She and I

SHE AND I [CHAPTER 1]

Nihan High School was entering on the last semester of their school year. The very end time for those graduating students and the start for those who were aiming for their next level. No one can say on what will happen to the resolution of the fruit of their diligence and zeal.

"Hey! Hey! Did you know that there's a cute guy sa Class 1-C? Dati ko pa siya napapansin. Kilala mo?" asked by one female student who were talking with her friends during their lunch break in the field.

"Yes, yes. 'Di ba, siya iyong kilala sa buong freshmen. Kaso may girlfriend naman yata siya, iyong lagi niyang kasama. Tapos may kasama rin siyang isa pang lalaki. Mas gwapo iyong friend niyang lalaki pero mas malakas ang appeal niya," answered by the other one with a bit of explanation.

"Ay! Bongga ka, Sis. Parang ikaw na ang naging P.A. niya sa dami mong alam. Ano ka ba? Stalker?" tanong naman ng isa.

"G*ga. Kilala nga kasi siya kasi—"

"Mr. Melvissss!!!" Halos lumabas na ang baga ng teacher na sumigaw mula sa isang building.

"Ayan na ang sinasabi ko. Araw-araw ba namang ipagsigawan ang pangalan," she commented before they decided to just go back in their respective rooms.

Inside the building where the scream of a teacher came from, a student with black messy hair and naughty-possessed aura walked in the hallway to come near the teacher that called him. He gave the teacher a mischievous smile but the teacher just looked at him with a converged eyebrows and forehead furrowed while slightly stomping her foot.

"Yes, Ma'am?" bungad niyang tanong.

"Huwag mo akong ma-yes ma'am-yes ma'am diyan! Ano na namang ginawa mo sa likuran ng gym?! Bakit may malaking hukay doon at may narinig na pagsabog?!" naiinis na tanong ng teacher niya sa kanya.

"Ma'am Gwen, aksidente lang ang nangyari. Sinubukan ko kasi ang experiment na ginawa namin last session sa science," sagot niya na parang nagbabaka sakaling umubra.

"What experiment?" Ma'am Gwen directly looked at him with a serious face.

"Ahhh... ehhh... kapag naghalo? Iyong sodium... at tubig... sasabog?" hindi malamang sagot niya kaya bumalik sa kunsyominadong pagmumukha ang guro niya.

"Mr. Avery Melvis! Hindi makakagawa ng ganoong kalaking pagsabog ang experiment na iyon!" Ma'am Gwen commented that made Avery shut his mouth. "With that issue, I want you to submit a written apology about this. Ten pages!!!" Parusa sa kanya ni Ma'am Gwen. "And pass it to me before the lunch ended, got it?" dagdag niya at napatango na lang siya tanda na sumasang-ayon siya sa mga kondisyon ng guro.

He was known as The Troublemaker because on his first day at school, he got involved in a fight of gangs in the front of school. And because of that event, he was labeled as the Unfortunate Freshman until it became The Troublemaker because of the troubles he was always involved in. Though, in reality, he just only got involved in misfortune and bad luck.

"Okay, Ma'am," paalam niya bago tumalikod.

"Hep! Hep! Hep! Saan ka pupunta?" she asked. "Ang sabi ko gawin mo na ang apology letter mo," utos sa kanya ng guro niya. "Bakit ba kasi lagi ka na lang nadadawit sa lahat ng gulo sa loob at labas ng school?"

"Ah, Ma'am Gwen, correction lang po. Hindi po ako laging nadadawit sa gulo, iyong gulo po ang laging nakikidawit sa buhay ko," pamimilosopo niya pa.

That was the reason why he heard a long earful words from her teacher. As well as, reprimanded by her with so much lecture. He even finished singing Alphabet Song inside his head, three times, back and forth before his teacher finished talking.