"Come on! Kiss! "The words left Hazel's lips as she eyed her laptop screen with extreme passion, even deeper than the main leads of the drama playing on it showed.
The handsome man and pretty woman on the screen had their faces so close. They were only a breath away. But the woman's pet dog barked and their moment got interrupted for the 25493458th time.
'Seriously! 'Hazel groaned as she slammed her head on the keypad. It was episode 23 and still the airheads have not done anything other than being all cute and fluffy. In the end, the only thing left was Hazel's single self quaking.
She then closed the device unmindfully and went to check on the cupcakes she had left in the oven.The sweet smell emitting from the kitchen was a testimony to the fact that they were cooked well.
Outside her house, she could feel cool winds blowing even though she was inside.
Taking the tray of treats out of the oven,she kept them aside to cool down.She then lazily plopped on a couch in the living room,thinking of things that can keep her from getting bored.She decided to call her best friend who was always busy.The lady had told her she had finished the drama Hazel was watching earlier and ensured that the leads will kiss on the 23rd episode for sure.But it was a lie and she would get an earful for committing that sin.Hazel was not much enthusiastic when she dialled for her bestie since she knew her call had a great chance to go unattended.After leaving a few missed calls,she proceeded to taste the cupcakes.

She bit onto one of them and it was so smooth against her tongue,the apple flavour making her inhale deeply with satisfaction.

"I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation!"

Her phone started ringing which made her almost spit out everything in her mouth.Well,she can't blame anyone since she herself had set the ringtone.

It must be my evil friend!

She sprinted to the couch where she had left her phone and picked it to press it against her ear,without bothering to check who was calling.She sat down and swallowed the food in her mouth hastily.

"Rina,you daughter of an otter!When the hell did they kiss in episode 23?I can't wait to beat the daylights-"

"Ms.Johns?"a male voice spoke and she stilled.

Oh no

Hazel bit her tongue and glanced at the mobile screen.It was an unknown number.

"Ye-yes?I'm really sorry I mistook you for somebody else."she managed to stutter.
Rip Hazel Johns
Cause of death :Embarrassment

"Um..Its alright.I'm calling from Winstar Space Research Centre.I'm delighted to inform you that you have been hired as an intern.You may join within a week.Thank you!"the man said and hung up immideately as if he doubted he was talking to a mad woman.Hazel could not believe her ears.A lot of words were bubbling inside her mind and at the tip of her tongue.Her brain just couldn't work on bringing them out since it was low key frozen.She just got herself an ineternship into 'the' Winstar Space Research Centre and if she was good enough,she would land a permanent job there.

Holy shit!ijxsefuehcjdvcoudyvduchn

She suddenly felt like all the sleepless nights and extreme coffee intake to keep herself awake was baring its fruit.Her hard work,her dream.It was on the verge of coming true.And it was not through a short mail but a freaking phone call!
She got goosebumps when she imagined herself stepping into the vast premises of Winstar.It was one of the world's most famous space centres.A few years ago,its popularity increased as their scientists found out that there was a possibility of life on a star named Petra which was extremely small and a bit far away from the earth.Taking seven years,they had sent a spacecraft to the planet pretty recently but it exploded as soon as it reached a bit near Petra's surface.The reason behind the blast was still unknown.

Hazel's mind flitted to the thoughts of her mother.The scientist at Winstar who was the first one to observe artificial signals from space and went crazy over it.She spent days and nights to make sense out of it.But for what?To die.

She died instantly in an explosion that took place in a laboratory at Winstar.
Hazel fondly caressed the heart shaped pendent resting on her neck. It was her mother's last gift.She was not much attached to her.She spent most of her school days at boardings due to her parents' jobs that demanded their full attention. But in the end, her mother was still her mother. She knew the lady had loved her dearly. And it hurt. To realize that nobody would answer her when the word 'mom' leaves her mouth.
Everyone said she resembled her mother to a great extent and she couldn't agree more. Sometimes she would look into a mirror and wonder if it was her mother staring back at her. It felt great at times but when she thought of how people recognize her as her mother's daughter and not as Hazel,it was a bit....disappointing?She didn't know.
Her mother was a perfectionist and wanted her to be the same.Quite a number of arguments had broken out between both of them around the topic.
Whenever Hazel made a mistake, people go,"Oh! Her daughter did that!"
Even when she achieved something, people would do the same. It was not like she did not find pride in being her mother's daughter.But whenever her intelligence was belittled and whenever she was told that she was good at something just because she was her mother's daughter, it felt terrible as if she has no identity of her own.
These thoughts led her to reminisce about another person. Her ex.Abel.
The person who was a part of her daily prayers. Even if she forgot to pray for her mother,Abel would never get skipped. She prayed fervently for him to trip and fall on a floor full of spikes and get smashed by falling piano into a disgusting mush of blood and bones. Or choke on a blender while being run over by a garbage truck. Such a horrible person he was.
Their initial days were sweet and everything she could ask for but as time passed, things started getting bad.He was toxic. He looked down upon her and told right at her face that her dreams are too high for her to reach. He made a bet that she would never enter Winstar as she was just a girl. A girl!
Apparently, he was not aware of what a girl can do. It included ripping out his eyeballs if necessary. Hazel had great hopes on their relationship.Even believed that he was the one but she was wrong. It took all her strength to end things. She was disappointed with everything and with herself.
She has been single ever since and whenever someone asked why a pretty girl like her had no boyfriend, she would respond with something like, "I need no man to keep looking pretty. "Or something of that sort.
Sighing, she sank deeper into the soft couch. How was she going to convince her dad? He has always been against her working at Winstar simply because his wife died there. Yes, she understood he must be afraid of losing his daughter too. But didn't her happiness matter more? What happened that day was an accident.It was her mother's fault for being careless at once.She had assured him innumerous times that she would be careful but he just wouldn't listen. It almost made her cry. Since her mother's death, her father had grown extremely protective. It sometimes suffocated her. He wouldn't even send her to take a jog in the park at times.It was like she wanted to run and explore everything below the stars but she was bound by chains. Sometimes she felt like Rapunzel who was trapped in a tower. She kept on observing from inside and the only things that remained constant were the stars above, unless there were dark clouds ready to rain down. She began finding solace in the stunning light emitted by the celestial bodies.She was already interested in the field her mother worked in and this new feeling strengthened her passion. She was actually grateful that her dad did not stop her from choosing astronomy.
Now was her time to work even harder. She had to prove that she can do things as Hazel and not as a scientist's daughter. And there was no way on earth she would lose this chance. She wouldn't yield before anything that blocks her pursuit even if that was her father.
He won't allow her to go only if she asks for permission. For her luck, he was currently on a business trip.
She'd lie to him that she was going to another organization. It'll keep him at bay for sometime and that would be enough for her to get into the company. And once she became an intern, it will be hard for him to bring her back. That was the plan. She decided to leave everything that happens further to time.
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Sorry for updating at night Hehe.. Today was a long day. I know the chapter was a bit boring and tbh,I think the first few chapters will be a bit like this since they aren't exciting yet necessary. Hope you liked this one. Do vote and comment! Stay safe lovelies 😘❤

Love,
Chris♡