1 The Dark Secret of Khana Avenue

Reasonable conclusions lead to reasonable predictions which leads to reasonable circumstances which leads to reasonable justifications which needs reasonable clarifications which I can't provide for this new place I've gotten myself into. The tuition was cheap!!! How could I refuse such an offer… darn it… I didn't think that moving onto Khana Avenue was going to be any different than mom and dads neighborhood. Ugh… keep it together Kathy, you can do this… I just don't want to quit now or go back crying to my parents when opportunity is screaming my name!!! But is it really worth it to continue when you live in the one and only place.. as dangerous and unsettling as Khana Avenue? Well it doesn't seem very bad… but already a couple of days in school and every ones talking about how the north side of Khana is very tragic as compared to the south. We have it much easier here but our school lies right in the border line that divides this place in areas. Literally going up north is a whole different zone. I've never been there myself but looking out of the second story at my school it's just wowing in a way. How could the south side look so ahead of it's time yet the north look so far behind. I swear everyone today was making a big fus about some guy named "Naz" who got arrested for murder on the north side. But apparently this isn't anything new and everybody just treated it like some kind of everyday unfortunate event that has happened so many times that it somehow became a desensitizing topic to discuss. I'm rather shocked but apparently none of this happens in the south side and that this school marks the heart and powerhouse in the city of Khana. It's prestigious in its own way and it makes me kind of proud to be a student here. I was offered so many scholarships and grants to be able to come here. It's like this school was destined for me, it chose me. But the place is just not very comfortable to think about but hey everyone's been able to manage it's only the north that sets of a non particular flame of cold fire. If that makes sense… yeah it doesn't but hey gotta do what you gotta do to reach your dreams the most convenient way possible. It's like business people always say, you gotta take risks. Life is a learning experience and failure is only a test in strengthening our potential to success. Not to brag but I'm very bright in my studies. Hehe.. I plan to major out in business and become a successful entrepreneur. I've already made it this far, what could possibly go wrong from here… actually I should ask some more appropriate questions or else I might jinx my luck… well anyways, schools at its introductory stage where all the professors and staff have been spending the days introducing themselves and the university. Once the work comes in I'll be busier than a beaver. This is my first time being out in the real world on my own. So far I've been managing and it feels great to be an adult but all these responsibilities make me kind of nervous all the time. I feel like a mom but with only one child to take care of. Yup, that child is me. Living alone is still very new to me, I'm used to always hearing the sound of any noises coming from my wild family but now it's just all so quiet to the point where I can hear every movement like the clock ticking or the air condition running. It's a simple life for sure nothing too special but my dorm is amazing and I finally get to feel the privacy I've never had. The view is great the school is great the room is great. All is nice except for that one concept driving everyone and everything away… from this place… the north. One thing I've kept in mind from my parents is the annoying phrase, curiosity killed the cat but… what if one day I find myself walking down that side of town. Imean… what would I see, what would I find? Is it as bad as everyone says it is? Who knows but maybe one day.. just one day.. I'll be able to find out the dark secret that lies within the darkest realm of Khana Avenue…