I Love You, Prof.

Chapter Two : The Professor

Sheiia

"Good morning, Prof!"

'What? Siya ang Prof namin?' Napatayo na rin ako sabay bati. Shock is an understatement to describe what I feel right now. Pakiramdam ko biglang naging blangko ang isipan ko. Damn, what is happening to me?

"Good morning, class!" The husky voice and handsome pretty face only added to her manly image. With her looks, she couldn't be our Prof! I think she's young and her apperance is overqualified to this field. Don't get me wrong, it's just that she looks like a model or a celebrity rather than a Professor. She seems like a lesbian based on the way she carries herself. Wait, what am I thinking??

Napailing nalang ako. Kung ano-ano nang iniisip ko. Tahimik akong umupo nang umupo din ang mga kaklase ko. Nagbigay naman ito ng introduction about sa subject namin. Saglit itong napatigil nang mapatingin sa akin, siguro napansin din nito na may bagong lipat sa school. After a few seconds of dead air, tinapos din nito ang introductory speech.

"So well, may transferee pala tayo ngayon. Can I request her to say something about herself?" She was smiling pero kinakabahan pa rin ako. Not because she's urging me to stand in front of my classmates, but I'm more than conscious in the fact that I will be standing next to her. Few seconds passed and it seems my classmates are waiting for me to go in front and say something. Kimi akong tumayo at nakayuko ang ulong pumunta sa harapan ng klase.

"H-hi! My name is Sheiia Lerise Ricafort." Damn, I feel so uneasy kasi nararamdaman kong andiyan lang ang Prof namin sa gilid ko. I'm not used in getting the attention of many people, pero mas hindi ako sanay sa presence ng tao sa tabi ko. I decided to take a seat before thay can ask me personal questions. Question marks and puzzled looks were all over their faces.

"Okay, thank you Miss Ricafort. Welcome to our university, I hope your stay here will be memorable. By the way, I am your Professor in this subject, Advertising Management. My name is Ashley Melendrez."

She seems to have a mysterious personality. The way she acts inside the class makes me wonder about her age and her sexuality. It's very obvious that she's a lesbian, but I don't want to jump into conclusions.

The morning class ended at eleven-thirty, enough for that morning. I spent two hours being conscious and uneasy because of my Professor's presence. I decided to go to the library instead of going home. Mamaya ko nalang tatawagan si Manong Louie. Mas mabuti pang magbasa nalang muna ako kesa lamunin ang sistema ko ng Professor kong gwapo. Babaeng gwapo. Damn.

The library has its defeaning silence when I came inside. Luckily, there is a vacant table along the room's corner. Umupo ako dun, kinuha ang isang makapal na libro sa loob ng bag ko at tahimik na nagbasa. Up to now, I still can't believe that I am really under James Patterson's spell. Nakakaya kong magbasa ng dalawa hanggang tatlong novel niya sa isang araw.

"James Patterson's famous Alex Cross?" Napatigil ako sa pagbabasa at napaangat ng mukha para kilalanin ang nagsalita. "Hey, is it okay if I join you here? Tahimik kasi dito banda."

It is no other than Prof. Melendrez. A smile is plastered on her face at hawak nito ang isang accounting book. Medyo alanganin ang tangong ibinigay ko sa kanya. As if naman pwede ko siyang tanggihan.

"Thanks. It's Lerise, right?" She gave me that slightly mysterious smirk. Damn, where in the hell could you ever see a Professor giving a smirk to her student? She even called me by my second name. Only close people call me that way.

But since ayoko ng long conversation, tumango lang ako pero wala pa rin akong imik nang umupo siya sa harapang upuan ng table. Yukong-yuko ang ulo ko, ilang na ilang kasi ang pakiramdam ko. Hindi ko pa kasi naranasan ang makipag-usap sa mga third sex. Sorry, it's just me and my judgmental side.

Mukha namang nahalata nito ang awkwardness na nararamdaman ko kaya hindi na ito nagsalita pa pero nahuhuli ko ang madalas at panakaw nitong sulyap sa akin.

"Pwede ko po ba maramdaman ang tinatawag na privacy? Nakakailang po kaso ang mga tingin nyo sa akin." Hindi naman talaga ako mataray, kaso di ko mapigilan magtaray that time to serve as my defense mechanism. If I'm right, she looks like as if she's checking me out. Napakamot nalang ito ng ulo na parang bata. Ngayon naman, she looks like a highschooler caught in the act of doing something unlawful.

"I-I'm sorry." Mukha naman siyang sincere kaya hinayaan ko nalang siya at nagpatuloy sa ginagawa ko. It's better if I'll just keep my mouth shut and ignore this awkward feeling. It is almost twelve when I decided to stand up.

"Aalis na po ako, Prof." Since professor ko siya, I decided na magpaalam sa kanya. I don't want to be rude since aside from that, she's also older than me. Hindi ko na siya nilingon pa at tuluyan nang lumabas ng library. Damn. It felt like I've been holding my breath for so long.