1 Chance to change the fate.

Maliah thought that it would be better to died than living in this hateful world. Her world become upside down when she saw the text 'Babe, let's take a break.' It was the most painful words that made her body numb for a moment. Her heart felt emptiness but her mind felt suffocating and need to stayed at some spacious place. She didn't speak a word but she took all the things that gave her memories to be with Sean and made her to put all of them in a trashbag. She wanted to removed everythings from her room and throw it away to somewhere unknown.

Maliah grabbed the trashbag and walked straight to public trashcan without any regret to put it in there. She thought that it would be the best place for it but she hold up the diary. She flipped the page next by next.

On the first page, she wrote their blissful events about their first date and then about their anniversary as follows. Her tears were dripping on her cheeks and told herself, "Clumsy girl! Now, every precious moments became hell. You're the most foolish girl in this world." While, she was reading, the photo that shoot by Sean's friend on their first met was slip out from the diary. She watched at the photo closely.

Every scenes were flashing in series on her mind. It was the College Fresher Meet, both of them were fresher students. Maliah sat at the middle section of seats with her new friends. She did not talk much but smilet by listening their jokes.

Not farther nor too nearer, a boy was starring at her constantly. It made her so irritated. But when she looked back at him, he just rolled his eyes and talked to his friends. He is Sean. He is a playboy but no one could not distract his eyes with the pretty innocent face of Maliah. All his friends along with him look at Maliah and smile to one another.

As Maliah was not good at gathering peoples, she could not bear their actions anymore, "Sheela, I need to go to the washroom. Keep my seat." Maliah move out and stood in front of the washroom's mirror and told her, "You can do it, nothing is wrong with you" She tried to cheer herself.

On the halfway to the hall, Sean stopped her and outstretched hand with a beautiful red rose. She watched the rose and thought, 'Wow! Such a pretty flower. Is it for me? But why me? And it is red rose, it symbolises love.' She looked at him 'No way, it can't be a love confession on Fresher day.'

Suddenly, one of his friends took a candid shot at Sean and Maliah. "Hey pretty girl! You deserve a boyfriend like me." Sean stated. All of his friends were following him, "Say YES! Say YES! Say YES!" everyone around them were also joining. Her cheeks were blushing and landed her hand onto the beautiful flower. She thought that it would be better to take the rose rather than making an unpleasant scene.

By reminiscing that part, she got a strong stroke and made her heartache, "Oh! It's painful" She hugged herself and tried to put under control the situation. Poor Maliah didn't know how to revenge her first lover nor how to overcome her pain but she didn't want to gave up her life easily. She grabbed the diary and decided to thrown it into the river with all the emotion she had for him.

Maliah walked through the bridge with weary face and stand at the middle of the bridge. She took a deep breathe and thrown the diary into the stubborn tide. She watched the sky and shouted like a mad lady, "Dear God! If you gave me the chance to go back and changed my past. I would definitely choose the time before the college admission."

Now, she was nothing. She didn't got a good grades on her graduation not got admission into her dream university. Poor Maliah could not stop herself from weeping but she wanted to see whether the diary was dipped or still floating. While she was watching it, a news notification rang on her phone, it broke the cold atmosphere of Maliah. She took out her phone and the headline says 'Ryan Ngangom was accused and sentenced to death for his crime' She watched murmured, " Your death sentence is better than my situation."

Suddenly, a whirling wind came out from nowhere and made her a strong push back. She tried to hold the hand bar tightly but she accidentally slide her hand and fallen on the ground. It made her head shot on the edge of bridge "Is there anyone? I need some..one..." The situation was even more worsen as there were nobody around her. Maliah fell on the ground still. The second hand of her watched was tick tock round and round but suddenly turned back in anticlockwise, Maliah was lost her sense. She closed her eyes slowly and lead to unconscious condition.

"Maliah! Maliah!" Mrs.Maria push and pull Maliah body, " Wake up! It's almost 7." She opened her eyes slightly and made her shocked by seeing her mother. Maliah rubbed her eyes and recalled yesterday incident. She was wondering who took brought her into her bed. She look around her room but it was not same as yesterday. Everythings in her room resemble a good significant for meritorious student. Eventhough, she felt something wierd about her room, it seems familar to her. She hold up the blanket and covered her face, "What's going on?" she looked at herself and she felt the fresh skin which was white nourishing and skinny. Her hands were simple and tidy as before. Her hair was also shine and long blacky. She opened the desk drawer and check her diary. There, she found that the last entry was 11th June' 2016. It was the College admission form registration day. Suddenly, she shout out loudly, "Yeah, thank mom!" She jumped on her mom and hugged her tightly.

Mrs.Maria tried to shake her daughter off as it was disturbing her. She looked at her daughter suspiciously, "What? What? Everyday were same to me and why are you appreciating suddenly..."

Maliah replied nothing and smile. Maliah packed her bagpack and she thought that she would definitely change her fate by her own. She opened door and face the morning sunshine. She closer eyes and took a deep breathe, " Let's do it again." Maliah was not timid as before at this moment. She felt like a healthy and can do anything. She walked cheerfully and enjoying herself. She greet her neighbouring and helped elders she met on her way. She thought that it was most happiest day of her life untill now. Suddenly, she heard her old ringtone from her bag. Cheerful Maliah pick up Rima's call, "Hello!"

Rima was shouted as she would jump out from the phone, "Have you forgot that today is the last day for registration entry? You got a good grade but still clumsy as before. I don't know what will happen if I leave you alone." Nobody can underestimate Rima's temper in their class. She was Maliah bestie since kindergarten. They were very different but Rima always protected Maliah.

"Yeah! Yeah, I know. I'm on my way." Maliah calm her friend and walked speedier. The College was nearer to their home and it was the centre midpoint to meet for them. She saw Rima was standing in front of the college gate. Maliah was glad to see her bestie again but the college gate made her stopped to step forward 'This is the new chance and if I admitted to this college, I would definitely meet Sean again.' So, she talked Rima on phone to walked a little.

Rima ran after her. She breathe so hard, "You are supposed to run over me as I entered the college first but I made myself breathless." Rima put her hand on Maliah's shoulder and give one hand as she need something from her. But Maliah could not remember what to do. It was a small gaps of years but she forgot many things for herself after she met sean. So, she clumsily gave her hand.

Rima looked at her strangely, " Are you serious? Did you forot to bring water? Noo... You always know that I never put water bottle in my bag." and suddenly flipped her hand.

Maliah remembered that she always gave water to Rima when got tired. She took out the bottle, "Sorry, just joking." Her charming smile eased her friend. She tried to maintain as herself and didn't even tried to revealed herself.

As Maliah came from the future, it was hard to remembered each and every moments of her past. Especially, she didn't remember how did they end up by holding the Manipur College's entrance registration forms. She wanted to change it but she do not how to start with Rima's temper.

Maliah took a deep breathe and thought 'Just speak, now or never to take this chance to change the fate.' She hold her breathe barely and closed her eyes for a while, "Rima, I think we can't admit in this college."

Rima suddenly split out the water from her mouth and gave a tense gazed on her....

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