"Wait...Alvar Wait…" Thea stormed out of the class into the corridor calling out his name.

Janet and Rudy were quite surprised by the behavior of a former princess.

Alvar paying no heed to the calling kept on walking…further and further from Thea with long strides.

"Hey Alvar…please stop…Will you" Thea said grasping for her breath just standing behind Alvar.

"What?" Alvar enquired with a frustrated face.

Janet has followed Thea to see what was going on, she was quite startled by the way Alvar acted, this was the first time she has seen him frustrated.

"Say Thea what do you want?"

Thea's heart was throbbing both because of listening to Alvar's deep voice so closely and seeing him just in front of her. She could feel the Aura that was coming from Alvar and it was the same Aura and smell that she lost about five years ago.

"Alvar?... What are you saying, Marcus, is your original name?"

"What rubbish my name is Alvar get a grip lady"

"How can you do this to me Marcus didn't you know how lonely and alone I was for five years, without my parents, without you?"

"Excuse me…?!"

Tears started rolling down Thea's face.

"I am so happy extremely, happy to see that you are safe"

Alvar was shivering, though very little but Janet could see it, as she was observing him very carefully. The fist he held so long, opened and held Thea with both hands, then bent a little just to whisper.

"Please don't cry, Thea.."

Thea looked above into his eyes… for a few seconds, it seemed as if they were the star-crossed lovers meeting after ages. Both dived into each other's eyes as if they have finally found their peace.

Suddenly Alvar came to sense when he felt everyone in the corridor had their eyes on them.

Janet as well as everyone who knew Alvar was shocked!

"Umm…get a grip girl...you seem unwell...Sorry but I am not the one you are looking for" Alvar claimed.

"You can fool everyone, but not me Marc!" Thea exclaimed

"Oh, God! Stop calling me with someone else's name"

"I will make you confess to me I promise…I know you remember...Eyes don't lie, Marc...those eyes, only Marc knew to look at me with that care!"

"I have to go, stop this rubbish I don't care about you"

Marc turned back and walked away… mumbling "What a strange girl "

By the time Thea came to her senses, she found a bunch of people had already gathered around her.

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She turned around wiping her tears, there she saw Janet standing perplexed. Thea walked towards Janet with a smile to hide her pain.

"Hey? Where is the Canteen?" Thea asked looking at Janet.

"Ahh…hh Let me take you there"

Janet realized it was not the right time to question Thea, so she went with the flow. It felt as if everyone in the corridor were whispering about the incident that just happened.

Few of the voices came floating into Thea's ears…

"Is she crazy or what?"

"Alvar have been living here since birth," another said

"Marc..? Eeeh he seemed suspicious to me"

"Yeah, you are right!"

Thea realized that she have committed a great mistake by confronting Alvar in front of so many people. Her emotions lead her mind to cease thinking.

'What would I have done, he is my best friend I missed him so much, I thought he was also killed….."

Thea couldn't stop wondering and make her emotions calm.

'I have to get a grip on myself so I don't repeat the same mistake, there must be some reason Marc can't recall me…. Wait did he too enter the King's garden?.... then I will make him remember me'

Thea couldn't stop wandering….

Janet broke the silence she couldn't hold her curiosity anymore.

"Do you know Alvar?"

Thea thought for a while and didn't want to repeat the same mistake and answered "No, I think it was a mistake…he is not my best friend"

Janet had a quality she was really good at reading people, and Thea's voice was shaking while she said something she didn't feel was true. But she uses her skill for herself, she never discloses it to others.

"It's okay the new place and the air is making you a little out of place," Janet said with a smile

For the next five minutes, they walked without exchanging any phrase…

"Jezzz…Finally here..What an eventful day it was… Don't you agree?"

"Yes Janet"

Thea stared at the canteen it was not as she had imagined….It vastly differed from Grand Magus. It was small and not filled with many students. The canteen looked simple only had a few foods at the counter, unlike the Grand Magus University. Dishes like mashed potato, flatbread, a few soups, and a few curries were all that the canteen consisted of…. Instead of hundreds of dishes to choose from like in Grand Magus.

"You must be wondering why so few students are in the canteen?"

"You can read me quite well, we will be good friends for sure"

"Oh God did you catch up on me already?"

"Hahaha yes… so what's the reason?"

"Actually the food here is quite dull and monotonous so most locals eat at their home…Funny right? University students without canteen memories…But not quite so we often come here for coffee breaks…. And on Wednesdays, the canteen becomes full when we have our special food day"

"Special food day?" Thea was intrigued by the idea.

"Yes Aunt Circe cooks on that day"

"Aunt Circe? Who is she?"

Janet became a little disturbed with what she mentioned just now….

"Ah, yeah she is my neighbor a sweet lady"

Leave that you will see on Wednesday … "Thea, tell me where you are going to leave here at Avalon the University Hostel? That's a little far from here"

"No I am going to live with Ms.Carolina…she used to be a loyal maid when my father was the King…. Though I don't have much memory of her because of the King's Garden. "

"You two girls are you going to order or stand there chatting… for the entire lunchtime" a croaky voice came from over the counter.

Both of them looked above and found an old lady in her 70s staring at them with frustration.

"Sorry, Sorry Ms.Bella…we will take Congee, Flat Bread, Mashed potato, and Green Meat Curry….serving for two" Janet hurriedly replied.

"Where's the other guy? I mean Rudy?" Thea peeked here and there…

"You won't find him here… his father takes special care of his food so he can fight against his own cousin…I really don't get you royalties!"

"Here…don't talk too much look at you girls, don't you girls eat… girls your age should eat more food"

"Yes Ms.Bella we will"

Thea and Janet took their food and sat facing eat other. Janet realized Thea was quite a strong woman, there was no sign on her face that she was crying a few minutes ago.

They started eating, Thea realized the rumors were right, about the foods being dull, only the mashed food tasted good. Both of them ate their food silently because none had much to talk and Ms.Bella scolds people who gossip during meals.

After they ate their food and washed their hands, Janet out of blue said "I can help you to find Alvar outside University…. He is a fellow Avaloner"

Thea tried her best to hide her excitement but her glittery eyes spoke more than any words ever could.

"Thank You…I will wait" Thea uttered.