CHAPTER 2 – THE ENTRANCE

Aurora sat in the back seat of the black Mercedes, her hands resting on her lap, fingers twisting together. The leather seat was soft, the air smelled faintly of vanilla, but her heart wouldn’t calm down.

Her eyes flicked to the window, watching the streets blur by. What will they think? she wondered. Will they laugh? Will they think I’m pretending to be someone I’m not?

She reached for her phone, catching a faint reflection in the dark screen. She hadn’t changed — not really. Her hair still fell in soft waves around her face, framing her big double-eyelid eyes that always seemed to hold a quiet depth. Her cheeks still carried that natural rosy warmth, and her lips were soft and lightly tinted, like they always had been. She was beautiful before… but no one ever noticed, because she never gave them a reason to.

Back then, she kept her head down, avoiding eye contact, staying in the background. Now, with this strange twist of fate, the world seemed to see her. Not because she looked different, but because her talent had pushed her into the light.

“This is still me,” she whispered to herself, touching her hair lightly. “Just… a braver me.”

The car slowed, and her chest tightened. They were almost there.

When the gates of the college came into view, she felt every pair of eyes turning toward the sleek car. The driver parked right at the entrance, stepping out to open her door like she was some kind of celebrity.

The chatter on campus dimmed for a moment. Whispers floated in the air.

“Who is she?”

“New student?”

“That’s a Mercedes… must be rich.”

Aurora hesitated, but then remembered her own words. Confident. Untouchable. She took a deep breath and stepped out.

The sun hit her face, her heels clicked against the pavement, and she kept her chin slightly raised — not too high, just enough to look sure of herself. She could almost believe this was real.

Then, it happened.

A sudden shout came from the basketball court nearby. A ball had been thrown too hard, flying wildly toward the parking lot. Aurora didn’t even notice it at first — she was busy adjusting her bag.

But then, a blur of movement in the corner of her eye.

The ball was seconds away from hitting her face.

Before she could react, a strong, tanned hand shot out in front of her, fingers gripping the ball mid-air with perfect precision.

Aurora’s breath caught as she slowly turned her head to see the owner of that hand — Adrian Cole, the basketball player she had noticed earlier that morning.

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