person since people is so new to her. Her father isolated her and she don't know what's the reason. But she went to this school to experience socializing as well. She doesn't know where to start, but she will just go with the flow and there's nothing wrong with that.

"Miss?" Pagtawag balik ng taong kaharap niya kaya napabalik ulit siya sa reyalidad. Kumurap siya at agad na tumungo.

"Ah, yes. I am the transferee," she nodded a few more times like a child. She was so overwhelmed with her own thoughts. She straightened her poised and fixed a few strands of hair that covered her face.

"Okay Miss. Save your introduction later. Follow me to the headmaster's office," agad siyang tinalikuran ng babae at wala siyang nagawa kundi ang sumunod dito. It's a miracle that she's didn't feel anything heavy on her hand like something she didn't hold anything. Nakasunod lang siya sa babaeng pati paglalakad ay napaka-perpekto nito.

They immediately reached the largest building. Ottawa Green University is surrounded by four tall edifices. The big building where it was located, in the east, is for the teacher and important people in University including the owner and the headmaster's office— or should I say, President's office. The big building has the most elegant structure among of all buildings here in University.

The Unknown girl pushed the tinted glass door and invited her to come in. Since she still didn't know the name of the girl who's inviting her, she will call her unknown girl. Nang makapasok siya ay agad na tumambad sa kaniya ang maganda at malawak na opisina.

There are a lot of decorations and images on the wall. Lots of weird pictures that was embedded in the picture frame. She looked at it thoroughly, and she saw a dead person and the another frame is the skeleton. She cannot explain the other images. She didn't pay attention to the other things inside the office. Nakarinig siya ng pagtikhim kaya agad napabaling ang kaniyang paningin sa matandang lalaki na nakaupo sa swivel chair. The old man was on his 60s ages.

'Weird look.' She immediately said to herself. The way the old man looked at her is intimidating, but she didn't felt scared by his gaze. The old man is wearing a business attire at napapansin niyang medyo nawawala na ang mga buhok nito kaya nasasabi niyang matanda na ito pero nakikitaan niya pa ito ng kakisigan at ramdam niya ang dark aura ng matanda.

"So, you are Nisha, right?" he asked. She nodded without looking away. Tinitigan niya pa ito ng mariin kaya napapansin niyang naiilang na ang matandang kaharap niya pero hindi ito nagpatinag. Nakita niya ang pagtango ng matanda and she can feel an unexplainable feeling. "Everyone prefers to call me headmaster. So since you are new here, someone will accompany you to tour you around the University. The class will start next week and I want you to make this day a free day so you can rest. Keyshaa will handle you and lead you to your dorm," he said while looking at her again.

'Keyshaa pala ang pangalan ni Unknown girl. Pero akala ko nagsisimula na ang pasukan. Next week pa pala,' mahaba niyang lintaya sa kaniyang sarili na parang siya na lang din ang sumasagot sa katanungan niya. She's not used to be a talkative one, and she doesn't know how to form a smile on her lips when she is surrounded by strangers. Her treatment is not cold but she is not used to it, she just hang out easily and cope up with the atmosphere with her acquaintances.

"You can start your day here, Nisha. Good luck and be safe," sabi pa ulit ng matanda na may kasamang pagbabanta. Ipinagsawalang bahala niya lang iyon na parang hindi siya natatakot. Nakakatakot nga ba? She just shook her head mentally to get rid of what was on her mind. The headmaster handed over a paper and a key. She stared at the headmaster again before bowing and thanking. The two women turned around at the same time and Nisha was still carrying her equipment and its weight did not even affect her.

"Isn't it heavy?" Narinig niyang tanong ni Keyshaa na kasama niya habang siya ay abala sa pagtingin ng papel na hawak niya. Ito ang schedule niya sa bawat araw na pagpasok niya. Lumingon siya saglit kay Keyshaa bago bumaling sa mga dala pagkatapos ay umiling.

"I'm okay," matipid niyang sagot at nginitian lang siya ni Keyshaa. In fact, she doesn't feel anything so, she can handle it. They just walked silently towards her dorm. "Do I have a roommate?" Nisha asked to Keyshaa. The latter laughed softly so, Nisha was surprised by what she was doing. What's wrong with her? she asked with herself.

"That's probably the longest you've ever said. Anyways, back to your question. Yes, she is also a girl but don't worry, she won't harm you," Keyshaa reassuring Nisha. She immediately nodded as her response. She knows how to fight and protect herself pero hindi siya kasing-lakas ng inaakala dahil na rin malimit lang ang itinuro ng kaniyang ama. Hindi na siya nagtataka sa sinabi nito. Ottawa City is full of crimes such as kidnapping, killing, sexual harassment and tye likes. Lahat ng namamatay dito ay doon tinatapon sa Greenhills. Hindi naman alam ni Nisha kung ano ang dahilan ng patayan at 'yon ang gusto niyang malaman pero pinagkakaitan yata siya ng kasagutan na maging ama ay walang imik 'pag tinatanong niya ito. Sa mura niyang edad ay marami siyang katanungan at gusto niya ay masagot ang mga ito rito sa inaapakan niya.

They arrived at the West Building where the dorms were. Since, there are not many residents in Ottawa City, they have united the dorm of the men and women. 1st floor, 2nd floor and third floor are for the boys. And the rest above are for the girls. Nisha does not know what is contained in the two large buildings that are left and she wants to know about it too.

They immediately went up to the 4th floor and went to room 416 where her dorm was. She used the key given by the headmaster at the door where she and Keyshaa stopped. Pagkabukas no'n ay tumambad sa kanila ang malaking sala. Nakakita siya ng babaeng nakaupo sa isang sofa at tinitigan lang siya ng mariin. Gradually, the woman whose sitting on the sofa smiled and stood up to greet her with a hug.

"Hi," she greeted. Nisha didn't hugged back

"I will go now. Take good care of her," she said and closed the door.

"This is the living room. There's two room. That white door is mine and that black door is yours," Nisha did not answer and chose to focus on the rest of her stay until she graduated. The design contained in the room is simple. The living room looks lifeless. She saw a small kitchen and saw that the cooking utensils were complete. There are two sofas facing each other in the middle and a wide screen tv.

"You seems tired. Anyways, may I know your name?" The girl asked Nisha. Nisha looked at her and answered her immediately.

"Nisha Eumerriah Normandeou. Ikaw?" The latter smiled and answered as well.

"I'm Nathalie Cleigh Moore. Nice meeting you Nisha,"