1 First day in university
The ancient building of the University of Ireland was drenched in the pouring rain with thousands of stories inside it. The spring season had begun. The arrival of freshers was in full swing and the mischief of the seniors who were prey to the new arrivals. Waiting eagerly.
Lisa, wearing a black long coat, is heading towards the university, the new city, the new university.
Although Lisa had always excelled in studies and was admitted here on a full scholarship, she was still shy.
To reduce her hesitation, she opened the mobile and pretended that she was sending some very important mail. But somewhere in her heart, she was deeply worried.
The building was full of students. Everyone was rushing towards their destination.
In light rain she stopped in front of the pointed arch of the university. The golden arch looked very beautiful drenched in the rain.
She switched on the mobile camera and took a selfie with the arch in front.
She looked at the picture and smiled
#First day of new journey
She smiled wholeheartedly while dialing Grandpa number
And she didn't know that this new journey was going to be very long. If she had known, she would have gone back to her house where she would pick fresh fruits from the garden with grandfather every day and make juice from them.
Lisa took a deep breath and placed her cell phone in her crossbody bag and headed for the front counter
She stood under the shade of the student counter to avoid the rain
(Student help counters are used to guide new students in the university and are looked after by senior students)
"Welcome" The young man's smile was beautiful and Lisa's heart was too
She smiled "Thank you very much."
Pushing the keys on the laptop, she asked for Lisa's form to guide her on when and where her classes were held.
Lisa moved the form in her direction. There was a rush of students at every counter. Everyone wanted to know everything as soon as possible. Lisa looked up at the sky.
"Hopefully there will be more rain" the young man looked away from the laptop and commented on the weather.
"Hopefully," Lisa replied curtly
"Lisa Mark?" the young man called out to her in a confused voice after a few moments
Lisa looked up questioningly
"You are a history student and you came here on scholarship" the young man's tone was strange.
"Yes" Lisa was confused
"Ooooo" the young man played the table with his fingers for a few moments and turned towards her.
"You go to counter number 5 and I will make a call." The young man took out his mobile phone and said
Lisa just stood there shocked
"Yes, George," the young man began to speak quickly
"Say yes!" The sound was coming out of the mobile phone
"That girl is here. What's the name Lisa Mark?" He motioned Lisa towards counter five. Lisa was surprised why she was mentioned.
"Who's Lisa?" A busy voice said
"The same student who was supposed to come on scholarship but his scholarship was canceled said in yesterday's meeting that he should tell this girl the whole situation."
Lisa felt as if the ground had slipped from her feet or the sky had collapsed on her head
She stood still and still
All the time passed before her eyes. She knew how hard it was to convince her grandfather to let her go to a new town so far away to study. But grandfather always wanted to keep her and Jack in front of his eyes. It was very difficult to believe. Second, she was from a middle class, so she could not study such a big university with a scholarship. And studying history and that too from this university was her biggest dream and the fulfillment of this dream. Because she worked hard day and night, now when she reached the University here after so many difficulties, how can the scholarship and admission be cancelled?
The young man gave a sad look at the girl and started checking the form from other students
Lisa Murray stepped towards counter five
George greeted him with a smile.
She couldn't even say thank you, a strange sadness and despair took hold of her
"We are sorry for you that your scholarship has not been approved and your admission has also been delayed" he was speaking in a professional tone devoid of any emotion.
"Something will be solved" she said after a few moments of silence
"No solution," he said without taking his eyes off the laptop
"Something please for God's sake," Lisa began to cry.
George let out a cold breath
"You should talk to your head of department, Sir Morlin, maybe something can be done," George said as if he wanted to.He should leave as soon as possible
She was shocked by his rude tone.
"Where will the head of the department be found?" she asked the last question in fear
George took a deep breath
"It's difficult to do your work, but" he began to turn his hand on the mobile phone while taking a cold breath.
After a few moments he lifted his head from the mobile
"The History Department is in the left side room number 3" George turned his head busily towards the laptop.
Lisa opened the university map from the mobile and went in search of Sir Marlin with high hopes
She was walking up the stairs of the history department when a girl signaled her to stop.
"Are you Lisa?"
Lisa nodded her head in agreement
"George texted me to drop you off at Sir Marilyn's. Sir, he's currently in the bio lab. Let's go." The girl's features were attractive and her style beautiful.
Lisa was deeply grateful to George for caring so much, Lisa thought to herself that she must go and thank George.
In the company of the girl, she walked out of the glass window
The light rain had now turned into heavy rain, the sound of cloud crashing was making the environment scary, although it was only eleven o'clock in the day, but because of the dark clouds, it felt as if it was night.
The girl slightly opened the door of the bio lab and peeked inside
And a few moments later, moving away from the door, she said
"Sir is in the room. Just hurry up and tell them everything. Many prayers and good wishes for you" she said cheerfully and moved away from the front door.
Lisa smiled and thanked him. The girl took two steps back
Lisa opened the door and entered. Someone was sitting on the front table and the table was backing the door. His hair was completely white.
Closing the door, Lisa composed herself and took a deep breath
Lisa had to fight for her right.
There was a slight knock on the door, Lisa did not pay attention and went to the head and stayed
"Hello sir! My name is Lisa Mark. I am from a far away town. I applied for a scholarship but came here to find that the scholarship has been cancelled.
Suddenly, as she spoke, Lisa felt that Sir Marlin's head was a bit strange, and she came right in front of the table in surprise.
At that moment, there was a loud thunderbolt outside and with it the lights in the lab went off and Lisa's scream was louder than anything else.
There, on a chair, a monstrous structure was seated in such a way that it looked like a man
His face was as terrifying as the angel of death welcoming a sinner.
The strange structures around the bio-lab were clad in white robes
Lisa felt as if the ghosts were filling her direction, all the things she had heard about the ghosts began to ring true.
She trembled with fear, the heart-shattering sound of the clouds hitting the direction of the door made her more uneasy. The door was locked from outside. With trembling hands, she tried her best to open the door, but in vain.
Frightened by the darkness and horror, she began to bang on the door
Lisa felt that she was going to die and that the angel of death was chasing her. She was crying out "Grandpa Grandpa" when suddenly the light in the room came on and the door opened. She was about to go out. George, The young man sitting at the counter and the girl who led him to the lab and everyone else were laughing and giggling.
"Lisa Mark Fresher, Welcome to the University of Ireland"
At being fooled by the seniors, she wanted to be buried in the ground, so angry that she felt she would take her own life or one of them.
Dismissing everyone in anger, she was running down the stairs, the clouds were roaring with full force
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