You Again, Professor [GL• #2]

CHAPTER 38.1

Isabelle Lavina Valencia Lopez POV
[Her Back Story]

It's been ten years and a lot of things happen during those times. Ipinagpatuloy ko ang trabaho bilang head engineer sa construction company ni Daddy, dahil wala rin ibang sasalo sa gawaing 'yon kung hindi ako.

I am also a part time university professor at my friend's university—Samara Lewis Pendleton. She owns the university, at matagal na rin kaming magkakilala.

And since I have spare time and nothing else to spend it on, I choose to dedicate a few hours as a math related professor. Sa ganitong paraan ay nalilibang din ako, para makalimutan ang iba ring mga bagay na pinagdaraanan ko noon. It also allows me to stay productive, share my knowledge, and make meaningful contributions while making the most of my free time.

Simula rin nu'ng mawala si Daddy ay bibihira na rin umuwi sa pilipinas si Kuya Isaiah at Mommy, tanging ako at ang kuya Isaac na lang ang nag-stay para sa mga naiwang trabaho ni Daddy. Mas lalo rin akong nagdamdam noon, but I already had enough from all the pain I have suffered since my beloved North died. Nasanay na ako at namanhid sa lahat ng sakit.

I never had anyone after North, marami ang nanliligaw sa akin, but I don't give them a chance. Wala rin akong panahon sa kanila. I always make myself busy, tanging si Attorney Alejandro lang ang pinaka matagal na nagtitiis sa akin. But I know, sooner or later mawawala rin siya sa tabi ko.

"Ma'am Lopez, hindi na talaga kaya ng scheduled ko kung pati architecture 1 section A ay kukunin ko rin." Reklamo ni professor Rogers nung makapalit ito sa akin.

I raised my left eyebrow. "Hmm? You have a conflict schedule?" malumanay kong tanong.

He nodded at me. "Oo, hindi ko na talaga kaya. Okay lang naman sana—pero nagtuturo rin kasi ako ng entrepreneurship sa BSCE 1E. Kaya okay lang ba kung ibigay ko na sa'yo?"

The corner of my lips curled up and gave him a force smile. "Uhm, okay... it's fine, besides, konti lang din ang naka schedule sa akin," I softly said and as I  continued fixing my research papers from the printer machine.

"Ayon, thank you, Ma'am Lopez! Kay ma'am Castro ko na sana ibibigay kaso full schedule na rin siya, same rin kay ma'am Venison at ma'am Lee...kaya thank you talaga sa pagsalo."

"It's nothing," tipid kong sagot sa kaniya.

Inabot niya sa akin ang isang brown envelope. "Ito 'yung papers, nasa registrar pa rin 'yung list ng mga student sa section, ikaw na lang din siguro ang kumuha ng class cards nila sa akin, Ma'am Lopez."

I nodded. "Okay," I accepted the envelope. "Thank you din Sir—anyways, mauna na rin ako, may need pa ako ayusin sa office after ko sa registrar." paalam ko sa kaniya.

Hindi ko na hinintay ang sagot niya at lumakad na ako palabas ng office. Tinungo ko agad ang registration office, it's a bit far kaya medyo marami rin ang mga student na nakikita ako.

The Architecture building is more massive than the Engineering building since it is a higher priority for the Pendletons—after all, Samara was an architect that's the reason why. As I walked, I glanced at the students passing by, some of whom greeted me. However, I was too preoccupied to acknowledge them, and besides the truth is, I actually intentionally ignored them because I never liked the attention, and it annoys me as well.

Bibihira lang ako mapunta rito depende kung kailangan and I don’t want to stay here for so long in the Architecture building, which is why most students here don’t recognize me. I had just reached the hallway when my eyes were drawn to someone in the distance.