Stars Aligned That Night (TO BE SELF-PUBLISHED SOON)

CHAPTER FOUR

Fate and its silly games

Penelope

I'm in my last year of college under the Bachelor of Science in Business Management course, which was a miracle. I am one of those lazy rich girls who doesn't study and always our partying. Laging pasang-awa ang grades ko. Sometimes, my parents would pay under the table so I can pass some subjects.

It's like a social obligation that I go to college. I attend every day and leave school without learning anything. Last night, I was supposed to attend some party with mom and Sebastian, but I reasoned that I needed to be early at school.

"Himala ang aga mo naman yata ngayon, Pen," bungad ni Erin nang makita ako naghihintay sa school looby.

"I ditched the party with Basty. That's why I'm early so my lie would be believable, " I replied while Erin looked in disbelief, "Bakit kasi pinipilit ka nila sa asshole na iyon?"

"Let's not talk about him. I don't want wrinkles kaya pumasok na lang tayo."

As usual class was such a bore! All I did was check my social media accounts or did some online shopping. During our break ay nakita namin na tumatakbo si Alvin papunta sa amin. He was a teacher at Ace University, and he was a friend of ours. He would always update us with the latest gossip at school.

"Hello, girls! Guess what? Sinetch itey na new teacher in school na super papable?" tanong niya tila kinilig. He only talks in gay lingo whenever when we are together because he hasn't come out yet.

"Sino?" sabay na tanong namin ni Erin at sumagot ang isa, "Secret. Gusto ko surprise na lang. Oh, see you later. "

Nagbeso muna silang tatlo bago umalis ang isa at napalingon si Erin sa akin, "Alam mo basta mga papa-ble, updated ang baks na iyon."

"Papa-ble na teacher? Oh, come on! All of them are old and graying with salt and pepper hair." Natawa na lang kami ni Erin dahil walang gwapo sa faculty ng BSBA ever.

LUNCH break was over kaya pumasok na kami ni Erin sa Business Law. We were expecting a boring lecture with an ancient teacher. Naupo ako sa middle row kasama si Erin at naghintay na pumasok ang teacher namin.

"Imagine, halos lahat ng teachers ay pumasok sa first day ng teacher? Excited lang mangtorture ng students," reklamo ni Erin. I tuned her out because I was busy scrolling my Facebook newsfeed.

Suddenly the door opened, and I heard a collective gasp among my female classmates, but I didn't look up to look.

"Hey, tama 'yang cyberstalking mo kasi andito na ang teacher natin," siniko ako ni Erin pero hindi ko siya pinansin.

"Later na. May gwapong gustong i-add ako," sagot ko kahit alam ko na nandiyan na ang teacher.

I can sense that the teacher was already standing on his podium, and my female classmates' excitement was palpable.

"Good afternoon po, sir!" they all greeted in unison, and he answered back, "Good afternoon, class."

The voice was so achingly familiar that it brought shivers to my spine, so I looked up and had the greatest shock of my life.

Shit.

It was him.

My Ice Ice Baby.

He was wearing eyeglasses, and it heightened his sex appeal to another level. His well-sculpted body was visible on his button-down long sleeve polo. My eyes moved downwards to the bulge on his pants.

"Ice," I said out loud without realizing it. Napatingin ang ibang classmates ko sa akin at pati si Ice pero his face was expressionless. It was as if he never knew me.