A Debt Unpaid (Original)

Angeline

We reached our new house: a medium-sized house with three rooms. I abominate this new life of mine getting to think that I wasn't suppose to be here. My parents always remind me to get through it and move on, a whole new life awaits me.... So I patiently linger till school starts..

A day before to school starts, I was so worried. I didn't know what to do for my first day of class - if it was just like my previous school or a whole new life, but I guess it is a new one because by the next day it would be the first day of me being a college student. I don't even know what college is all about so I guess it's 'what comes, what goes.'

On my first day, I was nervous and wonder what's about to come. As I reached my first class, soon the professor entered and everyone took a seat, including me. As soon as we settled down, the prof requested all of us to introduce ourselves, and so we did.

The day went by with homeworks and modules distributed, from one class to the next. Throughout the day, I try to overlook people because its the best way, for me, to avoid unwanted attention.

By the end of the day, I felt exhausted by the way the day went by for me. I hope Kate had a much better first day than I have.

The next day was almost the same as yesterday, but with more homeworks and projects and modules. And I just can't wait for this day to end.

As classes were over, I took my bag and left. As I walked downstairs to the hallway, I noticed that I left my notes at my seat. Frowning as to why I made the clumsiest mistake, I ran back to the room to get it.

As soon as I was a few meters to the room, I bumped to a guy, a classmate of mine that was invisible among the school ground, but rumors spread through the hall.

We shared a stare until he broke it and said, "A....Angeline"

I was astonished that he knew my name even though I didn't introduce myself to yet. So I thought our classmates might have told him. Then he asked me, "H-how long has it been?" I became speechless.

I was stunned by the way he asked me, like he knew me but I don't know him. To break my astonishment, I ask him, "H-how did you know my name?"

It didn't make any sense how he knew me and I don't know him...nope, he must be imagining stuff and he probably knew my name because he asked the other people in class.

But that is presumably not true, from what I tend to observe from him. He doesn't talk nor did he have company. He's more of a speechless person than I am, myself. Or am I just saying that because I don't know him yet? What if I keep him company, would it be a good idea? I don't know what I would tell him because, as a matter of fact, I don't trust guys so much. But, it still seems that we need to accompany each other because there were only two of us left alone in the hallway.

Countless thoughts started to swarm in my mind. I didn't know what to do. This is one of the things I hate about myself; how whenever my mind feels like it, it'll just come up with every single thing I could think off.

Only when I finally got my mind quiet, I realize the guy had been standing there, unsure either of how to react. Neither did I. We just ended up standing awkwardly by the doorway, waiting for someone to say something.

The silence was easily broken by the janitor, signaling us with his big, brown hand to go. "Hey! Time to go now! I'm going to clean the room!"

"Ah, I think we should go..." he said, with his head down, he silently passed by me, and went down the steps. I simply watched him go down; slowly, steadily, without turning back.

What's wrong with him? Should I go after him? What if he didn't want me to go with him? What if his friends are waiting for him downstairs? Does he even have friends? Why haven't I seen them?

'Angeline, why are you so mean?' I had said to myself.

"A...Angeline...?"

Only once I keep my mental mouth shut, did I notice him standing again in front of me. His eyes locked into mine for a moment, and a sense of nostalgia flowed through me.

I knew him....

"Ahm...could I walk you to the gate?" he asked and, to my surprise, without thinking, I answered, "Yeah....I'd love to."