It was the middle of winter break, and most students were off enjoying their holidays, leaving the campus looking like a ghost town.

The security guard spotted her standing at the gate, sizing her up with a quick glance. "Must be college break, here to visit your teachers, huh?"

Despite it being the holidays, a buzz of activity remained as seniors were stuck in prep classes for their final exams.

Before Roseanne could utter a word, the guard, with his hands clasped behind his back, waved her in, clearing his throat softly, "Go on in, but keep it down. Don't disturb the seniors in session." Roseanne thought to herself, "Silence is golden," indeed.

She wasn't there to see any teachers, so she steered clear of the academic buildings.

Instead, she wandered around the sports field a couple of times before deciding to leave. On her way out, she passed by the school's trophy case.

And there it was, her own photograph.

Beneath it, a small inscription read:

"Roseanne: Class of 20xx, Valedictorian in Science, accepted into the Biology program at Kingswell University."

The wind was picking up, causing her to avert her face slightly.

the ground. What started

wind, ready to leave, when suddenly, she heard someone cry out,

it was indeed

night, during the Super Bowl party, that he had to drop by the school today to deliver some

you're early. Don't you have tons to do at

a female teacher around

the same faculty housing complex, albeit in different

sharing the research group with Norris. While Norris

never been her student, but her daughter, Teresa, was in

Norris greeted with a smile. "Not too busy at home,

not coming back for

words were barely at the edge of Norris tips when Helen continued, "It's just... she's changed ever since going off to Lumina City for college. Abandoning her studies, and now, it

attempted to interject, "Actually,

Now, taking shortcuts like some misguided youngster, just goes to show how the glitz

says my Roseanne is off

might have said

what was with Norris' expression? She hadn't made

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