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Kiho's Prize

Today is a cloudy day. Not any regular cloudy day, but a humid and cloudy day. What more was to expect for Norway's dreary early spring. In all honesty this weather doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I prefer this weather over the long, cold and wet that can only be described as Norway's rough winter. All winter ever does is remind me of how lonely I am. That's right I'm single. No need to laugh or give me pity, I like it this way. I mean, who needs a man when you're this awesome?

“Tiru! There's a letter in the mail for you. Get your ass down here before I open it!” Meme screamed from the basement.

“Jeez, give me a second won't cha,” I screamed back realizing I was too lazy to get up at the moment.

I guess Meme couldn't wait because she ran in my room. It seems she opened my letter and read it because she was cheering with excitement and hugging me while congratulating me. What for? Did I win the lottery? On top of it, was she aware she was disrupting my daydreaming? She better have a good reason or else I'll ...

“Tiru! Tiru! You won!!” Meme was yelling like a fool.

“What did I win?” I said trying not to slap her in the face because she was currently jumping on my stomach as I was laying down.

“The essay contest! Your essay won! You're going to America to study abroad! I'm so proud of you,” she said with tears streaming down her face as she strangled me with a hug.

I was no longer in lazy mode and shoved her off me. But wow. I really won! I took the letter from her hand and read it over. There was no mistaking it, my name was there and everything. It's funny that I won because I totally forgot i even signed up for that contest. I'd never felt so excited and proud of myself! This is why I love cloudy days. It's almost as if something good always comes out of them.

That night out of pure excitement I packed my bags for America even though I wasn't leaving for another few weeks. Either ways, those few weeks passed by super quick. . the day finally came I said all my goodbyes before heading off. My family saw me off before I departed. I never realized how hard it would be to say bye to them. I knew I would be gone for only three years, but I knew I was gonna miss them, even Meme! I watched from the airplane window as we left Norway. Goodbye home.

After several hours of flying and turbulence I finally reached America. AS I got off the last airplane, I realized I just wanted to lay down on the ground for a moment. The earth, a large mass that did not move constantly causing me motion sickness. I knew I couldn't lay down on the ground but man was I ever tempted to do so. As I walked through the exit gate I was greeted by a man holding up a sign that said Tiru.

“Are you the essay winner, Tiru?” He asked politely.

“Yes, I am,” replying with a fake smile to try and mask my urge to vomit from the flight prior to the day.

“I'm here to pick you up and bring you to your dorm where you will staying for the next few years,” He kindly informed me.

I smiled and handed him my bags. I mean ,I hope he didn't expect me to carry them myself. I guess the man wasn't as strong as I thought because while holding the bags he walked slower than I did while holding them. Eventually we made it to the car and were on our way to the dorm. Upon arriving I realized there were many other people around the world who won the contest and were staying in the same dorm as me. I was paired up to be dorm mates with some Canadian girl named Jay. While unpacking she wasn't there. I hope she wasn't some freak.

I guess I arrived at the perfect time because after I finished unpacking there was an announcement saying there was gonna be a meeting for all residents and that attendance was mandatory. During the meeting the dorm head explained the rules. I zoned out midway through it and started to analyze the people around me. The girl in front of me had perfect long blond hair. The guy beside me was tall and muscular with a baby face. Dammit my weakness! I couldn't help but stare. Don't look, don't look, don't look. I realized a lot of the people here are very attractive. Were all ugly people rejected or...

“Excuse me,” someone tapped my shoulder scaring me out of my trance. I hope I wasn't talking out loud, I don't want to be the freak!!!

“Oh! Hi! Sorry you startled me a bit.” I looked and I saw a black girl had been the one to call me. She wasn't particularly tall, but she smelt super sweet and a friendly presence.

“ Hi, sorry about that! You seemed to be zoned out haha. My name is Jay, I was told you were gonna be my roommate. I hope we can get along!” She smiled and stuck her hand out for a handshake.

“I hope so too and my name is Tiru. It's nice to meet you.” I accepted the handshake and smiled back. Thank god she didn't turn out to be a freak.

We both turned towards the dorm head and listened to his speech. Jay seemed focused, but I could honestly careless of what he was saying. I didn't listen too well. All I know is at the end we were given bank cards with our monthly allowance as well as ID's as proof that we were students at the school on exchange terms. That night I slept like a baby. The trip there had me exhausted. I honestly couldn't wait for my first day to start!

The next morning I woke up extra early due to my excitement for the day! Jay was already awake when I woke up and in her school uniform. It looked super cute on her, I was a bit jealous but I knew it would be better if I didn't say anything. I got changed, grabbed my backpack, student ID, keys and bank card then left with Jay to the cafeteria for breakfast. For a small girl she sure ate a lot.

“Hey Tiru what Homeroom do you have? It would be cool if we were together!” Jay said as she scarfed down a tenth pancake.

“I'm in Charle's Homeroom. How about you?” I asked while finishing my Starbucks hot chocolate.

“Awe, I'm in Peter's Homeroom. You got the geeky teacher haha. My teacher is a total Narb. Isn't cool how the teachers let you call them by their first name?” she responded while eating her eleventh pancake.

I nodded in agreement. After breakfast we rode the shuttle bus to get to the school's campus. The school was huge! There was the ginormous main building followed by two large side buildings and a tiny tech wing building. Jay waved me goodbye before disappearing into the crowd of preppy high school students. I took a deep breath to calm down my anxiety before deciding to enter the main building. Instantly I realized how much I missed my home. Everyone seemed to fit in naturally like a piece to a giant puzzle. Me on the other hand, I was missing piece for another puzzle. All of a sudden my anxiety started to kick in. Luckily I snapped out of it and remembered my goal. Find my homeroom. I shuffled nervously through the halls until I finally made it to my destination. Mr. Charles' room, room 135. I entered the class. About half the class was there so far. That was good for me, I don't seem like a keener nor a slacker. I didn't want to sit in the back and seem like a rebel nor did I want to sit in the front and seem like a nerd so I chose the seat in the middle beside the window. This way I was in the middle and I could daydream out the window without being questioned.

I sat for a a few minutes silently. No one approached me. This made me a bit nervous but I kept reassuring myself that this was okay since it was only the first day. The teacher started to explain how there were new students from an exchange program and shouted out a few of us in the class. When he said my name I stood up and said hello. As I sat down I heard a girl say “ No fair, foreign and pretty.” I felt pretty satisfied, as if I won some fight I didn't know I was fighting. Charles commanded the class to settle down and that we needed to continue with our notes. He wrote on the board Schrodinger's Cat. Yawn. I learned that when I was ten. As usual my mind started to wander to the land of imagination as I stared out the window. I couldn't help but notice the weather. It was cloudy, I knew something good awaited me today. All of a sudden the door flung open.

“ SORRY THAT I'M LATE SIR! I SLEPT IN!” I quickly whipped my head towards the door half out of curiosity of who the mysterious person was and half out of the fact it scared me out of my trance.

I felt my heart skip a beat. At that moment I saw everything in slow motion. At the door stood a handsome boy but not just any boy, the perfect boy. Silky smooth skin with short rough hair all complimented by a baby face and strong toned shoulders. His gaze slowly wandered my direction. I felt a spark shiver through my spine as I became a slave to his gaze. It wasn't until he looked back towards Charles that I was freed from his captivity. What just happened? Was he looking at me or simply just my direction? He was looking at me for quite some time. Maybe it was because he thought I was pretty?

THUMP

Or maybe he wondered who I was since I am new after all.

“Tristan you are very late and now you are disrupting the class. Please take your seat and I will be seeing you in detention. Actually, I have a better idea. You can spend your break showing Tiru around the school. Since the exchange students will need a tour of our facility. Thank you Tristan for being late today.” Charles said in a sassy voice.

Was this a dream? Not only was this dreamy boy gonna show me around the school but it turned out he sits right beside me! As he sat down he stared at me with extreme intensity. I couldn't help but blush. He was so focused then broke off the seriousness with a killer smile. I felt my heart skip a beat.

“Hi my name is Tristan, are you Tiru?” He said while staring directly into my eyes. His smile didn't waver for even a second. I could feel my face heating up and my hands shaking out of nervousness. I was under his spell and his eyes were paralyzing me.
“Y-y-yes, m-my T-Tiru. T-Tristan,” I said like a fool. That was it. I completely embarrassed myself in front of him. I had no chance now.

Tristan tried to hold back his giggles but couldn't seem to do so. He continued by saying “ Haha how rude of me. English isn't your first language is it not? You must feel nervous to have to speak it. Don't worry you can relax around me, I promise I won't judge. I would never judge such a pretty girl.” he said with a slight blush on his face while looking off on the side. He seemed almost a bit embarrassed of what he said. It was honestly so cute. At this point my heart is racing faster then speedy Gonzales from the looney tunes show. This is why I love cloudy days.