GRADUATION DAY

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"Happy graduation day!"

All happy students of the university finally toss their graduation cap marking their four-year study period to get a bachelor's degree in their respective course has ended.

Feelings of happiness mixed with sadness begin to travel in their hearts as this is the time for them to grow up and face a much more challenging outside world. No exception, this is probably the last time they meet each other as a friend because it is not sure when they will meet again in this life.

However, unlike Eva, she is lucky enough to have her only best friend, Zara, living close to her and also working with her. So, she did not feel excessive sadness. What she knew for sure was the two would miss the atmosphere at the university and their life as a student.

"Oh..."

A rather strong blow to the back of her body made her who was watching her university building that she would leave for a while made her startled.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Zara, who came out of nowhere asked Eva, who still felt hurt by her blow just now.

"It's hurt you fool!" Without answering her friend's question, Eva was just complaining about that. Her friend just likes to surprise her in this way.

"God, don't be angry. It's like you're not used to my beating. Are you thinking about your mother who can't come? " Zara asks Eva. She just sent her parents to their car just now after taking a bunch of pictures together. Her heart remembers her friend who is alone today, but she can't help as both of her parents are here for her anyway.

Eva smiled there. She is feeling a little sad, but what can she do when her mother suddenly has a fever today? While her mother is the one who is looking forward to today more than herself.

"I'm fine. No need for you to feel guilty because you can't accompany me today. I already videoed calling her before to show her around even though she can't come. I just feel sad to leave this place."

"Geez... What to be sad about? The food here is not tasty, the men here are not hot either, and also all the assignments and tests that we need to get through for these four years! I'm still shivering just thinking about all that. Thank God we finally get out of this hell! " Zara expressed her feelings.

Eva can just laugh hearing what her best friend said. She knows that although Zara has a lot of dissatisfaction, she also feels a little sadness in her heart to leave this place.

"So where are we going now to celebrate? We need to eat a lot of good food and hang out in a good place today okay? This is a happy day anyway. " Zara began to think about their next destination.

"Of course. Let's go and eat some good food first. I'm so starving now. " Eva fast pulls her friend's hand to walk away. But...

"Well, well... Looks who's here, two best friends who can't be separated. " Zara started to look unhappy when she saw Melissa, the queen of the university, at least that is what that person self-called herself, come and bother them.

"Congratulations Miss Melissa, on your graduation, but the best and honor student for our fashion design course belongs to Eva here. Don't you want to congratulate her? " Zara started the war before Melissa started.

Despite feeling annoyed with what Zara said at the time Melissa still kept her face and showed a fake smile. If they look closely surely they will be able to see her irritated frown shown at a glance.

All people in the fashion design course know that Melissa and Eva are a rival in learning and their lecturers are found on both of them making their relationship nothing more than an enemy. Well, more of Melissa's side that is as Eva never cares even a little about her. All that Eva knows is just doing her best. But because of that Melissa hated her.

"Of course. Congrats on that." Insincerely, Melissa said that while looking at her colored nails.

Zara starts to get annoyed listening to that, but knowing Eva doesn't like her finding problems with this queen, she just decides to keep silent. After all, she knew, that if Melissa was overreacting, Eva would handle her herself. Eva is scarier when she is angry and serious anyway.

"Thank you Melissa for your kind words. I appreciate that. " Eva, who was lazy to serve the girl said that and started pulling Zara back, to get away from there.

"Oh... After this where will you start working? Or are you still giving out your resume? To be honest, being an honor student and all is good, but the real deal is to get a job with a good salary out there. "

Zara knows the girls just deliberately said that so they asked about the job she got. To brag, of course. Just to entertain her a little Zara asked in a lazy tone.

"And where are you going to work actually?"

Melissa laughed contentedly at the question. Satisfied.

"I'm going to Paris tonight to become a professional model. You know... Wearing good quality clothes and stuff. With high payment and all."

"And why did you even bother to learn fashion design when you wanted to become a model? You should take a modeling course don't you think?"

Melissa looked shocked at that moment as she approached Zara.

"How can you say that? Wouldn't an understanding of fashion make me the best model? You should be thankful you can graduate with that kind of brain."

Eva holds Zara's arm at the right time after seeing her fuming.

"It's not worth it," Eva said, and this time she drags Zara from there. Lazy to face Melissa for too long.

"Ugh... I swear I'm just this close to punching her mouth." Zara let out her dissatisfaction as she walked, following Eva toward the car.

"Don't blame others, you are the one who keeps talking to her." Eva was reminded of what had just happened.

Zara started pulling her hair when she realized her mistake.

"I must be insane!"

Eva could only shake her head at the sight of her friend. Didn't want to comment further. Just a little more for her to get to her car suddenly,

"Miss, wait! I got something for both of you."

Both Eva and Zara turned around to see who was calling them at the time.

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Footnotes:

The more we learn...

The more we feel we don’t know anything...

Learning will never stop until our last breath...