Chapter 2- Red head, green eyes.

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I pulled my bag behind me, huffing and panting while my lungs burned for oxygen of some sort. I paused, doubling over to catch my breath in the middle of the walkway. The reception office wasn't far away according to the map I got a few minutes ago, but to my aching limbs and lacking of air, it seemed like miles away.

I was lucky enough to get a ride to campus from a nice family I never saw again after they dropped off their kids. They were freshers, just like me, but based on the conversation we had while being cramped in their small car, one was undecided while the other wanted to major in Human Resources; something about changing if the pressure gets too much.

"Move it, will you!" Someone not so kindly shoved me, their pink sneakers escaped my eye view as they took a sharp corner. I sighed, ignoring the other murmurs and grumbles of the students for me to move.

"Hey? You okay?" Someone asked. I stared at their white sneakers, not ready to raise my head at all. My lungs still burned for air.

"Hello?" I raised my head slightly, blinded by the rays of sun directly in my eye.

"Could you-" He nodded, moving to...