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Two days of the Java tutors led us outside. The ceremony is to be held at the garden area behind the event center. As we went out, I saw many people passing us heading towards the direction of the garden. When we arrived at the garden, the other new members and I had to stand and take a double intake of breath. The garden looks like something that came out directly from a fairytale. The lighting and the decorations were just so magical.

There were a lot of people already seated. I looked around to see if I could spot either Rose, Lisa or Amanda. But since many people were present, I couldn't see them. They led us to our seats just below the stage and to the left. As we passed by I could feel a lot of eyes on us and that made me more nervous than I was already.

I looked up at the stage and saw Xavier and Xiao sitting in the middle of the stage. They were both wearing a black Royal apparel. I kept looking at them to see if they would look at my side but they did not so I shifted my att