Impostor

Ryan 

It's her again.

Amber, the only one who get praise from professor, stood boldly in front of every other classmate. Her gorgeous face was as calm as millpond, with rays of spotlight flashing over.

'Girl, show them what you have done.' Professor Dolores seems disappointed with the rest of the students' work. How she view the remaining work that pin-up along the display board--

RUBBISH.

'Ladies and gentlemen, it's already the third crit session, please be prepare for your final work. Refer to your friend's work and don't shy to ask. Especially you,Ryan Griffiths. I'm quite worry of your progress, you are totally behind schedule!'

'Sorry Dr.. I will catch up as soon as possible.'

Me? Don't ever worried about me, I'm superior at the last minute. 

Professor Dolores' advice appeared redundant to him. He refused to accept it from heart.

'Are you okay, Ryan? Just your face looks like hell.' it's Lucas that stood beside him.

'Oh, is it? Everyone said I have a resting face. Perhaps its occur again. ' Ryan squeeze his cheek with an uplift force.

'I see..I taught you hate Amber.' Lucas turn his face towards that girl on stage, 'She always looks so flawless that pulls hates from everyone!’

Not really, probably there is more of them that crushing on her.

Ryan was not sure that whether himself too, but admit that he would if Amber was not so shining to be the match.Honestly, she was too perfect to have a crushed.

'Well, I'm not bothered by a Daddy's girl. She deserved it anyway.' Ryan tried to makes his sound generous.

***

Everyone surrounding Amber and asking about the tips. She always answered with a philanthropic smile. Ryan stood besides,looking at Amber’s work. Feeling incredible.

She is not human! How could someone be highly competent in such a way?'

Achievement almost always happened on every Amber's effort. She is known as a secretary of Student Council at the same time. Every one knows that how high workload the position is, it haunted the entire course. Someone even found that she is the president of Theater Club. Surprisingly, her picture was appear under the champion team of Annual State Netball Competition. Obviously, fate seems rely more favor on her.

It's ironic that I'm always the somebody. Ryan thought sourly.

He leave the hall, moving towards the west corridor that leads to the bus stop.

'Clop-clop-clop..Fuzzz!'

He heard a heavy foot step coming along the corridor, it seems like an overweight person walking in a reckless manner.

He saw a silhouette of someone gallop over the corridor.

Never seen a girl that sketchy in such a way. I’m wondering who is it?

Amber

Phew, another fly over. Luckily that no one had noticed.

Amber rush out from the hall.

In her mind is all about the TV series she watch last night. She amazed by the thunder step by the giant.It's good to step everyone under the foot. That's sound powerful.

She took out her watch, panic to found that its the time for the broadcast of the TV series.

It's time consuming to answer all of their question. My TV series won't wait for me anyway.Too bad that this course is all about ideas and not academic. If so I would just lend them my work and I could save my time. She mumbled.

Her shoulder bag keep swinging that it is so troublesome. She clenched it impatiently and hang it around the neck. Just to make it convenience for the brisk walk.

Inspired by the thunder step he saw last night from the TV series, she simulate how the giant walk and found it effectively increase her walking pace.

Hope that no one had seen I walking in this way. She expected.

***

Reaching home, she knocked the door.

"Amanda! I'm back!"

"Hey, how's about the comment?'

She opened the door and meet with another face.

She have the same feature as Amber, same straight nose bridge, same height, same red blonde hair.

Her twin sister, Amanda was just finished prepare the lunch. She take off her apron and hang it on the wall.

"Seems good, Prof. Dolores keep putting good words on me. Somehow it quite guilty when they keep asking question."

"Take it easy, Ber. Just keep talking something that is complicated until no one understand its meaning. They'll give up asking in the end."

"Always so fishy, Manda. But you are always a know-it-all.”

I wish I could be so incredible as Manda. She always help me everything in my assignment. I wonder how she accomplish her credits in her uni..

She always admire of her twin sister, yet envy of her. They both apply for the same course for tertiary education, but her sister was shortlisted in the most competitive school in their country.

Her sister was always a people pleaser, she knows that once she request for help in her work. No matter how busy her sister is, the beloved Amber would finally get a completed artwork on her study desk. She even not need to flip a reference

Think evilly, sometimes she hope that her sister would slip her grade a bit when helping her work. However its an miracle that Amanda stills able to finish her own work everytime.

"Well, how about you?" She ask Amanda. "I've heard that you have an schematic presentation for next week. Would you have enough time to prepare for your presentation board?"

What if she say that she have run out of her time? This is such a huge project, I bet that even the most clever student can't find extra time to do double work.

"No worries, my sister." Amanda replied with a philanthropic smile, 'I've done my early work before helping you. "

Her phone rang, she quickly pick it up .

"Yes Rowan?'

'Hi Amber, sorry for disturb. I've seen your artwork today. Would you mind..."

"Yeah,just talk out. I'm ready to help." A cheerful sound comes from her mouth, contrasting to her knitting brown.

"Um, Rebecca had problem with the plotting of the line weight. Would you mind email for us your CAD files? We just want to refer for the layers, perhaps as reference..."

"Okay here you go. But sorry I'm now had a meeting with my Theatre Club. Perhaps after 4 o'clock?"

"No problem at all! Thank you very much!" Rowan delightful sound rang out the whole phone.

"Welcome." With a short closure she ended the call, released a short signs. Almost every time after the crit session she received

Its a joke she rarely received any single call from guys that ask her to hang out, however mostly ask for reference or help for assignments.

"A guy?" Amanda.

"Yup." She answer recklessly.

"Wow, I told you that you are attractive." Amanda be like a Monkey's Uncle, "but why you said that you have meeting? Seems that guy was not in you favor."

"Not what you thinking of, Manda! Whatever, it's time.”

She simply drop her dishes into the messy sink, and leads to her room--

It's Nixflex time!

Amanda

Tracing the path of that charming sister along the stairs, Amber dissaperead after a slam of the door. That’s not she is angrying of showing her annoying emotion, she always act in this way.

As clumsy as a bear.

Undifferent with Amanda herself, Amber hates physical activities. She is that kind of person that would ran off when you ask her for a jog.

Their personality contradict with each other, we could said that Amber had a naturally magnetic charisma in herself. Amanda knows that much of guys falls on the sister(just Amber herself not noticing it). Contrasing, Amanda would appeared reserved a bit,but surprisingly she is energetic with sports, even involving herself in the state Netball competition ever she find the chance.

It’s a paradox that she know that her sister often been called the win-all in her class, but she knows that the fact is that Amber is under certified to be shortlisted to the same school with Amanda.

Only top 100 student in the entrance examination is qualified to received full scholarship. She had viewed the namelist. Amanda:rank 82th university ,Amber: rank undefined.

Due to this, Amber need to enter another school with a lower threshold. However,they still studying the same course, but Amanda started her semester half year earlier.

But for Amanda, that’s not a good thing.

That 82th rank is a curse for her in a fierce competition environment. That means she is not the best batch in the uni, but need to be more hardworking and criticaly, more smarter to be rank in the avant-garde.

Sometimes she suffered in her work, but sometimes she succeed. Everyone looks so smarter than her, she felt pressurized by this.

She just want to be credit by others, atleast someone praised her work. Helping Amber to finish her work made her feel valuable, atleast her work as was able to beat the remaining classmate of Amber. Atleast she be Amber’s even Amber’s classmate hero.

They just don’t know it.

After cleaning all leftover from her sister, she walk towards the never switch off laptop. A notification from lecturers pop up from her screen.

[Reminder: Don’t forgot next week schematic presentation. Manage your time wisely.]

Being busy on Amber’s work really drain off her time.

“Well, no problem.” She talk herself in front of the screen.

Being a perfect sister in front of Amber, she need to find a way.Actually, now she had alreally figured out the way.

She open the chatbox of a media social apps. In the contact namelist,searching for the name Mr.R.

Amanda:[Hi, Mr. R. More assignment to help.]

Mr.R:[Alright, prices vary according to time output and grading expectation. Same rule, each three day workload charge 50$, mediocre work no extra charge, avant-garde grade extra 10$ for each day. All submission online, no by hand.]

Amanda:[No problem. I need to done a schematic presentation board before next Tuesday. All basic drawing already compile in the CAD file, just add more specification on the working drawing, and make the board in a great quality. ]

Mr.R:[Seems that you looking for avant-garde grade? 10$ charge each work load day.]

Amanda:[Definitely.]

She stopped for a while, and continue typing.

Amanda:[Hey, Mr. R..]

Ryan

Another extra income again.

His eyes was full of gold, work as an assignment helper really worth for him, comparing by finishing all those boring assignment given by lecturer.

Either paid or unpaid would made the difference.

A new chat box appeared below the conversation with his ‘client’.

[Hey, Mr.R..]

He thought that the conversation already ended, seems that the client still have something to tell.

He type in:[Yes?]

Client:[Thanks for your help for the last assignment, I’ve get an A+ for it. Sorry for questioning the price last time.]

Ryan:[It’s okay, never mind for it.]

Client:[Actually, I need more help for following assignment, would you still reserved the service for me?]

‘Huh?’ Ryan tilt his head to the side, he felt the challenge.

He had experience an hard time for the last assignment from this ‘client’. It’s quite time consuming compared with assignment from other courses, he spend a whole week to complete that work.

Warning from Professor Dolores would not haunted him, but it suddenly emerge in his mind.

Well, perhaps it’s time to say No to difficult task..

He type a sentences of ‘Sorry, there is no reservation of service, first come first serve.’ Before send it out he received a new message again, from the same client.

[I’ll pay extra money if needed.]

He quickly deleted that unsend message, and replied as lighting.

[Deal]

Money makes the say. He thinks like a money grubber.

At this time, Professor Dolores’ warning seems nothing to him again.

He just a superb that run out of time.