True Confessions of a Four-Eyed Nerd

30.5: Franco

It's one of those things where, once I noticed it, I couldn't stop noticing it.

~HB

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First day of school. Papasok ba ko? Malamang OO ang sagot, ako ang homeroom teacher ng Class A Seniors kaya papasok talaga ako.

"Good morning Class. I am Mr. Franco, I'll be your Chemistry teacher as well as your homeroom adviser. Hope we'll be in good terms dahil ako ang makakasama n'yo for the whole school year whether you like it or not."

Nakita ko ang mga tingin ng new students ko; some with great admirations, well hindi ko sila masisisi madaming nagpapalipat na mga girl students sa klase ko. Yung iba looked bored, some are trying to make eye-contact with me, yung iba may hang-over pa sa bakasyon. So far mukhang matitino naman ang class ko for this year.

Then I saw her. She looked timid, tahimik lang s'yang nakaupo at nakatingin sa bintana. Her long black hair hides her face. I look at her desk, naka-arrange ang pencil at iba't ibang kulay ng pen n'ya in a row. Nakapatong ang yellow highlighter n'ya sa nakabukas n'yang libro. Then she looked at me, her eyes, they are warm but there is something else. There is mysteriousness that draws me in her. She wears eyeglasses and I can tell na hindi n'ya lang pang-porma yun. She bite her lips and it drives me crazy. Napalunok ako. What's wrong with me?

By the end of the day nalaman ko na ang pangalan n'ya, Danica Delvin. Bagay na bagay sa angelic n'yang mukha.

As days passed napansin ko na mga mannerisms n'ya. She bite her lips when she's nervous, she tap her right foot on the floor when she's thinking, her face when something catches her interest. And I find it fascinating when she tuck her hair behind her left ear and let the right side fall in the other side. When she lean on her elbow when she's listening in my class.

I always call her kapag may tanong ako. Hindi dahil s'ya lang ang may alam ng sagot kundi para magkaroon ako ng excuse to look at her face. A simple observation turned into obsession. This is bad.

I did things that is beyond my control. I stepped in boundaries I shouldn't have crossed. I got her number, texted her, called her, touched her. I wish I could stop this. This thing but it's eating me. Eating me whole and guess what? I like it.

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Break. Break. Break!

Hope you like Sir Franco's POV.

:)