See You Again Stranger

Chapter 2 - Classmates

Sabrina's POV

"You're late for our class, Miss," he said with authority in his voice.

What? Is this some kind of a joke??

"You - -???" Gusto ko nalang magtago o lamunin nalang ng lupa para makaiwas ng tingin sa mga kaklase ko at ng lalaking hindi ko inakalang magkukrus na naman ang aming landas bago matapos ang araw na ito. I can't even look straight at him. I felt ashamed, shocked, and irritated all at once. 

Paanong nangyari na Professor ko siya? What a day. So the sayings were really true 'when it rains, it pours".

"I---m S-o-orry Sir" I silently scolded myself for stuttering. Narinig ko pa ang tawanan ng aking mga kaklase. If only I knew this would happen, I wouldn't mind being absent on my first day of school.

"Okay, you may take your seat." narinig kong sabi niya.

I didn't even bother looking at anyone and just sit in the vacant seat that I found near me. Pwede ko pa kaya idrop itong subject ko? Maybe I could ask my parents and do something about this.  I don't think he will be good to me after what I said and acted this morning. I'm sure gagawin niya lang miserable ang buhay ko.

Palihim akong sumulyap sa kanya na busy ngayon sa kausap niya na estudyante sa harapan. I still can't believe that he's my professor. I mean isn't he too young? Anyway, looks can be deceiving, just like how he managed to fool and made fun of me this morning.

Muling bumalik ang inis na aking naramdaman. While I'm busy thinking of what to do, someone caught my attention. May pumasok na medyo may edad na lalaking nakasalamin, maybe he is in his early fifties. Is he a student here? I really admire people who still pursue their studies because indeed age doesn't matter when it comes to learning. There is never too young or too old to reach a dream. We all have our different timelines. Pero napakunot ang noo ko na imbes na lumakad papunta dito sa hilera ng upuan kasama namin na mga estudyante ay dumiretso ito sa teacher's table.

"I'm sorry I'm late, we had an emergency faculty meeting. Anyway, welcome to our class."

He introduced himself as our Professor and explained what to expect for the whole semester.

Naiinis ko namang hinanap ang lalaking nagpanggap kanina na Professor namin. I saw him sitting comfortably in the front row, sitting beside our other classmates.

I knew it! He was just a student like me! How dare him. The nerve of that guy. He tricked me again. Yan siguro ang dahilan ng tawanan ng mga kaklase namin kanina.

"Now, it's your turn to introduce yourselves, I want you to look for a partner. That person will be the one introducing you and you to them. You will be doing it here in front by twos. I'll give you 10 minutes to become acquainted with your partner. Are we clear?" sabi ng Professor namin.

"Yes Sir," we said in unison. Hindi pa nga ako nakakaget-over sa nangyari kaninang umaga, heto na naman, napahiya na naman ako and this time sa maraming tao na.

Almost all of my classmates found their partners immediately and started discussing. It seems that almost all of them know one another. I tried to look for any classmates who also haven't found any partner yet but my eyes caught the guy that made fun of me. He's staring directly at me. That look! It's like a devil smile.

Oh yes! Maybe I should call him "Smiling Devil", it suits him. I rolled my eyes at him which made him laughed and his seatmate gave him a questioning look as to why he was smiling.

He looked at me again and smiled, showing his signature smile, how I hate that smile, pinapaalala lang nito sa akin ang nangyari kaninang umaga.

Nakita ko siyang tumayo at kinausap saglit ang katabi at mukhang papunta pa ata dito banda sa pwesto ko. What is he planning this time? Ask me to be his partner? And then what? Make fun of me?