PROFESSOR MELANIE ASK JIEUN TO MEET HER

From this early morning, when she still at home until she was in the lecture, Jieun could not give her full attention that day. Her mind was full of what was going on in her life now.

Especially about her life in the Dream Land. What makes her feel more trouble is, there was no one she could share the story with. Was this the same feeling her mother needed to deal a while back? Feels like she is trapped inside herself. All alone.

Jieun is now also very curious about what she is doing in the world there. Because whatever her 'shadow' does in that world, she won't remember it. But when she was there, she can remember everything in this, her real world.

Now, she and her good friend, Sarah, are in the cafeteria for lunch. But, due to her feeling all down today, Jieun decided to just have a juice to fill her stomach.

"Why are you sighing non-stop since then?" Sarah finally asked.

Rarely did she see her friend behave like this. In fact, from the beginning of this morning, she only observed Jieun's behavior which was not as enthusiastic as usual.

Jieun just looks at her good friend with a grim face. Still not saying anything.

"Are you sick or something? It's weird when you didn't want to eat at all, while this is one of your favorite subjects in this college." Sarah tried to cheer up her friend.

Hearing that, Jieun finally smiling a little.

"I just can't sleep well last night. And my body feels so tired today." Excuse. Only that came to Jieun's mind at the time.

"That must be because you're watching movies before sleeping. It will give some effect to your brain, don't you know? Making you hard to fall asleep after." Sarah said as she ate deliciously.

Jieun frowns her eyebrows. Why she said the same thing as a dad? She just complains that in her heart.

At the time, Alvin, their senior from the college special science department suddenly come closer to their table.

"Oh, what makes you come here senior?" Jieun make a very friendly greeting. At the same time, her gloomy face automatically disappeared.

Sarah was only able to shake her head and smile after seeing her friend's 180 degree change in her behavior. Who else in this college didn't know that Jieun is really interested in joining the department? Even just came across one member from the department, will make Jieun all excited like that.

"Professor Melanie wanted to see Jieun now in her office if you are not having any class, or things to do. If you can't go I can tell her to meet your at the other time." Suddenly Alvin told the news.

"What are you talking about? Of course I can meet her!" Jieun mood now no longer as bad as before. Hearing that, even make her screamed a little because she was too excited.

"Calm down. Don't make a fuss." Sarah tries to hold Jieun her place. So that her friend is not making a fool in front of their senior that is. It will be too embarrassing.

"So? When should I meet her?" Jieun, who is now a little calm, finally ask.

"Umm ... Right now?" Alvin said unsure. He thought that he already deliver the exact message before.

"What?" In a state of shock, Jieun still had time to finish the juice in front of her, did not want to waste. Then got up in a hurry from there while grumbling,

"Why didn't you say that earlier?"

"He already said that." Sarah reminds her to Alvin justice.

"Oh my! Where did my ears go?" Jieun now scolded herself before she started running towards her destination. Professor Melanie's office.

"See you later!"

But, she still had time to turn to say that to Sarah. Did not want her friend to be offended for letting her eat alone. And Sarah never will feel that.

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::Professor Melanie's office::

Melanie, who was waiting for Jieun's arrival, watched the video that was playing on her computer repeatedly while thinking about something. Then, she leaned back in her chair while sighing, which sounded a bit heavy.

Last night, when she wanted to keep the blue meteor liquid inside her office closet, suddenly she saw some bubble. That kind of phenomena, she never encountered for all those years she kept that liquid.

As she becomes curious, she observes the liquid closely.

"Did this meteor liquid change suddenly now?"

Melanie is asking herself right there. Its sound impossible, but who knows? Maybe all this time she was overlooked in her research.

By that, Melanie shakes the cylinder for a while to see if it changes. And it is. There seem to be more bubbles than before.

Feeling weird as it never happen before, Melanie opens the bottle cap and she is definitely never expecting, what is going to happen next, to her...

"Ah!"

Right after she opened the cap, the liquid splashed all over the place, including... her own face. Making her screaming loudly. Shocked by the sudden attack of the blue liquid.

Melanie still standing still. Not moving at all while her mouth gape slightly due to the surprised. She is really stunning by the situation that is befalling her. Her mind also seems unable to process anything.

Melanie at that time was only able to look into every corner of her office, which was now littered and sticky because of the liquid. In the meantime, a drop of the blue liquid dripped into Melanie's still gaping mouth.

"Oh!"

Melanie, who was aware of the matter tried to spit out the incoming liquid, but before she did so her tongue began to be able to feel some 'taste'.

"Why this meteor liquid got a taste?" She said in a whisper. Still trying to figure out the things.

"Sweet... Carbonated?" Melanie now becomes a bit panic after she realizes something must be off about all this.

Then, she continued to open her computer, in fast to see the CCTV video that she herself installed in her office. She need to find out what was really going on. Has the liquid been changed by an irresponsible person? Or what? That is her biggest concern. This liquid cannot be with someone like Martin anymore.

But, how surprised she was when she saw what really happened. After she played the video for so many times, she realized that one of her students, Lee Jieun, took the bottle accidentally.

"Damn it!" She is cursing her own self.

Melanie realized her mistake. She should have kept the liquid first before allowing anyone into her office. Now, what's left is just regret.

Today, she decided that she wants to meet the girl, Jieun, to ask about the blue liquid. Hoping that the girl still has it. As it is.