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Erika (p.o.v)

"Good evening Ladies and gentlemen...welcome to the presentation of the young scientist awards 2019 ceremony, I am your host Loraine smith" a beautiful woman on the tv said excitedly, but right now I am the most excited person in this world because the person who's gonna receive that award tonight is my idol and god for many science students like me, Mr.Christopher Stone.

"Dad ..dad..hurry up, The award ceremony is gonna start, you will miss Mr stone's winning speech" I yelled from the living room excitedly holding the TV remote and jumping on the couch excitedly.

"Ughh...What's the rush dear?? it's just an award ceremony" my dad said entering the living room with two bowls of hot steaming noodles.

He placed the food on the table and sat on the couch "cupcake how many times do I have to tell u to eat food while it's hot, come on..get down and eat..." he said pulling me down.

"Ughh... let me watch it first daddy I don't wanna eat now," I said not touching the food.

" Cupcake... I will change the channel if you don't start eating, now come on ..." he said handing me the chopsticks.

I pouted and took the chopsticks from him and started eating, he looked bored and least bit interested in the program..

" Come on dad.. seriously!! are you really not interested in the program?? Mr.Stone is receiving the youngest researcher award for the second time in a row " I stated proudly slurping the hot noodles.

"Aghh..I have no interest in this science stuff dear, but if it's about football I am all ears" he said and continued eating not even bothering to look up.

"Ok ladies and gentlemen, now I am gonna call upon the stage, Dr.Christopher Stone, he is receiving this award for the second time for his contribution to developing new hybrid seeds. Let's welcome him with a big round of applause " the host said clapping with a big grin.

The camera zoomed in on a tall muscular guy in an expensive suit who looked so attractive with his hair tied in a man bun and a thick beard.

He looked majestic when he walked up the stage with a serious expression that mesmerized the audience in awe..he looked like royalty. I can sense the same feeling in the host's eyes, who openly gawked at him with a flirtatious smile but he didn't acknowledge her much and received the award.

"Mr.Stone...this is your second time receiving this award, how do you feel achieving so much at such a young age??" the host asked him with a huge smile, he just shrugged his shoulders like it was nothing.

"uhh...I am just doing what I like and I feel happy that I could contribute something to this field".

"Many students in this field take you as their inspiration, what would be your advice to them??" the host asked to which he smiled a little..

"work hard and create your own future," he said seriously and walked down the stage immediately not giving the host a chance for further conversation.

I felt motivated by that one sentence from him and still stared at the screen.

"If you didn't tell me who he is I would have thought he is some professional boxer or something," dad commented observing Mr.Christopher on T.V.

"I have to agree with you on that dad... even I was surprised when I first saw his picture in our university forum" I said resuming my eating.

Dad started watching some football match after the award ceremony ended, and I started washing the dishes.

Meanwhile the doorbell rang, "I will get that" I shouted from the kitchen and went to open the door.

There stood my best friend and high school senior Edward brown who's also my neighbor and my father's TV buddy, every Sunday they watch football together drinking beer, it's like their routine.

"Hey Eri..mom sent this sweet and sour pork for your dad" he said and I rolled my eyes, "I know why you are here Ed..go and join your buddy but don't let dad drink too much, "I warned him letting him inside.

"Hey Ed..why are you late?? come on son.. the match has already started "dad said excitedly and took the food box from Edward's hands.

I went to the fridge and brought two beer cans and put them on the table before them.

"My daughter knows me best.." dad said opening the beer can happily, I sighed and went to my room leaving both of them to their football match.

My bedroom is small and cute, its walls are painted soft green with white lace curtains hanging on the window overlooking our small garden.

I wanted to watch Mr.Christopher's award-receiving moment again so I laid in my bed and opened my laptop excitedly and started searching for his video.

Since Christopher stone is really popular among science students, there are so many fan clubs that upload all his videos and pictures on his fan sites. I found the video on one of his fan sites and watched it repeatedly with a big grin laced over my face.

while browsing the site I saw a shirtless picture of him doing fieldwork in some forest," whoa he is too good-looking for someone who works restlessly"my crazy fan girl voice chimed.

I would be invisible with my 5.5 height and slim frame before his 6.4ft tall broad frame, I wonder how he gets the time to work out because he really looked like he works out 3 to 4 hours a day to have such an amazing body...

"But you are going to be his student if you get selected for his new project so stop thinking about his body" my sane self reminded me.

People who worked with him say that he is really unique when it comes to handling projects and collecting samples. He works like a machine continuously without eating and sleeping for two to three days and disappears suddenly for a week or two, nobody knows where he disappears into, he's really mysterious.

while browsing the site I noticed that someone shared an advertisement of Mr.Stone's research foundation Stating that freshly graduated students in the biotechnology field are eligible to apply for Mr. Stone's project O42.

My eyes got wider upon seeing the advertisement and I jumped with excitement, finally, I am gonna get a chance to work with my Idol, so I clicked on it without wasting any more time.

I downloaded the application and filled in all the details but stopped at one field yes/no for cooking, what does a research assistant position has to do with cooking I thought but clicked yes since I know cooking very well and mailed my application.

After some time I got a reply from them, I opened the mail excitedly thinking that I might have gotten a chance for a personal interview with my idol but all the blood drained from my face once I saw the mail.