3 years after the incident.

October 7th, 2023.

The date of all the students of the Minnesota University will be resuming their classes following a month of semester break.

Shane: dammit, why the semester break's so short, i'm not ready for the classes yet. It's so boring!

Finn: shut the hell up dude, you're playing games and watching hentai all summer break. Isn't that enough for you?

Shane: noo don't tell everyone!!

Everyone laughs.

Shane: so, Dan. what did you do all summer?

Danny: nothing much, helping my parents on the yard. Country lifestyle man, you need to go hard if you want to earn your paycheck. You get it Kahn?

Kahn: totally.

Shane: what are you doing on your holidays Kahn?

Kahn: me? get up in the morning, eat, jam, eat, get back to sleep.

Finn: typical Kahn, music first before others.

Kahn: like i had anything to do apart from that.

Shane: well as for me, apart of playing games of course i'm following my father touring around the world expanding his business empire. We went to Canada, touring all over Europe, then went to Korea and Asian countries more, they were very nice to me along the tour. Gave me the best hospitality they can. Of course i need to learn all those things coz i'm the successor of my dad's massive company so i need to learn quick and adapt fast. *blablablabla

Kahn: come on fast fast

All of them quickly left Shane behind as he continues yapping about his family's business tour and started to realize his friends already left him far behind.

Shane: HEY DAMMIT YOU PRICKS I WAS JUST GETTING STARTED!!

Shane caught up to his friends and they entered the main hall together, suddenly they saw Aaron sitting on the bench nearby, alone.

Shane: yo Aaron, wazzup dude *pun intended WhiteKaitou

But Aaron didn't say anything as he's spacing out.

Finn: yo bro, anything happen?

Aaron: nah man, i'm okay.

Kahn: you thinking about her right?

Shane: who's her? wow Aaron you sure had a crush on somebody right? tell me who? come on dude!!

Suddenly Danny smacked Shane's head from behind.

Shane: ow! what was that for?

Danny: because you're not paying attention. Aaron met his ex here back in the diploma days. They've been together for years before a tragedy happened.

Shane: tragedy? did she cheated on you Aaron? tell me whoever done that i'll slap that prick to his senses.

Kahn: she passed away dumbass, involved in a car crash.

Finn: could you ever be more responsible dude? just one time.

Shane: i.... i don't remember. Sorry bro my bad. I really don't remember that. I'm sorry.

Aaron: nah, it's okay. It's just tripping back the memory lane. At that hall, I made my confession to her, on this very day, 6 years ago. We were like Romeo and Juliet back then. Time flies very fast nowadays, can't believe it's more than 3 years i lost her.

Danny: there are things that we couldn't control. I hope you can go through this Aaron, i know it's very hard to lose half of your soul. She was a caring partner to you mate.

Aaron: i hope so, thanks to the support from you guys too. I cannot thank you guys more. You guys have with me since that day, especially Finn and Kahn. And i very glad to know Danny, Zowei and Shane along the way. You guys are my best buddies.

Zowei: what's a use of a friend if they don't help each other right?

Shane: YEAH!!!

Kahn: facepalm why this prick even exist...

Aaron: hey, the class is about to start, let's go come on.

All the gangs entered the hall together as the lecturer of the subject was about to start the lecture. The crew took the middle row seat of the hall. Aaron taking notes on every word that comes out from the lecturer but suddenly his eyes caught on someone.

Aaron: what on earth? is this real?

......

On their way back home, after they arrived on their rented house.

Aaron: hey Shane, you're the class rep right? can i ask you something?

Shane: sup.

Aaron: the girl that was seated in front of you on, do you know who's her?

Shane: oh, her? Nattie. duhh she's our classmate how can you don't know her.

Aaron: maybe i'm spacing out too much and i pretty don't give a damn about others.

Shane: why? interested already?

Aaron: no, no. I think i saw her before, but i don't remember anything about her. Her face looks so familiar to me.

Danny: why not you try to start a conversation with her?

Aaron: bro come on. Ever since Helena's passing. I didn't talk to any girl since that. It kinda left a big hole in me.

Finn: you can't single forever mate, i'm sure Helena surely wants you to live a happy life. You can't grief forever. Helena is not with us anymore.

Aaron: i guess so. But i don't know mate, since her passing, i don't know how to talk with girls anymore. I feel nervous, blank, everything.

Shane: you sure you'll find your footsteps back, for now let's take a look first, wether she's single or otherwise.

Aaron: but for how long?

Shane: depends. if you're ready and she seems to be okay, then we're go.

Aaron: i hope this is a good idea.

.....

Somewhere at other place, Natalie is texting someone.

N: please, please don't leave me. I cannot leave without you, i don't have anyone else right now 😭😭😭.

?: no thanks, i found someone's way better than you, that can love me way better than you, especially that didn't throwing tantrums so much like you did.

N: you can't do this to me. How can you be so cruel 😭

?: i had to, when i thought at first, you're the best girl i found, but no. you're the worst. Now don't text me and never come back again.

That guy blocked Nattie on whatsapp.

Nattie: why.. why...

Nattie starts to cry and sobbing really hard. She continues to pour all her emotions on her pillow and she fell asleep because of too much crying.