With Alvin beside her, a month slipped away like sand through an hourglass, leaving behind a trail of moments and memories for her to reminisce for the rest of her life.
Days turned into weeks, each sunrise and sunset marking the relentless passage of time. Yet, she longed for the day when Zane completes his exams and runs into her arms.
After a video call with Zane who sprinted inside the gates of the school, Anya breathed a long sigh looking at her friend finally showing her face.
Anya complained right after, "Girl, why are you so busy?"
Her calls to Krystle over a month started and ended with 'Annie, I will call you later.'
'Babe, I'm dead tired.'
'Sweetheart, I need to rush to work.'
Anya observed her friend who was beautiful as ever but her charms, her mischief, her cheerfulness, and quirky attitude were lost. She felt like there was Krystle's doppelganger sitting in front of her.