Earlier…

Aliyah stood before the mirror in the restroom, her trembling hands on the sink.

“It's okay Aliyah, you know you can do it.” She said quietly to herself as she placed her hands under the tap and it began pouring cold water down her hands.

“You have prepared for this presentation and you will do well.”

Aliyah kept saying, reminding herself, trying really hard to steady her trembling hands and get rid of her nervousness but how could she?

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