US, Where It All Started

I: Sixth Grade

Monday started with laughter and amusement filled the classroom on the second floor where I was studying at. I was known for being the shy and loud girl at the same time, I have friends, but not the best of best ones. I'm not an achiever either, I just live, like everyone does. Well, I loved sports, specifically badminton. I also joined a cheering squad. I have loving parents, and sisters who I adored. Life was mid, special, but mid.

6th grade, I was bored, reading some random books in the library at school, started fantasizing with my friends on what our future would be, well, mine would be building a school, hogwarts style, as a fan of harry potter, I'd gathered a lot of ideas and imaginations.

"Imagine, a dining hall full of floating candles, and me being a headmaster, what a dream, 'di ba, Jane?" Jane nodded, just agreeing on the stupidest imaginations I said.

Jane, jane is my friend, the one who I hangout to during recess and lunch time, the one who I chat to after school, and she, who become one of the best person that existed to me.

"Laugh it out, Gia, I'm more interested on our upcoming exam than your stupid head things"

ring ring ring —

We hurriedly rush to our classroom as the doorbell rang, laughing our faces out as we reached in our seats just in time.

"Solid, Liquid and Gas. Matters is anything that takes up space and can be weighed. In other words, matter has volume and mass. Well, ms. Iryll, define solid to us, will you?"

Iryll, our top notching one in our class, the one who they call the bookworm, the student that everyone would want to be, her being the Supreme Pupil Government president, the leader in our Girl Scout and the most kind person you'll ever meet. We are not "close" but we bump to each other numerous times.

"solid is a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined" Iryll stated, confidently. How I want to be her, confident, and always sure in every words she drop.

As the class goes, my mind wonders on every dimension of the classroom, not listening on what the teacher says infront, basically, I'm unfocused. Not until I wonder on that specific boy in my class, I don't really now his name, but I always see him smiling, laughing, and just a pure of sunsh—

"Gia, you okay?" my seatmate asked, Seria. I blinked numerous times, I didn't notice I was hardly staring, omg, am I okay?

"sorry, antok lang" I responded

The next day, I was having this friend fight with Jane, as her being my only friend, I have no one. So, I sticked to Bri, a classmate of mine. We are not close, but we talk often. As we were chatting around, she introduced her friend, a boy, the one who I was staring at the other day.

"Gia, meet Jaanci, a childhood friend of mine" she introduced, he was shy, I noticed. He just waived laughing and run off playing with his friends. He..is.. cute.

Days passed, weeks perhaps. My obstreperous side awakened. I was noisy, chitchatting with my seatmates. Yet everytime I looked in his direction, somehow my heart beats faster than how tom chases jerry.

One time, myself being noisy was caught up..

"Gia! at the back! mind explaining to us what this is?" my science teacher shouted, all of my classmates looked at my direction as I frozed.

he.. he looked at me too, the embarrassment consumed me whole as I standed up..

"I don't know, ma'am. Sorry po." only 6 words and I hurriedly sit back at my seat.

"Ms. Gia, kindly switch places with ms. Pia."

"HUH?! the seat.. the seat where he is seating at!" shouts in my own thoughts
I was trembling as I gathered my stuffs and moved on his side. And there I can be titled as the most quiet kid in class.

Unexpectedly, we became close, we became chat mates. Feelings rose fast, I confessed that I have feelings for him and he replied..

"Sorry, Gia. Pero, crush ko kasi si Julia e" oh.. well, in 6th grade? that was a heartbreak.

Julia, one of the most kind person in the room, a quiet one, smart, and generous person. Everyone liked her.. including him.

"ah, okayy!" just like that, I turned off my phone, and never opened it again for the rest of the day.

Many days passed and ignorance was my thing even though we are 2 inches apart from each other.

He did try to talk to me, but instead, I focused on my studies. I became an achiever, an achievement.

"Gia, okay ka lang? bakit hindi mo'ko pinapansin?" he asked me on a free time at school

"oo naman" I responded not looking at him.

He made me smile, as always. All of the things that I loved about him is how he manages to be the clown and makes everyone smile in his own kind of way.

Fastforward, we became a thing, we were boyfriend and girlfriend as they say. Too young to be, but that's the catch. We loved writing with ourselves in a piece of paper, handing to one another, writing random things and laughing at the same time.

Graduation is coming up, high school was next. Everyone already knew where they will study, they chose to stay where we are currently in, but in my state, I was the one who is struggling.. He eventually will transfer to another school.

Begged my parents to let me transfer as well, months of begging and they finally agreed. Well, my seatmate, Claire, also will be transferring too.

Graduation came up, some were crying, happy, and mixed emotions. When all I was feeling are nervousness, since trasfering school is a huge step to begin with.

I would surely miss my friend group there, and about Jane? we kind of broken up. Yet, I met some new ones, Eia and Klair.

All was ended up, year 2015-2016 is over. Yet, us? is still starting.