22| Heartwarming Encounter

JONEA

"Are you sure you don't want me to accompany you?"

"Yes," I answered confidently. "I'm going to take the bus."

Owen shrugged his shoulders. "Up to you. Besides, it would be spending my time if I had to take you to campus first. I'm already late because you woke up late."

"Sorry," is all I can say to Owen. He even prepared breakfast for me.

"Are you sure you don't want to be escorted? Do you know the place? Do you know which bus to take?"

I gulped. He said I was a bother but seemed worried about letting me go to campus alone.

"Stay cool. I've learned everything." I showed him the schedule and bus route from the brochure at the nearest bus stop. "Blue Sapphire University, arts faculty, fine arts department, right? Bus on route 21."

"It's good that you understand."

Owen leaves first in his car.

Half an hour later, I got off the bus and stood in front of the gates of a very grand and famous university in Blue Sapphire.

I froze there, staring at the big sign above the entrance gate. "