Part 1

One morning, marking the beginning of winter, I was getting ready to leave for university.

I wore a dark blue sleeveless dress that was slightly above the knee, and I put a black coat on top of it to bear the cold. As I could not be late, I left my hostel as quickly as possible and walked forward along the lightly snow covered avenue.

My name is Olga Amelya, a Polish girl. It had been almost a year since I arrived at the University of Bologna in Italy to complete my higher education at the age of twenty-three. Of course, I love this environment. No matter how hectic the life here was, I was enjoying the beauty of every moment so much that I didn't feel any discomfort about it. From the sound of the birds in the morning until the end of the night, I was enjoying all the events with great passion.

Good day, Aurora..

"Ah..!"

I still looked at him with disdain.

Good day to you too, Nicolo.. Don't let me remind you again and again that my name is Amelia..!"

I said that I was looking away.

Every morning, I felt that he was making fun of me. I felt like he was making me uncomfortable by doing the very thing I didn't like.

He sighed as usual and remained silent.

Nicolo was another student studying at our university. He was Italian and a very friendly young man. But, I didn't even want to hear that name because it was causing a shock in my mind that he called me every day.

For almost fifteen minutes, we were walking along the Margaree. But, he was so polite that not a single word was exchanged between us. My hunger was burning so much that I could no longer maintain this silence.

"Nikolo..!"

Even though I stopped, he was still pushing forward. That's why I called him in a rather loud voice.

" Mmm…? "

He had turned to me. It was at this moment that I began to think that he was a handsome young man, about six feet tall, with his hands in the pockets of the black coat he was wearing.

"I feel better if I eat something."

I said I was sneaking a look at him. Seeing a subtle smile on that face, I smiled inwardly

"Let's go..."

He said that he was holding my hand.

I silently obeyed him and went into the dining room with him.

"Go and sit.. I will bring something to eat.."

I nodded, obeyed him, and went to a table at the end of the hall, where I thought it was free.

"Hmm...! "

I was feeling very relieved because I felt that the final exam of the semester would end today. When I remembered that I wanted to leave the hostel today, my face automatically drew again because a lot of responsibilities were going to be placed on my head after today.

"Eat.."

Nicolo, who came to the table in another moment, looked at me and started saying.

Nicolo sat down in front of me with a plate of sandwiches and two cappuccinos. I quietly picked up a slice of bread when the hunger that I felt from studying all night the night before was burning endlessly.

"Don't you want to eat, Nicolo? "

I asked Niccolo, who was looking at me with his chin on his hands.

He greeted me with a smile and quietly took a slice of bread. Since we have to go to the university in another half hour, we both finished eating quickly.

"Let's go, shall we?"

He asked, getting up from his seat. I obeyed him and followed him.

"I'm leaving the hostel today, Nicolo..."

I looked at him and said, As soon as I entered the university. Although I saw that he was a bit startled, he was careful enough to hide it from me.

"Mm.. work carefully.."

He looked into my eyes and said.

"Amelia…."

I looked at Emma running towards us, screaming my name from a distance.

"I will go.. "

It had happened the same way today he had evaporated without leaving a word. I still wonder why he would treat me like a stranger from here on out, coming with me to the university every day.

"Hah.."

I said to myself, shaking my head.

Some of his actions were truly supernatural.

"Good day, Amelia girl.."

She said she was hugging me as fast as she could.

"Why so much happiness..?"

I asked her with a frown.

"From today, I can go home with my girl Amelia..."

She says this while rolling her eyes.

Um.. so before that, Emma has another trip to go with me..

"Where is that..?"

She asked in surprise.

"To the dormitory..!"

"Actually.. I'm still not ready to leave the hostel.."

I said it while I was looking up at the sky.

"How can you say that..? I will come to Amelya's aid. Let's get things sorted out.."

She keeps saying.

"Let's finish the exam before arranging those things..."

As if to remind her of something she had forgotten, I started walking with her to the exam hall.

'A speed that passed three hours..!'

I mumbled to myself as the hall captains collected the question papers.

We quietly came out of the exam hall while doubting whether we were able to write down everything that needed to be written. Niccolo, who came with me in the morning, walked away as if he hadn't seen me, and I was feeling sad. But I managed to force myself not to be too shy to show it to him.

'Of course, why? ' I thought to myself.

Do I love him? ' I asked myself again.

No! I am sure he is not my love. He is a good friend. What's more, I was feeling something special about him. But I know that I am 100% sure that it is not love.

"Emma has to hand over some of these books."

I said that while I was turning to Emma because I had to go to the library.

"Um... Do you want me to come, Amelia?"

Just because she was looking away and asking, I realized that her thoughts were not here.

"No, Emma.. I will come soon.. After Emma's work is done, come to the gate and wait.."

I said that I was treating her with a smile.

"Good!! "

I smiled again when I saw the male figure in the direction she was running again.

"Emma.. naughty girl.. "

I said to myself, I set foot towards the library.

There was not a single person in this land where only the sound of my footsteps climbing the row of rafts could be heard. Entering the large library, I went to the book delivery officer of the library and placed the three books to be delivered in front of her.

Looking at me through the glasses, she took my ID card, took the relevant note, and accepted all the books. Treating the smile less woman with a gentle smile, I found Emma again and came to the main entrance.

When I thought that I would not come to the university for many more days due to the upcoming Dighar holiday, I turned to the university mother again. I looked at Emma again as I waved goodbye to the ancient skyscrapers of the university. Sensing that she was deep in thought, I held her right hand.

"Emma.."

I realized that she had forced a smile.

"Amelya.. let's go, shall we..?"

Without asking anything else, I started to go to my hostel with her.

She felt that she was harboring some pain in her heart, but she didn't want to hear it.

"What are we having for lunch..?"

I asked Emma.

"Um.. Nothing.."

She says this, looking at him.

"Uh..?"

I looked at her in surprise.

"Um... She said our mother would make Amelia's lunch today.. Is that okay now..?"

I barely smiled as she said it with a smile.

I went to the hostel with her and arranged all my belongings in an orderly manner. I put the suitcase and book cover on the table and once again looked around the room.

"Drink this, Amelia.."

Emma came from somewhere and started to say something, putting a bottle of cold drink in my hand.

Indeed, my hunger was so intense at this moment that it felt like a divine drink. I took the empty soft drink bottle with me and went along the corridor where the garbage cans are kept. I put the empty drink bottle in it and went to the bathroom.

After barely washing my face, I looked into my glowing eyes. I can't say that I feel greedy about those eyes that are rarely found on someone. Many have said that these eyes, which give off a strange glow mixed with blue, green, and red, are a blessing from God. These eyes of the color of the endless horizon and long hair of mahogany color had given a strange celestial color to my white monkey face.

"Amelya, shall we go soon..?"

I came out of the bathroom in no time because of Emma's voice outside.

"I'll go down... Call a taxi, and let's go home."

Obeying everything she said, I took my two suitcases from the room and closed the door.

After that, I went to the warden of the hostel, and when I handed her the room key, Emma had already stopped a taxi.

"Get up.."

Saying that, Emma got into the taxi, and I got into it from the other side. In another thirty minutes, we were at Emma's house.

When I saw it, I thought that Emma's house, which was located at the beginning of the hill, was indeed a very cute house. I entered with her towards Emma's house, which was bordered by oak trees.

"This is my little palace..."

When she entered the house and said, I also felt a desire for that cute house.

"Mommy… Mom…."

When she said it in a loud voice, that lovely girl's figure appeared from the house. When she saw that Emma was a replica of her own mother, I began to think.

"Sit down, Amelia.. I was just waiting and waiting and trying to get to the foot of this mountain.. "

She came to us and said.

"Mom.. I'm very hungry now.. Shall we talk while we eat?"

She started to speak as if she understood my mind.

"Ah.. wait.. I'll put the food on the table soon.. "

She hurriedly ran into the house.

I sat on the sofa and stared at the distant mountain through the glass for a long time. I was feeling strangely impatient to get there, as Emma had told me on the way that that was the way we should go.

In another moment, the three of us joined the dining table and ate together. Fried chicken strips and vegetable salad were a very tasty lunch. I remembered her at this moment, as I had not eaten any of my mother's hand-made food for the past year.

After lunch, Emma's mother reminded us that we should go to the top of the mountain, and she did not forget to advise us to go there before dark.

"I'll come back, mom.."

I said that while I was hugging her.

"Be careful, children. I wanted to send Amelia to that bungalow without fear because those people are really good people."

Emma's mother started to say.

"Thank you very much, mom.. You really helped me a lot.."

I told her.

"It's a small thing, Amelia.. Now then, let's both go before it's too late."

She started to say I said goodbye to her and started our journey with Emma.