She's standing alone beside the pillar watching people from distance, waiting for the people to go inside the auditorium...
As passage gets cleared she finally finds the courage to enter the auditorium.
It's really quiet there, parents are sitting on one side amd students are sitting on the other.
Dean is saying smth and everyone's eyes are fixed on him .
She's moving through rows finding her seat .. finally she finds her seat ...
She adjusts her white coat and sits on chair.
It's her first day in university, everyone came with their parents on orientation day, she was not listening to dean but glancing at those students who were lucky to have their parents besides them on this new chapter of their lives.
" Your children are just like our children" said the dean,"this institute is just like their home and our teachers are just like their parents, it must be really hard for you to send your cubs away from you, but this is the beginning of their new chapter of live. By the end of their session they'll be all seasoned and groomed to face the reality of world."
White bearded dean paused for a while and then said " i understand the struggles y'all have been through but now we're heading towards a bigger goal, towards your DREAM , towards your parents hope, it's time for you to grow up and and to be your parents backbone".
Tears are rolling down her face, she wipes them away with tissue.
Some parents are sobbing, students are teard up , teachers are emotional while some seniors are comforting parents.
She's not listening to dean anymore, she's not listening to anyone, she's lost in her thoughts, she's miles away in her home with her parents.