At that moment, Alex accidentally stepped back and bumped into someone.

"oh! sorry..." Alex said for pardon.

He found out that the person he accidentally bumped into was a woman. She is a girl with short brown hair on a diamond face shape. Those big eyes of hers were brown too. She's a tanned, slightly white person.

"oh! me too." She said.

"Nora?"

"Abby?"

They embraced each other with happy smiles as if they knew each other and hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"oh, my God! I had no idea you would be here. I remember that you went to England, didn't you?" Abby said with exiting.

"Ahha...I decided to transfer my studies back to America. At first, I thought that I would have to go back as a freshman. Luckily my mom made it possible for me to come back here without having to go to college again in the first place." Nora explained her story.

Actually, her mother was a professor here. She, therefore, received the privilege plus the talent that she used to create work for the college before moving to study abroad. But for some reason, she decided to come back to her hometown. Unfortunately, not much is known about her. She is the one who is obsessed with work without the hope of fame.

As a result, most of the time she studied and returned to the dormitory quietly. When there is a party, she often refuses because she is busy with work. With her comeback, Abby hopes that more people will know her.

"Oh...You are what they say is an exchange student. Unexpected a lot for me." Ivan accidentally slipped out of his mouth.

"Hmm...Why do you look so interested, Ivan?" Lesley stood with her arms crossed, making a jealous face.

"Uhm...I..." He was stunned.

"Haha. Looks like someone has lost their way." Josh teased and slightly giggled.

"Nice to meet you, Nora. I'm Alex, Abby's friend." He introduces himself.

"This guy is an opportunistic person!" Ryan secretly whispered to Josh.

"Yes, he is. Hehe."

"Nice to meet you too, Alex. and..." Nora turned to the other. She hopes to get to know them.

"me, Ryan. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Josh, Abby...Uhm...Abby's best friend." His tone seemed uncertain when he had to say this.

"Wow! I didn't even know she had a male best friend." Nora said.

"He-he. I think they could be more than that." Ryan got a chance to tease.

"Hey, man!" Josh was startled until he couldn't act right.

"Hmm...What's that?" Nora smiled at her friend. She should have guessed what Ryan was trying to convey.

Abby could only stand with slightly red cheeks and didn't say anything.

"I'm I..."

"I'm Lesley. This is Ivan, my boyfriend. Nice to meet you, beautiful." She quickly interrupted her boyfriend. Her sarcastic tone was full of jealousy. Nora was stunned when she heard her talk like that. It was such a memorable first impression with them.

"Whoa Whoa! Calm down, Lesley. My friend won't steal your boyfriend. Besides, this guy isn't her type anyway." Abby hurriedly defended her friend.

"It's okay, Abby. I understand." Nora didn't mind it.

"Good! I hope we can be good friends, Nora." Lesley's attitude changed as she felt relieved. She gave a smile back to her new friend.

"Alright, Lesley. thank you."

"Uh..." Ivan seemed to say something. But he didn't have time to do it.

"Would you reintroduce yourself, hon?" Lesley hurriedly spoke up. Deep down, she was extremely jealous of her boyfriend.

"No...love. I mean...nice to meet you, Nora." Ivan speaks perfunctory.

"Poor boy..." Ryan said smilingly.

"Yes...Poor boy..." Josh joins another.

"Ah! I'm fucked up!" Ivan swears in his mind.

"But if you're interested in any boy. I can suggest someone to you, Nora. Hehe." Abby glances at Alex to give hints to Nora that this bachelor still exists.

"Holy shit! Please, Abby, Don't do this to me! I'm not ready for this." He mumbled in thought.

"Alex?" Nora said.

"Yep! He is still single and just heartbroken. Maybe you should go get some coffee to cheer him up. He-he." Abby giggles.

"Oh... Looks like both Penelope and Lauren are heartbroken now." Josh teased.

"I'm envious of this guy. All around him were many girls. Hahaha." Ryan chuckles.

"Come on, man..." Alex was hesitant.

"I don't think he's single. With a handsome face like this, there must be a lot of girls." Nora said.

"Trust me, he's single. I'm not joking and I'm not lying." Abby insisted.

"I'll take noted." Nora slightly smiled with red cheeks. She started to take an interest in him.

"You must compete with the girl in his heart. Maybe Abby's advice will help you get ahead of them. He-he." Josh said.

"I'm approved," Lesley said.

"Right, I think you can help him, Nora," Ivan added.

"What's your choice this time, Alex? Homecoming Night? Sixth-grade? or Exchange students? Haha," Ryan said.

Everyone teases until Nora can't hold her embarrassment. In fact, she had been secretly interested in him since she first met him. To say that this was her love, at first sight, is not fair. The fact that she met this man made her feel attracted to him.

She has been single for a long time. Long enough to make her forget that she wanted to be happy as a teenager. She didn't believe in destiny. But she believes that this is her chance to have a serious relationship like someone else and happens to be the man who accidentally bumped into her.

"..." Alex was speechless.

Their conversation is going well. At that moment, Alex's eyes accidentally touched something. He saw that Nora's right hand was wearing some kind of green ring on the middle finger. He tried to observe carefully again. It caused him to be taken aback. That ring on Nora's hand was clearly the one, that Ivan who kills him in the dream last night. He remembered the details of the ring. He remembered that hourglass carving. His head was blank and he couldn't understand whether it was just a coincidence or just a thought.

"Alex...Alex..." Nora called him when she saw him staring at her hand.

"Huh...Hah?" Alex has come back to his senses.

"Are you okay?"

"Uhm...yes! I'm okay. It's nothing."

"Alright..." Nora nodded.

"What are you thinking, man? You can't choose who to choose, right? Hahaha." Josh still didn't stop teasing. Make their friends smile and laugh. Nora was still standing, blushing, and acting awkward.

"for god's sake! Why do I have to go through such a mess?!" Alex said in his mind and sighed and holds his temples.

In Alex's mind, he wanted to ask her where she got that ring. But if he did that, his friends would think he was crazy. So he could only keep his doubts in his head. He hoped that he would meet her again personally and would ask her any questions he had.