Strange As It Is

Chapter 1: Encounters

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
-C. S. Lewis

Saving the World
Brooke Fraser

SHE

Nasa tapat ako ng (Engineering Room) ER 12. Diba tunog pa lang ng tawag sa room ay 50/50 na ang buhay mo sa engineering. Kumatok ng dalawang beses (which is the usual courtesy knock) tsaka ako may narinig na ring ng buzzerbell, which means I can come in.

Pero pagpasok ko pa lang ay nagulat at napaurong na ako sa sigaw ng isang lalaking nakikipagtalo sa prof. niya.

And that professor, is non other than ENGR. ZABALA!

The Dean of the College of Engineering!

What the hell is with this guy!

Hindi niya ba alam na katangahan yan?

Hindi ko pa naeencounter si Engr. Zabala na one on one, ngayun pa lang, but the fact na kinaiinisan siya ng lahat, that's enough para tumiklop ako and would never dare to even look at him.

A sudden volt in my nerve happen when I saw many pair of eyes looking straight at me. Then I just realize the reason why I came here.

Nakakabanas isipin na pinapasok niya ako kung papanoorin ko lang pala silang magsagutan dito.

Nakangisi silang pareho pero ma fe-feel mo ang mga mata nilang matalim na nakatingin sa isa't isa.

"Then kung gusto mo, lets just have a deal."sabi ni Engr. Zabala.

He looks younger for his age na 38, because he looked like he's a bachelor in his late 20's

He has jet black hair a good looking face, a well toned body and a posture that shouts to the world how powerful this man is.

While on my right is a guy, maybe in his fourth year in engineering. He looks like a... mix breed or should I say mix race? Arghh... I suck at discribing things. Okay fine, he's more than normal, even with his uniform that shows his muscles in his arms. And when you look at his face, mapapaisip ka how many girls have been fallen with that handsome face. Pero those orbs, they seem strange.

"Then, what's the deal?" the student said with  bored eyes and a monotonous voice.

"Beat me, in basketball. If I win, you get out of this school. You win, I'll accept my defeat and you woud'nt have to come to my class and still got your uno grade."

There's a total silence in the whole class while waiting on the guy's answer. He seems calculating his capabilities dahil he really took minutes to answer the question. And finally, he crazily, stupidly answered.

" Sounds great."

Is he insane? Ako ang napa facepalm sa sagot niya. Seriously! Alam niya ba gaano kagaling si Sir Zabala sa basketball? Deym, usap usapan kung gaano ka hambog si sir dahil sa dami ng students na napaalis niya dahil sa larong yan.

"Sealed?" tanong ulit ng prof. ng mapatingin siya sa akin.

May pagkachildish din talaga ibang mga lalaki no?

"Hey, miss. Can you seal it for us?" tanong niya sa akin.

" Huh?Ahmm.. okay. It's Sealed." I said with my bulls* of shock expression."

Dahilan para titigan ako ng matagal nung studyanteng lalaki.Looking at me like a complete stupid ignorant person. Anong tinitingin tingin mo! Your decision was the stupid one!