Take Me Away novel Chapter 28

The hottest days of autumn usually fell in the last week of August and went on until the first week of September. Coincidentally, this was also when the freshmen of D University would begin their military training.

At precisely seven in the morning, the students, dressed in military training uniforms, marched out of their respective dormitory buildings and flocked to the training grounds.

"Wait for me!" Just outside the dormitory for art students, Sophia shouted as she ran. "Fiona! Leona! Wait for me!"

Behind her followed Ella, who was casually taking her time. "Why are you running? We cannot possibly be late!"

Fiona turned to her roommates and said, "Come on! The training program's about to start. The instructors and drillmasters are already there!"

"You heard Fiona!" Sophia told Ella. "Hurry up so we can catch up with her and Leona!"

Leona looked back at Fiona and saw that she had tied up her hair into a little bun and tucked it inside her hat. Only her face was exposed so she looked neat and fresh, like a fairy.

In the open-air stadium, instructors from various schools were directing their students to their designated areas. Among them was the art school instructor, a woman in her thirties named Hilda Han.

"Students, listen up! The university president, the school officials, and the general drillmaster of the military training will be presiding over the mobilization meeting. Remember to stand alert and pay attention," she declared. "The military training will start right after the mobilization meeting and will conclude after a month."

"What?"

"Oh my God..."

The students complained loudly as soon as Hilda finished speaking.

"I thought we were only having the mobilization meeting today!" Sophia took off her hat and fanned herself with it.

"Oh, no! I can't believe the actual training starts today!" "But I didn't even put on sunscreen this morning!" Ella ranted.

Fiona kept her silence. Looking at their uniforms, she suddenly remembered Spencer.

"Okay, everyone! Stay in your designated areas and don't make any unnecessary noise!" The instructor raised her voice. "The purpose of this military training is to teach all of you discipline. For the coming weeks, it's important that you listen to your drillmasters. You must complete every task that they will give you."

The meeting began with the singing of the national anthem, after which the university president and other school officials took their seats on the stage.

"On behalf of the school officials, I would like to congratulate and welcome our new students. You've done well in the college entrance exam and we couldn't be more proud to have you joining us here today..."

More than a thousand students listened to the university president's speech under the scorching hot sun. Nearby, the sound of cicadas was really annoying.

"Why is his speech so long? It's too hot in here!" Sophia complained.

"And so, please help me welcome the general drillmaster, George Ye!"

With those words, all of the students looked up the stage in anticipation.

The man named George Ye casually walked up the stage and took the microphone from the university president. In a deep voice, he addressed the students, "Good morning, everyone. I hope that you will all conduct yourselves well, practice self-discipline, commit to your training, and listen to your drillmasters in the coming month. As for us, you have our word that we will do everything our position requires and provide you the training that you need. Thank you!"

"He's so handsome!"

"Is he going to be our drillmaster too?" The students began whispering among themselves as soon as they saw how young George was.

"Wow! He's definitely my type!" Sophia could barely contain her excitement. She turned to Fiona and said in a low voice, "I like George very much!"

Fiona only gave her a faint smile but didn't say a word. Right then, another person took the microphone to make an announcement. "And that concludes our mobilization meeting. Please proceed to your designated areas so we can proceed with our military training."

"And our nightmare begins!" With a heavy heart, Ella followed her group to the training grounds.

Sophia looked back at the stage and said, "If I get to see George every day, I don't care if they extend training for another month!"

"You saw him once from afar," Leona chimed in. "Don't get carried away."