The Beginning of the End. College now an empty contraption as all exams are a distant memory, students packing up and departing for their respective hometowns, leaving Sunway University College and all pertinent memories behind. Closing a new chapter in their lives while re-opening old ones. Holidays have arrived, but the holiday spirit was not all around.
In a bid to unleash his Dark Side, Hans Basil had fired the first salvo, John Bow completely blindsided and taking the beating meekly. What Hans had failed to forsee and completely did not expect himself was the aberration of the battle. John may have lost the first round, but he was not going to acquiesce, and fought back with all guns blazing. The loquacious turned taciturn John unleashed his own darkness, more intense and deep than Hans' initial fire. Yet again for Hans, in a different aspect of his life, the tables have turned, with Round Two now won by John. After the impressive display of darkness that totally stymied Hans, it seems bets are on for future rounds to be taken by John, who looks to have subjugated his roommate. Two days, two rounds of fighting, no friendly word spoken. At the rate things were going, any chance of a repair looks lost, as the final falling out seems to have turned this once close friendship into a fiendship.
Nick Ivans' last papers were mind boggling and troublesome, but like everyone else, he put it where it belonged-in the past-and set his sights on the very near future. Despite the hanging issue that had yet to be settled niggling his mind, he swept it aside for the sake of basking in the post-exam atmosphere. And so it was that Nick, Ean, Hans and John headed to play pool. And it was then where Hans spotted Sanya Dival alongside Dash Reagan, a friend. While things had been moving pretty slowly between the two, they certainly look to be heating up now. Whether it was surprise, anger or shock that he felt, one thing was certain for Hans-expect the unexpected.
With the collegiate semester over, home was the destination on every students' mind. For Sanya, Angie Flo and Jay Dic, home was near college, within the environs. For the others, it was a matter of time before they departed, leaving their short legacies behind. First on the home-bound express was John, whose reclusive nature completely fooled Hans, pulverizing him in the process and making him eat humble pie. Now that he was off the Sunway radar, things were left hanging, and during the holidays, it remains to be seen if the time apart corroborates the falling out, or if absence makes the heart grows fonder.
Night-Out 2.0 was on the cards, with the same participants as the previous event attending. Among them were Sue Anne and Hans, whose once mundane day-to-day activities have now turned full throttle. Angie would have been pleased to know that Hans had overcome one barrier to socializing with her peers. While 1.0 was fun and relatively safe, 2.0 proved to be more interesting- drunks, tipsy ladies, spit drinks and water fights. Hopefully everyone got back safely.
As the time drew near for others to leave, Hans could not have expected the deadly turn of events that would rock his life. From being a Rich Boy to Poor Boy, Poor Boy to Play Boy and Play Boy to Lonely Boy, it seems his life is one vicious cycle controlled from the egregious Lady Luck, and he was now back to Poor Boy. Further financial strains have rocked his leaking boat, one so severe that his future now lies in tatters, undetermined, oppressed by the untangible opponent vehement on seeing his life battered at every available opportunity.
What does the future hold for these students? Will Sanya and Dash hold out and get together? Will John and Hans put aside their triffling squabbles for the sake of their friendship, or let them ruin it? Has the late nights got Sue hooked for more? With holidays in season, time will tell if she lets loose. What about Jay and Angie? Will they spend all their time at home? Or attempt to spice up their holidays? As for Hans, it seems he'll be leaving one world for another, one where his past becomes his present. Will the sparks between him and Erin Faroe July reignite? One thing is certain- Hans may be leaving for his old world, but the dark secret he's carrying, probably the darkest ever, one that will threaten his social existence if ever exposed or discovered, will travel along with him. He should hold it tightly, and pray Lady Luck never discovers it.
1 semester, 5 months, 136 days, hook-ups, break-ups, fights, lies and secrets..... What happens next...
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