The Gravity Towards Him

Chapter 1

"Hello my name is Aileen Riabella R. Yuane. But you can call me Aira. I am 16 turning 17 years old and my hobbies are Omegle."

Nagsitawanan naman ang lahat ng nasa loob ng classroom ngayon pati na rin ang adviser namin. I just shrugged my shoulders as my adviser finally signaled that my turn was already done and soon after that, pumunta siya sa harap ng classroom.

First day of senior high school in Greenville High is the same as usual. New faces, new teachers, and the most tiring; the introduce yourself part.

Sayang lang dahil akala ko ay magiging kaklase ko na sila Kashka at Alyssa pero nakalimutan ko na parehas silang Arts and Design. STEM din sana si Alyssa kaso nagiba ang isip niya kaya lumipat siya ng strand. But of course I didn't have any complains since I understand where she came from.

So here I was, in the STEM-5 section while staring at the words 'Sir Que' wrriten on the whiteboard in front. I was sitting at the back because I was the last class number for our section. Pero konti pa lang ang nasa loob dahil may mga iba pang naghahanap ng section nila.

A school rule in GV states that when it's the first day of class, students like me can enter late. I heard that this year, maraming nag-apply na maging students ng GV kaya talagang magkukumpulan kapag first day ng school.

Speaking of late, my eyes glanced at the door when another late student came inside the classroom. Halos lahat ng nasa loob ay napatingin doon pati na rin ang adviser namin. Nanlaki ang mata ko nang namukhaan ko kung sino iyon.

"Sorry I'm late." The familiar manly voice triggered something from my insides. Pinagmasdan ko lang siyang maglakad papunta sa gitna ng classroom. Sir Que asked him to introduce himself since I was the last person to introduce earlier.

He fixed his bag hanging on his left shoulder and even cleared his throat before speaking. 

"Hello everyone my name is Tristan Lou A. Gavine. You can call me anything you want but I prefer Tristan." He smiled, giving everyone inside the room a glance. And as soon as his eyes landed on mine, his smile became a mocking one and even raised a brow at me.

Bakit ko siya kaklase? Hindi ko nakita sa class list na kaklase ko siya. Or maybe I was not even looking at the names of others.

I wanted to curse myself. All this time I thought that I might be lonely without Rae, Kashka and Alyssa but now, I'd prefer being lonely than being classmates with that irritating person. Who by the way, was suddenly walking towards me and even had the audacity to greet and smile at me.

"Hello Aira.." He said, offering his hand.

Napilitan naman akong tanggapin iyon dahil nasa amin ang atensyon ng lahat. Nakita ko pa sa gilid ng mata ko na nagsibulungan ang iba, lalo na ang mga naging classmate ko nung grade 10. They probably already know that I wasn't in good terms with him. And I often quarrel with him last year since we were classmates and seatmates.

Just thinking of those memories while holding tightly on his hand makes me want to punch his face. Those annoying lips and those dirty eyes of his makes it really hard to fight the urge to move my hand and slam it hard on his face.