Today is the first orientation day for new master’s students. Julian arrived at his campus at 6 AM, riding his big motorcycle. Upon reaching the campus, as usual, many students were bustling around. There were undergraduate students, master’s students, and even doctoral students from various departments.

He parked his motorcycle in the designated parking area for master’s students, which is located near the 8-story building. After placing his helmet on the motorcycle’s mirror, he got off, adjusted his red hair, and walked into the building.

"Yesterday, if I’m not mistaken, there was a list of names and classes sent out..." he murmured while checking his phone. After reading the list of names and classes, he entered a room in the civil engineering department, where many students were already chatting.

Julian placed his bag on an empty chair after asking, "Is anyone sitting here?" and one of the students there quickly shook their head. Since he had no other tasks to attend to, he decided to sit there. The seat next to him was empty, unoccupied.

A few minutes later, a beautiful girl with shoulder-length black hair walked in, immediately catching the attention of all the students present. The girl greeted everyone, which was met with smiles and reciprocal greetings. Even some of the guys there flirted with her, which she responded to with a slight smile.

Seeing the girl made Julian’s head spin for a moment. She seemed familiar. It felt like he had met her somewhere before.

Then, his dark memories from the past resurfaced. Memories of coming home from school to find his house completely burned down, with his parents's bodies found almost reduced to ashes. And he realized that the girl was {{user}}, his former childhood friend.