Meeting her (4)

Days went by.

Summer Vacation gradually came to an end. The Shin family was coming back to their usual lifestyle.

From going to the countryside for dates to teaching Yang cooking the summer was spent well.

But what make them worried was Yang, who started behaving unusually.

Mrs. Shin could clearly feel something was off like something was deeply bothering him. But they were helpless with Yang as he was avoiding their interrogation in every way possible. Mr. and Mrs. Shin decided to wait for him to open up someday himself.

Yang found a new hobby in the meantime. Mastering the art of 'Gardening' and 'cooking' became his goal to achieve in the summer.

Soon the day of reopening the classes came.

Life in a medical school is really tough. Students had to cope up with the studies -classes - ward duties- laboratories and all.

The new batch of Z Medical college was making history day by day. This batch was exceptionally well in performance. Professors were all satisfied with them. They adored the children there. It had been long that such a good batch came into their hands. Especially those few unexpectedly exceptional students... our hero and heroine ' Lu Yang' and ' Lina Park' were among them.

Often, the teachers used to compare these two students and made bets about who would top the next examination.

Lu Yang was like the brightest shining star among all while Lina was like a sudden cold wind in a hot summer day. Her mere presence was undeniable.

Yang was the epitome of a young bright student highlighted in every aspect while Lina maintained a far distance from limelight.

It looked like she was afraid of being the source of discussions. Students as well as teachers there had hard time to believe that this 'shy and nerdy' girl was the one giving tough competition to the 'great Yang shama'.

Z Medical college began winning awards after awards in various fields thanks to this particular batch.

Some were exceptionally well in chess some in badminton some in basketball some in storytelling some in creative writing some in photography. The Principal could see the college going back to their past glorious days.

None could be happier than the professors there. Everything were too good to be true.

2 years went by just like that. The students of the batch slowly became the urban legend of the college.

All these time Prof. Shin kept close eye on Lina and of course on his Yang. Living in the college campus it was impossible to avoid noticing those two unusual people and especially when his wife had shown particular interest in the 'mysterious park' girl.

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But, in reality, there was nothing mysterious with her on the surface. He often found her coming back and forth of the library carrying her peculiar big bag. Being a bookworm himself he could understand her passion for reading. But there was another exceptional thing about her. Prof. Shin had noticed the girl would sit anywhere if she found any beautiful sight and began to draw forgetting the world.

Lina Park was not that sort of so social person but she had special bonding with the children in the pedia ward. During one of his daily rounds he found her interacting with the children there in sign language.

Suddenly a flashback of a certain blond girl playing with children in a yard came to his mind. He smiled remembering her.

"Well well well... It's been long Alexa. Good to see you again. " Prof. Shin chuckled and left quietly.

He still hadn't left the idea of her being 'that Alexa' though successfully convinced his wife they were not the same.

Prof. Shin also noticed Yang zoning out in the classes a few times watching Lina. Though he never tried to talk to her neither tried to chase after her. He was just like a lovesick puppy taking glances of her beloved from afar and marking territory so that no one else aprroach his Juliette.

Prof. Shin kept mum about them. Didn't even talk about them to his wife. It was amusing to see Yang taking interest in another girl. He was slowly coming out of the cocoon.

Yang was more lively than before. He bagan to participate in basketball team and gradually became the vice captain. And as usual his lady-killer charm was getting enhanced day by day. The girls of the college even made a fanclub for him.

Yang was the epitome of handsomeness with his biracial visuals to die for. His one look was enough to make the girls tremble in their knees. But there was this character flaw of him. He used to bluntly decline every girl that approached him. Lu Yang was well known as the 'Heartbreaker'.

On the other hand, even the big spectacle of her's was unable to hide the undeniable sharp features of Lina Park. The shy nerdy girl made it difficult for the guys chasing after her. She would flatly decline their offers to go out even made excuses to avoid them.

Professor Shin was a mere spectator of all these. He quietly enjoyed the sight scenes. He wondered how long these two will avoid their fates.

Through the investigations he found out Lina was nothing alike the cold girl she portrayed herself in the college. She had a simple lifestyle. Coming to classes going back to her rental apartment like any other students living out there.For part time jobs on Sundays she used to work at an old age home. During holidays she used to go back to her family residing in the main city. The family also was like other normal families.

As time flew Professor Shin came to agree indeed she was not the girl they thought to be. Often they used to hear from the orphanage getting donations in the name of Alexa Ray. She even visited a few times and left gifts for them there but they were unable to meet her again.