"On your Mark! Get set Go!!" The teacher said as he blewed the whistle and the girls without wasting a second started running as if their life dependent on it.
"Go Ling Go!" The classmates cheered and Ling paced up and reached to the third position.
The two national champions one from science and other from commerce before her.
.
"Wow! Can you all believe it the three Ace from the three faculty are in the run for the first position!"
"And what's more shocking is that Ling is able to cope up with the them without breaking a sweat!!"
"You are right! But do you think she will be able to keep up with them till the last?" The announcers stated as they looked at the ground and with their every word, 1st year Arts could feel thier heart race and feet go numb.
.
"Ling! You can do it just a little more!!" Yuan shouted as he stood form his seat and fell down again.
"Yuan clam down, don't distract her."
.
Ling could hear all of the cheering and the announcement but more than anything she could feel her heart beat that felt as if like her heart come out of her chest and land on the ground before her.
"(...Ha...Ha...Finish line! Finish Line!...)" She kept saying like a Mantra.
.
"Well, as an untrained sports person Ling is doing well but...still no matter how much a duck tries she can never become a swam." One for the announcer said and everyone's breath hitched.
"Look...Ling's speed is decreasing and other runners are catching up to her." One of the classmates said as there eyes showed extreme worry.
.
"(I...I need to breath...my legs are giving up...it's painful...)" Ling though as she let out a groan in pain the sweat running down her body made her tee completely wet as well as her hair.
.
"...Should I give..." Ling thoughts were cut when a loud voice bought her back to senses.
"Ling!" All of her classmates cheered and she could point out each and everyone one of there faces miraculously enough, she could each other them and the expression they carried.
.
"Ling pace up!!" Yuan shouted as he jumped up and down his chair and others held him from falling.
Seeing him made her laugh and little and suddenly she felt her bones to be back to life.
.
"Woah! Looks like the cheers from her classmates motivated her, look at the speed she is moving!"
"And as she is pacing up the other runners are losing there speed. God! they are just a little away form the finish line now!! AND Ling has passed the science faculty! It's a match of neck to neck now!!" The announcer said their excitement could be felt on there words.
.
Tic.Tok.Tic.Tok.
Ling and the other girl were a little far from the ending point anyone could be the winner at any moment.
"(Two more steps and I will win for them...for myself!)" King thought as she jumped and touched the red ribbon the other girl did the same and both of them landed on the ground ground a loud thud.
.
".....And the Race Ended!!..." The announcer said with a confused tone.
"But we have no idea about the winner..." She continued and looked at the sports committee looking at the video recording of the race while some medical team went on the ground for the runners.
.
"...Did you guys check who won?" Yuan asked as he moved anxiously on his seat.
"No it all happened too fast."
"Don't worry they will play the replay on the screen...just pray for the best." Feng said as he looked at his classmates who were too anxious to sit down and on the other side was Ning with her usual calm expression sitting quietly.
.
"(How is she so clam?)" Feng thought as he looked at her and then his eyes landed on her legs that were shaking and the sweat on her forhead as well as her hands she kept playing with.
"(...Ha..this girl...)"
"Ning" He called as he stood before her breaking her trance from Ling.
.
"Yeah?" Ning asked as she looked at him calmly.
"...Calm down..." He said as he patted her head gently.
"And by calm down I mean both physically and mentally not just your facial expression." He continued as he kneeled on the ground and smiled.
"..Okay..." Ning said as she looked at him, she then took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Done!" She said with a smile.
"Good"
.
"And here comes the result!" The announcer said and everyone's attention turned to the screen.
"....Feng...Ling will win right?.." Ning aksed as she held onto his sleeves tightly.
"...She tried her best Ning and that's enough..." He said as he looked at her nervous face.
.
The video played on the screen where the last moment of the race was showed. Eveyone's eyes were on the screen and as both the runners jumped the audience heart jumped too and they saw a red tee touching the ribbon and the video ended.
Silence filled the stadium everyone too shocked to move.
.
"Con--Congratulations to Zhao Ling of Arts 1st to win the annual sports race competition!!" The announcer said and cheered filled the ground, Ling's classmates ran towards the ground to Congratulate her.
"Hey you mortals forgot about me!" Yuan shouted as he tried to move but his leg didn't let him.
.
"Your Highness, I am here to assist you don't worry." Feng said as he gave him shoulder support and took him towards the field.
"Ling!" Feng shouted as he reached near her and without thinking much he just hugged her tightly.
.
"You did it!" He said as he smiled whereas eveyone went silent.
"What Are you guys looking at? Pick her up and throw her in the air!" He said as he moved back and within a second Ling was in the air with a big smile pasted on her snowy white skin.
"(Ha...it's feels so good!)" She thought as closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment.