Collide.

It's been a very long time, Hae.

Trust me, I missed you too! A friend asked me why I stopped writing "experiences" and load you up with stories and songs instead. Now, don't belittle those tales of fiction, because really the way I see it is that fiction is real, but there is no real fiction. Every idea of a story ever written to you, is indeed as real as it can be, for it had happened or either happened to inspire me to want to write it down and remember it for being just THAT real.

So today's post will be "fiction that's real" again, gaining its inspiration from a song recommended by a very special someone... Hey dear.

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GPA score of 3.8 minimum... Urgh, don't everyone hate Ivy League schools.

Callie deliberately shushed "The judge", which is technically the voice coming from inside of her head, and scrolled through webpages on separate tabs; browsing as many as she could at one go. On one page showed the brilliant orange emblem of Princeton Uni, contrasting that of the Navy blue tab right next to it that belonged to Yale. She's been at it all afternoon, sitting cross-legged by the fireplace where it was nice and warm to escape the dreary chill of Illinois's infamous winter havoc.

Then Berkeley would be an ideal school, at least I'll be getting an all year round of Californian sunshine. 

Callie gave a low sigh and thrust her pen to a side, suddenly feeling tired and fed up of looking at figures that only ranged between 3.5 to 4. She held her hands above her head only to find that she was being arrested by a young cop by the name of...

"Ash, let me go please,"
"Awwh, but Callie you don't spend so much of time with me as before..."
Four year old Ashton wrapped his arms around Callie and covered her eyes before whispering,
"I missed you, Callie,"

Callie could finally breathe at last. "Ash darling, I'll build another Lego zoo with you in a bit, okay?"
Ashton was satisfied but he stuck out a pinky just a case. Callie outstretched hers, and a deal was secured. The young child gave his older sister a dignified look with his rosy cheeks forming a small grin, then he waddled out of the room. Callie stared back at her screen.

For BioMed, what are my choices... Hmmm There's UCA San Diego, Californian dream destination guaranteed...

Then, her cell phone vibrated for a second worth of time, before going dim again.

Tsk... Another distraction, Callie?

Callie took a short glance at her phone screen, back to the computer's and glanced back at her phone again, after realising who it was.

Tyler: It's freezing outside, isn't it?
Tyler: "Image" Caption: Look at how beautiful my snow angel is!
Tyler: I thought it turned out to look a lot like you.

Gosh... You suck, Tyler. Now I want to go outside too.
But I've a future to plan. Not now...

Callie straighten her posture and tried so hard to focus onto her computer screen that her neck was becoming stiff. Soon, her eyes began to tear up from straining them over a long period of time...

I  really want to go outside.
Tsk.. Tsk... Someone's forgotten her priorities again.
Tyler's important too.
He's important for now... But have you thought of what's going to happen after that?

"Urgh!" Callie massaged her temples as she combed her hair to the sides of her head with her fingers. Reluctantly, she replied to the harsh voice in her head-

I don't know the answer to that myself, even.
In that case, aren't you supposed to find and discover yourself soon enough to be better prepared for what's coming?
But how do I know what the fuck is coming my way anyway?
It's better than having no plans at all. You silly girl.

Just then, Callie's phone vibrated once more.

Tyler: Callie, I've been meaning to tell you this for some time but I've been landed a job at a bar in Springfield, so I'll be making a long trip to perform gigs there with the band. :) The bar owner happened to be in the audience during our Winter fest show, and yes, we are very lucky to have met a chuck like him~ So that'd be our winter job I guess, haha! I'll be leaving next week though, gonna miss you so much. We'll be back home after the winter break.

Callie slammed her laptop shut.

I'm stopping for today, I've done enough.
No, Callie, you've got a few more websites to look through..
My darling's leaving for two months in a week's time!
But what lies ahead of you's important!
But what I have in front of me, right here and right now is important too. Without the people I have now, I'm only half the person I am and could ever grow to be.
Callie... You're beyond rescue.
And I... For one, am beyond pacing ahead of everyone else. I'm fucking going to see the world outside. Right NOW.

Callie reached out for her phone and yelled in the direction of where her adorable police brother Ash could be seen peeking innocently into the fireplace, "Officer Ashton, want to build life-sized snow animals with me?"
The young child was ecstatic, he ran up to grab his coat and scarf at top speed, with his voice ringing from above the stairs, "It's fun time with Callie at last~"

Then, alas, finally time to pour her heart out to her someone special.

Callie: I'll be coming dear. :) Wait for me.

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Bang,
CCM.