Einne and Dmitri was on the same flight and happened to be on the same seat. Their usual scowls should begin but they were too distracted with what thoughts filled in their minds. They only noticed that they were on the same flight when get off the plane and go with the same exit. Wearing ordinary jeans and shirt ascif they conspire something, they looked with each other uninterested while dragging their suitcases.
It was Einne who past ahead of him and stopped in his midst.
"I think we will should bid our goodbyes. It is is nice meeting you, Dmitri." she looked at him straight with plain face. She handed her hand to shake hands with him. It took him few minutes minutes to held her hands.
"Goodbye Coreen Lin. I hope we will not being with each other."
She scoffs in agreement.
"Yeah, let's try not to see each other to which ever university you belong." then she get a notebook in her bag. "And oh by the way, here," she ripped a page and put in his hand.
"You just won an award ahead of me. Don't be to arrogant about it." Then she turned her back waived at him annoyed.
Dmitri looked at the note and it was a tally of awards they wage against each other. He just smirked with the thought of it. They both headed to their destination. It is a start for their grand comeback.
Einne get ready with her first class in the university in her remaining year, she just dressed casually and insist to take a bus to the university. She bun her hair neatly while wearing her cool expression. She haven't notice her warm and chill changes for she was preoccupied with what's comes next. She haven't seen the poster or her welcoming outside the gate as she just focused on her way. No one noticed her as she looked ordinary as most students gather on the entrance.
It was pack of students and her fans waited for her grand entrance as she usually do. She even joined the crowd who are expecting someone no other than her.
"I wonder when will she arrive?"
"Maybe too fixated with her grand entrance, you know how attention seeker she was."
Whoever they were expecting, she slipped through the crowd and headed to the Dean's office to report. They were all flustered that she came unannounced in their office as most of them expecting her grand entrance.
" Miss Coreen Lin, " the Dean was too surprised to talk. She smiled and greet him politely.
"I didn't expect you would storm to my office without prior notice."
"Aren't I suppose to report in this office upon my return?" she was too puzzled with him. He just shook his head and cleared his throat.
"Anyway welcome back Coreen Lin. Proceed to auditorium after reporting here."
She nodded as she thought she would attend orientation with her soon to be classmates. She wear her wireless earphones as she walked towards the building. Prying eyes were looking at her and scrutinizing her as she was foreign to them.
" Who is she again?"
"Who knows? Let's head to the auditorium that we might see Coreen."
"Make sure the spotlight are good. I heard from our dean that Ms. Coreen Lin is already in the premises. She was wearing somewhat ordinary."
It was from the music department organized the grandest welcome for her. She was known as their department ace as she received various awards and merits abroad.
" Isn't that Ms. Coreen Lin? "They spotted her entering together with the pack of crowd. How ironic to see her in her casual attire.
" We would like to present to you, our department ace, Ms. Coreen Lin! "
Einne stop her tracks when she heard someone call Coreen. The spotlight was directed at her that she needed to block the light for a while. She was clueles with this gathering. After analysing it was to welcome her, she smiled and peel her jacket and revealed her plain shirt underneath.
She motion towards the podium as she was asked to give her speech and experience abroad.
"It was an honor to be welcomed like this," she began and smiled in between. "I guess being a music major must prove our worth to deserve every recognition. I can say with all of my immaturity and inferiority I found myself to chase what was important to me. I am just working and rehearsing just like all of you. That's all."
She descended on the stage and left. They were left dumbfounded with her short for they expect bragging and lengthy dramas from her. They were left wondering if they welcome the same Coreen Lin they knew.