Aria Dominick’s gaze and mine collided for some moments. The background seemed to fade away, and it was like only he and I stood there in the stadium. But in reality, the students flooded out of the venue. The stadium was big with a couple of football fields and bleachers all around. The stadium had a Mansard-type roof with iron pillars and beams, but there was the absence of walls. A concrete stage was in front, where we all faced. The podium was in the middle, at the front of the stage. Some professors were seated on the connected chairs like a bench at the back. There were two of these, and the other one was occupied by a couple of members from the student body and other higher ups in the univ