FLASHBACK
It's a sunny day in Harvard University. People could be seen going to and fro around the building and at a corner there is a group of students playing basketball. Among them is a beautiful young girl. Unlike other girls wearing sports bras and pants she's wearing a T shirt and matching pants with her hair in a bun.
TAMARA
Hi my name is Tamara Hayes I'm 19 yrs old and a second year student in the department of computer science and programming, I'm a software creator and designer and I'm very good at what I do, although this is something I have been into right from my childhood as far as I can remember. My family members usually call my laptop "my best friend" maybe because I spend most of my time on it. I'm a native of Canada but my mom is African, she met my Dad when she migrated to Canada for her studies. It was a rocky relationship for them but luckily they made it and that's how I and my two brothers came to be with me being the last born. Over the years as I grow I have faced a series of ridicule because of my identity as a half African and once I was even a victim of school bullying but thankfully my dad won't take such lying low. As I grow I no longer pay much attention to these things as I became more interested in my phones and laptop making me kind of an introvert. My mom is a professor in one of the colleges and my dad is a successful business man. My elder brothers are also striving in their endeavors and I can tell you that my family is one of the best. So despite my background and identity I still love my family very much. Studying in Harvard has always been my dream and even though I will be staying away from home I still don't mind. After my admission and school resumption I realized that this campus is another world on its own, nobody sees you here. You think you're the best but here you will see those better. For instance I have always prided myself on my beauty because I know I'm really beautiful. I take after my mom whom my dad calls his "African Queen". She's fair in complexion not white but she is a beauty with a brain and great shape, meanwhile I'm mixed with my dad's genes making me prettier. I think that what gives me out the most as a half African is my tanned skin and my hair which is fuller, shorter and curly but I love my hair. But the thing is that here, I have seen beauties of all kinds. I'm a very low key person, making me go unnoticed in the past years. A few days ago I was returning from class when I saw students playing basketball. Did I tell you that this is one of our hobbies at home? Seeing this now makes me realize how much I have missed it so I decided I will make time to join them and play later and so here I am in all my glory doing what makes me happy. Actually interacting with students isn't that difficult and for some reason I know that my life on this campus will be taking a different turn. And sure enough, in the following days I have started interacting more with my fellow students and making friends is simply inevitable and surprisingly even my lecturers are now paying more attention to me.
AUTHOR'S POV
It's Friday evening and Sir Henry, one of the lecturers of Harvard University, has a visitor today. This visitor is none other than the popular Vince Holland. They were both mates in this same Holland University. One studied pharmacology and the other studied software engineering. Both of them were excellent scholars in their respective fields which was why the school had fought tooth and nail to retain Henry who finally agreed to become a part time lecturer since he can't say no to his great alma mater. He can only teach on designated days because he's now a software genius that's been sought after by many. As for Vince, they don't need to ask because everyone knows that the young man has been engaged in his family's business even before beginning university. He is the heir to the great Hollands pharmaceutical company that runs worldwide. So how did they become friends? The thing is that Vince has always loved technologies but being the heir of the Hollands, he was meant to study pharmacology so that he can take over the family business. But he still wants to know more about technology. He would always sneak into the engineering classes to get a few lectures. It was during these occasions that Henry noticed him, they became buddies and Vince no longer even needed to sneak to Henry's classes anymore because he can now visit Henry with his problems anytime at his convenient time, Henry would also often give him handouts and lessons to guard him. This relationship lasted from their late first year to their final year and now they're like brothers. Today Henry is in office and Vince had decided to stop by since it's been a long time since he had visited the school environment. When he arrived Henry was trying to complete a handout for his students, so Vince had to wait awhile for him. He sat beside the window so that he could look out the window. The office is on the fifth floor and from there he was looking at the once familiar environment, after a while he spotted a beautiful scene. On the basketball ground, there's a girl bouncing around, she's not thin and not too chubby either. Just gorgeous and pretty. She's also good at the game, at least better than the other girls playing with her. Each time they win, she would rejoice and hug her teammates including the boys. Do girls these days not know how to keep their distance from the opposite sex. He was lost in the scene when he suddenly noticed someone roaming over him. He turns to see Henry who also stands straight but is still looking out the window. Vince asked
Vince: Are you done?
Henry: Yeah, I called you more than five times but you were entirely lost. So tell me, what were you looking at, which of the girls were you admiring.
Vince: I have told you, " guys don't talk anyhow", have your seat let's talk.
Henry: I need to know my brother's crush.
Vince: there's no crush
Henry: yeah and I won't believe it this time. Wait, isn't that my student? I have never seen her with other students, I even thought she was a loner. Wooow! She plays so well
Vince: ( looking out the window once again) who are you talking about
Henry: the girl on t shirt
Vince: She's your student?
Henry: yeah, a pretty good one at that and I have also noticed that she hides her skills a lot. She's not far from a genius but I think she probably doesn't want to be noticed.
Vince: what's her name
Henry: Tamara Hayes. (He suddenly looks at Vince) Why are you asking for my student's name?
Vince: it's non of your business
Henry: (ignoring him) anyway if you want to know more about her, feel free to ask me, your buddy is always here for you.
He takes exaggerated and playful steps to his seat. After chatting for sometime they left the office to have a meal together and after that, they went their separate ways. In the following few days Vince will once in a while remember the girl he saw on the playground, the happy face, exciting voice and jubilating dance. Everything about her is all so unique and beautiful. He had wanted to forget it all but on the third day he finally resigned his resolve and decided to know more about her. But the only thing he knows is her name, he definitely wouldn't ask Henry so he started by exploring the Harvard University student's database.