SAVE ME FROM FALLING

Chapter 3. The New Student

The mighty four avoided the Amazonians for two weeks. Thanks to all the deities above, it guided the group not to cross path with them again. The question is how long they can ward off those creatures? The school is not big enough not to bump into each other.

Third week in the university. Mikha arrived early for her first subject and walks to her usual spot, the chair in the last row close to the window. She always wears her headphone while listening to her music when her professor interrupted the class.

Class, you will meet a new student, let us welcome Ms. Quinceta. From now on, she will join some of your classes. Come on "iha" introduce yourself to the class.

Hi everyone, my name is Aya Quinceta. I am a Business Management student. I came from Cebu, and I know I have missed a full 2 weeks of lesson, but I am hoping you guys will help me catch up. Thank you.

Mikha is mesmerized by the beauty of her new classmate. Her smile captured her the most and the quality of her voice when she speaks shows some gentleness. It surprised her when Aya seated beside her and said "Hi". Mikha felt awkward, and she could not utter a single word in front of her.

Suddenly, we were given a Midterm project by our professor and announced the person lay next to us will be our partner. She could not process what just happened, first the lesson and now having her as my partner for an extensive project. Oh! Shuxx, she thought, how will she survive this semester, with Aya as her seatmate and teammate on a project?

Hi! I am Aya, I guess I have to work with you, hopefully we can get the highest score for this project. Aya smiled.

Ah...ahh... Sorry...my name is Mikha. (Hope she never notices the way I stuttered; it's embarrassing).

Can we catch up later to talk about our plan or strategy for this project? Aya queried.
Huh? What plan? Mikha remains muddled.

The project! How are we going to execute our plan? We have to do this right, Mikha our midterm grade is depending on it. Aya reiterated.

OK, do you want to meet this afternoon, after our class? Mikha got her acts right without stuttering.

That will be fine, I guess. Aya responded. Mikhs observed Aya has mini dimples at the corner of her mouth when she smiles. What an angelic face, she thought. They continue listening for the rest of the morning, and she never glanced back at her side. Lunch period arrived, and Mikha was glad to get a breather after the humiliating scenario earlier.

Hey Mikha. Is it OK if I walked with you to the cafeteria? I haven't wandered around the campus yet, and I don't have a clue where to go. Aya is pouting for Mikha to agree. Mikha does not trust a person right away, but there is something about her new classmates that intrigues her.